Is the Canon 580 ex II overkill for the Canon T2i? It the 580 ex II overkill?
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Canon usually has rebates at least twice a year- usually one in the spring and one in the fall. The fall one has ended, however, a spring promotion should be coming up soon. Some are better than others. For instance, my first 580exii was a sweet $75 off, but my second purchase was only $25 off. For active rebates for Canon purchases, amazon had usually posted the related products as instant rebates. Check out http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Rebates.aspx for a history of them and the Canon website http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional?pageKeyCode=53 for active ones.
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The T2i body only version also is not in stock at B&H; Photo, Adorama and Best Buy. It is not even available on the Canon Web site. I've been thinking of biting the financial bullet and buying a 7d instead.
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If you have 2 choices, then you must go and try both cameras and try to choose by what you feel. I have the Canon, its my 3rd G series (had the 9 and 11, among 6 or 7 other cameras) and overall its an amazing camera, really. Very VERY quick, with is something that can really make a differnece when hunting for that special pic. Nothing to envy in luminosity to the best reflex out there, it takes pictures with low light that are incredible for the size and price of this machine. And my favourite! the slow motion video recorder, great adition and lots of fun there. The wifi? never used it, yet!
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If the camera takes EF or EF-S series lenses, no problem. Check your owner's manual, the 'Net, or the Canon site for that information. Like the above posts said, make SURE you get an adapter for the ***T2 Rebel***.
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You bet! I highly recommend purchasing this battery because: 1. It fits the T5i 2. It is a "REAL" Canon battery and not a 3rd party aftermarket battery. Canon is VERY SENSITIVE about 3rd party aftermarket products for their cameras, etc. They claim an aftermarket battery could harm your camera. I'm not an electronics expert, so I'm forced to take their word for it. After all, I spent a lot of $$$ for the camera, etc. and don't want to take a chance for a few $$$. I hope this helps!
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Thanks NutMac. I just got the Canon XSi so I'm guessing that would control this flash (being very new itself). The one thing I didn't consider before was that the price of this new 430EX II will be at list price for a while, making it a lot more expensive that the current model! That will put it out of my price range, so I guess I'm sticking with the older technology for now! Thanks again,Stew
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I'd go with the 430 EX, not the new one. I bought one about 6 months ago and I think it recycles fats enough, but I guess that depends on what you're taking pictures of. I don't tend to burst in photo's I need a flash for. I got the remote for it, which works great and I can get in the picture or better yet, keep the camera for moving on the tripod for night photo's.
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check out the manual, its doing both (charging flash and writing cached buffer on the memory), meaning i may well need an external (ohh gooding!!!! more stuff for my camera) so for such a case, what external flash unit would you recommend, cause i've been looking at the at different ones, and the one that fits my needs the best according to what i've seen is the 430EX II by canon, what your insight is it to much to little?
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I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea.I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following INSTANT rebates:SPEEDLITE 580EX II - $50SPEEDLITE 430EX II - $30SPEEDLITE 220EX - $30That will put the 430EX II around $240 or $250. I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea.I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following... » Read More I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea.I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following INSTANT rebates:SPEEDLITE 580EX II - $50SPEEDLITE 430EX II - $30SPEEDLITE 220EX - $30That will put the 430EX II around $240 or $250. « Show Less
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Yes. The 580 ex is a great flash. I've rented it several times and used it with my 5D mark iii. My favorite feature is that it allows for remote flash, i.e. the flash doesn't have to be connected the camera body. No matter what your flash needs are, the 580 ex will cover it. If you have the money, buy it.
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Yes it will work. However, the Canon T2i has no way of turning off Auto Gain Control. That is the cause of the hissing and popping. If you want more control of the sound quality recorded by the T2i I highly recommend using Magic Lantern www.magiclantern.fm Word of warning though, make sure and read everything carefully before trying to install ML on your camera. The chance of bricking your camera does exist but doing your research will keep that from happening.
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I am a 5D MKIII user and I have picked Canon 2 option. it works fine for me.
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My experience with using Canon Speedilite 270EX II... the pictures are always Overexposed. To the point where they're completely white-out.
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I personally am getting the T1i for my first DSLR. I have a film SLR and an advanced P&S; type camera that I use now. I consider myself and advanced amateur and understand how to manipulate the manual settings. The XSi and the T1i are not vastly different as far as how the menu's or controls are set up. The T1i is more advanced as far as sensor, megapixels, LCD screen resolution, and the fact that it can do video if you want it to. For the extra money, I want the T1i's extra features.
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ok... this is probably a very stupid question. I have a Canon G12 because I don't have the cash to buy a DSLR and get all the lenses I would want. But I am considering getting a 580exII for Christmas later this year. Am I a complete moron? or just a partial one? K Hayfield
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I too have wanted to buy a T2i for a while, ever since I noticed the announcement in February. Then, it was seemingly always out of stock at Amazon. Perhaps I haven't waited long enough, or maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Although I have bought 5 Canon cameras over the years, and I considered myself a Canon loyalist, I am beginning to wonder if maybe I should buy a Nikon as my first digital SLR.
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I I have it on my Canon T5i. Canon flashes aren't that goodand the Canon flashes are overpriced