Re: Some flash questions
- From: jwlawler@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 31 Mar 2007 07:53:08 -0700
On Mar 30, 5:56 pm, Gisle Hannemyr <gisle+n...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
jwlaw...@xxxxxxxxx writes:
A friend, with a bigger budget than me, solves the problem with two
flash guns. One attached directly to the camera and the other
slaved. It occurred to me that it may be better to buy a second
flash gun than the remote control gadget. Another 580EX would be a
lot but it does not seem be necessary. The friend's 550EX will fire
my 580. So, I wondered how old and cheap a flash could I use as a
master on the camera with the 580 as a slave?
None. The Canon's wireless control system is highly proprietary and
the only flashes that will control your 580EX remotely will be another
580EX, a 550EX, or the Sigma 500 DG Super. Another option is the
Canon ST-E2 commander module, if you don't require an on-camera flash.
For more on Canon flash use, see:
http://hannemyr.com/photo/flash.html
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- gisle hannemyr [ gisle{at}hannemyr.no -http://hannemyr.com/photo/]
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On Mar 30, 5:56 pm, Gisle Hannemyr <gisle+n...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
jwlaw...@xxxxxxxxx writes:
A friend, with a bigger budget than me, solves the problem with two
flash guns. One attached directly to the camera and the other
slaved. It occurred to me that it may be better to buy a second
flash gun than the remote control gadget. Another 580EX would be a
lot but it does not seem be necessary. The friend's 550EX will fire
my 580. So, I wondered how old and cheap a flash could I use as a
master on the camera with the 580 as a slave?
None. The Canon's wireless control system is highly proprietary and
the only flashes that will control your 580EX remotely will be another
580EX, a 550EX, or the Sigma 500 DG Super. Another option is the
Canon ST-E2 commander module, if you don't require an on-camera flash.
For more on Canon flash use, see:
http://hannemyr.com/photo/flash.html
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I don't particularly need an on camera flash and I checked out the
commander module. But, the module is quite expensive, so I wondered
if a second hand flash gun might be a similar price. If so, I may as
well have the second gun as an expensive module which does nothing
except send a signal to my existing flash.
So, if my plan is to work, I need to find a cheap second hand or
bargain new 550, 580, or that Sigma. Most of my kit is second hand
from a friend who upgrades more often than is probably sensible.
However, he does not have any surplus flash guns.
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Seán O'Leathlóbhair
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