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680EX?
The 580EX II will remain in the lineup.
Direct email quote.
An all new Top-Line Master Controller Flashgun tentatively named 680ex will be launched offering:
- Master/Slave
- GN 68 @ 105mm
- Separate Master/Slave switch previously found on 580EX
- Zone Control
- Better switches and improved Screen and Menu
- Fully Weathersealed
- Scheduled Launch Date: July-Dec 2010
- New Generation of Flashguns to be compatible with 40D onwards with Generation 2 Menu Interface.
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This is CRwhat?
Exactly what I need!!!
what’s ‘GN 68 @ 105mm’ ?
Guide Number with zoom reflector at 105mm
The 580EX II has 58
CR1 — please see subject line
Guide Number – supposedly 68 meters @ 105mm
self reply I know, I have always found it amusing that in the US we tend to quote GN in feet. Which makes the 580EX-II a GN 190 @ 105mm – which mixes imperial and metric in a single spec ;-)
Better than GN 190 @ 4.13385827″ I suppose
So what is the difference comparing with 580ex II ?
The imperial vs. metric wars are over. Britons use “feet”, “yards”, “miles” and “pounds”; Americans use “meters”, “kilograms”, etc.
Finally
Doesn’t Americans use miles, inches, ounces etc?
Cudos because they make it more powerful. Would have loved the 200mm zoom that SB-900 users have.
what for numnuts ?
sucks more juice out of your battery , that´s all
Well… GN68 its a thing, but what we Canon user really need its SECOND COURTAIN Sync with E-TTL Wireless…
I hope canon has realice of that, and act! Nikon Flashes still kicking our butts out there..
This is the news I’ve been waiting for…I hope it’s accurate. Canon has a lot of room for improvement with their strobe system. Perhaps this is the first step.
I’ve been assuming (read: hoping) this would happen at Photokina. I still think that’s a good bet.
Son of D – Britain changed from ft / inches a while ago since 1976 all schools have taught metric. All industry is in metric only roads and sports still use miles, ft and yards. I havent a clue about inches and stuff and have lived in UK 30 odd years! Guess when old folks die may think to go all metric one day.
America uses imperial for almost everything. England we use a weird mix. everywhere else uses all metric
Hope that the Pocketwizard FlexTT5 will work with it.
Obviously this is going to cost more then the 580EXII, hopefully Cannon will invest the $2 required to implement an optical slave. It’s an awesome feature to have in a pinch, and makes your gear interchangeable with other friends/2nd shooters equipment.
NO radio E-TTL -> NO deal
i´m not interested in more of the same.
Don’t forget the Aussies…
Canon is trailing behind Nikon in almost every aspect when it comes to speedlite flash. Hope Canon will do more than just giving it’s users more GN. Also Canon flash always under exposed when there’s the slightest white object in the frame then over exposed when there’s black object. Nikon is so much more consistent.
Yes, we measure everything in Wombats.
I’d like to see the flash report the battery level, if at all possible. Might not be possible because of the AA batteries.
And actually, I’d love the flash to use LP-E6’s or something. Purpose built batteries might bring much improved battery life…
well said
Useless… 580EXII does all this already. Gimme focus assist in AI Servo, now THAT would be fantastic… Because our super uber low light camera have trouble focusing in dark environement…
“July-Dec 2010” that’s nice :)
Everything in Britain is metric except road distances. And pints of beer.
2010 – 2015 would be even better … Uh can’t wait …
what aabout this new rgbled tech that should come?
nice nice
pure canon pure canon
“New Generation of Flashguns to be compatible with 40D onwards with Generation 2 Menu Interface.”
so i can’t use with my classic 5D or my 1v film
this is canon!
A CANON le hace falta,YA un flash mucho mas rápido y eficiente en series rápidas con servo.(D1 Mark4 y 7D),sobre todo en flash externo E.
So… will it have the power of the sun?
Wow. A sixth of a step more power, and the return of the dedicated M/S button. Is that really all there is? Oh, a new fancy menu. Animated maybe? Canon, at least give us a dedicated direct print button on the flash!
Why is radio not being added, I was going to get one if it had.
I think that simply implies that their will be no gui support for older cameras.
The flashes will likely still work, but you won’t be able to set them up via the camera’s LCD, you’ll have to use the flashes’ UI instead.
If you are able to followup, it would be good to know about zoom. Will the new device compete with the sb-900 zoom range.
More importantly, it will be good to know about the RF characteristics of the new flash. If the RF of the 6 is less than that of the 5, then it will have value for those of us who use the PocketWizard Flex/Mini.
Finally, how about the rumored builtin gel holder?
That seems very unlikely. They reverse engineered the PW units, and did not even test their first units with a 580 EX II, or they would have known about the 30 ft max range, even though they advertised several hundred feet. Now, you have to add a wrap around shiled on them to get more range.
It took them months to get it compatible with 5D MK II. It will likely not work with new Canon cameras or flashes for months, if ever.
+1
I had also hoped for an improved zoom reflector on the next “big” Canon flash.
While I would like some battery level display, I’d rather prefer to continue buying 4 Eneloops for ~10€ instead of one Canon chipped battery for 50€++.
While I would like a battery level display, I would rather do without one and continue buying 4 Eneloops for ~10€ instead of buying yet another kind of chipped Canon battery for 50€++.
+1
I never understood why there was no focus assist in AI Servo. When I first got my 580EX II I first thought the AF assist was broken… ;o)
And body weight… but what the heck is a “stone” anyway?
Better still. It was rumored that finally in a portable hand flash gun that we have built in colour temperature control like Broncolor – who needs gels and velcros anymore. Just dial in the temperature like your digital slr – ABOUT TIME!
RF would be good if all the super heavy governments in the world let us have a free channel for PW type built in Canon flashes (but would be so difficult not to cut other photographer’s flashes if this will ever happen) – ha ha.
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 :(
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).
Not koalas?
Kudos. Please learn to spell.
canon will eventually get a new flagship speedlight, but this isn’t it.
Koala’s have Syphilis so we’d rather not touch them.
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 :(
14 pounds
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??
1Ds Mark IV 32mp Body
http://progear.co.nz/catalog.aspx?c=3022&pageIndex=0
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.
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.
Wasn’t there when I wrote the question – was edited as I submitted it. ;-)
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.