advice on Canon Speedlite 430 EZ

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been look at this for a mix of uses for shooting people inside etc...and mainly for some close up macros with a difuser on.......anyone had experience with this?
 
No experience with this particular flashgun, but do make sure the voltage rating is compatible with your camera.

Reason I say this is that the older units would fry the circuitry of the camera if the two voltages aren't compatible.

I'm sure someone will come along and say for sure whether the EZ is of use to (presumably) your 450D..
 
When attached to your camera you will only be able to use the manual modes on the flashgun - it is not ETTL compatible so will not be able to communicate with the camera for automatically adjusting flash output.

That said it does have manual output down to 1/32 if that is what you are looking for.
 
RichardtheSane said:
When attached to your camera you will only be able to use the manual modes on the flashgun - it is not ETTL compatible so will not be able to communicate with the camera for automatically adjusting flash output.

That said it does have manual output down to 1/32 if that is what you are looking for.
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hmm i dont really have a clue about manual light setting, only to the point of adjusting it by the little bar on my cam, to + or - of max 2......

so with the canon speedlite can i adjust it in the same way?
 
Not with an EZ series - no They are for older Canon cameras.
You need to be looking at the 430 EX to be able to do that.
 
RichardtheSane said:
Not with an EZ series - no They are for older Canon cameras.
You need to be looking at the 430 EX to be able to do that.
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i mean does the speedlite adjust in the same way with its own controls? and also will it flash as normal when i pull the trigger? just you say it doesnt communicate with the camera.
 
It will work ok on your body, but as stated with no ETTL so if you dont really know what you are doing with manual flash it may be more trouble than its worth.
 
Robbo said:
i mean does the speedlite adjust in the same way with its own controls? and also will it flash as normal when i pull the trigger? just you say it doesnt communicate with the camera.
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Sorry, no, it does not adjust in the same way. Your only option is set one of the fixed power outputs from the flash which go
1:1 - 1:2 - 1:4 - 1:8 - 1:16 - 1:32 where 1:1 is full power and 1:32 is 1/32 of full power. To get the correct exposure you need to determine which of these outputs allows you closest to the aperture you require, then adjust the aperture to fine tune the exposure.

You might be better off looking for a used 550 EX as these normally go for about £90 to £120 or the 430 EX (Or EXII) for a bit more.
 
RichardtheSane said:
Sorry, no, it does not adjust in the same way. Your only option is set one of the fixed power outputs from the flash which go
1:1 - 1:2 - 1:4 - 1:8 - 1:16 - 1:32 where 1:1 is full power and 1:32 is 1/32 of full power. To get the correct exposure you need to determine which of these outputs allows you closest to the aperture you require, then adjust the aperture to fine tune the exposure.

You might be better off looking for a used 550 EX as these normally go for about £90 to £120 or the 430 EX (Or EXII) for a bit more.
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thank you for that info, i was just about to put a bid in on ebay but sounds to confusing for me at the min :-)
 
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