>As a newbie to the flash meter I ask, is this true or is this salesman off >base? Will a flash meter help me get a better handle on my flash set up of >550 EX in slave manual mode and optical slave triggered sunpacks? (fired >with the st-e2)
Oh yes. I think you can't use flash meter very successfully with Canon wireless system, even in manual mode, because the flash meter will measure the preflash (from flash or ST-E2) which triggers the Canon slaves. But I haven't tried ST-E2 and it might be that with high manual power settings you could get good (enough) results. If you forget the ST-E2 and use cable to the 550EX and use simple optical slaves then it should work fine and still be quite flexible. Without trying myself yet, with ST-E2 I would use E-TTL only (with the possible exception I mentioned above). FYI: I use slide film all the time. Vesa _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
