“Canon Speedlite 550ex”
The flash finally arrived! I opened the box and an unassuming flash came out. Honestly, a cheap looking flash came out of it, as I was expecting something like my friend Nono’s Speedlite. Instead, I held this seemingly fragile thing. However, after using it, I became a believer.
Here’s a test-fire with the Sigma, I just pointed it straight up and faced the mirror and see what happened…
“sigmaphoto.com”
The sucker didn’t even come with batteries, so I had to cannibalize some of my wireless gear here to test it. Overall, I’m happy with the result so far, and the warranty’s there so the only problem I see is if I suddenly realize that it WASN’T the model they were advertizing (the model apparently isn’t listed in the Sigma site yet)
Funny that the flash is also called a “EF500 Super DG,” but with the exception of having the letters EO added [in the box] at least.
UPDATE: After testing the flash a little bit, most of the problems that the forums have posted about the EF500 DG Super have been solved. So at least now I know that this truly is a different and newer model =)