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Canon Speedlite 270EX Flash for Canon Digital SLR Cameras | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $220.00
Buy New: $135.95
as of 7/28/2010 09:24 CDT details
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Seller: DBROTH
Rating:  49 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5 x 6 x 5
MPN: 3806B002
Model: Speedlite 270EX
UPC: 013803111958
EAN: 0013803111958
ASIN: B001XURPR2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compact, lightweight design - ideal for compact PowerShot cameras (G-series and select SX-series) and EOS Rebel class cameras | | • | 28mm and 50mm. 2-step Coverage Angle Selection | | • | Bounce feature for an even greater range of picture-taking options | | • | Simple set-up using the camera's rear monitor | | • | Color temperature communication |
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Product Description
Perfect for expanding your creative options on compact cameras and entry-level EOS DSLRs, Canon's new Speedlite 270EX adds power and flexibility for enhanced flash photography anywhere. Light, compact and small enough to fit in your pocket, Speedlite 270EX features 2-step coverage for 28mm and 50mm focal lengths, plus a highly useful bounce-flash function for amazingly easy, polished results. Powered by 2 AA batteries (not included), Speedlite 270EX is easily set-up and controlled through your camera's menu system (with select models), communicates color temperature information with your camera for optimal white balance and recharges silently in less than 4 seconds. An indispensable complement to your Canon camera, Speedlite 270EX is a perfect extension of your photographic genius.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 49
 270ex Compact marvel June 4, 2009
Mitch10 (San Francisco, CA USA)
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
I purchased this flash for my new (and awesome!) Canon 5D Mark II. Most of the time, the Mark II can handle indoor and low lighting conditions without any issue; it's quite usable up to 3200 ISO. Still, even in RAW mode it can't handle all lighting conditions as it doesn't have an onboard flash. I like using flash for fill lighting especially for shooting flowers and insects. That's where the 270ex comes in as a carry around flash. The most surprising thing was how small and light it is; it really does fit in a shirt pocket. It powers up and is ready much faster than I expected considering it just takes 2 batteries. Considering the low profile, the forward angle of the build helps to eliminate lens shadows on long lenses. Still, it isn't without some faults; it isn't the build quality of a 580ex or 430ex. It also isn't the widest coverage I've seen on a flash with just 28 & 50mm settings. Still it's pretty great considering that it isn't supposed to be a replacement for a 580ex II.
Pros
*Light & small, fits in a shirt pocket
*Forward tilt angle doesn't cause lens shadow on a 24-105IS when fully extended
*Usable bounce angles
*Takes just 2 standard AA batteries
*Fast flash recharge
*Quite operation; way better than my 430ex Speedlite
*Good color temperature, not too blue
*Simple foot lock switch
*Easy operation with both the 5dII and 9G
Cons
*Less impressive build that more expensive Canon Speedlites
*So-so flash coverage when lens is 24mm or wider
very practical flash July 15, 2009
Srini P (San Jose, CA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this because of it its small size and ease of use. I needed an external flash for indoor photography for reducing red eye and deer-caught-in-headlight effect. This flash is more than enough for my needs. Used it with Canon T1i. AF assist worked fine. The range is slightly better than the built-in flash in terms of telephoto and wide angle range but the evenness of lighting is pretty good compared to built-in flash. Excellent for indoor bounce flash photography. After getting this flash I have stopped using built-in flash for indoor photos. It needs only two AA batteries vs. 4 in bigger flashes. The bounce flash worked perfectly even in rooms with high vaulted ceiling. The colors are awesome vs. washed out colors with built-in flash. The faces don't look shiny anymore and no sharp shadows in the background. This flash is the way to go for indoor bounce flash. This flash can not tilt sideways so it can not be used for bounce flash for vertical photos.
