11-17-2023 10:24 AM - last edited on 11-18-2023 09:42 AM by Danny
Mid-session this morning, using double speedlites and a triggered flash (all Canon). At one point, the photos were crisp and bright. Flashes were working. Next point, flashes continued to work, but the photos are not showing the result of a flash being used.
Nothing changed in how I was taking the photos, but suddenly the photo output changed drastically.
Would this be a camera body issue or a speedlite issue?
11-17-2023 10:25 AM
Yes.
What camera?
What flash?
What trigger and method of triggering? Optical? Wireless?
11-17-2023 02:54 PM
The equipment I’ve been using is this:
Eos R camera body
St-e3-rt trigger
Speedlites
600ex-rt
600exII-rt
11-17-2023 03:10 PM
What mode do you have the speedlites in? And where were they set up in relation to the camera?
e.g. if one of the lights' flash is directed even partially to the lens, and you're using ETTL, the pre-flash will be measured which leads to the image being overexposed, so the chosen flash power will be lowered. For speedlites that are aimed towards the camera like this, you'll need to set the power on that flash manually.
11-17-2023 04:01 PM
The lights were about six feet away from me on either side facing the subjects. I was shooting in manual mode.
What made me concerned is that the speedlites were flashing and laminating the subject, then, while still flashing when I triggered the shutter, the subject was unlit. It was as though I was shooting without flash at all.
11-17-2023 05:38 PM
My friend's mom who is a wedding photographer has never had overexposed pictures. When using the original EOS R and using off camera speedlites or on camera flash. And there's support from Canon regarding current product. This sounds like a setting is incorrect or not communicating correctly.
11-17-2023 10:26 AM
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11-17-2023 03:00 PM
There are a few multi-multi reply posts on here that talk about the canon radio flashes losing link. I don't know that there has been any definitive solution yet.
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