Andy,
I have the Sigma EF-500 Super. (the more expensive of the two) which has FULL manual
control and work BEAUTIFULLY in manual mode. It works OK in E-TTL mode as well (with
D-Rebel and other EOS bodies (I tested it with: EOS 3000, 300, 30, 300D (Digital
Rebel), Powershot G3).
If Metz works, I would probably buy Metz (if I woule be buying again). Why? Because it
is more sturdy made. I use flash a lot and in a lot of circumstances (temp below 0
degrees C) and it still works, but had to be repaired once (some contact got loose --
paid 10 US$ equivalent for repair). In that case, E-TTL stopped working, but the flash
still worked in manual mode -- because the contact that got loose was the E-TTL sensor
or something similar. :)
Regards,
Miha.
>
> The source message said he had a digital rebel. It is hard to
> make minor
> adjustments with the combination of 420EX and Digital Rebel -
> the need to
> rewrite the firmware in the camera to give you the necessary
> control is the
> hardest part :-(
>
> The only Canon flash I'd recommend with the D Rebel is the
> 550EX as that
> offers all the needed control on the flash - If that is out
> of your price
> bracket then 3rd party is the best option. I'm still trying
> to decide if I
> want to swap my Metz that does A-TTL (which won't work on my
> 300D) and Auto
> (which is OK if the flash is next to the camera but useless
> with the flash
> off camera on the OCSC-2) for a Sigma EF500 DG ST which seems
> to be the
> cheapest E-TTL capable flash that offers some manual control.
>
> Sigma's web site isn't very clear however on exactly what
> manual control it
> offers - does anyone here have one and are able to comment?
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