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03/15/2005 02:43:33 PM · #1
Okay, I have been looking hard at the rebel xt. I also looked at the 20d, but as far as I can tell one of the biggest differences to me is that the 20d has a pc-sync. I don't know much about external flashes at all. How important is this? I can see that some time in the future I might end up doing a wedding or two. I would probaly need one of those flash extender arms. How do you connect the flash to the 350xt with one of these? I assume there has to be some sort of cable. How does this work? any suggestions on models for one of these arms? Basically the question is: how easy is it to use a 550ex with the new rebel xt?

thanks
drake
03/15/2005 02:51:25 PM · #2
the 550EX flash fits perfectly in the hotshoe on the XT just like on any other EOS camera and the powershot G line.

the PCsync is for handheld flashes and studiolights not for cameramount flashes.

and if you want the 550Ex to be off camera you can get the ST-E2 transmitterr so the flash can be placed anywhere within 30 feets :)
03/15/2005 03:02:32 PM · #3
so, in order to use an extesion arm, you have to pay $200 for the st-e2? yikes. that makes the flash pretty expensive. are there other flashes that work in different ways?
03/15/2005 03:05:50 PM · #4
The canon off shoe cord.
03/15/2005 03:09:15 PM · #5
That rocks. Just another one of those little things I didn't know about. What is the pc-sync for then?
03/15/2005 03:11:24 PM · #6
Originally posted by fstopopen:

That rocks. Just another one of those little things I didn't know about. What is the pc-sync for then?

studio strobes.
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