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I'm pretty sure she was refering to the 270EX - at least I was
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Possible reasons: bounce the light by using the tilt and swivel head - the difference this alone makes in your photographs will make you never go back to the on-camera flash ever; Much higher power; ability to diffuse the light - again, huge difference in your pictures; ability to use it as a "slave" off camera, where your creativity can again really take off.
In general, it's like the transition from point and shoot to SLR, when it comes to lighting. Instead of pointing your camera to things and having no control, you get to engage with the whole process and have a blast. Oh, and on occasion create good images...
+1. I am always dispointed with my photos when I forget my external flash and I have to use the camera flash.
yeah, though even though the 270ex has no slave function you could still trigger it off camera by using a hotshoe trigger, or a cable/hotshoe converter
yeah, though even though the 270ex has no slave function you could still trigger it off camera by using a hotshoe trigger, or a cable/hotshoe converter
yeah, though even though the 270ex has no slave function you could still trigger it off camera by using a hotshoe trigger, or a cable/hotshoe converter
But according to several websites, the only way to access manual mode is by doing so in camera with a 5D MKII or 500D. That means there's no way to manually adjust it once it's off the camera. Horrible for an OCF.
Much better control! Better colors, more natural skintones, fewer blown highlights, etc..., etc..., etc...Better control of lighting?
yeah, though even though the 270ex has no slave function you could still trigger it off camera by using a hotshoe trigger, or a cable/hotshoe converter
But according to several websites, the only way to access manual mode is by doing so in camera with a 5D MKII or 500D. That means there's no way to manually adjust it once it's off the camera. Horrible for an OCF.
Agreed - its pretty much only got an on button and a test button on the back of it and no more. Canon made it as a single oncamera flash aimed at being just that - a simple, small oncamera flash for when people want a small setup or when they are just not going to take photography further.
Its why I discounted it as a second shooting flash for my macro work - simply no way to contorl its output.
The other major problem I do see with the 270ex is that if you wanted to use it off camera (which you could technically do) you can not at that point set the power of flash. (that is perhaps with the exception of once the RPcube comes out... not sure there)