Canon Speedlite Flashes Forum

Resolved! Will old speelite work on new eos cameras

I have several older Speedlite flashes was wondering if they will work on y EOS 800D I tried the 550ex but it did not seen to sync right any thought much appreciated

slave mode

I've have never used slave mode on my speedlights. I always had a trigger for each one. But i'm playing with some weird mix and match setups and wanted to be sure of something. - can i get my 430exii to fire based only off a strobe firing? Thanks a l...

600EX-RT Not working in ETTL mode

For some reason the flash is not working in ETTL mode. It will flash but the subjec/scene is still dark. All other modes work as should1. I changed cameras2. I changed batteries3. Reset/cleared the speedlite settings4. Reset the speedlite settings in...

Flash Not Syncing with Camera: Bad Flash or Broken Camera

I have a Canon 70D with a 430EXII flash. From time to time, the flash with overpower the photo with a huge amount of light. When I examine the picture in Adobe Elements, it reports that the flash didn’t fire which leads me to believe that the flash...

Resolved! 600EX RT not illuminating subject in ETTL mode

I was shooting with my 600EXrt with a 6D in ETTL mode with a plus 3 FEC. Suddenly I noted that the flash fired but the image was pitch black (no illumination). Tried it a few times same result. I took out the other 600ex rt and that worked fine. On r...

430EX Hot Shoe Bracket Replacement

I own an original 430EX Speedlite (not the -II or the -III) and need a replacement hot shoe bracket for it. The locking pin no longer extends down when rotating the locking mechanism. I can find a bunch of replacements for the -II and -III but nothin...

Connect 1DX mark 2 with Canon 470EX-AI for off-camera use

Can anyone help me out with this. I want to use the 470EX AI but off the camera, I mean not connected to the hotshoe. As the canon manual itself says: For wireless flash, the 470EX-AI offers optical-type wireless E-TTL only — no radio compatibility....

Canon 430 EX III-RT and Yongnuo RF-605C Help

Hi, My wife is a wedding photographer and I have been trying to help her get her off-camera flashes working. She said they would sporadically work on-and-off so I wanted to do some troubleshooting to see what the problem was. Her main flash is the 43...

Battery drainage

My 600ex-rt flash has worked perfectly from the start until my last event shoot when the flash on my camera drained my batteries with super speed. I worked 2 ocf and my on camera was on low power (1/64) and also triggering the other two. This has w...

580ex will not fire flash from the pilot test button

Hi, My 580ex powers on and the red pilot light comes on. When I press the pilot light to do a test flash it will not fire, it's does not fire on my two camera bodies, 5D2 and 7D. I have another 580ex and that works fine. All the buttons on the bac...

I have a Canon 7D and a Canon 430EX speedlite.

I have used my Canon 430EX speedlite both on camera and off (using radio poppers when off). Recently I found out that I could use my speedlite wireless with the Canon 7D and did some senior pictures this way. I am now trying to use the flash on cam...

Resolved! Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT and Yongnuo YN-E3-RT Transmitter

Hi all.I'm looking for any suggestions, but I doubt that this can be solved. I have two Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT's and recently purchased a Yongnuo YN-E3-RT Transmitter to operate both Speedlites remotely from my Canon 200D camera. On paper this ...

Off-camera flash with 80D

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?

600 ex II Manual Mode

I recently upgraded from my 580 Ex II's to the new 600 ex-II flashes. My question is when using the flash in Manual Mode, can I fire more than one shot at a time? In Ettl Mode I am able to fire 4 shots before images go black - while the flash recycle...

Resolved! Speedlight 600EX II-RT not charging

I just purchased this speedlight new at the end of December I have used it once. I went to use it tonight and it will not charge. The light just stays red. I put new batteries in just Incase, nothing. It does put off a test flash when I push the butt...

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Resolved! Will old speelite work on new eos cameras

slave mode

600EX-RT Not working in ETTL mode

Flash Not Syncing with Camera: Bad Flash or Broken Camera

Resolved! 600EX RT not illuminating subject in ETTL mode

430EX Hot Shoe Bracket Replacement

Connect 1DX mark 2 with Canon 470EX-AI for off-camera use

Canon 430 EX III-RT and Yongnuo RF-605C Help

Battery drainage

580ex will not fire flash from the pilot test button

I have a Canon 7D and a Canon 430EX speedlite.

Resolved! Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT and Yongnuo YN-E3-RT Transmitter

Off-camera flash with 80D

600 ex II Manual Mode

Resolved! Speedlight 600EX II-RT not charging

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