Oops. This was big time thread drift.
Anyhow, I forgot to mention that I can provide you with a 540-EZ user's
manual in PDF form. Took me a long time to find one.
Dr. Flash
On 7/13/2012 12:57 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Which Tammy?
>
> As to a flash unit, as I convinced the Moose, the Canon 540-EZ is a good
> choice for an inexpensive flash for the 5D. It was Canon's cat's meow
> for TTL film cameras but is only manual on digital. It has a power zoom
> head covering 24-105mm and 9 manual power levels from 1 down to 1/128.
> At 15 meters it also has the longest range AF assist lamp of any Canon
> flash ever built (current units are only 10). Valuable for that alone
> if you shoot with/without flash in dark reception dance halls.
>
> Its one major omission is a flash controlled auto mode. For that just
> grab your T32 which works just fine on Canon. T-32 control pins are not
> a problem in the Canon shoe. Both are about the same power level.
>
> Here's an EX condition unit at KEH for $62.
> <http://www.keh.com/camera/Canon-EOS-Shoe-Mount-Flashes/1/sku-CE219990340560?r=FE>
>
> I've found that ebay prices tend to be higher (sometimes by a lot). I
> suspect ebay prices are driven by Canon digital newbies who don't
> realize that this flash is TTL only on film cameras. :-)
>
> Dr. Flash
>
>
> On 7/12/2012 5:09 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>> Funny you should mention. I finally acquired a Tammy of pretty good
>> quality for the 5D, to have when I want to do AF, grab shots, maybe some
>> flash, with the 5D. It's a nice lens, but I've gotten used to the look
>> of the Zuikos in those Canaan raw files.
>
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