Canon Speedlite 220EX for Canon Pro1, Pro 90, G Series and all EOS SLR Cameras by Canon Cameras US
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Digital camera reviews of Canon Speedlite 220EX for Canon Pro1, Pro 90, G Series and all EOS SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: WEAK
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this tiny flash for my digital Rebel XT. Mistake. A few test shots in the dark indicated that the Rebel's pop up flash was more powerful than the 220. I called Canon customer service to ask about this and was told that yes, in fact the pop up flash IS more powerful than the 220. Stay away from this flash. If you can't afford a bigger, better one, than you'll have to do without while you save up your money. Digital camera Review: Canon Speedlite 220EX
Summary: 5 Stars
Great price, superb performance. I tried a non-brand flash with more features, but this Canon dedicated flash outperforms it and it was priced lower. Digital camera Review: Opeing Vistas
Summary: 4 Stars
My digital Rebel EOS is a great camera, but the built-in flash has the usual limits. Indoor photos of a Kiwi friend with a dark background I wanted to show were total failures. After buying the 220EX I was in two Nat Park/Monument caves in the Black Hills. My new flash photos were superb. I brought out details 30 or more feet back. And it's as simple to use as the Speedlite I had for an AE-1 Program 20-25 years ago.Digital camera Review: Perfect for your G-series Canon
Summary: 5 Stars
I notice another reviewer called the Speedlite 220 the perfect companion for your G1; I thought of it as the perfect companion for my G2. Whichever camera you have, the Speedlite 220 is indeed the perfect way to get better illuminated flash photos and extend battery life in your G-series camera. The single most important thing you can do to get rid of red eye and insure that your flash photography subjects don't have that flat, pasty-faced, deer-caught-in-the-headlights look is to seperate the camera from the flash. (You'll need Canon's off-camera extension cord for this) You can shoot with the camera in one hand and hold the flash in the other, or use a bracket to hold them. Or you can get creative, bouncing the flash off the walls, lighting behind your subject, etc. It's great for providing fill flash on sunny days, lighting shadows- and with digital cameras it costs you next to nothing to experiment with lighting and get immidiate feedback.
The 220 talks to all the G-series cameras (as well as all modern Canon SLRs) so you can concentrate on lighting and composition and let the camera worry about exposure. Add a couple sets of rechargeable AA cells and a small charger- cheap these days- and you have an inexpensive but powerful lighting studio. Some may recoil at the price- after all, you can get a tiny flash unit for half or a quarter the cost- but the ability to integrate withe the camera electronics are well worth it.
Digital camera Review: great flash
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this flash. I think it might fall short for the pros but I am not a pro. If you want more flash then the one that comes on the camers this does a great job.