Canon Speedlite 420EX Flash for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $299.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 4.5 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Canon
Features
- Works with all Canon EOS bodies
- Swivel head for bounce flash photography
- TTL compatible with all Canon EOS bodies
- E-TTL features with some Canon EOS bodies
- Uses 4 AA batteries
Description
Full E-TTL operation with Type-A bodies / Reverts to standard TTL operation with older EOS or T-90 bodies / 24mm--105mm range About 1/2-stop less powerful than 550EX 4.8H x 2.8W x 3.9D; 10.6 ounces
Though TTL compatible with all Canon EOS cameras and the manual-focus T90 SLR, the Canon Speedlite 420EX flash is also E-TTL compatible with all A-type bodies: EOS-1v, EOS-3, Elan 7 / 7E, Elan II/IIE, Rebel 2000, Rebel G, and EOS IX and IX Lite. The E-TTL function gives you features like high-speed FP sync mode and FE lock (spot/partial flash metering). The swivel head of the 420EX lets you bounce the light off the surrounding surfaces, giving your images soft, professional-quality lighting.
This flash also works as a wireless "slave" flash with EOS-1v, EOS-3, Elan 7 / 7E, and D30 bodies. The remote flash firing is controlled entirely by a master unit--such as the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite 550EX, or Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX--connected to the camera, making it fast and simple to set up. When used with the EOS-1V, EOS-3, or EOS D30 cameras, additional features such as lighting ratio control and modeling flash are also supported by the 420EX.
Spotlight customer reviews
Canon 480 EX Flash
[ Posted: 2007-01-10 ]
Excellent performance and value for the money. The Canon 580 EX is best, but for my purposes this unit is just fine.
Canon Speedlite 420EX Flash for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
[ Posted: 2006-10-18 ]
Nice intermediate level flash, works great within its perameters.
so much better than built-in flash
[ Posted: 2006-08-17 ]
I'm an amateur photographer, with mediocre skills. This flash makes all my photos look better vs the built-in, with little to no intervention on my part.
I use it with a Digital Rebel. I like that the flash varies in intensity, depending on ambient. Time between flashes is reasonably quick (particularly when ambient doesn't require a full flash). To avoid washed out faces, I'd always gotten accustomed to bouncing the flash off walls/ceiling (on my old camera setup). I've learned that I don't need to do that with the 420EX, and almost always keep it directly pointed at subjects (unless I'm trying to purposely create shadows across people's faces).
I also seem to get much less redeye vs built in.
GREAT High-speed flash!
[ Posted: 2006-06-14 ]
Hi have a Rebel Extreme, and needed to use the high-speed mode... but the flash couldn't even vaguely keep up. I was taking pictures of dancers, so needed a flash system that could keep up. The Speedlite really does this perfectly - I'm able to take a rapid-fire sequence of photos, and this flash system is there each time. I don't know if it really helps when taking a single photo, but if you want a flash that can keep up, this one is great! I like it so much, I'm planning on buying one or two more for my next shoot, to run in slave mode with this one.
disappointing power
[ Posted: 2006-01-18 ]
I bought this flash hoping to improve my indoor pictures with my Rebel XT. Amazingly, I find absolutely no difference between using the built in flash of the camera or this unit. I find pictures taken at a very reasonable distance (8-10 feet) to be under-exposed unless I correct the exposure using the menu. Would be curious if the more expensive units including the 430EX are better, but I cannot recommend this one.