Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT

As much as I am a Canon fan, this flash is way over-priced. You can get the same thing from a 3rd party. Check out the Yongnuo YN-600EX-RT. It has the same functionality as this, but it only costs about $120-$130. I have 5 of these units, and they've been great for me, and for just a little bit more money (than 1 Canon 600EX-RT) I got all 5 of the Yongnuo units... Even if you buy 2-3, you're saving a ton of money.

I receiver my 600EX-RT from Massdrop on their last offering. Beware, it was shipped in a box that was unprotected and actually more shallow then the Canon box, it was held together with cheap tape and the outside box arrived half torn open because of it being so poorly packaged. the Canon box was dented and banged up, but the flash seem to work. I was able to register the flash on the Canon website.

I'm wondering if this is a USA Warranty item - because it says $8.00 shipping to US? When I went to www.digitalrev.com (which is based in Hong Kong - so totally grey market - but at least they provide their own warranty) - they are charging $389.00 for a Canon 600EX-RT. Somehow, I would expect MassDrop to be significantly less if they are buying volume quantity - else there's not too much point.