Speedlite 270ex
What are some necessary camera accessories to own?

I own a Canon Rebel Xsi and already own a 75-300mm telephoto lens and a Canon Speedlite 270EX Flash. I was wondering if there was anything else I should buy for my camera.

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Speedlite 270ex

Here Comes The Cannon, Canon Eos 500D

Another great addition to Canon digital family is Canon EOS 500D, its full name is Canon EOS 500D / Digital Rebel T1i Digital Camera with 18-55mm lens. This digital camera is really a great addition to Canon’s arsenal, it will and it already does bombard the competition. With the improvements made from 450D and the price for which Canon EOS 500D is sold it will blow up competitors like Nikon D90 out of the picture. The thing about this digital camera is that when you look at it from the outside there are slight changes but when you take it onto your hands you will know the difference.

Canon EOS 500D has made some drastic changes and improvements, it evolved. Basic designed is changed making it a little uncomfortable for people with large hands but that is just a small obstacle, the difference in weight from its predecessor 450D is only 5 grams. But the technical specs of this digital camera show how much it is improved.

Canon EOS 500D has a 15.1 megapixel resolution with 15.1 effective megapixels, providing you with image size 4752 x 3168, 3456 x 2304 and 2353 x 1568. 500D has a DIGIC 4 image processor, four levels of noise reduction and four levels of auto lighting optimizer. The best thing about Canon EOS 500D is that its menu has an additional improvement, aside from making it more plain and easier for use it has an optimization option, so you can make your menu look like whatever you want, you can pick all the thing that you need and use and make them easily accessible.

With Canon EOS 500D also came the new version of the flash gun, Speedlite 270EX, you can now take pictures with light in impossible places with this flash gun. But probably the most praised thing about this digital camera is the enhanced DSLR movie mode, allowing you video recordings in high quality resolution:

-    1080p at 20fps
-     720p at 30fps
-     VGA at 30fps

Canon EOS 500D also has a fabulous face recognition module, live view mode and quick mode. It allows you high speed continuous shooting at 3.4 frames per second; you can produce 170 JPEG/fine frames or 9 RAW frames. The great thing about movie mode that I forgot to mention is that your recordings are placed in MOV format, but with the camera you get a Canon software that will format your recordings into all others like AVI or MPEG, so you don’t need to worry about that.

The last thing remaining is the price for Canon EOS 500D and that is the pleasant surprise. It’s much cheaper than Nikon D90 and has all these features better. The price range for Canon EOS 500d is from $840 to $1500, now if you want to save money and time my suggestion would be to check out price comparison websites that will give you an insight in what you are getting for that money. That way you may find the best price for your Canon EOS 500D.

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Question about the Canon Speedlite 270EX?

Would the Canon Speedlite 270EX be okay if I just need a bounce flash? Or would the 430EX II be better since you can rotate it in different directions?

The 270EX is a good beginner flash. While it’s main purpose is to give you more power than your built in, it does let you bounce flash straight on from at several different angles. This suites a lot of peoples needs that just want to get direct flash off of their subjects.
What it doesn’t offer
LED assist(which allows you to focus fast in low light).
Flash zoom
Ability to be a “slave” flash
and custom functions.

It will also offer slower recycle times and less power

Just weigh what you will be doing with it…how often…will you ever want to upgrade (i.e. add the 530 to have a master flash). Do you need a LOT more power, or just some. Keep in mind when you bounce, depending on how high/far/brightness you will need extra power.
Also if you take a lot of shots in portrait (sideways) you will need the head to swivel to bounce off the ceiling (with the 270 you could only bounce off the wall)

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