 Raquel J. Jimenez |
Canon Speedlite 540EZ I am considering buy a Canon Speedlite 540EZ and my camara is canon eos rebel 3000/88 do you thing this flash will work fine with? thanks
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Peter K. Burian |
Raquel: The Digital Rebel is fully compatible with the EX series of flash units. (not EZ series). With EX Speedlites you get the following features: http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=CanonAdvantageTopicDtlAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=9430&id=2637 The 540EZ should work with your camera but in simpler A-TTL flash. I say should because I cannot find full compatibility info on the Web. Perhaps someone else can. Cheers! Peter Burian
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Jon Close |
The 540EZ is 100% compatible (using TTL and A-TTL auto flash exposure) with the camera specified by Raquel, the EOS 3000/88. That camera is a "Type B" EOS model and is fully compatible with E- and EZ-series speedlights. EX-series speedlights can also be used with this camera, but in simple TTL autoexposure, and the advanced features of the EX series speedlights would not be enabled (ie. no E-TTL, no high speed flash sync, no flash exposure lock). These advanced features are only enabled on "Type A" EOS bodies. E- and EZ-series speedlights will not work in any autoexposure mode (TTL/A-TTL or E-TTL) with the Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) nor other digital models (10D, 1D, etc). It will work only in manual mode (where you set the flash output level and the lens aperture). See http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/ for more information on the Canon flash system.
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Jon Close |
Clarifying what I posted above about EOS digital cameras: Canon's digital cameras are fully compatible with EX-series speedlights, using E-TTL autoexposure. By "It will only work in manual mode..." I mean the E- and EZ-series speedlights will only work with the digital cameras in manual mode.
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Peter K. Burian |
Jon: The Digital Rebel/3000 does support advanced flash features with the 550EX. Those features are NOT disabled. Including high speed flash sync, and Flash Exposure Lock. (With the 540EZ, none of these functions are available -nor is the more sophisticated E-TTL flash metering.) http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/EDR/EDRP.HTM * External flash • E-TTL auto flash with EX-series Speedlites (any EX flash unit) * With 550EX: Flash exposure lock function. (FEL) For advanced flash photography, I would recommend a 550EX flash unit. For quick shooting with flash, any EX series flash unit would be fine. Cheers! Peter Burian
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Peter K. Burian |
P.S. The Digital Rebel (300D) also supports Flash Exposure Bracketing and Wireless E-TTL flash using the 550EX. (Off camera flash without connecting cable.)With the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, several EX flash units can be used in Wireless off-camera flash. Cheers! Peter Burian
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Raquel J. Jimenez |
thanks both for try to help me, but I thing that jon say is right, because peter, my camara is not a digital camera then thanks for your help
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Peter K. Burian |
Raquel: My mistake. You said Canon 3000 and I was sure that was the Digital Rebel in North America. Apparently, it's a 35mm camera. I checked and the Digital Rebel is actually called an EOS 300, not 3000, outside North America. So, my advice about flash for the Digital Rebel is correct, but it does not apply to your 35mm camera. Cheers! Peter Burian
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