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Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash for Canon EOS SLR Digital Cameras - Older Version

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Product Description:

Autoflash Speedlite compatible with Canon EOS SLR cameras

Accurate exposure with E-TTL II evaluative flash metering

High output with maximum guide number 58 at 105mm setting

Autozoom and color temperature information for improved flash

Fully featured wireless flash capability with built-in slave and transmitter

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Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash for Canon EOS SLR Digital Cameras - Older Version

Product Name: Speedlite 580EX Flash Light

Marketing Information:

Canon"s top-of-the-line Speedlite has been thoroughly revised. It"s smaller and lighter than ever, yet provides a bit more power and significantly faster recycling. A new Select Dial makes changes, like exposure compensation, a breeze. It now covers lenses as wide as 14mm, and has new features for digital SLRs - including the ability to transmit precise flash color temperature information, and vary the zoom setting to match the imaging sensor.

Product Type: Flash Light

Technical Information

Flash Modes: TTL

Flash Modes: E-TTL

Guide Number: 58m/190ft at ISO 100 (105mm Zoom-head Setting)

Shooting Range: 1.6ft to 98ft Approximate with 50mm f/1.4 Lens - at ISO 100

Battery Information

Batteries: 4 x AA Alkaline Supported

Batteries: 4 x AA Lithium Supported

Batteries: 4 x AA Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) Supported

Batteries: Supported

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions: 5.28" Height x 2.99" Width x 4.49" Depth

Weight: 13.23 oz - without battery

Weight: 16.76 oz - with battery

Miscellaneous

Compatibility:

E-TTL Mode Compatible Cameras:

EOS Digital SLRs

PowerShot G2

PowerShot G3

PowerShot G5

PowerShot G6

PowerShot Pro1

EOS Film Cameras:

EOS-1v
EOS-3
Elan 7N series
Elan 7 series
Elan II series
Rebel T2
Rebel Ti
Rebel K2
Rebel GII
Rebel G

E-TTL Mode Compatible Cameras:

Canon T90

35mm EOS SLRs

Batteries:

Canon battery pack CP-E3 & CP-E2

Transistor Pack E

Warranty

Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s) Limited

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Warranty:
Manufacturer: Canon
Model No: SL-580EX
Dimensions: 3 x 4 x 4 inches. 1 pounds.

Customer Reviews

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Great flash... I wish it was still in production.

I have been using this unit for over two years now, with no problems. Over the course of time I have gotten better with using a flash and I have yet to use all of the available options. I have purchased a 2nd flash (430EX) an together they both do very well, indoors. I have not tried using them together outside.
The battery door some complain about well all I can say is that it does take some getting use to I use enloop rechargeable batteries and for me a full charge last about a week (sometimes longer) so I do open and close the door often, it could be a better design, but it has no effect on the function and overall ease of use of this unit.
Selecting various functions, like hi-speed shutter sync is just a button push away as with many other option/functions. No need to dig through layers of menus, just simple...

Didn't meet expectation

This flash fell short of my expectation most of the time I have to manually set the zoom distance doesn't seem to work on my canon xt that I have. For the price wasn't worth it with and auto focus camera I expected this to interact more with the camera

Canon Speedlite 580EX

The Canon 580EX is an excellent flash.
It has plenty of power. It recycled fast. There are many setting that allow you to configure it for any situation or environment. Curtain, master or slave.

The unit is expensive, when I bought it, it was the top of the line Canon flash. Since then it has been replaced with the 580EX II. One major change between the two models is the ability to configure the 580 EX II from the camera.

Beware of slave trigger and RF wireless connection issues

You want to use the 580EX in a simple task by working as a hair or back light with your more powerful studio strobes? Then you will be in for a rude surprise when you connect an inexpensive photo-optical slave-triggering mechanism to the 580's hot shoe foot. With the 580 set on manual, it will flash once and then lockup. Yes, the dreaded internal SCR lockup will require you to power off and on to reset the flash to fire another shot before it freezes again. Repeat off/on and shake your head at this expensive and poorly designed dare-I-say toy.

Is Canon trying to screw us by not telling about this issue in their instruction manual? Who knows. To our rescue is Michael Bass Designs' blog which walks us step-by-step on obtaining a compatible Sonia photo-optical slave trigger with the proper cord and modified hot shoe to be able to perform a very simple task of using a slave triggered strobe.

Because Canon "forgot" to include a PC socket, Mr. Bass will even explain what to do in order to connect an RF transceiver like the Pocket Wizard to the 580 to enable wireless flash photography. Depending on where you live, it can be a costly retrofit of an auxilary jack by Mr. Bass. Or, even better, buy a Wein hot shoe to household synch adapter and adjust the hot shoe tabs for a custom fit.

The 580 is great as an on-camera walk about flash/camera combo. It even works well in the master/slave setup or with the expensive and 10 year old Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2. I also hate the plastic hot shoe foot which is almost impossible to slide into the tightest hot shoe umbrella adaptors. But, if you don't want the hassles of spending more money on third party parts to use the 580 as a slave with studio strobes, then buy (for example) a cheap Vivitar 285 and put a cheap photo-optical slave trigger on it for carefree studio work with the big boy lights.

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