Posts Tagged "canon"
Canon EOS 7D Rumored to have built in flash master
Wow, I hope this rumor is correct. According to CanonRumors the much anticipated Canon EOS 7D will have a built in flash master!! This new addition would allow you to control off camera flashes via your EOS camera without having to purchase another device such as the ST-E2. Looks like Canon is finally listening to the strobist community and adding some features that Nikon has had for years. It would be great to have something on the Canon EOS line that could compete with the Nikon Creative Lighting System. Don’t get me wrong, I like my Pocket Wizards and they work great but sometimes you want to travel light and the less gear you have to carry around the...
Read MoreCanon Speedlite Wishlist
Syl Arena over at PixSylated wrote an excellent post on some of the current shortcomings of Canon flash technology. As a Canon shooter and avid strobist I feel Syl’s frustration every time I can’t do something with my Canon gear that is relatively simple with Nikon gear. I am a huge fan of Joe McNally and Scott Kelby but both photographers shoot Nikon so their tutorials don’t always carry over to Canon users. So when Joe is tells you to set up flash group A at this power, flash group B at that power, and flash group C at this….. oh wait…. I shoot Canon and my ST-E2 is still stuck in the analog era and doesn’t have the functionality...
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