Chris Petersen-Clausen, vice
creative director of a Shanghai company, found that his Canon 580 EX II had problems
on HSS. Due to the reason of that he only purchased for two month, he sent it
to the local Repair Center. After a series of simple checking, the maintenance staff
can’t tell out the problem. Several hours later, the result turn out: it is a
fake flash.
The below picture is them, can you
define which one is right? He purchased the gadget from Taobao (Chinese Ebay).
Then, how to recognize this one
is a fake one?
First, the No of Canon flashes never
starts with an alphabet letter, but the left one is starting with A.
Second, there is slightly color
difference in the flashes glass. Though it may be due to the reason of time, it
also an important factor that should keep an eye on.
The block glue on the side has
obvious flaw, the above one is fake, and there is hardening glue.
Besides, if you camera has the
function of adjusting external flashes, it is another discriminating conduct.
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