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What do the small numbers mean on my 580exii flash?
Jul 2, 2013 13:32:03   #
PaulaBrady Loc: Havre, Mt
 
At the bottom of the screen there are numbers such as .5, .07, 1, 1.5, 2. Does anyone know what they mean? I have not seen this addressed in the tutorials I have watched. Thank you in advance.

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Jul 2, 2013 13:40:50   #
Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ
 
PaulaBrady wrote:
At the bottom of the screen there are numbers such as .5, .07, 1, 1.5, 2. Does anyone know what they mean? I have not seen this addressed in the tutorials I have watched. Thank you in advance.


Well........According to page 6 of the instruction manual,
that's the flash range in meters [top] and feet [bottom].
You do have the manual, right?
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/3/0300004013/01/speedlite580exii-en-es-fr.pdf

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Jul 2, 2013 13:43:04   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
PaulaBrady wrote:
At the bottom of the screen there are numbers such as .5, .07, 1, 1.5, 2. Does anyone know what they mean? I have not seen this addressed in the tutorials I have watched. Thank you in advance.


Page 8 of your manual lists 0.5 0.7 1 1.5 2 3 4 6 9 13 18 as Indicator (meters)
Page 11 references it again and there are more...

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Jul 2, 2013 20:32:14   #
PaulaBrady Loc: Havre, Mt
 
Wall-E wrote:
Well........According to page 6 of the instruction manual,
that's the flash range in meters [top] and feet [bottom].
You do have the manual, right?
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/3/0300004013/01/speedlite580exii-en-es-fr.pdf


Actually I don't, bought it used on EBay without a manual. But thank you for input.

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Jul 2, 2013 20:45:52   #
KennyMac Loc: Lynchburg, VA
 
Paula, Goto http://usa.canon.com and print the pdf manual ! You can go into C.fn (functions) and change to feet if you like.

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Jul 2, 2013 20:51:32   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
Canon USA
Speedlite 580EX II
Brochures & Manuals
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/flashes/speedlite_580ex_ii#BrochuresAndManuals

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Jul 3, 2013 07:08:40   #
photonphysicist Loc: Texas
 
Wall-E wrote:
Well........According to page 6 of the instruction manual,
that's the flash range in meters [top] and feet [bottom].
You do have the manual, right?
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/3/0300004013/01/speedlite580exii-en-es-fr.pdf


You were far more gracious in answering than I would have been!

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