I am thinking about getting a second off-camera speedlite and I've been trying to figure out if I should get a second 430EX III-RT or pair the one I have with a bigger 600EX II-RT.
For the most part my 430 has had enough power -- it's bright enough -- but sometimes it can't keep up if I'm shooting too fast. On paper the 600 has the same recycle time (and uses the same number of batteries) so my guess is that it just has bigger capacitors which I'm hoping means you get more shots in a row if you aren't using it at full power. My thinking is that if you're using the smaller flash to fill at low power you might run into that delay less often.
I've also noticed that people selling their used speedlites tend to have an ugly sticker on one of them to identify which one is which -- so a bigger model would make that distinction for me.
I am, however, pretty casual and never shoot with the flashes on manual; E-TTL has served me just fine and when it hasn't I just dial in an adjustment on the transmitter. I've never used multiple speedlites before so I don't know if it can be frustrating trying to balance units with different power output -- I'm expecting it's not a problem but I don't know.
I'd be glad to hear any advice you might have.
For the most part my 430 has had enough power -- it's bright enough -- but sometimes it can't keep up if I'm shooting too fast. On paper the 600 has the same recycle time (and uses the same number of batteries) so my guess is that it just has bigger capacitors which I'm hoping means you get more shots in a row if you aren't using it at full power. My thinking is that if you're using the smaller flash to fill at low power you might run into that delay less often.
I've also noticed that people selling their used speedlites tend to have an ugly sticker on one of them to identify which one is which -- so a bigger model would make that distinction for me.
I am, however, pretty casual and never shoot with the flashes on manual; E-TTL has served me just fine and when it hasn't I just dial in an adjustment on the transmitter. I've never used multiple speedlites before so I don't know if it can be frustrating trying to balance units with different power output -- I'm expecting it's not a problem but I don't know.
I'd be glad to hear any advice you might have.