I have a D30 and 550EX (had a 420EX). Before you spring for big bucks for an EX series flash, read up on the D30 TL flash problems on DPreview.com:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1019 and RobGalbraith.com: http://www.robgalbraith.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=8&SUBMIT=Go A few users claim to have no problems with exposure with the D30 and EX flashes (I'm not one of them), but many users swear by the consistency of exposures using thyristor-type strobes such as the Sunpack 544 and Vivitar 283/285. I can get little consistency using my D30/550EX package. Even the silly FEL gimmick doesn't always provide proper exposures (although it almost always causes my subjects to move away after the preflash burst, thinking the image had been made!). I'm thinking about going for a 285. --------------------------------------- Bob Markey II http://www.PalmsWestPress.com Royal Palm Beach/Wellington, Fla. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:26 PM Subject: Re: EOS D30 flash compatibility On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Richard Acuff wrote: > I just got my D30. I've been enjoying playing with it, but when I mounted > up my 540EZ speedlite I was surprised that it flat out didn't work. TTL and A-TTL flash are based around a flash sensor that records light reflecting off the surface of the film. D30s and 1Ds don't have film and Canon didn't design a digital approximation of such a sensor, so they only work with E-TTL. Only EX series EOS system flashes are E-TTL compatible. - Neil K. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
