This is a short overview of main differences between Canon Speedlite 580EX II and Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 flashes. For more details, please refer to the full version of this article.

While both flashes are powerful and loaded with features, there are few differences that are outlined below.

Here are the advantages of Canon 580EX II:

• Weather sealed
• Lever lock for mounting into the hot shoe
• The metal foot plate
• Flash head rotates full 360 degrees
• Very ergonomic select dial to change flash settings
• PC sync port to use with radio triggers
• Instant start up
• Slightly better carrying case that also makes it possible to carry the flash stand

The pros of Metz 58 AF-1 include:

• Secondary reflector to create fill light while bouncing off of walls
• Better exposure in the auto mode
• Beep function for acoustic feedback
• Low battery indicator
• No numeric values of custom functions to remember
• Extended zoom mode
• Slightly better sizing and shaping of the control buttons

For more details, please refer to the full comparison review.