Canon or Sigma flash

[DustyC]

If I had the money Id be buying the Canon but the Sigma EF 500 ST DG
or
EF 500 SUPER DG

Are both a lot cheaper and appear to do the same job.

What will I miss out on if I buy the Sigma flash for my Canon SLR instead of the Canons 420 EX Speedlite?

Any reviews of any of the flashes greatly apreciated.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

What model SLR is it?

[DustyC]

EOS350D

[350wedge]

Dont know if you'd be interested but I've just placed a Canon 550EX up for sale in the classifieds. Also has a Stofen flash diffuser. Near mint and boxed but no instructions. after £150 quid plus postage for it.....

[DustyC]

You have email!

[350wedge]

YHM back

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Unless you want to splash out on an E-TTL II Canon flash, I'd say the Sigma will be fine.

[DustyC]

350wedge said:

YHM back

I wonder if that is the shortest lived advert on PH?!

Thanks for your quick replies.

Anyone got a source for instructions for a Canon 550EX flash?
I found a link from the Canon site but they want £8 for a photocopy. Im sure its got to be available online somewhere, everything is!

[406]

Look here -> http://www3.canon.de/pro/bda/fot/bli/

The manual is in an English PDF.

See, even CLUD members help The Dark Sdie

HTH

Dave

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[DustyC]

I haven't got a clue what you are talking about or what all the abbreviations are but thanks for the link, just saved me 3 pints!

[DustyC]

That link downloads me a .exe file which does not work!

I tried changing the extension to a .pdf but no good.

Any other ideas?

[350wedge]

Here Ya go, try this....

www.pbase.com/canon550ex/550ex_manual

manuals on there for more or less anything !!

[406]

DustyC said:

That link downloads me a .exe file which does not work!

Worked OK for me. Email me and I will send you the PDF. You will need acrobat reader to open it

Dave

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