Hi Dion, I bought my 380EX at the same time as getting an EOS50E (ElanIIE), and whilst I got some excellent results when using standard lenses and my EF85 f1.8, results with wide angle lenses, both zoom and prime (and of Canon manufacture), were problematic to say the least. I had to reshoot one session in its entirety due to gross under-exposure (and I wasn't shooting out of range). Later, when I bought my EOS3/28-135 IS USM combo, Canon UK were offering a 550EX free so I went for it. What a difference! No longer did I have to rely on my Minolta X700 & its excellent flash equipment for important shoots. I've now got a 2nd. 550EX and the ST-E2, and the system really does work. With some brolly diffusers, it makes a lightweight kit which I can easily carry in the car, and set up a standard portrait lighting ratio with ease. There's some examples on my website - before I got the ST-E2, so the 2nd. 550EX is on the camera.
Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: Dion Mikkelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 10:49 AM Subject: EOS 550EX - worth the upgrade from the 380EX, and using these flashes with a 5 pin socket on a digicam > I'm toying with the idea of upgrading to a 550EX from my 380EX. I only > rea;;y use it for fill-flash on portraits and at indoors family gatherings > - just informal shoots. Maybe now and then at car shows and the like. snip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
