Comments on: New Canon Speedlite [CR1]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:08:19 +0000

They are keeping their horrible IR system for remote firing? I love my camera but their remote system is next to useless when we use them for weddings.

What are they thinking keeping such limited tech in their new flash? Guess I’ll be waiting to upgrade.

By: Michael Gelfert

Michael Gelfert — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:48:09 +0000

Wasn’t there when I wrote the question – was edited as I submitted it. ;-)

By: CB

CB — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:32:41 +0000

Really, no sarcasm, I am so f’ing happy the Master/Slave switch is back. The 580EX II is wonky about staying on slave (maybe mine’s a reluctant sub?) Canon may have gotten my psychic stink-eye rage for the few seconds I have to toggle back to slave electronically.

By: Brent Pennington

Brent Pennington — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:55:37 +0000

If Canon wants to come out of the dark ages with it’s Speedlites and finally catch up to Nikon, it needs to really push the limit with this new one. For starters, 105mm of zoom is pathetic – it needs to reach at least 200mm, to match the SB-900. Full swivel in each direction would be nice, as would perhaps a 5th battery slot, for extra power.

By: DAVERO

DAVERO — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:44:13 +0000

1Ds Mark IV 32mp Body
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By: MHRahmani

MHRahmani — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:44:05 +0000

a new means of communication would go dynamite.
i always wondered under which rock i should look for canon engineers. i mean…HOW DEAF CAN THEY BE??

By: Son of Einstein

Son of Einstein — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:53:19 +0000

14 pounds

By: hutjeflut

hutjeflut — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:38:46 +0000

surely do hope that this will push the prices on the 580 and 430 down a bit as they only have gotten more expencive here last year :(

By: Althalus

Althalus — Sun, 30 May 2010 09:35:02 +0000

Koala’s have Syphilis so we’d rather not touch them.

By: johny bottom

johny bottom — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:42:34 +0000

canon will eventually get a new flagship speedlight, but this isn’t it.

By: Son of Daguerre

Son of Daguerre — Sun, 30 May 2010 02:10:15 +0000

Kudos. Please learn to spell.

By: Son of Daguerre

Son of Daguerre — Sun, 30 May 2010 02:09:39 +0000

Not koalas?

By: Marko Nara

Marko Nara — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:42:23 +0000

SECOND COURTAIN with WIRELESS FLASH ETTL SYNC is a must. And i dont know about that 68 GN-

Im afraid about that GN68.. the power consumption have to be terrible. The Canon 580ex ii has a high demanding battery rate, and there is no battery that last long when flash its operating with ETTL Wireless as a master unit, and firing at the same time.

GN68 i guess that it will force you to buy the CANON EXTERNAL BATTERY PACK.. (that thing is overpriced by the way).

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:20:46 +0000

Same here. I blew a couple of hours playing with it and researching before I found that out.

Second curtain sync — not sure what this means in the context of a flash.

Wrt radio control — whose flavor? Radio Poppers’? Pocket Wizards? Herringbone^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HCactus? Elinchrom? If they were to do RF triggering, I fear they’d make it proprietary :(