Which flash to sell?

[kennysarmy]

I seem to have ended up with three flashes - oops

1. Bought a new 430EXII which I've had a while.
2. Last week bought a second hand 580EX mark I off the forums.
3. At the weekend bought a second hand 580EX mark II. ( could nt refuse as seemed a good price )

Had a play with wireless flash using the 580EX to control the 430EX II and it may be something I want to experiment more with - but I don't really see me going to the extremes of setting up three lights....

I was thinking I should keep the 580EX II and the 430EX II and sell on the 580EX - this gives me wireless options and when I want to travel lighter I can just take the 430EX II with me.

Have I missed anything?
Would I be better off keeping both the 580EX's?

Look forward to some comments/thoughts.

Thanks.

 

[Alastair]

Three flashes come in very handy sometimes, but it depends what you use your flashes for. For even quite simple table-top studies, three flashes (left, right above; or, left. right, backdrop) works nicely.

What do you use your flashes for?

What would you like to use them for?

 

[kennysarmy]

Was just using my 430EXII for fill flash outdoors - portraits of the kids when they stand still long enough...also done a bit of light painting with it.

Would like to try a few self portraits using off camera flash hence buying the 580EX I did get some cheapo radio triggers but the lack of TTL was annoying.

I do the odd still life setup - mainly for the 52 week challenge - but would cope with just 2 flashes for that....

Think the money might be better off in the bank and just keep two.

But which two?

 

[MatBin]

580 on top of camera can control other flash(es) but need not take part, so you could have 2 side mounted guns for instance fired by the on top 580 which takes no part and is a controller only, quite arty perhaps. If you sell a 580 you wont be able to do that, although maybe you could fire into a side reflector giving side by side lighting.
Weight wise the 430 isnt that much different to a 580, so I would be very tempted to either keep all 3 or drop the 430.

Matt