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580 EX II Stuck!

I went to use my Canon Speedlite 580EX II after a few weeks today, on a professional press job, and encountered what seems to be a serious problem. When I switch on, it goes into what I think is "Master" mode (as via the long press of the Zoom button...

Speedlight not working

I have a canon 7d mark ii and I connected a canon 600 ex-rt speedlight to the top, hooked it in, but the flash will not work. The red light on the front flickers when I take a shot, but the main flash does not go off.I've tried everything, please hel...

Flash Syncing

Hi im new to the forum and have a new question about flash syncing. Im not sure if this is the way ro ask the question. The scenario I experience while shooting a wedding with one 600 ex rt flash acting as the master on camera (and actively flashing)...

Resolved! Help with Canon 600 EX-RT

Hi I am new to this group and wanted some advice please. I always seem to struggle using flash and have no confidence, I have an indoor event coming up which will be low ambient light and high dark ceilings, and I wanted to ask how do I get my flash ...

Tony61 by Apprentice
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430EX III Buzzing when flashing.

I’ve seen several forums about a buzzing sound but none of them seem to be having my issue. Every time I press the shutter halfway too focus the pre-flash flashes with a buzzing sound. This is the first time I’m experiencing this or at least I don’t ...

Resolved! Speedlite 580EXII

Mounting a 580EXII on a T3i & shooting in P.  Flash will inexplicably switch from ETTL mode to TTL, overexposing closer subjects.  Cannot reset to ETTL manually.  Must shut down, remove flash from camera frame, remove batteries and start again. Any t...

Jchafitz by Enthusiast
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Synch Trouble with 2 430 EX III RT and a 600 EX II RT

Hello, I've followed the manual's instructions to set up the 600 as a master and the 2 430s as slaves. They link together and all. I used RT, put a manual ID and group that is identical in all 3. When I press the flash button on the master, there is ...

bforcier by Apprentice
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Resolved! HSS not working with ST-E3-RT and 600EX-RT and 5ds

Hello I cant get HSS to work. Shots are very dark. The lightnig bolt H is on for both the flash and transmitter. I'm using a canon 5ds camera set to manual, st-e3-rt transmitter and 600ex-rt is set to ETTL (but it doesnt work in M either)  Any sugges...

mathew_z by Apprentice
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Recommendations for a wireless trigger system

Hello: I have a Canon 7d Mark II and 2 canon speedlites 580 EX II and I am in the market for a wireless trigger system. I have been using the on camera flash as the master to trigger the optical slaves and it works in most cases, but would like to pu...

ilzho by Rising Star
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Cool new Canon flash

The new Canon 470EX Flash can *automatically* set the bounce angle of the head: http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2018/speedlite-470ex-ai/speedlite-470ex-ai-revolutionary-ai-bounce.shtml?categoryId=12

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