I agree that the head rotation on the 430ex II is a problem when shooting in portrait position. If this is necessary in the design of the unit, why can't Canon have it the other way around - 180 clockwise and 90 anticlockwise.


I am waiting for a plastic box diffuser in the mail, as we speak, to substitute for bounce flash. In the meanwhile I have cut up a white plastic bottle (bathroom cleaner) to about 3" square with an extra little bit on the bottom. I attach it to the 430 with the head at 75degrees vertical with a rubber band around the little bit on the bottom. It looks a little daggy, but it gives beautiful results.


In essence I have a detachable 3" square diffuser, bigger and better than the retractable one on the 580.