Best Flash for AE-1

I have just aquired a used AE-1. It came with a Speedlight 155A. I have taken one roll of film and the flash does a god job. Is there a superior flashy for the AE-1?

Nate

Nathan,

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It depends what you mean by superior. The 155a was introduced with

the AE-1, and works very well, but Canon later came out the the 166a,

177a, 188a, and 199a. Each flash is more powerful that the last, and

each one will work very well with your AE-1. There are also

aftermarket' flashes, such as Sunpak that connect to the AE-1 and

maintain all automatic functions. If you have any other questions,

please email me.

Kirby

Nathan,

I use a 199a with both my AE-1 and my A-1. This is the most

powerful shoe mount flash made by Canon for the A series cameras.

I use it all the time at my daughters' school programs and using

ISO 400 film and a Tokina 35-105 f3.5-5.6 lens I get fantastic shots

whether I can get close to the action or not. Whole rolls well

exposed, even the ones that are farther from the subject than I

prefer. They are up for sale on Ebay all the time and, in my opinion,

are well worth the price. (maybe $75-100) for a nicer one.

In other words, if you can get one of these (199a), it will be

plenty powerful enough for most situations. Plus it (199a) angles up

for bouncing flash off the ceiling. If you don't do any distance

shooting like at school programs, the 155a will do fine. I used one

(155a) for 15 years until I broke the shoe off of it. It is plenty

adequate for most indoor shooting of snapshots, etc.

Hope this helps -- John

By far the most versatile flash for the A and T series (the latter

without the T90) and the F-1N is the Speedlite 299T.

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Cheers,

Hans