Canon 430EX Speedlite Reviews

The Canon 430EX flash is a great addition for your Canon digital SLR camera. This Canon Speedlite flash will help to improve your picture quality with better lighting for your photos.

As you are making a purchase decision, we suggest that you take the time to read some Canon 430EX Speedlite reviews in order to see what other consumers have to say about the product. Here are some user reviews to help you make your shopping decision:

The Speedlite 430EX II flash is a solid unit. It contains most of the upgrades that its big brother received. A metal foot finally, with a twist-lock that holds it totally securely to the top of the camera, yet removes in less than a second when you want to take it off, are true values and make a excellent flash unit even better. Canon quality is demonstrated in every aspect.

I actually purchased this unit as a slave to my 580EX II, but don't under estimate this unit. It is somewhat smaller than its bigger brother but is still a powerful flash to have in your bag. It can be used as a standalone flash or a slave to its bigger brother. The guide number for the 430ex is 43 and 58 for the 580EX units. That being said, in most shots, you will not know the difference. The unit can be rotated both vertically and horizontal, and can be operated fully ETTL automatically or manually. It supports High-Speed sync which allows you to shoot using all shutter camera speeds and has built in wide panel.

I also purchased the DVD "Understanding the Canon Speedlite 580EX/430EX" by Blue Crane Digital. This is a great companion that I highly recommend.

This is a great unit that is built for reliability and will be a work horse in anyone's bag. You will not go wrong with it purchase. It's a great investment. Later, if you decide to move up, you can add the 580EX as a master and use your 430EX as a slave.
-C. Calder (Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash user review from Amazon.com)

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I use this external flash unit with my Canon Rebel xTi. The flash does a great job calculating the amount of light it needs to release to expose the photo, making grossly over exposed or underexposed photos a thing of the past. The ability to bounce the flash off of medium height white ceilings gives you great looking photos to the point where I now prefer using my flash instead of relying on high ISOs, fast lenses and low aperature numbers. Although flash photography is a tricky subject, the casual shooter can leave this flash in automatic mode and get wonderfully exposed photos. However, in my opinion, the BEST PART of this external flash is that it enables you to focus MUCH faster than the built in flash and this is reason alone to pick up the Speedlite 430EX II. Previously, when shooting in low light settings, the camera/lens would struggle to focus and the flash would emit several highly annoying test flashes. The Speedlite has no problem finding and focusing on your subject in low lit catering halls and dark rooms and it does so without the annoying test flashes. Great product!
-Neil (Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash user review from Amazon.com)

Wow. The 430 EX II exceeded my expectations! What a great flash. I use it with an XSI and it is absolutely awesome. I keep it aimed up at the ceiling and it produces great results. It is so bright! When you use it in conjunction with the zoom, it performs awesome too. It really lights up a long way. I use it with rechargeable battteries and it cycles almost instantly. I can pretty much snap 5 shots in a row and it keeps up, then needs about 2 seconds to give me another 5 shots. Use good rechargeable batteries, like 2650 milliamps. They work best.

Hats off to the folks at Canon, they did it again!
-T. Martino (Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash user review from Amazon.com)

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Honestly, the quality of this product is amazing. It's really not so much the seller experience i had as it is the actual product that is so amazing, tho the seller was extremely easy to go thru, they shipped quickly, and I received the product in the mail right on schedule with when they told me it would be here.
-W. Cook (Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash user review from Amazon.com)

I had high expectations for a $250 flash, and was not disappointed. We primarily bought it because the built-in flash for my XTi wasn't recycling fast enough; after 5-10 shots it was too slow to be useful. This EX430 is *fast*, tho; faster than the camera in "auto" mode.

My wife is the primary user, and in "full auto" mode it is a fantastic addition to the camera. I recommend the $10 diffuser, but even without the flash does great with the bounce.
-A. David (Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash user review from Amazon.com)

My wife wanted to get more into photography. So I started by getting her a wide angle lens. She loved the lens, but the built-in flash couldn't be used with it because of the hood. So I researched a flash for her. The Speedlite 430ex is a great flash. It pivots easily, allowing the flash to bounce off of a lite-colored surface so that the whole picture is illuminated instead of just bleaching out the target. So far, we've had no problems with the flash. We are new to this, so we haven't had time to play with all of the features though. We have only owned the flash for about 2 months.
-Marty (Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash user review from Amazon.com)

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