| Article ID: ART153693 | | | Date published: 06/09/2015 | | | Date last updated: 11/29/2017 |
Description
Solution
Major Specifications for the Speedlight 580EX Flash
Contents:
Type
Exposure Control
Flash Recycling
Wireless Flash
Custom Functions
AF-Assist Beam
Dimensions
Weight
Guide Number
Type
| Type | On-camera, E-TTL II / E-TTL / TTL autoflash Speedlight |
| Compatible cameras | Type A EOS cameras (ETTL II/ETTL autoflash). Type B EOS cameras (TTL autoflash). |
| Guide Number | 58/190 (at 105mm focal length, ISO 100 in meters/feet) |
| Flash coverage | 24 - 105mm (14mm with wide panel) - Auto zoom (flash coverage set automatically for lens focal length and image size) - Manual zoom - Flash head swing (bounce flash) |
| Color temperature information transmission | Flash color temperature information transmitted to camera |
Exposure Control
| Exposure Control Type | E-TTL II / E-TTL / TTL autoflash, manual flash |
| Flash range (with 50mm f/1.4, ISO 100) | Normal flash: 0.5 - 3 m / 1.6 - 98.4 ft Quick flash: 0.5 - 7.5 m / 1.6 - 24.6 ft (min) 0.5 - 21 m / 1.6 - 68.9 ft (max) |
| Flash exposure compensation | Manual, FEB; +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Manual and FEB can be combined) |
| FE lock | With <FEL> button or <*> button |
| High-speed sync | Provided |
| Stroboscopic flash | Provided (1 - 199 Hz) |
| Flash exposure confirmation | Pilot lamp lights |
Flash Recycling (with size-AA alkaline batteries)
| Recycle time / Flash-ready indicator | Normal flash: 0.1 to 6 sec. / Red pilot lamp lights Quick flash: 0.1 to 3 sec. / Green pilot lamp lights |
Wireless Flash
| Transmission method | Optical pulse |
| Channels | 4 |
| Wireless options | OFF, sender, and receiver |
| Transmission range (Approx.) | Outdoors: 12 - 15 m / 39.4 - 49.2 ft. Indoors: 8 - 10 m / 26.2 - 32.8 ft. Reception angle: +/- 40 degrees horizontal, +/- 30 degrees vertical |
| Controllable receiver groups | 3 (A, B, and C) |
| Flash ratio control | 1:8 - 1:1 - 8:1 in 1/2-stop increments |
| receiver-ready indicator | AF-assist beam blinks |
| Modeling flash | Fired with camera's depth-of-field preview button |
The flash has 14 custom functions (28 settings).
AF-Assist Beam
| Linkable AF points | 1 - 45 AF points (28mm or longer focal length) |
| Effective range (Approx.) | At center: 0.6 - 10 m / 2.0 - 32.8 ft., Periphery: 0.6 - 5m / 2.0 - 16.4 ft. |
Power Source
| power | Four size-AA alkaline, NiMH or lithium batteries |
| Battery life (Approx. flash count) | 100- 700 flashes (with size-AA alkaline batteries) |
| Battery life (Approx. wireless transmissions) | 1500 transmissions (sender unit firing disabled, size AA alkaline batteries) |
| Power saving | Power off after 90 sec. or idle operation (60 min. if set as receiver) |
| External power sources | Compact Battery Pack CP-E3 |
Dimensions
| (W x H x D) | 76 x 134 x 114 mm / 3.0 x 5.3 x 4.5 in |
Weight
375 g / 13.2 oz. (Speedlite only, excluding batteries)
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|
Guide Number (GNo.) (ISO 100, in meters / feet)
Normal Flash (Full Output) and Quick Flash (GNo.)
| Flash Coverage (mm) |
14 |
24 |
28 |
35 |
50 |
70 |
80 |
105 |
| Normal Flash (Full output) | 15/49.2 | 28/91.9 | 30/98.4 | 36/118.1 | 42/137.8 | 50/164 | 53/173.9 | 58/190.3 |
Quick Flash: Same as 1/2 to 1/6 manual flash output
Manual Flash (GNo.)
|
Flash Output |
14mm |
24 |
28 |
35 |
50 |
70 |
80 |
105 |
|
1/1 |
15/ |
28/ |
30/ |
36/ |
42/ |
50/ |
53/ |
58/ |
|
1/2 |
10.6/ |
19.8/ |
21.2/ |
25.5 |
29.7/ |
35.4/ |
37.5/ |
41/ |
|
1/4 |
7.5/ |
14/ |
15/ |
18/ |
21/ |
25/ |
26.5/ |
29/ |
|
1/8 |
5.3/ |
9.9/ |
10.6/ |
12.7/ |
14.8/ |
17.7/ |
18.7/ |
20.5/ |
|
1/16 |
3.8/ |
7/ |
7.5/ |
9/ |
10.5/ |
12.5/ |
13.3/ |
14.5/ |
|
1/32 |
2.7/ |
4.9/ |
5.3/ |
6.4 |
7.4/ |
8.8/ |
9.4/ |
10.3/ |
|
1/64 |
1.9/ |
3.5/ |
3.8/ |
4.5/ |
5.3/ |
6.3/ |
6.6/ |
7.3/ |
|
1/128 |
1.3/ |
2.5/ |
2.7/ |
3.2/ |
3.7/ |
4.4/ |
4.7/ |
5.1/ |