08-09-2017 09:19 AM
I am new to flash photography. My camera is an 80D and I have a 430EX II. I would like to find a way to fire the flash off-camera without having to fire the camera’s pop-up flash. Any ideas?
08-09-2017 11:52 AM
There is no other way without getting a ST-E2-RT transmitter which mounts on the hot shoe. You can't see the light emitting from it but it's essentially the same as your built-in flash.
08-09-2017 01:45 PM
Isn't it only the 430-EX III that has RT capability? I was under the impression that optical transmission is the only option with the 430-EX II.
08-09-2017 03:43 PM
@RobertTheFat wrote:Isn't it only the 430-EX III that has RT capability? I was under the impression that optical transmission is the only option with the 430-EX II.
Yes that's right. That's why I mentioned the ST-E2-RT not the ST-E3-RT. The E2 transmits optical info only which the 430 EX II can do.
08-09-2017 05:26 PM
@diverhank wrote:
@RobertTheFat wrote:Isn't it only the 430-EX III that has RT capability? I was under the impression that optical transmission is the only option with the 430-EX II.
Yes that's right. That's why I mentioned the ST-E2-RT not the ST-E3-RT. The E2 transmits optical info only which the 430 EX II can do.
Hmmm,,, I don't find an ST-E2-RT, only an ST-E2. Which actually doesn't surprise me much, because I always thought that RT stands for "radio transmission". Is there a radio-capable version of the ST-E2?
08-09-2017 05:33 PM
@RobertTheFat wrote:
@diverhank wrote:
@RobertTheFat wrote:Isn't it only the 430-EX III that has RT capability? I was under the impression that optical transmission is the only option with the 430-EX II.
Yes that's right. That's why I mentioned the ST-E2-RT not the ST-E3-RT. The E2 transmits optical info only which the 430 EX II can do.
Hmmm,,, I don't find an ST-E2-RT, only an ST-E2. Which actually doesn't surprise me much, because I always thought that RT stands for "radio transmission". Is there a radio-capable version of the ST-E2?
Oh...I see what you're getting at. I just worked off memory...Sorry...you're correct it's just ST-E2...I guess I don't sweat the minor details that much.
08-09-2017 02:27 PM
Ah, too bad ... Thank you for your response, though.
One more question: Do you know if the ST-E2-RT transmitter emits a light as bright as the flash?
08-09-2017 03:45 PM
@Roo wrote:Ah, too bad ... Thank you for your response, though.
One more question: Do you know if the ST-E2-RT transmitter emits a light as bright as the flash?
As I recalled, you can't see it, at least it's not noticeable as the photographer looking through the viewfinder.
08-09-2017 09:37 PM
Thank you!
08-31-2017 12:52 PM
Pop-up your on-camer flash.
Go into the camera menu and tell it to "disable" your flash.
Use it normally.
What you'll find is that you SEE the on-camera flash fire... but when you inspect your images you wont see any light from it.
The camera will use the on-camera flash ONLY to communicate with the external speedlite (which all happens while the camera shutter is still close... a fraction of a second before the shutter opens) but when the camera shutter opens only the off-camera flash will fire.
You get the benefit of off-camera flash without having to worry about what the on-camera flash will do to your shot.
I know it seems strange to turn on a flash, tell the camera menu to "disable" it, and still see it fire... just know that it is only firing to communicate (optically) with the off-camera flash units and it only happens when the shutter is still closed.
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