topic Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work in Speedlite Flashes

I cannot get high speed sync to work

calculatingcake — Thu, 28 May 2015 00:35:27 GMT

Hi all,

I have an EOS 6D and a Speedlite 580exii. For the life of my I cannot get the high speed sync to work. At anything past the shutter sync speed I get a black bar despite the fact I have enabled the high speed sync mode. I should also note I am using a pocket wizard.

Suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

TTMartin — Thu, 28 May 2015 14:53:04 GMT

Ditch the pocketwizard.

Get a 90EX to use as a wireless optical flash controller. It supports HSS on a remote flash (though it doesn't do HSS itself).

Canon DLC - Alternatives to the built-in flash: EOS 6D

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

calculatingcake — Thu, 28 May 2015 14:52:37 GMT

Thanks for the reply.

I figured out last night that it was the Pocket Wizard that was causing the holdup.

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

TTMartin — Thu, 28 May 2015 14:56:21 GMT

Good to hear you got it to work.

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

calculatingcake — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:00:35 GMT

Oh, haha, I didn't get it to work, I just figured out that the Pocket Wizard was my problem and I need a more sophisticated one that can handle it.

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

TCampbell — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:10:24 GMT

Using High Speed Sync is a feature of the E-TTL mode of the flash (in "manual" mode you don't get HSS). Canon doesn't publish the specs for E-TTL... third parties reverse-engineer it to try to build compatible systems. That means that whenever you buy a component that supports E-TTL, but isn't made by Canon, there's a risk that it may not necessarily be 100% compatible with all E-TTL features.

Glad you got the problem resolved.

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

calculatingcake — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:13:10 GMT

That is really helpful. Thank you! Can you recommend a best product to use instead of the Pocket Wizard?

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

TTMartin — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:46:18 GMT

@calculatingcake wrote:
That is really helpful. Thank you! Can you recommend a best product to use instead of the Pocket Wizard?

Research the Yongnuo YN-622C and the YN-622C-TX

Re: I cannot get high speed sync to work

ScottyP — Thu, 28 May 2015 17:24:27 GMT

Phottix Odin.