davecropp Mostly Lurking 14 posts Joined Apr 2006 Location: Bradford , England More info | Jan 12, 2008 04:50 | #1 I have a 580ex II and an older 420ex flash. Is it possible to set these up cheaply as portable flash units using cables and some form off hotshoe adaptor. I have the canon lead which is about 1.6m long but I want to put the heads on tripods at some distance away. I've looked at the infra red unit but think it is too expensive. Canon 40d
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dawnrogers Goldmember  1,190 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2006 Location: England More info | Jan 12, 2008 07:18 | #2 Dave you can use one speedlite as the master on the camera and the second one as a slave off camera if that helps?? If you wnat them both off camera, skyports are pretty good, about £100 for the reciever and transmitter though.... Dawn
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CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jan 12, 2008 07:19 | #3 This thread should help some. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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rklepper Dignity-Esteem-Compassion  9,019 posts Gallery: 2 photos Likes: 14 Joined Dec 2003 Location: No longer living at the center of the known universe, moved just slightly to the right. Iowa, USA. More info | Jan 12, 2008 12:13 | #4 I have a 580EXII and 2 420EX. I set them up wireless with the 580 as master. It is extremely easy, ie nothing to it. Doc Klepper in the USA
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Thanks Guys. Canon 40d
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FlashZebra This space available  4,427 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: Northern Kentucky More info | Jan 12, 2008 13:19 | #6 To get both off camera you could go with what I call "hybrid triggering". Part basic sync, part Canon infrared.
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jrsforums Goldmember 1,249 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Cary (Raleigh), NC, USA More info | Jan 13, 2008 08:53 | #7 davecropp wrote in post #4688546  Thanks Guys. I'd just got home with 2 KOOD flash slave units. Wished I read the Curtis N's post before hand as it is correct when it says they don't work with EX Flash. Can take them back on monday, but sounded a great option. I did want to get both flashes off camera but I might be able to go with one on and one off. It's a group photo so I was hoping to have both flashes at about 45 degrees Some advice on group photos.... John
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Jan 13, 2008 10:43 | #8 Thanks again guys Canon 40d
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ebann Once an ugly duckling  3,396 posts Joined Jan 2003 Location: Chimping around Brazil since 1973! (Sometimes NYC) More info | Jan 14, 2008 05:42 | #9 FlashZebra wrote in post #4688600 To get both off camera you could go with what I call "hybrid triggering". Part basic sync, part Canon infrared. You would need a hotshoe adapter and cord going to the 580EX II (cannot use the built in sync port as it does not support Manual/Master mode). Then have the 580EX II act as a master to the 430EX. Everything would need to be manual mode and your sync speed will be limited to about 1/100 sec (or so). Another inexpensive option (not hybrid triggering) would be a hotshoe adapter and cord to the 430EX and an optical slave on the 580EX II (optical slaves will not work on the 430EX). The advantage would be higher possible sync speeds (to your cameras X-sync limit). Enjoy! Lon The OP's flash is a 420EX, no manual mode. I was wondering the same question. From reading a few threads, most pro have the following setup: wireless transmitter (e.g. Pocket Wizard) to the master flash (580EX) which triggers the rest via Canon infrared. But this works only with flash that has manual mode. For the 420EX, we would need E-TTL mode on the master flash, and using wireless, you would lose that. An alternative would be to use a Canon off-shoe cord on the 580EX and set that up on a flash-stand. This way you will be able to use your master in E-TTL mode, which will trigger the 420EX correctly. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'm beginning to learn this stuff! Ellery Bann
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Jan 15, 2008 11:54 | #10 i have the canon off camera lead but it's only 1.6m long and I was hoping to be a little further away from the flash than that. May have to go that way and see what happens. Canon 40d
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ebann Once an ugly duckling 3,396 posts Joined Jan 2003 Location: Chimping around Brazil since 1973! (Sometimes NYC) More info | Jan 15, 2008 12:03 | #11 Look here for what you want: http://www.michaelbass.blogspot.com/ Ellery Bann
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