Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT Flash

My Canon speed lights worked wonderful up until 2022. The last two years have been rough shooting weddings. I often sync them to shoot and they drop a connecting with minutes making receptions nearly impossible and they often drop at the worst times first kiss and dances. Do not buy until they correct the issue.

it works great right from the get go. its been a long time coming

This flash is great for the camera I have. I would recommend it.

I'm really impressed with this flash unit - it has replaced my 580 EX-II. It's smaller, lighter, and I haven't noticed any limitations related to its having a lower GN. While I haven't put it through any particularly extraordinary paces yet, I am pleased with it's recycle time and battery consumption. In particular, I did use it on burst mode on the R5 accidentally when I handed it to a friend to take some photos of my family and was very pliantly surprised to see it keep up! I ended up with about 20 shots of well exposed images with no misses.

Better control access than the EXII. Getting a second set for second shooter.

I was finding it hard to find a flash that worked with the Canon T7. I am glad that I finally settled on buying a good flash. I find in photography you get what you pay for in both lenses and flash.

Very upset I bought this last minute as a back up flash I normally shoot with just a 430ex II I thought this would be better the recycle time is horrible now trying to find a 430exii in stock somewhere. This drained my batteries way to fast...

I love this new 430EX III flash. I previously owned the 430EX, but quickly upgraded to the 580EX to get better rotation of flash head to the left (90 degrees vs. 180), and also for the built-in bounce card. However, the 580EX is a large body, and actually dominates my 6D. This unit is smaller (smaller than the 430EX, too), and weighs less. I am super pleased Canon added the bounce card (catch light panel), and also threw in a "omni" bounce - and - a CTO filter! Thank you, thank you! Cosmetically, it matches the finish of my 6D perfectly, and the size if perfect - seriously looks like it was made for the 6D. Power is the same as the 430s before it, but that is ample for my needs. The controls are very easy to work, much better ergonomics over previous versions. Overall, it has many of the features of the top-of-the-line 580/600EX, but is far more affordable. It is the best Speedlite value, ever!

I bought this flash as a smaller flash to have on my camera while photographing weddings. Unfortunately it wasn't fast enough as the evening went on the cycle time took too long I was missing shots. After having it a month I traded it in for the 600 since I already own one of them and they are fast and work great for my needs.

I recently sold my 430ex to a friend, and bought two 430ex III RT's. The user interface on this new Speedlite is fantastic, and very intuitive to navigate/change settings. The 430RT's smaller size (as compared to the 600) makes it a convenient Master atop the camera, whether that flash is enabled, or merely being used to control another 430RT that's being used as an off-camera Slave. Can't wait to see this type of user-interface to make it onto future Speedlites.

Outstanding flash, Canon improved this version compared with the last version. The transmitter function is very useful and work perfect, I bought two of these units, these works wonderfully together. I'm very happy with this flash.

I recently purchased the Canon 430EX III RT based on online reviews and vender referrals and have to say that I am extremely disappointed with this Unit. It makes a great on-camera flash via the hot shoe but when trying use it with a multiple flash set up or an off camera flash I have yet to get it to link up with either of my 600EX-RT speedlite or my ST E3-RT transmitter.

I love this flash! The size has been reduced making a smaller footprint in my bag and the menu on the back of the flash is a BIG improvement over the version 2. I like the interactive display because it makes navigating a lot easier. The fact that it doesn't zoom to 200mm or there's no external power option is no big deal to me. You can't have it both ways if you want all the features in the world in a relatively small package. That's what the 600EX-RT is for! Nice job on this one Canon!

ALMOST. Come on, Canon! How much longer do I have to wait for you to make a Speedlight with auto zooming from 18-135mm to match the STM kit lens that came with my EOS Rebel T4i camera? Other than that, it looks good. I especially like the reduced size, the broad bounce angle range and the availability of a Speedlite 430EX III-RT-specific bounce adapter and color filter. Oh, yeah -- the inability to be powered by an external compact battery pack filled with rechargable lithium batteries is a major oversight. Fix it when you come out with the 18-135mm auto zooming model.