cosmo54 wrote:
I own a 580Exii and an older 220ex Speedlite. I want to experiment withback lighting flowers, leaves, etc. I really have next to no experience with flashes .... Other than mounted on camera & on auto.
I think I need to buy a transmitter (wireless please) so I can put that on the camera & place the 580 pointing from behind the flower. I'm reading about all types of transmitters on the Internet, but I want others opinions too. I really like how everyone here helps one another.
I have a 5d iii and a 7d. Brand new to flash though. Pixel King has a transmitter w 2 receivers for $199 but I believe the hotshoe on the trans is not a pass thru ttl. I want to purchase the best I can for a reasonable price. Don't expect to be needing to control more than 2-3 flashes
Any words of wisdom or pointing at posts/articles/etc would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance!
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I'm also a happy 7D user, with a 480EXII speedlite. I started exactly where you seem to be, and have found the "Speedliter's Handbook" by Syl Arena to be extremely helpful in understanding most flash situations, especially for Canon folks. Good luck!
I recently bought a first generation of CS5 directly from Adobe, and certainly not at $299. It did not contain Lightroom - hence my interest in this question.
Chuck wrote:
I have a Canon480EX II. Is this best used as the master or slave in wireless mode? What is a good combo if I use it as the master? Of course Canon says the 580 but its big bucks.
Chuck - I also have a Canon 480EX II, and want to pass on to you a most excellent reference. Check out "Speedliter's Handbook - Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlights". It is not only the owner's manual that Canon should have given us for the price we paid for their equipment, but so much more. Learning about E-TTL is no easy task without a good reference. It lists at about $50, but is well worth the investment.
It's been two months since I oiled the mechanism. Although I don't use it often, I have tried to exercise it manually each time I turn on the camera, and I've had no problems. Thanks, again. What a great site!
Thanks, Alkaye. I tried your remedy; the pop-up flash immediately seemed to like a little lube, but I suppose only time will tell if it's the final answer. I really appreciate your response and, even as a 65 year old, am even more in love with the power of the computer - when its linked with human ingenuity and kindness.
Hello, everyone. I'm new to writing to the forum, but have been paying attention to all the excellent advice for some time now, and hope I can get some also.
I purchased a new Canon 7D a little over a year ago. Intermittingly, the internal flash fails to pop up, either manually or automatically, and instead provides several "clicks" and then an Error 05 message. I have returned it to my dealer, who returned it to Canon US, who couldn't find anything wrong. I am still within the "repair" warranty period, but not sure what to do with it now, and I hate being without it for the month that it takes to send it to Canon.
Has anyone else experienced such a situation?
Thanks