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From: "Susan Luten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 10:58 PM
Subject: EOS Elan IIE Flash?
> I have had my Elan IIe for about 2 years, purely amateur use. I'm
starting
> in on flash photography, mostly for portraits, but other subject as well.
> Eventually I would like to try the flash together with a slave, again for
> portraits. The manuals talk about the 200E, 380EX and 540EZ as likely
> choices. The 380EX does not seem to be sold anywhere new, so I wonder if
it
> is discontinued. The 200E seems to be pretty limited. But now I read on
> the list that the 540EZ does not work well with slaves. Any advice for
the
> newbie? Thanks in advance -- you folks are always very helpful.
>
> Susan
>
The models ending in EX support the E-TTL capabilities of your Elan IIe
camera, so you might want to stick to one of them (220EX, 380EX, 420EX or
550EX). The 380EX may have been replaced by the 420EX, if so it's a shame
because it was a nice flash and quite a bit cheaper than the 420EX. I guess
getting rid of it was their only way to sell all those 220EX's. The 220EX is
not much stronger than the flash on your body, plus doesn't tilt or swivel.
If you want a Canon-only solution to master/slave flash, you'll need either
a 550EX flash or ST-E2 Transmitter as a trigger, and only the 420EX and
550EX function as slaves. There are other non-Canon solutions to multiple
flashes as well.
And there's always Dave Hertzstein's great Speedlite comparison chart here:
http://www.kjsl.com/~dave/speedlites.html
Tom P.
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