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tonyoco
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| Posted: Tue 05 Aug, 2008 12:22 pm Subject: Controling a 430EX Flash with a 40D |
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Can anyone help me
I have been using a 350D for about two years now with mixed results. I also have a 430EX flash, when the 350 is connected to the 430 the results are very good, especially using my 25 - 105 L lense.
I have just got a new 40D and I am trying to get the camera to control the flash directly, I understand that this is possible with this combination.
The problem is that whan I try to change any settings on the flash using the camera menu only the bottom two options are available in the menu. The top three items are greyed out, I can therefore not change the FEL or 1st curtain sync from the camera and have to use the Cn.f settings on the flash.
If I come up one level in the camera menu I have the option of clearing the Cn.f setting on an external flash but when I try to use this option I get a message saying
"The flash is either incompatable or switched off"
If I press the "inf" button on the flash control menu I get the option here of reseting the speedlight and this works fine.
Has anyone else had a similar problem or have I got one of the settings on the camera or flash set wrong
Thanks in advance
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Tiberius
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| Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2008 12:46 am Subject: |
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| That only works with the new 580EX mk II flash, unfortunately. I have the 580 mk 1, and it doesn't work with that either. |
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nkg
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ciscokid
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| Posted: Thu 14 Aug, 2008 1:47 pm Subject: |
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| It will also work on the new 430EX MKII |
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