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Canon 430ex ii Distance Indicator Not Displaying

I received a Canon 430ex ii for Christmas and am still trying to learn flash photography with my t3i. I am 3/4 of the way through Bryan Petersons book Understanding Flash Photography, so I'm semi comfortable with shooting in manual with the flash in ...

Which second speedlight should I buy?

Hi, I'm trying to work out which speedlight to buy. I currently own a 430EX II and use this with a Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 and Mini TT1 to use off camera but I now need to buy a second speedlight and maybe in a few months I'll buy a third. My question...

When using my cannon Speedlite 580EX II unit on my 7d or 50d cameras the read out is constant flashi

High Speed Sync with Canon 430 EX II

Does the high speed sync work on ALL shutter speeds or just a specific range?I was photographing a picture of my dog with my Powershot G12.  I used a shutter speed of 1/500.  It was slightly too dark so I went with a shutter speed of 1/400.  The resu...

Flash questions

I'm just getting into off camera flash.  I wonder if anyone can help me with any of the following three questions: 1)  Is there a RELIABLE TTL off camera flash cord available either, Canon or after market of 3-20 feet in length that would maintain fu...

External flash

I have a canon Rebel T3I, I do not have an external flash, what would be a good purchase for me,  speedlite 270ex, 430ex markII, or the 580exII.

Is there any way to fire 600ex speedlight off camera as a slave using pop-up camera flash?

Speedlite 430EX and canon 7D wireless

I try my speedlite 430EX wirelessly using my Canon 7D to go off through the flash menu. Now that all works but when I make a picture in the mirror I see the internal flash on the picture. Is it not true that the internal flash to go off a little earl...

Does the 7D integrate wireless with the newest external flashes

speedlite 600 ex-rt

Just bought a speedlite 600 ex-rt flash and trying to figure out how to have my 430 ex flash off camera without having my 600 on camera flash. First time at using off camera flashes!

My Fear Finally has Happened to my 600EX-RT

That gel holder that would never stay put final gone missing at the last weekend's state volleyball championship.  $30 for just the holder and additional for the missing gel.  Sigh... Maybe it is better to revert back to the good old Scotch taping ci...

Flash Exposure Bracketing T3i

Hi, I am new to Canon and this is my first post.  I just got the T3i and believe it is not possible to do FEB with the built in flash.  Am I correct on that?  The direction to do that is with an external speedlite flash.  Which Speedlite model does F...

Does the Speedlite 90ex support hi speed sync on the eos 5d mark II?

Manual Mode Questions 580EX II

I am trying to understand manual mode on my 580EX II flash.  I use this with a 5D Mark III.1. In M mode, I can set the power rating from 1/1 to 1/128.2. In Ext M mode, I see the ISO and F-stop and effective flash range.3. In reading Bryan Peterson's ...

battery drain problem with canon 600ex flash

I am new to Canon and bought a 5d mk III with the 600ex flash.   I have professional friends who have helped me with my change in brands.  I used the flash with new eneloop rechargeable batteries in the flash and also attached to a charger pack for a...