Customer Rating: 
Summary: One of the Best Items in my Camera Bag!
Comment: At first I thought the price was steep, but bought it anyway and WOW! Red eye is a thing of the past, the range and zoom are excellent, and no more noisy indoor photos in low light. I don't think I've actually used my camera's built-in flash in months. If you have a Canon camera that has a hot shoe, you can control all the flash's functions and access the custom feature menus from your camera making it very easy to use. Even the high-speed sync works great, but at diminished range (to be expected). I used 4 AA rechargeable batteries, and get a LOT of flashes out of a single charge. Comes with a great storage bag too. Well worth it, and will last for years.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great so far!
Comment: I have only had my 580EX for a short time. I used in on a fashion shoot (my 1st) and it worked better than I did. Far better, of course, than the pop-up for serious work. The weight and bulk of the 580EX are somewhat of a detraction and convinced me not to use it on a recent, fast-paced trip. (Though inferior, the pop-up is a convenience that is hard to give up.) The 580EX has a wealth of features that will take me months to explore. I will pop back in and add more to this review as time goes on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A nice improvement over the original
Comment: I bought this unit to use as my main flash unit, and relegated my older 580EX I to slave duty. Compared to the 580EX I, there are some obvious benefits the 580EX II has:
- Better hot shoe connector, with weatherproofing gasket and quicker lock
- Sturdier battery door
- Virtually silent operation. You don't hear the thyristor charging up, which, initially, can be somewhat disconcerting (is the flash working?)
- Faster thyristor charge-to-ready
The button/control layout on the rear of the flash is somewhat different than the 580EX I, but easy to learn. Master-slave control worked flawlessly and was easy to set.
Note: the Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce attachment for the 580EX I will NOT fit on the 580EX II. You will need to buy a new Omni-Bounce attachment for this unit.
Like its older predecessor, it comes with a stand and soft case. Highly recommended for Canon cameras with E-TTL flash control - not just for EOS SLRs and DSLRs; prosumer cameras like the Powershot G9 can use this flash and many of its extra functions.
Customer Rating:
Summary: great deal on a flash
Comment: My wife uses this flash with her Canon Rebel XT, and its great. It has a lot of nice features found in much more expensive flash units and is very well made and sturdy. This flash has a fast recovery time and can snap many pictures in succession very quickly. I highly recommend this flash to anyone shopping for a decent flash in this price range.
Customer Rating:
Summary: speedlite
Comment: I purchased the Cannon 580 flash recently to use with my Canon XSI camera. I am new to dslr photography and found the flash user friendly and took several hundred flash pictures at a wedding using rechargeable batteries and did not experience any problem what so ever with the flash and did not have to change batteries at all and believe that there was enough to shoot several hundred more withe the same batteries before having to change them.
Overall very satisfied with the product.
Summary: One of the Best Items in my Camera Bag!
Comment: At first I thought the price was steep, but bought it anyway and WOW! Red eye is a thing of the past, the range and zoom are excellent, and no more noisy indoor photos in low light. I don't think I've actually used my camera's built-in flash in months. If you have a Canon camera that has a hot shoe, you can control all the flash's functions and access the custom feature menus from your camera making it very easy to use. Even the high-speed sync works great, but at diminished range (to be expected). I used 4 AA rechargeable batteries, and get a LOT of flashes out of a single charge. Comes with a great storage bag too. Well worth it, and will last for years.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great so far!
Comment: I have only had my 580EX for a short time. I used in on a fashion shoot (my 1st) and it worked better than I did. Far better, of course, than the pop-up for serious work. The weight and bulk of the 580EX are somewhat of a detraction and convinced me not to use it on a recent, fast-paced trip. (Though inferior, the pop-up is a convenience that is hard to give up.) The 580EX has a wealth of features that will take me months to explore. I will pop back in and add more to this review as time goes on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A nice improvement over the original
Comment: I bought this unit to use as my main flash unit, and relegated my older 580EX I to slave duty. Compared to the 580EX I, there are some obvious benefits the 580EX II has:
- Better hot shoe connector, with weatherproofing gasket and quicker lock
- Sturdier battery door
- Virtually silent operation. You don't hear the thyristor charging up, which, initially, can be somewhat disconcerting (is the flash working?)
- Faster thyristor charge-to-ready
The button/control layout on the rear of the flash is somewhat different than the 580EX I, but easy to learn. Master-slave control worked flawlessly and was easy to set.
Note: the Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce attachment for the 580EX I will NOT fit on the 580EX II. You will need to buy a new Omni-Bounce attachment for this unit.
Like its older predecessor, it comes with a stand and soft case. Highly recommended for Canon cameras with E-TTL flash control - not just for EOS SLRs and DSLRs; prosumer cameras like the Powershot G9 can use this flash and many of its extra functions.
Customer Rating:
Summary: great deal on a flash
Comment: My wife uses this flash with her Canon Rebel XT, and its great. It has a lot of nice features found in much more expensive flash units and is very well made and sturdy. This flash has a fast recovery time and can snap many pictures in succession very quickly. I highly recommend this flash to anyone shopping for a decent flash in this price range.
Customer Rating:
Summary: speedlite
Comment: I purchased the Cannon 580 flash recently to use with my Canon XSI camera. I am new to dslr photography and found the flash user friendly and took several hundred flash pictures at a wedding using rechargeable batteries and did not experience any problem what so ever with the flash and did not have to change batteries at all and believe that there was enough to shoot several hundred more withe the same batteries before having to change them.
Overall very satisfied with the product.
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