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Excellent performance and value for the money. The Canon 580 EX is best, but for my purposes this unit is just fine.
Nice intermediate level flash, works great within its perameters.
I like that the flash varies in intensity, depending on ambient. I'm an amateur photographer, with mediocre skills. Time between flashes is reasonably quick (particularly when ambient doesn't require a full flash). This flash makes all my photos look better vs the built-in, with little to no intervention on my part. I use it with a Digital Rebel. To avoid washed out faces, I'd always gotten accustomed to bouncing the flash off walls/ceiling (on my old camera setup). I've learned that I don't need to do that with the 420EX, and almost always keep it directly pointed at subjects (unless I'm trying to purposely create shadows across people's faces).I also seem to get much less redeye vs built in.
Hi have a Rebel Extreme, and needed to use the high-speed mode. The Speedlite really does this perfectly - I'm able to take a rapid-fire sequence of photos, and this flash system is there each time. but the flash couldn't even vaguely keep up. I was taking pictures of dancers, so needed a flash system that could keep up. I don't know if it really helps when taking a single photo, but if you want a flash that can keep up, this one is great. I like it so much, I'm planning on buying one or two more for my next shoot, to run in slave mode with this one.
I bought this flash hoping to improve my indoor pictures with my Rebel XT. Amazingly, I find absolutely no difference between using the built in flash of the camera or this unit. I find pictures taken at a very reasonable distance (8-10 feet) to be under-exposed unless I correct the exposure using the menu. Would be curious if the more expensive units including the 430EX are better, but I cannot recommend this one.
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