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Af assit beam works but Flash wont fire

Hi, I have a 6d mk II and a 430 ex ii. When I use the flash the af assit beam will work but the flash won't fire. I put the 430 ex ii on my 5d mk iii and it works fine. What do I do?

Pocket Wizard multi speedlite setup ( 580exii and 580 ex )

Hi PocketWizard plus ii tranceiver on the canon eos 5d mark ii hot shoe.PocketWizard plus ii receiver connected to 580ex ii speedlite.The 580 exii fires perfectly from anywhere in the room. The problem comes when I bring in another speedlite ( 580 ex...

Resolved! Using my speedlite

Hi, I've just bought a Neewer TT560 speedlite and am using it with my canon 6D. I can't get t to work, and think I am missing something very basic to connect the camera funtioning to the external flash. The speedlite itself is working as it has a tes...

Resolved! Keep getting !wide panel msg on my speedlite

Recently I brought canon speedlite 470ex-ai for my canon rebel T7i. I’m trying to test the AI future but I am keep seeing the ‘!wide panel’ msg on speedlite. Not seeing auto function.Can someone help me how to resolve this error?

600EX-II exposure question...help!

Using this strobe on a 6DMII. As I understand it, the ETTL mode works well only when the camera mode is set to P. However, P tends to set the aperture to 4.0; when I need more depth of field, I have to use AV mode. Now in order to get auto exposure...

Resolved! Need info on setting up flash to use a battery pack

Recently purchased a Canon Speedlight 600 EXII-RT and a Bolt Battery Pack, and I'm trying to figure out how to use it. I've been reading the Flash manual...and have done the C.Fn 12 set to 1. Do you have to make changes to anything on your camera to ...

How do I set Slave Function for 470ex-ai speedlite

Hi,I am trying to set my 470ex-ai speedlite to slave mode and I can't figure out anywhere how to do so. I know that the terminology has been changed in the manual, but that being said, I still can't find anything in the manual or online that explains...

Flash 600EX-RT stuck on TTL mode (ETTL not working)

The flash is working only on TTL mode, along with M, MULTI, EXT... so obviously if fires at full blast in every light situation.When I take the flash batteries off and put them back on, I turns ETTL on, but as soon as I press pre-focus, it swithch b...

Resolved! Using 2 x Canon 430EX-III RT speedlites question

Hi. I'm quite new to off camera flash. If i have a set-up of a Canon 800D with one 430EX III-RT on camera fired to light the subject, but wanted to add another 430EX III-RT off camera to light the background, i understand that the on camera speedlite...

Canon Speedlight 430EX III-RT flash: cannot get it to fire on optical slave mode - Please help

I have a new 430EX III-RT speedlight which works fine on my Canon EOS M50 camera when placed on the hotshoe. But I cannot get the flash to fire on optical slave mode off camera. I have referred to Page 78 of the flash pdf manual over and over again, ...

Custom function setting on 600 EX RT with external battery pack

When using external battery pack with the 600 EX RT you will get better performance from the internal AA’s in the flash if you set Custom Function #12 on the flash to “ 1 “.This will segregate the AA's from the recharge circuit when it is turned on....

600EXll RT

My Speedlite 600EXll RT is giving me a sporadic after glow after a flash exposure has been taken. It does not happen all the time. Flash is set for ETTL and is only 2 1/2 months old. It is like, the flash goes off, that exposure is perfect and then a...

Firing multiple flashes

How do I fire the 430EX II and two 430EX III-RTs using my ST-E3-RT on my 80D?I can fire my RTs but want to figure out adding the 430EX.

Resolved! speedlight 430EXlll RT problems

Just treated myself to a 430 EXll RT as I want to use wireless flash for a particular job. However no matter what settings I use I cannot get my EOS 600D to fire the flash wirelessly. (flash unit set as wireless slave, channel on both flash and cam...

Can I use my Canon Speedlight 199A with my Canon T2i?

I have a 199A from my days with my AE-1. Both work! Can I use the 199A with my T2i?

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Af assit beam works but Flash wont fire

Pocket Wizard multi speedlite setup ( 580exii and 580 ex )

Resolved! Using my speedlite

Resolved! Keep getting !wide panel msg on my speedlite

600EX-II exposure question...help!

Resolved! Need info on setting up flash to use a battery pack

How do I set Slave Function for 470ex-ai speedlite

Flash 600EX-RT stuck on TTL mode (ETTL not working)

Resolved! Using 2 x Canon 430EX-III RT speedlites question

Canon Speedlight 430EX III-RT flash: cannot get it to fire on optical slave mode - Please help

Custom function setting on 600 EX RT with external battery pack

600EXll RT

Firing multiple flashes

Resolved! speedlight 430EXlll RT problems

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