On Sat, 04 May 2002 19:49:52 +1000 Dion Mikkelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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.
> > There's nothing that I've really found limiting with the 380EX, but I'm > just wondering how much I would gain by going with the 550EX. Would I > really get much more out of using my flash if I went with the 550EX? I > have the off camera shoe cord etc ... could I sell that and use an IR > transmitter - does the IR give E-TTL and high speed sync support (the off > camera shoe cord doesn't). I have an EOS 300 (Rebel 2k) and various lenses > from 19 to 300mm. Yes, you could use the wireless transmitter instead on the of camera shoe cord. However, The ST-E2 costs more than the 380EX! > Also I'm also looking at buying a point and shoot digicam with a five pin > flash connection on it (its an Olympus). Am I right in assuming that > because my 380EX doesn't have manual controls, I couldn't use it (with an > appropriate adapter cord) with this camera? Am I right in assuming that if > I had a 550EX, I could (just in a dumb mode of course, with no E-TTL, high > speed sync etc). You *might* be able to use the 550EX in manual mode (only) with an Olympus digicam. The Olympus 5-pin connector is not compatible with Canon speedlites - they each use different proprietary protocols. However, if you instead purshased a Canon G2 (4MP), you could use your 380EX or 550EX in E-TTL mode. > I guess I'm just trying to justify the purchase of a 550EX ... would I get > more out of it than my 380EX with my SLR, and perhaps of more relevance, > would my 380EX work with a 5 pin plug on a digicam ... if not, that's > probably a good justification to buy a 550EX ... > --- > Dion Mikkelsen Dave Herzstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kjsl.com/~dave ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
