somewhat weak for professional equipment

somewhat weak for professional equipment

Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT (EOS flash unit with integrated radio trigger, guide number 60) (accessory)

Customer Review

First, something to offer - that says not necessarily about the device, but I think it is important for buyers:
The purchase was made through Amazon Prime - shipping fast as usual - BUT:
In the package was no German instruction manual.
No Warranty System documents.
No EAN code on the package (European Article Number) so a gray import is not for the EU market -
No guarantee of Canon.
For this purpose the package had been opened, so a returns.
That is so ticked about Amazon Prime is strange.
This course's was no cashback from Canon - with bonus 120 - and the unit is significantly more expensive than the competition.
Then I have the device - one hears much about the battery failure, time tested with Enelope batteries and normal batteries - this was no problem - Rechargeable batteries have been accepted without any problems. However, at run time I can not say-because the only brief tests.
But a comparison with a Metz 58 AF-1 digital has made me suspicious: About 3m distance should be at guide number 60 with the Canon 7D or 6D is a group of 5 images is no problem - the Metz creates problems.
The unfortunately supposedly stronger Speedlite not. I then asked from 100 to 400 ISO, and the distance to 5m - here managed the Metz 10 images as high-speed continuous shooting - the Speedlite only 4. Even though I've recalculated, the power did not fit - at LZ 60 it had with Bl .11 to 5m yes may be no problem - but because the recordings were clear lack exposed - Although mathematically Bl.12 would there - and that at a fairly bright motif. So obvious was the old Metz 58-AF1 powerful than the much more expensive and more professional unit of Canon?
Then I umgesehen- me for alternatives and to my great surprise, there is a device that also
600EX-RT is called, the same technical data identifies and externally with the Canon is identical except for the lettering. Even the flash foot with the locking - and the entire case up on's icing on the cake.
But costs only 150 instead of 500 and is of Yo ....... And this device has - as one reviewer - a power management error in the firmware what is indeed some buyers in the Canon forum complained.
Now I wonder, however, why Canon can offer that?
And I wonder, what's to stop an enterprising Chinese manufacturers it because Canon to paint it and to sell it in cardboard boxes imprinted with Canon? As you can already be thoughtful.
Of course I'm not saying that because I have caught a Produktfake here - but it surprised even if the power can not reach and when you read in the forums of problems that the Yo ... definitely has. And as an insider recently said in a broadcast on product fakes: There is nothing that can not be faked.

Ultimately, however, I can only rate the device was delivered to me, and this has in terms of performance absolutely disappointed me compared - just in serial operation I had expected a bit more power and staying power. The light output corresponds to the brief tests I've done with two cameras and an equally strong flash is not what I expected. For this performance, the Speedlite is too expensive.

The Speedlite purchased goes back - presumably for the fourth or fifth time ????? - And in the future I'll look more closely at the seller - rather 30 more but then EU goods.

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