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600EX-RT and ST-E3-RT Failed

I was at a wedding shoot last weekend and my (3) 600EX-RT and ST-E3-RT worked great until I got into the reception hall/tent.  Could not get the flashes to fire via radio.  Had to resort to on camera flash for the entire reception.  The next day I tr...

I cannot get high speed sync to work

Hi all,  I have an EOS 6D and a Speedlite 580exii. For the life of my I cannot get the high speed sync to work. At anything past the shutter sync speed I get a black bar despite the fact I have enabled the high speed sync mode. I should also note I a...

Flash Exposure Inconsistent

I'm using 580EX flash units on my Mk4 cameras with a 24-70 f/2.8 or the 17-35 f/2.8, mostly bouncing slightly with a dome on the flash. Fresh high output batteries or a high-power external source is the power.  The exposure is varying from frame to f...

My 580EX II only exposes correctly in bounce mode :-0

I noticed that my speedlight underexposes (by at least 2 stops) in the normal flash head configuration.  Once I place any kind of an upward bounce on the strobe, I get a correct exposure.  It exposes correctly in the left/right bounce configuration. ...

W13 by Apprentice
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E-TTL on 6D+600EX-RT

Hi Everyone,         my current setup is the 6D (24-105 F4) and the 600EX-RT speedlight. the issue i'm having is with the E-TTL exposure.          yesterday i noticed that any subject further than 10feet gets under-exposed (this is indoor testing). B...

canon st-e3-rt slave readly light goes on and off

The ready symbol of the lighting bolt on my transmitter that indicates the flashes are recycled and ready go on and then go off again randomly. I have 4 flash slave units and one out of every 4 photos, all the flashes fire. New eneloop charged batter...

lauphoto by Apprentice
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Flash Help!!!

New member here, I have a Canon 7D and mainly shoot automotive photography. I am looking to get into buying a flash (or two) but have no clue where to start. I want them to be off camera fired flashes, so do I need pocket wizards? or is there an alte...

600EX-RT and Hi Speed Sync with 5D MKIII.

I'm reading conflicting comments on use of hi speed sync with the 600EX-RT and aperture priority.  Will the MKIII do so?  Or do I need to go to manual?  Also, will the ST-E3-RT transmitter allow hi speed sync with MKIII in aperture priority and the 6...

SteveW by Contributor
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Resolved! using the 430 EX II with Canon 6D

Hallo,I just got the speedlite 430Ex II and I am trying to use it on my Canon 6D. I would like to use my camera in Av (aperture priority), but when I set the camer in Av it does not take into consideration the Flash. So, for example, let's say I set ...

YN 622C pass-through TTL with 430 EX II?

Have Canon T5i, Canon 430 EX II flash.I bought a set of Yongnuo YN622C radio TTL triggers, and they work great for OFF-camera TTL.  I can set my 430EXII anywhere around a room and it shoots with perfect full TTL. But when I have the YN622C on the Cam...

Bugman by Contributor
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YN622c with430EXII... pass through

T5i, yn622c triggers. the 430 EX II works great when mounted to a receiver trigger remotely. full TTL function. The problem is that When the yn622c is mounted on the camera hot shoe, with the flash on top of that, the flash just fires manually - ther...

Bugman by Contributor
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