Hi,
Can someone tell me how to set 2nd curtain sync on the 40D with 580EX? It works on my Mark III and 30D and I have no idea why its grey out on the 40D. Please advice. BTW I have the lastest firmware I beleive its 1.0.5. Thank you alot!
Sam
sam0329 Senior Member  540 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada More info | Mar 26, 2008 13:23 | #1 Hi,
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PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 26, 2008 14:35 | #2 Did you check to make sure that the 580EX is not in Master or Slave mode? ...Leo
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sam0329 THREAD STARTER Senior Member 540 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada More info | Mar 26, 2008 16:01 | #3 Nope, its not in master or slave mode and it still not working...
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MarkNDixie Member  32 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Heart of Dixie More info | I think that only works with the 580EX II, not the original 580EX. It's grayed out on mine as well. You will have to set it on the flash itself. EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, EF 16-35 f/2.8 L, EF 24-70 f/2.8 L, EF 100 f/2.8, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, EF 300 f/4.0 L IS, EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS, EF 50 f/1.8
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 26, 2008 16:21 | #5 You should still be able to set the 2nd curtain sync function on the body, though. Maybe it needs to be set from the "Built-in flash func setting" option instead of from the "External flash func setting" option. ...Leo
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MarkNDixie Member 32 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Heart of Dixie More info | Good thought PacAce, but I tried it and I get a "This menu cannot be displayed. External flash is attached" message. EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, EF 16-35 f/2.8 L, EF 24-70 f/2.8 L, EF 100 f/2.8, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, EF 300 f/4.0 L IS, EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS, EF 50 f/1.8
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 26, 2008 16:30 | #7 MarkNDixie wrote in post #5197060  Good thought PacAce, but I tried it and I get a "This menu cannot be displayed. External flash is attached" message. -mark Well, so much for that idea. What I find perplexing is why the 1DmkIII allows 2nd curtain to be set via the camera but the 40D won't. ...Leo
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MarkNDixie Member 32 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Heart of Dixie More info | Agreed PacAce. It looks like the 40D and the original 580EX only will let you set FEC and E-TTL II metering mode via the camera menu. All the other options are grayed out. EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, EF 16-35 f/2.8 L, EF 24-70 f/2.8 L, EF 100 f/2.8, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, EF 300 f/4.0 L IS, EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS, EF 50 f/1.8
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steved110 Cream of the Crop  5,776 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK More info | Strange little glitch - but I assume you can set 2nd curtain synch on the flash itself easily enough? Canon 6D
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MarkNDixie Member 32 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Heart of Dixie More info | Oh yes. Two pushes on the High Speed Sync button on the back of the flash and you're there. Quicker than navigating the menus on the camera IMHO. EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, EF 16-35 f/2.8 L, EF 24-70 f/2.8 L, EF 100 f/2.8, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS, EF 300 f/4.0 L IS, EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS, EF 50 f/1.8
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 26, 2008 20:26 | #11 Well, I just tried to set the 2nd curtain sync on my 1D3 via the external flash settings menu and could not (for a non-580EX II flash). The only way to set 2nd curtain sync on the 1D3 is via custom function C.Fn II-5 = 1. Unfortunately, the 40D does not have an equivalent custom function option. ...Leo
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sam0329 THREAD STARTER Senior Member 540 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada More info | Mar 27, 2008 00:03 | #12 Thank you guys. It just kind of stupid because Canon is trying to push me to upgrade all my flash...
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Mar 27, 2008 06:18 | #13 sam0329, Sony A6400, A6500, Apeman A80, & a bunch of Lenses.............
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 27, 2008 08:23 | #14 John_B wrote in post #5201208 sam0329, Yea it surprised/aggravated me when I couldn't get 2nd curtain sync with my 580ex  When I could on my 5D and 10D from the camera.You mean you couldn't get 2nd curtain sync via the camera, right? Because you can set 2nd curtain sync on the flash itself which is easier and faster to get to than via a camera menu or custom function. And the flash setting always overrides the camera setting for 2nd curtain sync if the flash has this feature which is true for all current EX flashes other than the 220EX. In other words, the 2nd curtain sync via the camera is useless for all current EX flashes because the flash setting will always override it. It is only useful when used with the 420EX and lower models which don't have the 2nd curtain sync feature on the flash. ...Leo
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Mar 27, 2008 16:28 | #15 PacAce, Sony A6400, A6500, Apeman A80, & a bunch of Lenses.............
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