Sep 21 2012

Nissin Di866 Mark II flash was designed to compete with the Canon's flagship unit Speedlite 580EX II. Both flashes meet the needs of professional photographers and photography enthusiasts alike. If you are faced with the question which of these two flashes is for you, this in-depth comparison should help you make a decision...

Aug 14 2012

The new Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT gains more and more popularity among photographers word wide. It offers a lot of improvements over its predecessor, but it also priced higher. In this post, we summarize all the differences between Speedlite 600EX-RT and Speedlite 580EX II in a form of a compact list...

May 24 2012

Speedlite 600EX-RT is the new Canon's flagship flash unit. It features the revolutionary built-in radio triggering technology and a significant number of other improvements over 580EX II model... Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, however, takes it even further by offering a number of unique features and improvements based on the radio technology...

Mar 09 2012

With the announcement of Speedlite 600EX-RT, Canon has significantly raised the bar in the world of hot-shoe flashes. The non-radio version, Speedlite 600EX, has also been released in a number of countries...

Mar 03 2012

The just announced Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT has been long awaited by Canon photographers around the globe. With its new flagship flash gun, Canon has made a revolutionary move towards built-in wireless radio technology...

Jan 27 2012

There are quite a few cheaper alternatives to Canon Speedlite 430EX II flash on the market today. In this review, we compare this flash to Nissin Di622 Mark II. While these flash guns have a number of matching characteristics, they are quite different, so knowing the differences is important if you are trying to choose between these two mid-range flashes...

Feb 08 2011

Canon's ultra-compact and ultra-lightweight Canon Speedlite 270EX flash is replaced by Canon Speedlite 270EX II. Since the new flash carries the Mark II designation, it is not very different from the original version — the main characteristics of both units are the same. For some premium...

Feb 07 2011

Canon has introduced two new flashes: Canon Speedlite 320EX and Canon Speedlite 270EX II. Both units feature wireless capabilities. Canon Speedlite 320EX can be set to one of three groups and one of four channels, while Canon Speedlite 270EX II is fixed to group A and is triggered by all channels...

Jun 01 2010

Canon Speedlite 580EX II has been around for quite some time now. While being a great flash gun and bringing the users the features like weather sealing, PC sync port, external metering, lever lock, and other improvements, it has left some photographers wishing for more...

Dec 15 2009

In this review, we compare Canon Speedlite 580EX II and Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 flash units that are direct competitors on the market. Both flashes are of the highest quality and loaded with many useful features...

Oct 29 2009

The purpose of this review is to show the frame coverage of Canon Speedlite 580EX II flash in various applications. The fist test demonstrates the "direct" frame coverage by shooting an indexed wall, which allows seeing the actual angle of view at the different flash zoom settings...

Jul 10 2009

Releasing Speedlite 430EX II, Canon engineers took the same road as they did coming from Canon 580EX to 580EX II. The new features of Canon 430EX II are a subset of Canon 580EX II improvements...