review: Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI 

This video is worthwhile, like attending a lecture at university, a really good one with a good instructor. Love it. I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

I'm not much of a flash user, but I've never even thought of aiming my flash backwards. Learned a really good tip today thanks. Great review.

Wow, the title of the video really undersells itself, this video is waaaaay more than just a review of a flash. I've been a pro photographer for about 8 years, and I still learnt some new concepts regarding on camera flash. Thanks for the video!

What a great video! Not just a review, but also educational. Thank you!

Excellent teaching and fantastic model! THANK YOU.

Really really good presentation! Many thanks! ☺️

Great evaluation, Neil ... very practical and safe ... I believe that all the questions that anyone could have about this flash were answered in a simple, practical and true way ... Thanks and congratulations for the video.

Thank gor this tutorial, it’s really useful. I like how you showed different angles with the flash and also letting it bounce off different materials. Thank you very much

Aww great video Neil! I had no idea that Canon had come out with a new flash and an intelligent one at that! I could definitely see it being useful if you are a wedding or event photographer. I love your black foamy technique which I use with white foam because I couldn't find black foam at the time and I hope to work on my technique a lot more. 😊

3:08 “and if fucks up” lol

great view and excelent bounce flash lesson. Can not live without the "Black Foamy Thing"

Hey, this was super useful for me, more than all the print reviews I've read of this flash. I'm just starting out with flash photography and this helped me choose which one to buy. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent review! Thanks! I've owned this flash for just over a week but still like watching reviews of it.

Thank you for the video Mr. Neil. Great as always.

wow nice photos,thanks for the tips.What if you dont have a wall to bounce the flash ,like in a wedding party outdoors? what do you suggest? thanks in advance

I bought this flash used today for a headshot shoot tomorrow and this video was extremely helpful. I'm very thankful. Subscribed.

amazing review......includes all pros and cons ...thanks a lot....i learned not only about this flash in full .....but also a touch of basic flash photography also

I’ll wait until Profoto introduce this feature. My immediate thought was ‘Gimmick!’.

very very helpful

Talking about f-ing up, last night I photographed a live showcase with music artists and a film crew providing extreme type hostage negotiation police lighting (I don’t know who thought it was necessary) in the front left of the stage (stage area is +/- roughly 6’x6’) approximately 2 feet from the artist. I shot to the right of the stage, at a low angle, bent down, using the left wall to diffuse the light because there was no whiteboard to deflect and redistribute the lighting. I think I slipped a spinal disc bending and rolling and using every yoga angle possible to get the right angle that captured a shot that wasn’t either over exposed, too dark or shadowy. Sadly, I wasn’t allowed to climb atop the bar to get better shots of the artists and the crowd. I realized how important the additional light is for photography and when I was able to get the right angles, wow the shots are amazing. It was a lot of work. I learned I need a compact 18mm lens and a flash. I will look at the 600 as you suggest! Thank you for making me giggle 🤭 when you said the flash fucked up! I love your videos!

Hah!! I didn't even know what I was getting when I bought this! The head does WHAT??? Thanks for a great review and a great reminder of what can be achieved with on-camera flash. I picked up a used 5d Mk.III and 16-35mm f/4 L lens from KEH last week. Other than the point-and-shoot I bought when I was transitioning (i.e., being dragged kicking and screaming) to digital, I've never used a Canon camera. My main rig is a Leica M10 & 50mm f/2 Summicron-M but I now need tilt-shift lenses, hence the Canon purchase. I shoot flash mainly off-camera and in manual but I always appreciate a system flash that I can pop into the hot shoe for run-and-gun work. KEH had the 470EX-AI at a good price, so I added it to the cart. Less power than the 600EX, sure, but also less weight and bulk: I have a pair of Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro lights (Godox AD200 Pro) if I need to go bigger, albeit off the camera, and I may add a 600EX after I've built up the rest of the Canon kit I need. It's unfortunate that it doesn't include a radio transceiver (especially since the Flashpoint transmitter functions fully with Canon Speedlites and the Flashpoint strobes) but that's probably more than could be packed with the AI head rotation into that size. The biggest downside is that Anastasia wasn't included.

Hi Neil where are you been..are you playing incognito. We will love to see more content from you videos of action like you old vimeo channel.

Hi, Sir, I really like this video and the results, keep things simple, that`s what I like - this Canon speedlite concept is awesome, but I think it`s more for constant and controlled situations as seen in this video than for events for instance where conditions change a lot and one has to react fast, but I hope one can switch this mode off, so it`s the same with TTL and Manual mode, it`s good to have both

Very good explanation n technic

Dear Sir: With your books I learned how to use and control the Flash, of which I'm very grateful. But today I was somewhat taken aback. When you move and position the white bacground to take 3 photos of Anastasia. Why do the three photos come whit BLACK BACKGROUND? Shouldn't they go out WHITE as the white background? Thanks in advance for your answer

Great teaching ! Thank you

Hello sir , very nice info . But how can i use it as wireless Is there any need of wireless adapter ?

Amazing review! Subbed!

Hi I'm new to flashes an I just bought the 470ex-ai flash but when I try use the AI.B function the symbol that means non compatible shows up, I don't understand I'm working with my full frame canon 6D, is it actually not just compatible or am I doing something wrong? can someone please help?

Does this intelligent flash have an advantage over the other speedlight flashes, even in the outdoors, where there's nothing to bounce the flash on??

Excellent review!

Informative video. Thankyou

Liked it, helped me decide to buy.. I lost lot of good shots (of my baby) because i wasted time in paper reflectors and diffusers.. (Edit: I liked the detailed information..) Question: can I use this flash remotely too?

can I get this flash and I'll be able to take great pictures at night time or whenever there's low light

Ok good to know. Thanks.

This is master !!!! I love it

will the AI function work with Canon 70D Camera bought in Jan, 2016?

will it work on sony A7iii?

thx 4 the vid. as you said...you can do it with any flashlight. just use your own intelligence...

Question for you sir, are you focusing on the eyes every time with the shutter focus?

Sir: I want buy some books. Where can I do?. I went: Adorama, Amazon B&H and ebay, No Books

Yeah, so don’t use full auto But for photojournalism is very acceptable Not that much for artistic work

Great 6d 1 or 2?

JUICE RULES (Anyone else see the writing on the wall?)