PooMother Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Hi OH is going to USA in a couple of weeks and is intending to purchase a flash for the camera (he thinks it 3will be cheaper over there) My question is what type of flash should we be getting please? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Either the 430 or the 580 by Canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 580 ex II gets a big thumbs up But you can also get some compatible Metz flashes that do a great job and are a little cheaper than genuine Canon flashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PooMother Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Thanks for the replies will run off and do some more research now :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 To hijack the thread... We have a 430... Is it worth getting a 580? Obviously there's a difference... The 430 is my OH's flash and I think I'm bugging him by having it all the time (similar to what happened with me 'borrowing' his 50D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 TN - if you're adding a flash, defo go the 580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 TN - if you're adding a flash, defo go the 580 Righto! OH bought me a 50mm 1.4 for Chrissie so I have all this extra 'camera money' to spend! It might not quite get me the 70-200 on my list , but it could stretch to get another flash! I want to branch out more into lighting next year and want to experiment with off-camera lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I use Elinchrom triggers for OCF. PocketWizards are super nice, too, but very expensive. Cactus triggers are available on ebay for a fraction of the cost and mine were actually reliable. Go to POTN and search around for the Cactus info as they can be a great, inexpensive way to start. there's also info there on getting the best out of them etc. I found the Canon IR system couldn't cope with our bright daylight and couldn't be bothered trying to figure out how to make it work, so I use the triggers all the time virtually now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Triggers. Infrared are great, but they don't like bright sunlight cheapie radio triggers will work BUT unless they are made for Australian frequencies, you may experience interference from other people/items using the same radio frequency - this is why Pocket Wizards are so expensive, when you buy the ones that are particularly for the Australian market, they are set to the correct frequency where there is very little traffic/gerenal use and therefore it's more reliable. We have pocket wizard and also IR triggers. We use the pocket wizard most of the time but will still pull out the IR trigger at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thank you both for the tips!! Sounds like I'm going to have loads of fun with some new gadgets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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