Buying my first flash.

[mjchisholm]

I just recently purchased a "Canon EOS 7D" and would like to purchase a flash unit for my camera. Do some work better with this camera then others? Can anyone give me some advice on which brand or model I should get? Thanks.

[Tiberius]

The Canon 430EX II and the 580EX II both work really well.

The 430 is a bit cheaper and will do just about anything you could want it to. It has tilt and swivel head and will work as a slave flash in the Canon wireless system.

The 580 is more expensive, but it does everythingt the 430 does, has a few extra features, and has more power. it will also function as a master with Canon's wireless system.

I use both, and they are both very good flashes.

There are some third party flashes with similar features that don't have the price tag, but I am not very familiar with them.

By the way, I just remembered... I think the 7D lets you use the camera's inbuilt flash as a master unit. That m,eans that you can get a 430EX and have it sitting off to the side, giving you an off camera flash. Like I said, I'm not 100% sure, but if the 7D does let you use the built in flash as a master, I'd definitely go with the 430EX.

[nkg]

>I think the 7D lets you use the camera's inbuilt flash as a master unit.

It does. The first EOS camera to do so.