https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Ken-Rockwell-Review-EL-1/m-p/338581#M982 <P>Yea, was a bit bummed that the guide number was the same as the 600 EX (1st and 2nd gen).</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The down to 1/8192 power is nice. &nbsp;Although with the first gen 600 EX-RT which I have, I just use ND gels with the clear gel holder. &nbsp;When using two 4-stop gels (gel holder can just fit that), I can get down to 1/32768 though have not used such a setup.</P> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:29:16 GMT rs-eos 2021-03-29T14:29:16Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Ken-Rockwell-Review-EL-1/m-p/338580#M981 <P><A href="https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/flash/el-1.htm" target="_blank">https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/flash/el-1.htm</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>It has a *lot* more power (In the battery sense, not nessesarily&nbsp; not the amount of light sense) than previous flashes. It even includes a fan!</P> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:03:03 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Ken-Rockwell-Review-EL-1/m-p/338580#M981 kvbarkley 2021-03-29T14:03:03Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Ken-Rockwell-Review-EL-1/m-p/338581#M982 <P>Yea, was a bit bummed that the guide number was the same as the 600 EX (1st and 2nd gen).</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The down to 1/8192 power is nice. &nbsp;Although with the first gen 600 EX-RT which I have, I just use ND gels with the clear gel holder. &nbsp;When using two 4-stop gels (gel holder can just fit that), I can get down to 1/32768 though have not used such a setup.</P> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:29:16 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Ken-Rockwell-Review-EL-1/m-p/338581#M982 rs-eos 2021-03-29T14:29:16Z