Further development of Canon's flagship Speedlite has led to the production of the 580 EX II. This is the premier Speedlite for all photographers, including professionals. Newly designed to match with the EOS-1D Mark III in terms of improved dust- and water-resistance, body strength, and the ability to control flash functions and settings from the camera menu (EOS-1D Mark III only). Other features include improved communication reliability through its direct contacts, and recycling time is both 20% shorter than the 580EX and is completely inaudible.
44Flagship Speedlite for professional photographers
Dust- and water-resistant, including a metal foot for higher rigidity
Max. Guide No. 58m at 105mm setting (GN 190, feet)
Improved communication reliability, and faster recycle time
The flash was working fine for the first year I used it. Afterwards, the hotshot was not working and the flash would not fire - when I was on a job. The flash was freaking out, flashing like a stobe light. After that, nothing. I sent it into Canon for repair and that helped resolve the problem. But, I then noticed that the flash would not stay on ETTL. It would shift to TTL resulting in a very overexposed frame, one that was not salvagable. I would wiggle the connection and then the setting would go back to ETTL. I realized that the connection was loose. This has happened sporatically throughout shoots. I find that this product's lock needs to be tightened. I will be sending it in for repair and testing it afterwards. If this doesn't help, I'm getting a new flash. I am going to look into a used 580EX since it is tightened with a wheel lock.
Pros: quiet, Good Exposure performance, Superior build quality, Fast recycling time, nice feel
This is a great speedlite. Very powerful. Great swivel head. Nice feel. Easy to navigate. A lot of nice features that aren't on earlier models. At first i thought i was buying something much more powerful than i would need, but quickly learned that it's the perfect speedlite for everything...
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