My canon 580 ex II is playing up.

Hey guys.

Ok since i'm not too experienced in the flash department i'm not so sure if it's something i'm doing wrong or if the flash is actually damaged.

Here's the issue. When i'm taking shots using the flash ETTL mode i get about two shots with perfect light and from there on the flash jumps to TTL mode and gives out a massive burst of light which causes my images to come out very over exposed.

What's going on here? When it jumps to TTL i can't seem to get it back to ETTL, at the moment i'm stuck using manual mode.

Help =[

What shutter speeds are you using?

This is a classic symptom of a bad hotshoe connection. Maybe dirty contacts or the camera hotshoe is loose.

dedsen wrote in post #11913780
This is a classic symptom of a bad hotshoe connection. Maybe dirty contacts or the camera hotshoe is loose.

Or the flash was not fully locked in place?

Hey Sam and Dale thanks so much for your replies, it was infact the hot shoe being loose, i can't believe how i couldn't figure such a minor issue out on my own lol.

Thankyou guys.

Great news. Sometimes we get too close to a problem to see the cure. It will not be too long before I am looking for help with something too. That is what makes this place so great.

Salma wrote in post #11932270
Hey Sam and Dale thanks so much for your replies, it was infact the hot shoe being loose, i can't believe how i couldn't figure such a minor issue out on my own lol.

Thankyou guys.

Haha, not sure how I helped, but I'm glad you fixed it!

dedsen wrote in post #11932310
Great news. Sometimes we get too close to a problem to see the cure. It will not be too long before I am looking for help with something too. That is what makes this place so great.

Damn yes, gotta love POTN!

Sam_M wrote in post #11934165
Haha, not sure how I helped, but I'm glad you fixed it!