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Is there a Canon equivalent of the Nikon CLS?
Does Canon have its own version of the creative lighting system?
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What are the differences between E-TTL, i-TTL, and P-TTL?
Canon, Nikon and Pentax each have their own TTL flash metering systems, respectively E-TTL, i-TTL, and P-TTL. They all use a weak preflash that is metered and used to calculate flash power level ...
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Can a Nikon/Canon flash be used on the other brand of camera?
I was just thinking about this problem and was wondering if anyone knew if/how to use a competing flash unit (EX or SB series) on a Nikon or Canon (respectively) camera. I would assume a lot of the ...
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Do Canon 430EXII speedlite flash units have an optical slave function?
Before I buy , i want to make sure:
will a 430exII fire by "seeing" the light burst from other flash sources? and if not, what canon speedlite can do this?
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Simple Explanation of the Hot Shoe Pins on Canon Cameras and Flashes?
I haven't found any thorough documentation about exactly what each pin does and the signalling between a camera (say a T6i) and a flash (say speedlite 600ex-rt ii) looks like. What voltage levels, ...
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Why don't semi-automatic modes on a DSLR take flash into account when calculating exposure?
I've purchased a TTL flash today and was surprised to learn that the camera (Canon 77D) is apparently not taking it into account when you set it to aperture priority or any other automatic mode. The ...
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Is there a 3rd party Canon flash with both RT wireless and optical wireless?
Is there a 3rd party flash which is both capable of being used off the camera using optical transmission and radio transmission?
I have been told that "Canon 430EX III-RT Speedlite" is capable of ...
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Why won't my YN-568EXII work with a flash trigger? [duplicate]
I have a Canon 5DMk2 and have just bought 2 Yongnuo YN568EXII speed lights.
I have an existing Yongnuo RF-603CII trigger, but I cannot get them to work together!
Does anyone have any suggestions, as ...
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What was my flash power?
When I am using a Canon flash in the E-TTL mode, how can I tell which flash power the E-TTL magic chose?
For example, if I got a correct exposure in the E-TTL mode, can I easily choose the same flash ...
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What flash slaves can be used with a Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT?
My current flash setup is a standard shoe mount but I've been thinking about getting a remote.
I've been drooling over the Speedlite 600EX-RT. It uses radio to control slaves, which is nice (longer ...
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Why isn't my flash gear working with my Canon R50?
I just moved from a Canon dSLR system to the R mirrorless system by getting myself an R50. But none of my flash gear, which worked just fine with my dSLRs, seems to work with it. What's going on?
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Can I use my old Canon Speedlite 277T with my new Canon dSLR?
Actually it's my dad's flash that he bought many many moons ago to use with his old Canon T70. I don't have a flash but have borrowed his to try out, but he mentioned that some flashes will send too ...
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How can I make use of a speedlight that does not work with the non-standard hotshoe on lower-end Canon cameras?
My Canon 2000D is not firing the YN560 iv speed light. So, I learned the hard way that this flash is not compatible with the hotshoe on my camera.
Is there any way I can use this camera and flash ...
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How to fire an external flash in Liveview mode on a Canon 77D?
I've bought a non-TTL Yongnuo flash (YN-560 IV) for my Canon 77D and it works fine when shooting through the viewfinder. However switching to Liveview mode, I found out that it annoyingly stops ...
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What setups work to trigger a Profoto B1 and Canon 600EX-RT Speedlights together from canon body
Given a Profoto B1, a Profoto AIR Remote TTL-C, and some Canon 600EX-RT , what configurations work with triggering these items together.
Additional items are allowed (slave triggers, pocket wizards, ...
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Can I trigger Yongnuo YN-622N and YN-622C together at the same time?
I am a Nikon user and my friend uses Canon. If we use Yongnuo YN-622N & YN-622C can we trigger both the Nikon and Canon flashes at the same time?
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The combination of transmitters to fire AND control Canon 430EX III-RT and Yongnuo YN-560 IV
I'm having a hard time figuring out how to expand my flash system which is currently very modest - it only consists of Canon 430EX III-RT flash.
I'm planning to buy 2 Yongnuo YN-560 IV flashes and ...
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Canon 5D mkIII: Preview initially look underexposed when shooting flash
I was shooting today using two off-camera speedlites fired using radio-triggers. Images were captured in RAW. Mode was AV. I have the camera set to display the captured image for a few seconds ...
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How can I get proper flash exposure in AV mode without using ETTL?
I have a Canon 5D Mark II and normally shoot with natural light (I try to stay away from flash). However, I am taking on more situations where I need to use my hotshoe flash (Canon Speedlite 580 EX II)...
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Why do I get horizontal grey bar with flash at shutter speeds slower than max sync speed?
I'm a total newbie to flash photography, and I am just trying to do some test shooting with Canon Speedlite 580 EXII using my 7D.
I saw on the user manual that the maximum sync speed is 1/250 sec.
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Can using an old flash damage a new DSLR if it never fired?
my daughter found my old flash (20+ years old) and tried it on her canon T3i. It didn't recognize it and it never fired, but she tried the shutter button. Could this have damaged her camera even if it ...
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Why does my old Quantaray flash not work on my newer Canon DSLR?
I have an older Quantaray QTB-7500A flash with the Canon TTL module. I used this with my old Canon EOS Elan 35mm which died a few years back. I recently bought a Canon Rebel XSi, because I could use ...
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How do the Sigma flashes compare to (and work with) Canon flashes on Canon bodies?
Sigma produces some very powerful flashes, like the Sigma EF-610 DG ST and Sigma EF-610 DG Super, that cost a fraction of what Canon charges for their Speedlite of same guide number.
I'm already ...
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How do I get a black background with flash? [duplicate]
I have a Canon EOS Rebel T5. How can I achieve this using flash? Anytime I take pictures with flash, the background also gets brighter. I really want to put emphasis on the subject and have a dark/...
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What third party Speedlites work best with Canon?
I am currently picking out a flash (speedlite) for Canon XSI. There is a number of third party flashes available from manufacturers other than Canon. They all claim to be Canon compatible but I have ...
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How to shoot nice shots in indoor nightclub?
Using an EOS80D with an 18-35 2.8 Sigma lens I recently shot at a nightclub and had done some research first. I wanted to create shutter drag with my flash and shutter speed. That kind of worked, but ...
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What are the (dis)advantages of the Canon 600EX-RT compared to the 430EX and 580EX?
I'm considering buying a flash for my Canon DSLR. I noticed the 600EX recently came out. What are the pros and cons of the new 600 flash versus the other two mentioned in the title?
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What causes the "Flash busy" message (Canon EOS 1100D)?
Yesterday I was faced with a situation where I often saw the message "flash busy" with no chance to shoot. As I understand it, this can happen when battery power to flash is low, but I only used the ...
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