Is the Canon Speedlite 430EX compatible with the EOS 60D?
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I’m considering buying a lightly used Canon Speedlite 430EX and want to learn basic flash photography with it. My camera body is a Canon EOS 60D, and I use Canon lenses. Since the 430EX is an older flash, will it work properly with the 60D, and are there any feature limitations I should expect?
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No. On the 430EX product page it says:
Compatible Cameras: All Canon EOS cameras...
Compatibility between Speedlites and bodies is very good within the Canon world. You don't always get 100% of all features, but the reason for this is generally obvious. For example, older bodies cannot program the radio trigger in the new 600EX-RT from within the camera's menus. But, you can program the optical trigger from the 5D Mk II menus. Further, it works as a normal on-camera flash on any EOS body, and it will work as a radio trigger if you set the triggering up using the on-flash controls.
The other direction — newer body, older Speedlite — tends to work without fuss, too. I've used an ancient 380EX on my 5D Mk II several times, for example. If you go with an old enough flash, like an EZ series, you will lose out on body features like E-TTL, but that should also be unsurprising.
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Yes. The Canon Speedlite 430EX is compatible with the Canon EOS 60D, and you should not have any basic compatibility problems.
Canon EOS bodies and Canon Speedlites generally work very well together, even across older and newer generations. On the 60D, the 430EX should work normally as an on-camera flash, and users have also reported using the original 430EX as an off-camera slave triggered by the 60D’s built-in flash control.
The main thing to keep in mind is that with older flashes, you may not get every newer convenience feature or menu integration found with newer Speedlites. But for standard flash operation and learning the basics, the 430EX should be a solid match for your 60D.
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