Using T5i with studio flashes

[TransTec]

I'm trying to set my T5i to work with studio flashes. I bought a Vello hotshoe adapter and set it up on the camera. The strobes work, but only if I turn Live View off. If the screen is on, the flashes won't fire.

Hopefully I'm missing something here, because it'd be nice to use the flashes with Live View on.

Thanks.

[ebiggs1]

Turn off ETTL.  It should work in manual.  After the camera determines meter it should work anyway.  But it will work in manual.

[TransTec]

Not seeing how to do that. If I go into the camera menu and choose Flash Control, under ETTL Metering there are only two choices: Evaluative or Average. Neither seems to affect the operation of the flash.

[ebiggs1]

BTW, you might try to reset the camera to default settings.  Whenever strange stuff happens, reset the camera.  Who knows what you may have set or accidentally set incorrectly?

[TransTec]

Yeah, I ran into that after a couple hours of choosing about everything I could think of, without success. A good point, though, and one I'll remember.