- 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
Product Description
Combining the strengths of its predecessor 550EX while providing additional functions at higher speeds, the SPEEDLITE 580EX is Canon’s new flagship flash unit featuring a higher maximum guide number, shorter recycle time, autozoom control for image sensor size, and design improvements for easier handling by digital SLR users ranging from professional to advanced amateur…. More >>
Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash for Canon Pro1, Pro 90, G Series, and EOS SLR Digital Cameras
AT
February 22, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I wanted a flash for my 20D so I bought this one. I put it on my camera and tested it. I saw no difference between the pictures I took with this flash and the pictures that I took with the built in flash. It adds a lot of weight to the camera and makes it difficult to hold. I just don’t see the benefit. It is too complicated to figure out so I am sending it back.
Rating: 2 / 5
D. Rotkowitz
February 22, 2010 at 3:46 pm
This is a great flash – but sometimes it’s a little tempermental. It doesn’t always like to do what you tell it, but if you press the button enough it will do what you want.
Rating: 4 / 5
Haibing Zhang
February 22, 2010 at 5:04 pm
I believe it will be a great flash, but I just got this item, and it took me 10 minutes to figure out how to open the battery door. Checked menu twice in the process. Finally I put battery in.
The door is such a “fancy” design, not intuitive at all. You need to push down and slide it, then you have to adjust to the right angle to open it vertically. I believe if I am in hurry today, I will break the door connection part.
Even though I know how to open it now, I predict that it will break anytime if not careful. So it is on the way back today.
Rating: 4 / 5
puppet guy
February 22, 2010 at 7:25 pm
I tried this unit on my camera before buying it for myself. I find that it has some limitations as I was trying to photograph action shots in a gym. The photographer warned me that it would be this way. However, it was such an improvement over using the integrated flash–or the digital camera I used last season; I have no regrets about the investment.
Rating: 3 / 5
Yo' Vinny
February 22, 2010 at 8:55 pm
It’s also a bit huge on the camera. I’m using it on a 30D.
Rating: 4 / 5