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can this IR trigger fire off a 430EX?

 
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Mar 03, 2006 02:08 |  #1

http://cgi.ebay.com …ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm​dZViewItem (external link)

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Mar 03, 2006 02:59 |  #2

No, the line in the ebay statement says: "It will not work with any flash that works only with a relevant transmitter". i.e. Canon ETTL

The 430EX relies on getting more than just a simple "fire now" instruction. Because they talk to each other this device just wouldn't work :( .


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Mar 03, 2006 05:53 |  #3

What TJ said. Only a 550EX, 580EX, or STE-2, plus some Canon ring lights, can fire a 430EX. Oh, and the Sigma 500 super blah blah.


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Mar 03, 2006 06:58 |  #4

How does a 580EX Master commands 430EX, 550EX, 580EX Slaves - thru a series of Flash pulses, or a series of IR signals ? Is it similar to MORSE modulation, or some other protocol ?

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Mar 03, 2006 16:30 as a reply to  @ roli_bark's post |  #5

roli_bark wrote:
How does a 580EX Master commands 430EX, 550EX, 580EX Slaves - thru a series of Flash pulses, or a series of IR signals ? Is it similar to MORSE modulation, or some other protocol ?

TIA

It uses the flash pulses to trigger slave units


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