Comments on: [Gear] Canon’s New 600EX-RT Speedlight Uses Radio!

By: gp

gp — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:38:00 +0000

I’ll definitely wait to see this tested in the wild before making up my mind, I’m all for the strobist way (own three 580ex2′s right now) but this has to be a lot better at what it does for a price that’s about $130-$150 more than a brand new 580ex2 flash.

By: German Prado Fotógrafo

German Prado Fotógrafo — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:24:00 +0000

WTF? You need the ST-E3-RT to shoot wirelessly? Nikon do that with TTL since D70 (2005) :S

By: Jerry Fill

Jerry Fill — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:21:00 +0000

The big fail on the ST-E3-RT is the lack of IR. I loved using the ST-E2 to help focusing in low light when using a 50 1.2 or 85 1.2. The lack of it makes it a major pass for me.

By: gmarley

gmarley — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +0000

It looks like it does, yes. At least as far as punching in actual output instead of simply on a ratio output level. Here’s a hands on preview:

http://pixsylated.com/blog/?s=600ex&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

That’s a killer feature for me, totally worth the bump in price.

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:59:00 +0000

on Nikon this mode is called AA and it is helpful at times when you are moving the flash around and need your flash to meter itself. Not sure if this new Canon has that mode

By: gmarley

gmarley — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:49:00 +0000

Yeah, the einstein is really appealing price to price, but weather-sealing? I can actually shoot with killer lighting quickly in crappier weather? That’s a major, major plus.

By: gmarley

gmarley — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:43:00 +0000

FINALLY a 200mm zoom. I’ve been waiting for radio in these for a long time too. I want 3 of these yesterday. Although, I still think Wifi would be killer. TTL + radio= my life is awesome.

By: Nicholas Gonzalez

Nicholas Gonzalez — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:26:00 +0000

Love the improvements of the canon’s flash in and of itself. But for $650 I’d rather purchase an Einstein strobe. I got hotshoe flashes already.

By: Michael Kormos

Michael Kormos — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:43:00 +0000

With a “range up to 30m”… it’s safe to say the range will be more like 10-15m with obstacles in the way. I’m glad to see someone in the industry finally implementing a more reliable OEM triggering other than infrared, but I’m also curious to see how well it fares in tests.

By: Christos Kontoravdis

Christos Kontoravdis — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:41:00 +0000

Wow that sure looks like a great flash, but I can’t seem to find anywhere, does this flash let us use full manual mode on flash? what I mean is on the 580 EX II it had Manual but you were only able to power down the flash ratio, can this new one let us input the ISO, f-stop, and flash power like on the Nikon speedlights? thanks
Chris.