Quote Originally Posted by crosbyharbison
580 ex II is overkill

I'm no strobist man at all, but yesterday I tried to make a portrait with an off camera 430EX2 flash at full power without interruptions like umbrella's/gels/etc from like 1,5m and with a covered sunset (sunset behind clouds) the 430s power just didn't do it. It was the first time I felt like needing more power.


But most of the time the 430 will do just fine, but if you're serious about strobism, I could understand why you would pick the 580 over the 430. Also the fact that you might not need to use the full power of the 580 all the time would help you out with flashrechargetimes.


If I were to make the same choice again and thinking that I would use my flash more than I do now, I would probably spend a little more and go for the 580. But perhaps 3rd party alternatives might even have better offers [H]


Jan