Speedlite 220EX II
March 17th, 2009 Posted in Canon Flashes
From an Email
“The 220EX II is confirmed”
Short and sweet.
UPDATE
This post is still a rumor, I’ve found no confirmation of the flash. I haven’t rated the rumor because it was an anonymous email.
cr
March 17th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Finally the long awaited flash is here…..
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Placido Reply:
March 17th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Unfortunately, we may all have to wait until summer for the new 220EXII … i mean, Canon have already spent “all their best in the spring collection” for the 500d :P
Whatever… I for one welcome our new flash grandmaster!
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:48 am
OMG! I cannot contain my excitement….meh.
:P
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nick Reply:
March 17th, 2009 at 11:17 am
hmm. I take back my previous sarcastic comment….
This flash will go great with the rumored ef-s prime 50. OMG the creative possibilities.
I am so glad they focus on these really important pieces of equipment instead of working on stuff those silly professional people need!
:P I am in a silly mood.
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Should have bought shares in Canon…
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Anonymous Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Where was your head at? “Investor relations” is the first thing your find on http://www.canon.com.
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Hmmm got a bad feeling it’ll be like it’s predecessor and won’t have a swivelling head… which is a shame really as it’s pretty much pointless then. Save up and get the 430ex, or just don’t bother.
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dannyrod Reply:
March 17th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Or even a 420EX on eBay for a measly 120 bucks!
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I’ll take one if it does wireless E-TTL II … bounce head or not!
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Tomh Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Point – if it can be a wireless slave it might be interesting…
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March 17th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I hope its BIG
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March 17th, 2009 at 10:53 am
there was once a rumour about a new top-flash that was “stronger” than the 580ex’s
any news on that?
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March 17th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
raise your hand if you’re using the 220ex’s …!!
…anyone? :p
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March 17th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I think you guys might need to change your underwear… Maybe it’s time to get you guys laid.
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Ted Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 4:47 am
Do you recommend doing things in that order?
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March 17th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
i just bought two 430ex!!
and i am stoked! if i would spend the money that a 220 costs i would get a 285hv from vivitar
this is pointless
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
if it doesn’t have a bounce head…meh
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
more often than ever I wonder what canon is doing with there time. flash: stuff like the st-e2 is a dinosaur, about 2 generations old, way behind the time
the 5dII after 3 years of development is a last-minute-put together that many customers have to return because of errors and flaws. and they even dare to include aeb for 3 shots – as if hdr didn’t exist in todays photography.
I had the chance to test a a900 from sony these days and all I can say is, that I regret very much to have so much canon glass.
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Stark-Arts Reply:
March 17th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
i hate to say this phil but you mostly sound silly -
the a900 is really crap and all the decent sony lenses cost even more than their canon counterparts –
Also where is your info about people returning their 5DII – the camera is the camera of the year hands down –
Onto the subject at hand – if the new 220 has a bounce like the little nikon and if it can slave from the 580 or ste2 (which is two generations behind what exactly? – the su800? explain to me what it does that the ste2 does not do)
then it is a good little purchase for 5D and 1 series shooters that would appreciate a bit of fill…
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Gusto Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 3:33 am
Took Canon several years before they knew how to include live histogram in their compact cameras. Pretty pathetic, I must say.
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Stark-Arts Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 7:42 am
you think it took them that long to do it or do you think that the person buying a compact has no idea what a histogram is?
when canon drops doo doo in our laps I’m more than happy to say it and there are several things they’ve done lately that have irritated the crap out of me but the things that are mentioned above wouldn’t make a top 40 hits of what canon has done to bother me…
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Well hope more from Canon comes out this year in the “Pro” range or I’ll be switching to another brand… (Nikon)
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dannyrod Reply:
March 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
+1 here as well!
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nick Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 12:25 am
I won’t be switching…. but I won’t be buying a new lens until the 24-70 gets IS on it.
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JohnG Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Do it..so we have less whining people.
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Dan Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
It’s from a technology point of view Johnny boy. D3 is better than a 1D MK3 and 1Ds MK3 period. I’ve been waiting for a 1D MK3 replacement since its been aging. The 5D MK2 is a very good camera but I need an all in one with low noise high ISO and good frame rate. 12 megapixels are good enough for now. Hence, the D3. And the D4 will be out the end of this year. I’ve been shooting canon since the 20D and have been a happy customer.
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Anonymous Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Actually the Nikon D# cameras have a 3 year life span. the D3 came out in August 07, so the D4 won’t be out until around the middle of 2010
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Anonymous Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
you are correct about the D3’s vastly superior sensor technology.
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Tomas Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I’d love to see as many people switching as possible. I can already see buying all the L lenses of you for a fraction of their cost! I already got 24-70L of one such wise man.
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March 17th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
IF it has a swivelling head and is more compact than the 430 without being total aneimic than I would be very interested
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Gusto Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 3:32 am
Agreed. A 220 with a swivelling head is perfect for compact cameras like the G10.
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March 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Interesting reading. 27 replies (so far) about a rumour with so low credibility that it didn’t even get a credibility rating.
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March 18th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Can we expect the same reliability degradation as with 580EX and 580EX-II?
:-)
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