duppencf said:hm... hard to compete with recent 3rd party flashes like the RT compatible $124 Yongnuo YN-600ex-RT when it is neutered to be slave only.
bergstrom said:Any chance of a 580exiii ?? It had the best AF asist light around for low light situations.
Yes, but they are using Canon's RT system reverse engineered, so compatibility with new canon stuff isn't 100% assured. Still, the Yonguo YN-E3-RT transmitter is arguably better than canon's since it adds a focus assist lamp and allows you to pop the flashes before they are 100% recharged. Plus they have receivers to drive other flashes with the Canon RT system. They're supporting the wireless system better than Canon.Have you found the Yongnuo units to be reliable?
ahsanford said:neuroanatomist said:mrzero said:IsaacImage said:neuroanatomist said:No mention of master flash capability, ergo...slave only (RT or optical).
Hopefully its going to work as a Master as well
The text posted is very clearly slave-only.You know what, I take that back. It is very clearly slave-only for the optical transmission. The radio transmission language is deliberately vague. And, quite frankly, Canon did the same BS when they released the updated MR-14EXII, trying to be vague about its relationship to RT and master capabilities.
I agree it's vague. But I'd bet good money it will not serve as a master.
I work with marketing folks every day. A business clearly states feature-based value propositions unless it's a fluff little feature. Being a radio master would not be a little detail -- Canon would come right out and tell us.
...and if they did include it, I imagine it would undercut the dickens out of 600 EX-RT and (especially) ST-E3-RT sales.
So I doubt it's a radio master, but in fairness, I'm no flash expert.
- A
neuroanatomist said:Have you found the Yongnuo units to be reliable?
neuroanatomist said:mrzero said:IsaacImage said:neuroanatomist said:No mention of master flash capability, ergo...slave only (RT or optical).
Hopefully its going to work as a Master as well
The text posted is very clearly slave-only.You know what, I take that back. It is very clearly slave-only for the optical transmission. The radio transmission language is deliberately vague. And, quite frankly, Canon did the same BS when they released the updated MR-14EXII, trying to be vague about its relationship to RT and master capabilities.
I agree it's vague. But I'd bet good money it will not serve as a master.
I am preety sure that ahsanfords guess is right.andrewflo said:ahsanford said:...
I work with marketing folks every day. A business clearly states feature-based value propositions unless it's a fluff little feature. Being a radio master would not be a little detail -- Canon would come right out and tell us.
...and if they did include it, I imagine it would undercut the dickens out of 600 EX-RT and (especially) ST-E3-RT sales.
So I doubt it's a radio master, but in fairness, I'm no flash expert.
- A
Seems like a pretty logical observation. Even as a slave only, seems like a pretty cool addition to Canon's RT lineup.
Featuring enhanced functionality and operability over its predecessor (the Canon Speedlite 430EX II), the new Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT features wireless flash shooting via optical or radio transmission (similar to the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT but slave function only),
According toneuroanatomist said:Lots of nice improvements, slave only as expected.
alek35 said:According toneuroanatomist said:Lots of nice improvements, slave only as expected.
http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/canon_launches_speedlite_430ex_iii_rt.do?utm_source=newsletter_july_2_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter
They state:
"The Speedlite 430EX III-RT includes radio wireless flash control acting as either a master or slave unit. "
perspectivist said:Hi there,
just to add up to the confusion, I would like to quote from Canon Germany and their homepage:
"Per Funkübertragung kann es auch als Masterblitz eingesetzt werden." (http://www.canon.de/about_us/press_centre/press_releases/consumer_news/cameras_accessories/speedlite_430ex_iii_rt.aspx)
A rough translation of this would read: "Via radio transmission it can be used as master flash as well."
Have a nice day.
YuengLinger said:perspectivist said:Hi there,
just to add up to the confusion, I would like to quote from Canon Germany and their homepage:
"Per Funkübertragung kann es auch als Masterblitz eingesetzt werden." (http://www.canon.de/about_us/press_centre/press_releases/consumer_news/cameras_accessories/speedlite_430ex_iii_rt.aspx)
A rough translation of this would read: "Via radio transmission it can be used as master flash as well."
Have a nice day.
Here's a Bing translation, which somewhat clearly suggests that the new flash will integrate better with a master/slave system--NOT be used as a master.
"It provides advanced functionality, additional integrated radio control with master and slave function and opens up a world of creative lighting options demanding users and professional photographers."