You know I don't generally buy stuff for my camera

[Mr. Lin]

...but when your class absolutely requires one, you might as well fork over some dough and get what's good.

and a little ceiling bounce straight off the camera.

 

[Rand0m]

used one for a wedding a couple months ago.....i want one (or the nikon equivalent, i should say) SOOOO badly have fun w/ it

 

[ikillradio]

mannn i have a 430ex im going to get that soon so i can have a slave and a master

 

[whtcivic93]

sorry for the stupid questin, but wtf is it?

 

[zammykoo]

^a flash

 

[whtcivic93]

hm thats what it looked like to me, but whats with the infrared looking s**t on it?

 

[Mr. Lin]

hm thats what it looked like to me, but whats with the infrared looking s**t on it?

AF-assist beam emitter.
also, the external metering sensor.

 

[$lick Rick]

my gf has two of those, they were also required by her school.

fun stuff, now lets see more pics with it

now get

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/443991-REG/Impact_35DSLR_Roto_Flash_Flip_Bracket.html

and

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/498744-REG/Canon_1950B001_OC_E3_Off_Camera_Shoe.html

 

[JohnS.]

Nice. Even though I'm not into photography lol. Still a nice pic.

How do you stay so clean and organized? My desk is a MESS.

 

[Mr. Lin]

the shitty Nikon p&s i'm using for this picture pales in comparison. this s**t is srs bsns.

this 80-200 is sharp as a tack.

 

[Mr. Lin]

like i said before. srs bsns.

 

[GETxERxDONE]

what is so special about it? like what makes it better than the one that comes on the camera? i know its bigger and all..but is that a chip i see in the red?

 

[DjTripp]

that 80-200mm shot...how far were you when you took that shot

 

[Shiznit]

hurray for highlife

 

[Mr. Lin]

that 80-200mm shot...how far were you when you took that shot

about 20 ft.

 

[Steven.]

what is so special about it? like what makes it better than the one that comes on the camera? i know its bigger and all..but is that a chip i see in the red?

i think you can rotate and turn it to have teh light come from another angle instead of stright on.
i guess not real sure

 

[$lick Rick]

i think you can rotate and turn it to have teh light come from another angle instead of stright on.
i guess not real sure

that's part of it.
you can bounce the light off of different subjects to create different lighting effects.
it also helps GREATLY to focus in low light, is adjustable for a brighter or dimmer flash depending on conditions and desired effect, can be used in conjunction with other flashes to create even cooler lighting effects.

also, moving the flash point further from the lens reduces glare and red eye.

there's allot of other very cool things about a flash like that, but those are some of the primary cool factors

 

[Mr. Lin]

here's a little example for shits and giggles. difference in guide number. bear in mind this little formula:
guide number / distance to subject = suggested fstop. (we'll use 10ft as an example because it's the easiest to calculate).

with that in mind. the built in xti flash has a guide number of 43 (max), which means that 43/10= f4.3 ... not bad... shallow
the 580ex has a guide number of 191 (max), which means that 191/10=f19.1 ... now, i don't know if you, personally, know the difference, but it's almost 5 full stops.

get it?

not to mention the ability to zoom my flash to either diffuse it or concentrate it.
yeah, well worth the money.

 

[ImportFan1]

nice pics man.