Speedlite 270EX - nice little package December 17, 2009
R. B. Lenga
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm really happy with this flash. I tested it against my 430EX in my livingroom by bouncing both off the sloped ceiling. I tested both with and without a diffuser. I have an Omnibounce for the 430EX and a Zeikos diffuser for the 270EX. The 270EX did just as well as the 430EX with consideration to exposure, albeit the 430EX took no time to recycle and the 270 about 1-2 seconds. No recycle time if shooting straight ahead. Not bad for such a small package. Fits my G11 and SX10 very nicely. At less than 1/3 the size of the 430EX it's very light and easy to carry.
Couple of caveats -
270EX has no manual controls so flash exposure must be done with the camera.
The head doesn't swivel so the camera cannot be used in the portrait position if you want to bounce the flash off the ceiling. You can bounce it off the wall though if side lighting. Bouncing off the ceiling can be accomplished by using a hot shoe adapter cord and removing the flash from the camera and then aim the flash at the ceiling.
Although the 270EX isn't as powerful as the 430 series, extra reach can be obtained by bumping up the camera's ISO one notch.
All in all a powerful flash for it's size.
Perfect compannion for G10 and G11 May 21, 2010
Andres Cordon
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ok, first of all please dont even try ty to compare the performance of this flash against their bigger brothers.
This is a flash intended to greatly improve the lightning conditions on prosumer point and shoots and entry level DSLR. My review is based on a Canon G10 and i must admit this unit is the best purchase i ever made for my G10.
It will help you avoid undesired shadows in portraits, group portraits, iluminating backgrounds and best of all it is the perfect fill flash for outdoors, you will even be able to shoot people in between the sun and the camera, it will light them and avoid shadows. This unit has the ability to be set in 1/3 increments when used in manual mode, it has flash exposure compensation, it doesnt have focus assist but you are ok with the in camera focus beam.
One of the features i really like is that you can "zoom" this flash by pulling it forward, this will increase the coverage by almost another 3 meters (depth) and if you want a widder and softer flash put on the Zeikos difusser - a must - . The unit doesnt swibell (turn left or right) like the bigger ones but you can direct it upgards, it has 3 "click" steps up to 90 degrees and this feature is really awsome because you wont be trowing the light directly to your subjects, which means you will never ever have closed eyes in your picture due to a harsh flash hitting someones face. Think about taking pictures of your grandma... they always argue about harsh light of flashes hitting them!
The size and shape of the unit couldnt be better, it is sort of pulled forward and this means you will be able to cover longer distances, it isnt too tall but enough for avoiding shadows created by longer focal lenghts (high zoom) and best of all... you can put it in your jeans front or rear pockets... if you are wearing a coat, jacket, sweatshirt, etc... you wont even fill it is in one of your pockets.
If you are planning in getting one of this units dont hesitate, you wont be dissapointed... just dont spect it to work like the bigger ones with complicated functions, mettering functions, sync modes, etc,etc... if so spend the extra dollars and get a bigger unit.
This is the perfect balance for any canon G series, specially G10 and the newer G11. I also use it on my girlfriends XSi and it works like a charm.
One last technical spec... i know they are really expensive but try the lithium batteries once, you will love the recycle time and output power, they last even longer than any other battery out there and weight a lot less. Typical alkaline batteries thake a little longer to recycle and last a lot less.
It is also a plus that the unit has a solid metal base, it wont wobble and it has a vry practical locking mechanism. It has one single button... on/off and it automatically swithes off if you dont used it for more than 3 minutes or so... your batteries wont drain, you can trow it in your bag that you will have batteries the next time you want to use it. If it is set in your camera and it goes to "sleep mode" and you turn your camera it will automatically turn on too and will be ready to flash anything.
Good Additional Flash For Canon G11 November 26, 2009
B. C. Murray (Los Angeles, CA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm using this on a Canon G11 and it is working well.
The biggest advantage over the built-in flash is that the tilt head gives you some control. And isn't that why we got the G11 in the first place! NOTE: That it doesn't swing side to side, only tilts up and down.
I carry an Adorama Strobo-Sock, a cloth diffuser that attaches to almost any flash with an elestic band, in the bottom of the small case that comes with this flash.
NOTE: Someday I hope manufactures will stop making there accessory cases black. Hey Canon, how about at least making the closure string a bright color, along with some side to side action in the flash.
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