what is the best flash for the Elan 7e

[jef]

I have a Canon Elan 7e and I was wondering what was the best all purpose flash for this body? Thanks for your imput!

[sajeev_chacko]

go through <a href=" http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-

fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=008ngA "> this </a> thread on this forum.

[NK Guy]

The 420EX is the only Canon flash with an AF assist light which

covers all 7 points of the Elan 7E's autofocus system. But which

flash is best for you really depends on how much money you

want to spend and how much weight you want to carry around.

 

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220EX - tiny, lightweight, not much light output.

 

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550EX - big, heavy, full manual controls, expensive, wireless

slave and master.

 

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420EX - midweight, no manual controls, decent output, wireless

slave but no wireless master.

 

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E and EZ series units - not recommended as they don't support

E-TTL flash.

 

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Sigma EF 500 Super - not made by Canon, big, heavy, manual

controls, cheap as a 420EX.

 

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http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/

[pete_gregar1]

>>""Sigma EF 500 Super - not made by Canon, big, heavy, manual

controls, cheap as a 420EX. ""

 

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Big heavy?? as compared to the 550EX? I have both flashes in front

of me. The sigma is lighter.

The sigma also has a built in optical slave. You can use it with

other cameras, and strobes for fill.

 

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I have them both, and I am selling the canon flash.

[yakim_peled1]

For general purpose : 420EX. For more control and more power : 550EX.

Note that the AF focus assist beam of the 550 is not available for

the top and bottom AF points, just the 5 horizontal ones.

[NK Guy]

>The sigma is lighter.

 

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Well, fair enough. I always think of the Sigma 500 EF Super as

weighing as much as a heavier flash like the Canon 430EZ, but I

guess it's just a bit lighter. Nonetheless, all these flash units

tend to unbalance smaller cameras like the Elan 7, I find.