Canon 7D, 430EX II, and cheap wireless trigger

[mcmurdie]

Hey Folks,

I'm trying to set up two flashes off camera and I'm running into a strange problem. I'm controlling the 430ex via the wireless and driving the external wireless trigger via the sync port. Things work fine for a while, but after a while the sync port trigger stops triggering. The 430 continues to fire. If I close the on-board flash, the sync port starts working again. Popping it back up causes it to stop again. It continues this way until I power cycle the camera at which point it starts working again.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

I really like being able to control the 430 via wireless, but I've got the light balanced for two flashes, not one.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Mike

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[Mykolas]

Hi mcmurdie!

Thanks for posting.

Multiple flash firing methods cannot be used at the same time.  If you have something connected to the PC Terminal, it will not work when the built-in flash is used or when a flash is attached to the hotshoe.  Only one can be used at a time.

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