topic Re: Flash gun in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Flash gun

MarkP — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:36:30 GMT

Can anyone confirm if the Sunpak PF30x works with the Canon EOS 750d? thanks

Re: Flash gun

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:41:30 GMT

According to Sunpak website it is ETTL II compatible, so it should.

Re: Flash gun

MarkP — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:56:42 GMT

When I connect a Sunpak PF30x flashgun to my Canon EOS 750d I cannot get it to work, when I look at the setup it says inconpatable flash or its not switched on.. are there other settings I need to look at? thanks

Re: Flash gun

RobertTheFat — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:47:44 GMT

@MarkP wrote:
When I connect a Sunpak PF30x flashgun to my Canon EOS 750d I cannot get it to work, when I look at the setup it says inconpatable flash or its not switched on.. are there other settings I need to look at? thanks

Even if (as John's information indicates) the unit is ETTL II compatible, it doesn't necessarily mean that that's its default setting. Make sure that its mode is actually set to ETTL or ETTL II.

Re: Flash gun

MarkP — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:01:16 GMT

Thanks Bob and sorry I'm new to photography. When I go into Flash control the E-TTL 11 meter is set to Evaluate, the only other setting is Average.

Re: Flash gun

kvbarkley — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:24:06 GMT

Is this on the flash or the camera?

Do the pins on the foot of the flash match the connections on the camera? For Ettl-II it needs *all* of them, not just the big center one.

Re: Flash gun

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:40:33 GMT

Do you get that error message when Sunoak is installed on camera, lock wheel tightened and Sunpak switched on?

Re: Flash gun

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:54:54 GMT

http://www.heritagecameras.co.uk/sunpak-pf30x-bounce-e-ttl-ii-dedicated-auto-flash-unit-for-early-canon-eos-digital-slrs-up-to-1ds-ii-5d-30d-400d-with-extension-cable-3929-p.asp

This site states it's not compatible with later model cameras. Must be more than just ETTL II that needs to be complied with.

Re: Flash gun

MarkP — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:26:32 GMT

Thanks for your help everyone...looks like a need to save up and purchase a new one.

Re: Flash gun

ebiggs1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 06:35:01 GMT

Just because it is ETTL II compatible is no indication it is Canon compatible. It only means it will expose using the ETTL II standards.

Re: Flash gun

RobertTheFat — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:57:53 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
Just because it is ETTL II compatible is no indication it is Canon compatible. It only means it will expose using the ETTL II standards.

Isn't that a distinction without a difference? The "ETTL II standard" requires, by definition, communication with the camera via the ETTL II protocol. Is any non-Canon camera capable of supporting that communication?

Or are you merely saying that not all Canon cameras support the ETTL II standard? (Which is true, I guess, but almost certainly irrelevant to the OP's question.)