topic Re: canon 580 ex ii flash in Speedlite Flashes

canon 580 ex ii flash

sportnet23 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:40:29 GMT

I have a Canon 580 EX II flash and when it is not attached to a camera when I test the flash it kinda acts like a strobe and hangs a bit. Once attached to the camera it functions properly. Any idea what is going on? Does it need to be sent in for repair? HELP

It was not in strobe mode -

Re: canon 580 ex ii flash

TTMartin — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:09:59 GMT

@sportnet23 wrote:
I have a Canon 580 EX II flash and when it is not attached to a camera when I test the flash it kinda acts like a strobe and hangs a bit. Once attached to the camera it functions properly. Any idea what is going on? Does it need to be sent in for repair? HELP

It was not in strobe mode -

Check the Custom Function settings on the flash itself, sounds like it is set to fire the 'Modeling Light'.

Re: canon 580 ex ii flash

sportnet23 — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:12:06 GMT

That was it. Thanks