Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash for Canon Pro1, Pro 90, G Series and all EOS SLR Cameras | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
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Rating:  173 reviews
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 6 x 2 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: SL-430EX
Model: SL-430EX
UPC: 013803057003
EAN: 0013803057003
ASIN: B000AO3L84
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Replaces the Canon Speedlite 420EX Flash | | • | Automatic selection of camera white-balance settings and auto-adjustment of zoom flash position to match camera's sensor size | | • | Flash head zoom covers the range 24mm to 105mm; integrated diffusion panel allows extends coverage to 14mm | | • | Compatible with distance-linked E-TTL II system; supports other EOS cameras that do not support E-TTL II, when required | | • | Flash head moves up from 0 to 90 degrees, left from 0 to 180 degrees, and right from 0 to 90 degrees |
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Product Description
This exciting new addition to the EOS System combines compact size and affordability with an added dose of features and sophistication. Improving on the previous model, Speedlite 420EX, the new 430EX can now be set into manual flash mode (full power~1/64). Flash compensation can be set on the flash unit, and manual control of the flash zoom head is now possible. Improvements in its circuitry make recycle time 40% faster, and since it is compatible with Canon's wireless E-TTL, it can be used as an affordable "slave unit."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 168 more reviews...
 pretty expensive, but good flash August 19, 2008
Danny Luong (Houston, TX USA)
It's a pretty powerful flash. The wireless feature is something that may be useful for advanced photographers, as well as the built in wide angle flash attachment. I'm not advance yet, but if you are getting a flash, you minus well not cheap out and just get a good one that will last you and get good results.
I have not used this very much yet to play around with the settings so take my comments with a grain of salt.
great beginner's flash August 14, 2008
Mark Rodriguez (brandon, FL USA)
simple and easy to use, it is a great introduction to using an off-camera flash. i have been playing around with it for a few weeks now and getting some great results. unfortunately it is only a "slave" unit so eventually i will need to eventually invest in the 580EX if i want to control and use multiple flash units. if you don't plan on doing any elaborate flash setups that involve multiple units than this flash will more than do the job.
make sure you use either a good set of rechargable batteries or a powerful set of non-rechargable batteries. when i first got it i put in a brand new set of "generic" batteries and the wait time for the unit to recharge between shots was about 30-45 seconds (and even longer a few times). i charged up my set of Energizer 2450mAh batteries and dropped them in and now the unit is ready to fire again almost immediately after the flash is used.
What more needs to be said... August 6, 2008
T. Durrance (Lancaster, NY)
Well, what more needs to be said that hasn't been said in the last 100+ reviews...
The flash is well built and seems to work great with the Canon 40D. It does add a fair amount of weight to an already heavy camera. I haven't used it enough to really know what I'm doing, so I can't give it a full review.
I took advantage of 'super saver' shipping I was worried that my order would take a back seat to the paying customers. Amazon shipped my order right away! I have my new flash in three days!! My only complaint is the packaging. The box it was shipped in was only slightly larger than the box the flash comes in. There was very little padding in the box, only two of the six sides. The flash seems to be fine, but only time will tell.
The flash (so far) gets 5 stars, only because of the packaging did I not give a full 5 stars.
 I love it July 30, 2008
Mark Cassidy (Naugatuck, CT USA)
Used together with a diffuser like the Sto-fen Omni-bounce, this is will give you wonderful portrait effects - although you can bounce it without a diffuser off the ceiling or walls with good results. I would recommend the Omni-bounce, or similar, when you purchase this.
There are additional features on the more expensive 580 unit but I don't think an amateur like me will need them.
When your Canon camera is in aperture-priority, the 430 will provide a fill light for the foreground letting the background be lit with ambient light. This is perfect for portraits and for more artistic effects with warmer colors. And since you can regulate the Flash Exposure Compensation (FEC) from the camera - you can do it on the unit as well - you have a great diffused, complementary light source.
This can be used in P mode for minimum worries - but the flash will be the dominant light source.
You can do high-speed syncs with this flash as well - so if you are taking a wide-aperture portrait outdoors and the shutter is 1/1000 of a second, that's no problem - when high-speed sync is on, the 430 will fire extremely brief flashes to cover the curtain movement evenly. So you're not limited to 1/200 of a second for a speed or another slow speed.
It will do a rear-curtain sync if you set it (on the camera or 430). This is if you are shooting with a slow speed and your subjects are moving and you want the flash to fire near the end of the shutter being open so as to catch them frozen in movement with a trail behind them.
The cycle times are not a problem for me. I can take lots of candid or posed shots back-to-back with little difficulty (but I use primes a lot which don't need a lot of additional light). When the batteries start running low... well that's a problem.
I have also used it with decent effects for those impossible flash shots - photos of people outside in the dark at a party, or photos of people dancing on a darkened dance floor in the distance. In those cases I did point the flash directly at them although I used an Omni-bounce or the "Fong dong" with its plastic cap as the large light source.
When the flash unit is pointed at the subject, it automatically adjusts for the lens - at least it will for Canon lenses.
Canon speedlite 430EX July 30, 2008
William E. Hatch (San Bernardino, CA, USA)
The Speedlite and service were both supper.
the 430EX is out standing for the money,
a Pro item at less cost.
Thank You Very much
Bill Hatch
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