juan_ibarra Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hi people. I`m a photography student. Can u help me? I need a flash for my rebel 2000. I want a good one, not that expensive but a good all-around flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabeeko Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Juan, What is your budget? For sub $100 the 380ex is a great flash. But can not bounce vertically. For $150 range, the 420ex is a very capable lens. The price are from classifieds, auction site, and such. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 <p>The current 430EX, or its predecessor the 420EX, is a decent all-round flash and not dreadfully expensive.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viet_ngo Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I would recommend a manual or auto flash like the famous Vivitar 283/285. It is cheap, reliable and will take some learning to use it (thats why you are a photog student right? :) . Once you understand it anything else comes after will be easy to work with regardless of the price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay a. frew Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hello Juan: If a canon flash is out of your price range, and you can manage without ETTL, I would recommend the sunpak "383 super" (I think they are approximately US70.00 ea - new). I have two of these and they are very capable (manual control and both hot shoe + pc connector). The only thing they are missing is a zoom head. There are some very good used Nikon flashes available. They have many better features than the canon units. I also have a canon 420 EX. It is fine for ETTL when connected to the appropriate canon body, but, it does not have manual control and it does not have a pc connector (flash shoe only). There is a wireless canon flash system but it is expensive. If you have questions about flash look into the links below. The first link (Strobist) has lots of good info on using "off camera" manual flash (including equipment recommendations). I strongly recommend you look at Strobist before you spend money on a dedicated Canon flash. The 2nd link is all about canon flash systems. http://strobist.blogspot.com/ http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/ Cheers! Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan_ibarra Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanx People. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eosdoc Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I agree with Sunpak 383 Super as a general-purpose flash. However, the auto-thyristor sensor is not very accurate, and requires tweaking in printing. It works better if you set manual power, and use a flash exposure meter. <P> If you do not have a flash meter, an EX series Speedlite would be better, since that offers E-TTL. The only problem is that all the EX series Speedlites have rectangular flash heads. <P> The only "all-around" Canon flash that I have seen is the Speedlite 480EG. Why does your flash have to be all-around?<BR> <a target=loser href= http://tinyurl.com/tgy8z ><img src= http://www.usa.canon.com/app/images/speedlite/480eg_586x225.jpg ></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Another vote for the 430EX (if within your budget) or 420EX (if not). Happy shooting,Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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