07-12-2018 03:48 PM
I have an EOS 200D (Rebel SL2) and would like to get an off-camera flash. I find conflicting information about whether my camera supports wireless flash or not. There seem to be different modes (optical vs. radio) and everything is a little bit confusing for a newbie. So here is what I found:
So all of that sounds like I would be able to use the 430EX III-RT over wireless, but some further googling revealed:
Can anyone clarify on this? Maybe someone has that camera+flash combination? Thanks!
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07-12-2018 04:20 PM
@caslex wrote:Thanks for you reply.
From what I understood, optical transmission wireless flash is not the same as RT (radio transmission?) wireless flash though. Does the EOS200D/SL2 support RT? Or is my only option to buy another gadget (be it a flash with optical master capability or some radio transmitter device)?
AFAIK, no Canon camera is capable of being a radio master, so you'd need a second flash with RT capability (or a standalone radio transmitter) to serve in that role. Some Canon cameras can serve as an optical master, but yours is not one of them. So you'd need a second flash unit as the optical master. You just have to make sure that the master and the slave are on the same page (both optical or both RT).
07-12-2018 03:59 PM
Your camera does not have built-in optical flash wireless capability.
You can use any master capability in any external flash you attach per the flash's capabilities.
07-12-2018 04:07 PM
Thanks for you reply.
From what I understood, optical transmission wireless flash is not the same as RT (radio transmission?) wireless flash though. Does the EOS200D/SL2 support RT? Or is my only option to buy another gadget (be it a flash with optical master capability or some radio transmitter device)?
07-12-2018 04:20 PM
@caslex wrote:Thanks for you reply.
From what I understood, optical transmission wireless flash is not the same as RT (radio transmission?) wireless flash though. Does the EOS200D/SL2 support RT? Or is my only option to buy another gadget (be it a flash with optical master capability or some radio transmitter device)?
AFAIK, no Canon camera is capable of being a radio master, so you'd need a second flash with RT capability (or a standalone radio transmitter) to serve in that role. Some Canon cameras can serve as an optical master, but yours is not one of them. So you'd need a second flash unit as the optical master. You just have to make sure that the master and the slave are on the same page (both optical or both RT).
07-12-2018 04:26 PM
07-12-2018 04:34 PM
look at the Specs for (as an example) the T7i, it is very clear that the flash can be used as an optical wireless master.
02-13-2019 01:49 PM
02-13-2019 03:29 PM
They have changed the online specs since I wrote that reply. Now there is no mention of the internal flash online. In the manual it says what used to be in the online spec:
03-03-2019 07:28 PM
03-03-2019 09:49 PM
@Sandi3009 wrote:
I can finally see that I'm not the only one who thinks that the website (UK version) misinforms. I was quite disappointed to discover I can't use this camera with off camera flash... simply because the realisation came during a holiday when I had no chance of purchasing additional accessories. I recently got the Hahnel transmitter/ receiver set... it works quite well manually but doesn't seem to give me a successful ETTL- can anyone confirm to me that it's somehow explainable? Would be grateful. Wasted a lot of time on that topic.
Are you using the Viper? The Viper system is not TTL/ETTL compatible. It is a fully manual system. Buy a light meter, or get a refund.
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