> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, not quite, but...since it seems like the Elan 7 won't allow the wireless > ETTL master flash (in this case, an EF 500) ...
Hi Alex, I answered this very question from you on the Elan 7E list, but you might have missed it the first time around: http://yahoogroups.com/message/elan7e/2601 Cheers Julian Loke -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... >> Yeah, you mean the instructions on pages 21 and 22 of the manual? I >> followed those steps (on two separate occasions), and the panel >> indicated that the master flash was off, but it fired anyway. >> According to someone on the EOS list, however: >> "I think you can only do that (no flash on master, fire the slave) on >> EOS 3 or greater. I could not do that on 550ex either." >> So maybe it's not possible to have a disabled master flash at all on >> the Elan 7. I can't imagine why not--this hardly seems like an >> advanced feature, but whatever... > > I think there is a very troubling flaw of logic in this thread. Perhaps it > is because E-TTL, and wireless E-TTL in particular, is confusing. > > The 550EX (or EF 500 Super for that matter) control signals are emitted by > the MAIN FLASH HEAD. The signals are usually emitted just before the > exposure, so it can appear that there is only one flash burst, when in fact > there may be several. > > If you set your flash to NO FLASH on MASTER, but to enable SLAVE flashes, > the main flash head is STILL used to communicate with the slaves. The only > difference is that during exposure, the master flash will not fire. > > > And yes, it is certainly possible to have the Elan 7E use an attached flash > only as an AF assist device without firing the main flash head. The answer > is to use CF7=3 on the camera, instead of any setting on your flash. > > Cheers > Julian Loke * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
