Official Canon 550D User Thread
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depends on which mic u r looking for of course.oh... thats troublesome. haha...
any idea how much and how big that will be?
hey jovian, appreciate ur input. any idea how's the 270ex?
Small & light, can bounce.
But, no AF assist light, which is a turn off for me. I do hope 270EXII have built in AF assist light.
alux0417
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that was also my drawback, so i went for 430exII instead. but $140 for 270exII is darn cheap. hope it's really bnew like it says it is.Small & light, can bounce.
But, no AF assist light, which is a turn off for me. I do hope 270EXII have built in AF assist light.
engrmariano
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Small & light, can bounce.
But, no AF assist light, which is a turn off for me. I do hope 270EXII have built in AF assist light.
AF assist of 270EX is like how pop-up flash assists AF, burst fire until AF confirm. they omit the infra red AF assist to make it smaller, that makes sense.
btw, i bought mine for just S$119 during the last IT Show.
haha..paiseh. Haven't buy yet. No stocks when i purchased the cam.
Not in a rush to buy so been putting it off..
Small & light, can bounce.
But, no AF assist light, which is a turn off for me. I do hope 270EXII have built in AF assist light.
pardon my noobility, but what does it mean when you said it can bounce? and how does would an AF assist light work on the flash? does it mean that it will AF on the spot that you focus on when shooting?
alux0417
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cool, it also has AF assist (via the flash itself, i presume).AF assist of 270EX is like how pop-up flash assists AF, burst fire until AF confirm. they omit the infra red AF assist to make it smaller, that makes sense.
btw, i bought mine for just S$119 during the last IT Show.
alux0417
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by bounce it means you can change the angle of the bulb itself so you can "bounce" the light on ceilings and walls; thus making the light less harsh compared to shooting it directly at your subject.
for AF assist, when you half-press the shutter, the flash will emit short strobes of light so that your camera can focus on your subject better. for higher models, there's a separate red light for this purpose. for 230ex II, it's the flash bulb itself.
gurus, please correct me if i'm wrong as i'm also a noob
by bounce it means you can change the angle of the bulb itself so you can "bounce" the light on ceilings and walls; thus making the light less harsh compared to shooting it directly at your subject.
for AF assist, when you half-press the shutter, the flash will emit short strobes of light so that your camera can focus on your subject better. for higher models, there's a separate red light for this purpose. for 230ex II, it's the flash bulb itself.
gurus, please correct me if i'm wrong as i'm also a noob
wow. very comprehensive. thanks alux!
Strobes are Pain for eyes. Waste of battery power as well. Shortage the flash tube life span as well. I would rather use on-board flash then 270EXII. Only advantage is more power than onboard and the ability to use bounce flash.
3rd party flash can do better, at a bigger physical price & cheaper price.
Sigh, if only Sunpak's small flash have AF assist....
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THere is no 230EXII. The older 220EX uses the same flash tube as 270EX, just that 270EX can "zoom" to 50mm to extend guide no to 27m.by bounce it means you can change the angle of the bulb itself so you can "bounce" the light on ceilings and walls; thus making the light less harsh compared to shooting it directly at your subject.
for AF assist, when you half-press the shutter, the flash will emit short strobes of light so that your camera can focus on your subject better. for higher models, there's a separate red light for this purpose. for 230ex II, it's the flash bulb itself.
gurus, please correct me if i'm wrong as i'm also a noob
220EX has AF assist btw. but cannot bounce, plastic shoe mount... ARghhh...
youfoundabi
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HELP!!!
anyone bought anything from manly departmental store ( chinatown ) before? got the contact from ebay
want to get the 550d + 50mm/1.4 usm from them but is wondering how trusty are they
anyone bought anything from manly departmental store ( chinatown ) before? got the contact from ebay
want to get the 550d + 50mm/1.4 usm from them but is wondering how trusty are they
hey peeps, was searching for the bg-e8 today. ms, slr, cp and op all dun haf stock...sadly. then i went to john316..was quoted $205. high price...i believe its $20 higher than wad it wld be in months' time. but bought it anyway. i have to say the grip is good. solid. very unlike the bge2n which i had. boy am i glad.
do u use original or 3rd party batteries or 6 AA batteries in it? :think:
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