What Pro-Level Flash for my Canon 5D Mark II ? Which of the Canon Speedlites are compatible with the 5D MkII?
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If you have made the investment in a 5D MkII I would suggest adding the 580EX II to the equation. In all honesty I would look at getting 2 580s which would give you a mobile studio. In terms of compatability, any of the Canon speedlites will work. The 580 delivers the most power which is important because more power =more flexibility. I hear people say the 430 delivers enough power to light anything in any situation. This is true, but you often have to run that 430 at 1/1 power where the 580 would be at 1/2 power, meaning faster recycle and 2x more pops per battery charge. The 580 is also the only Canon Speedlite that has a PC cable connector. Trust me - that is a big deal. I use 2 580s and I can shoot almost any situation without being tied to a studio.
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Thanks, Cary. You've convinced me, and I now own a 580EXII. Perhaps I will get the smaller 430 as a second flash, if it can pick up the wireless signal from the 580EXII ?
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It worked on my T4i in manual mode only. I don't know if it will work on canon 5D mark ii
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Not sure exactly what you're asking but Canon T3i is what I'm using the flash on. It's very versatile but as I said in my review you do need to know about flashes. If you're question is in general I think you can probably find what you need by just googling it! Hope this helps!
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The flash triggers should work with the Canon XTI. Mount the transmitter on your hot shoe, and plug one of the receivers into your studio light. You should find a menu setting to turn on external flash control. If you are trying to use this with a Canon Speedlight, you will need the set that works with speedlights, this set is for studio lights.
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This is not for speedlite, you have to have a strobe light with round head that fits. It is heavy to put on hotshoe! I am using it with Neewer 180 studio flash light.
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I was told all the canons use the same logic...while this might be true it is 'knock off' and will not work with some off-camera flash controllers. Wow... Canon 5D mk2-- go with a canon flash and you will not regret it. If you want something on camera with a little more bounce capability than stock 5D this is ok.
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The Canon Speedlight 600 EX Flash is excelente, I used it with my Canon 7D.
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If your built-in flash is popping up, then you can use your speedlite flash externally, off the camera. Most digital cameras will have settings in which you select how you want to use your flash, such as if you want to use a remote flash - read thru your owner's manual to get the exact info for your camera. What kind of camera do you have? I bought this speedlite for my Pentax and it works great - I like to use it remotely, off the camera, with a diffuser.
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Yes, this is a manual flashs...i use this flash with our 3 cameras...5d miii.. 60d...and T3i...we only shoot manual...it give you 100% control...i have 6 of these for flash photography which I set off with wireless triggers...love these...inexpensive but work great...
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yes it will work very well with the 5d mark II. I own a Mark II and Mark III
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I have a Canon 6D. So far, the flash is working perfectly on my 6D. I've only used the manual flash once to test it, otherwise, I always use the TTL. I've had this flash unit for about a month with no issues, but I've probably only taken about 50 pictures with it.
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I have Canon 5D MkII and Nissin Di866 MK2 and it's compatible with this receiver. I just bought this receiver. Here is how I got it to work. Follow the setup instruction that it came with the receiver. Next, hookup the flash to the camera. Go to the camera menu and look for flash control setting. Set the wireless to enable, select the channel (I picked channel 1) and change other settings if you wish (master/slave). Once done, put the receiver onto the flash. Go to wireless setting and make sure it matches the channel you set on camera. Then go to manual mode. It only works in manual mode. Make sure you have good battery for the receiver. Hope this help.
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It works with my 6D. I am not sure about the 5D MKIII since I don't own one. I believe the electronic interface for all canon camera is standard and the same, and so it should work. If you buy it under Amazon Prime then you can try it and return it within 7 to 10 days if you are not satisfied with it. I buy a lot from Amazon and returned few items before and had no issues in returning them.
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It is compatible with ETTL. There's a button right on the ST-E2 that you can select manual or ETTL. The Canon ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter is a dedicated E-TTL (II) wireless autoflash transmitter that can control an unlimited number of flashes with Canon Speedlites 420EX, 430EX, 430EXII, 550EX, 580EX and 580EX II, in two separate groups; A and B.
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I've been using two of these cards for about 8 months. They have worked flawlessly on my Canon 5d MkII. These cards are very fast, great for shooting raw burst mode and quick transfer rates (average high 70s Mbs on my equipment transferring raw files) onto your computer. Don't waste your money on higher priced cards, since the performance differences are negligible on the 5d Mk II and certainly don't warrant paying 2 or 3 times more for the higher priced manufactures.
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The Speedlite works great on my 5D mark III as well as 7D. See no reason why it wouldn't work well on the 1DX
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I have a 6D, and the speedlite works fine with it, except that it doesn't cover the right rear quadrant. I have not used the various items in the kit as they appear cheaply made. The batteries were virtually worthless.