flash for rebel 2000

[anon___]

I'm quite disappointed that there isn't a canon speedlite dedicated for rebel 2000.

For 420ex it is impossible to set FEC and the wireless function is not used frequently.

The discontinued 380ex has no swivel head and FEC.

550ex has lots of functions but costs too much,which i,as an armateur do not want to spend so much on flash.

The third-party seems to be better but there's the risk of incompability problem...

Any opinion?

[Ken Katz]

It would have been cheaper just to build FEC into the body (like the

Elan) than to add such contols on the flash. I think this is Canon's

way of saying that if you (like maybe only 1% of Rebel users) need

FEC, trade up. As a consumer, I don't like this approach anymore

than having to upgrade to an EOS 3 to get a true spot meter

(certainly this could be accomplised in the Elan 7 and Rebel 2K via

firmware).

 

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As long as this approach maximizes profits for Canon, they are

unlikely to change.

[jimstrutz]

You can always dump flash dedication and TTL metering and go to an

auto flash unit like Sunpak's 383. Tilt, swivel, and even FEC once

you get the hang of it. As long as you're not using a very wide or

very long lens the metering is generally quite good. There are even

cheap ways of doing wireless flash with them too. One thing you

can't get is high speed sync, but one of Canon's dirty little secrets

is that with an auto flash unit, the Rebel syncs to 1/125 sec.

[eosdoc]

"Impossible" indicates a poor understanding of the E-TTL

system. The REBEL 2000 is capable of FEL with the 420EX,

so you can make use of substitute-FEC or full-power (manual)

flash, if you know how.

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Unless it is just another excuse to buy more equipment,

like the <a href=

"http://yahoogroups.com/group/elan7e"

>Elan 7E</a>, which has easier FEC, as well

as multi-group wireless flash compatibility.

[sajeev_chacko]

Go through the site by <a

href="http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/"> N.K.Guy</a> and

learn a lot on EOS flash system. You should be able to do FEC even

with R2K. I could do so with some tricks suggested by Guy. Just go

through the notes. They are excellent. Read all the 3 parts throughly

before using any technique mentioned by him.