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550ex work in master with 430ex

 
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Jun 19, 2008 09:00 |  #1

Was wondering. does the 550ex able to trigger the 430ex. Or does the 430 only work with the 580


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Jun 19, 2008 09:03 |  #2

i don't know for sure, but i would think that any Canon flash that has a master mode would be able to trigger any Canon flash that has a slave mode.


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Jun 19, 2008 09:06 |  #3

From an old review, but answer seems to be "yes".

One feature of the Canon Speedlite 550EX Flash is that it can be a wireless Master to trigger remote flashes (via light) such as the Canon 420EX flash and the 550EX. The Canon Speedlite 550EX Flash can also be used as a wireless slave to other Canon Speedlite 550EX Flash or to a Canon ST-E2.


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Jun 19, 2008 10:07 |  #4

05Xrunner wrote in post #5751763 (external link)
Was wondering. does the 550ex able to trigger the 430ex. Or does the 430 only work with the 580

Yes, without a doubt, the 550EX can serve as a master to the 430EX. :)


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Jun 19, 2008 11:22 |  #5

Yup, works great. I was just out playing with that combination:

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