Crockett would accept the 40D as a TTL flash machine but I doubt he's
ever even tested the 430EX on any body. He rejects the 580EX but has
accepted the 580EX II since it adds the previously missing auto mode.
That said, he makes fun of the complicated menu system and the silly
gyrations necessary to switch from TTL to auto. The Nikon SB800 has it
over the Canon here based on ruggedness and ergonomics. But his real
favorites are the Metz 58AF1 and (if you've got 3X the money) the
Quantum Q Flash. He has a summary here.
<http://www.shootsmarter.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114>
Unforutnately, I'm not aware of any flash tests for bodies other than
Nikon or Canon.
Dr. Flash
C.H.Ling wrote:
> I'm using 40D, both 40D and 430EX should qualify as a newer design.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"
>
>> I didn't mention it but Crockett would also say that certain camera
>> bodies essentially do not function in TTL. For Canon the 10D and 20D do
>> nor work reliably in TTL. Later bodies do work but, of course, only
>> when TTL is the main light.
>>
>> Dr. Flash
>>
>> C.H.Ling wrote:
>>> Talking about Canon flash, it is the poorest flash system I have ever
>>> used,
>>> even the old Olympus T-flashes are better (I once tested my T32 in TTL
>>> mode
>>> was around +/- 0.3 stops from 3 to 15 feet). The most reliable flash I
>>> have
>>> ever used was the FL50 in auto mode, in TTL mode it suffered from under
>>> exposure with strong reflection objects (mirror.. etc.) inside the frame.
>>> My
>>> Canon 430EX is consistently 2/3 to 1 1/3 stop under in TTL mode, may be I
>>> have used non original Canon lenses but they are both latest design from
>>> Tamron (17-50 and 70-300 LD Macro 1:2) and there is no excuse for such
>>> big
>>> error. The 430EX also has no auto mode and only provide 1/2, 1/4... half
>>> stop manual mode, compared with FL36 it is highly overpriced.
>>>
>>>
>>> C.H.Ling
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