speedlite 430exII and 580EX

[Tahu Gjrot]

Hi, peep can you guys share with me where i can get the
cheapest price fro 430EXII or 580EX?
and what are the lowest price for 430EXII and 580EX (brand new) in singapore?
thanks a lot=)

[marios_pittas]

Originally Posted by Tahu Gjrot Hi, peep can you guys share with me where i can get the cheapest price fro 430EXII or 580EX? and what are the lowest price for 430EXII and 580EX (brand new) in singapore? thanks a lot=)

Dude

You may want to also check and see whether you can get a used 580EX. With so many people upgrading to 580EX II I feel its worth it. Furthermore, there are always people who cotton handle their equipment and thus there is stuff out there that looks like new.

-- Marios

[charlesleong]

580EX is out of production and not available brand new.

i commend THIS THREAD to your reading. no more spoonfeeding.

[marios_pittas]

Originally Posted by charlesleong 580EX is out of production and not available brand new. i commend THIS THREAD to your reading. no more spoonfeeding.

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> 580EX - $720 JO, $749 CP, $760 MS, $690 TCW

I did not realise that it used to sell for that much! Maybe flash guns depreciate really fast when a new model comes up!

-- Marios

[Tahu Gjrot]

Wow 580ex cost about the same or almost the same like 580exII?

[pplneedthelord]

Originally Posted by Tahu Gjrot Wow 580ex cost about the same or almost the same like 580exII?

580EX Mk1 have stopped being produced since theres the Mk2

[marios_pittas]

Originally Posted by Tahu Gjrot Wow 580ex cost about the same or almost the same like 580exII?

Dude, with the MK II being around, if you don't need the "extra" features of the MK II then the MK I can easily be a great bargain. Calculate:

1. the selling price of the MK II
2. subtract $xyz dollars from the "MK II new" price for a used MK II
3. Now, subtract $xyz dollars from the price of the "used MK II" since now you are looking at the older model

IF the MK I is sufficient for your needs (remember: the 580EX MK I, was Canon's <b>top of the line</b> flash gun not so long ago) then it would be hard to beat in terms of value for money.

That's why I bought it.

[CS TAN]

Originally Posted by marios_pittas ! > 580EX - $720 JO, $749 CP, $760 MS, $690 TCW I did not realise that it used to sell for that much! Maybe flash guns depreciate really fast when a new model comes up! -- Marios

People stopped updating the 580EX price when 580EXII came out so the price that you saw there is the last update people put up. This just mean the price of 580EXII is about the same as 580EX when it first came out. The 580EXII price in the list is more updated.

[charlesleong]

Originally Posted by charlesleong 580EX is out of production and not available brand new. i commend THIS THREAD to your reading. no more spoonfeeding.

Originally Posted by Tahu Gjrot Wow 580ex cost about the same or almost the same like 580exII?

DUDE, did you not read what i typed?

[marios_pittas]

Originally Posted by charlesleong DUDE, did you not read what i typed?

Dude...

Lets go to rough numbers:

580EX II new = 750 (say, pls entertain me )
580EX II used = 750 - 150 (shall we say ? )
580EX used = (750 - 150) - 150

Yeap.. that's about right for $450 +/- you get the last top of the line Canon flashgun which <b>I feel</b> most new or the average hobbyist photographers would hardly even get close to half utilise.. I have not seen many strobe photos in the gallery, multi-flash, not everyone would need the xyz sec recycling speed...

My point is, even out of production as correctly you have stated, the 580EX MK I might be worth looking at since it is 4.5/7.5 (!, close to half the price) of the 580EX MK II, assuming of course one is willing to look into the second hand market.

-- Marios

p.s. I have no interest in neither selling or buying MK I or MK II and neither do I have any commercial interests in photography, just sharing my experiences after xyz years in this hobby.