Question about manual flash and off-camera Cn settings

NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
edited March 9, 2010 in Technique
Canon gear. Let's say I am firing a master 580EXII (on camera) and slave 580EXII (off camera), and both are set to manual. Do the off-camera flash Cn settings on the camera still have any effect on either flash?

Thanks!

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited March 9, 2010
    Not really sure what you mean by "off-camera flash Cn settings". You can use your camera to set up the flash's Cn settings on a flash that's attached to your camera. It won't set the Cn settings on the remote flash though. You'd have to physically attach it to your camera to work.
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  • JohnBiggsJohnBiggs Registered Users Posts: 841 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2010
    The remote flash settings still influence it. Even the Cn settings.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,703 moderator
    edited March 9, 2010
    NeilL wrote:
    Canon gear. Let's say I am firing a master 580EXII (on camera) and slave 580EXII (off camera), and both are set to manual. Do the off-camera flash Cn settings on the camera still have any effect on either flash?

    Thanks!

    Neil

    Which settings Neil?
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2010
    @ kdog & JohnBiggs
    Thanks for your replies. I just had a rushed look at them. Will respond later.

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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2010
    pathfinder wrote:
    Which settings Neil?

    Yes, Jim, exactly! I went earlier to look on the camera, but the flash needs to be on camera before I can get that info, and at the moment it is packed in the bag!eek7.gif

    asap!

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