Canon STE2 Speedlite Transmitter for Canon 580EX II, 430EX, 430EX II Speedlites by Canon Cameras US
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Digital camera reviews of Canon STE2 Speedlite Transmitter for Canon 580EX II, 430EX, 430EX II Speedlites
Digital camera Review: Great item
Summary: 5 Stars
I am quite pleased with Canon STE2 transmitter, it works with the speedlites series and also I've tried it with Photoflex and Visatec flashes and it did a great job.Digital camera Review: Introduced in 1998 and is still a current product in the lineup
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an unchanged 10 year old antique. The ST-E2 ONLY controls groups A and B slaves. So, another wireless method for the group C slave(s) to fire would be to have them attached to slave hot shoe(s) and hope that no one else uses flash near the slave(s). A better solution is to set another group A or B Speedlite on manual and dial in the required output.
Flash exposure compensation (FEC) can be set on a hot shoe mounted 580 series Speedlite used as a slave trigger to control FEC to compatible Speedlite slave groups. The ST-E2 CANNOT perform this task. Instead, you can walk over to each slave and set the FEC to achieve the same effect.
Direct line of sight indoors is USUALLY not required. The building's interior hard surfaces help in bouncing the wireless signal to the slave(s).
The ST-ET comes with a black coloured pouch having the same rugged material as the 580 series pouches.
To conclude, one star was removed for the:
[1] odd size battery which is not carried in all stores
[2] inability to control group C slave(s)
[3] lack of control over FEC (not a problem because the unit has rear buttons to adust the flash ratio in 1/2 stop increments for groups A and B slaves), manual flash (each slave must be individually set) and stroboscopic flash (each slave must be individually set)
The Canon ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter is not as sophisticated as the Nikon SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander. The ST-E2 which doesn't come cheap is half the price and size of the more versatile 580 series Speedlite used as slave triggers.
Digital camera Review: Handy Little Gadget
Summary: 4 Stars
This handy little gadget does as it says and can control numerous remote speedlight flashes on up to 3 different channels, controlling their timing and brilliance. What is keeping it from getting 5 stars in my book is that the instructions on how to use it aren't very clear (that is hardly a surprise) and involved a fair amount of experimentation prior to use.Digital camera Review: Great indoors...outdoors not so great...
Summary: 4 Stars
A lot of people here seems to think this thing is the greatest thing since slice bread and to a certain extent it is good...indoors. Indoors in a small to medium size room with walls where the infra-red signal can bounce around it works great! Outdoors unless the transmitter has a good line of sight to the flashes...not so great. I would easily recommended this for indoor work. Personally, I am looking into some kind of radio trigger for the flashes.Digital camera Review: Great indoors
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using this unit to fire my 430ex and 550ex flashes. It works flawlessly indoors. It can auto focus in complete darkness and the flashes do not need to be in line of site. Outdoors is another matter. It's difficult to line up the sensors even at close distances. Not that it's impossible, but it will require some patience.