Canon Speedlite 580ex II controlled by Canon EOS 40d

The EOS 40d as well as the 1d Mk III can control the Speedlite settings and Custom functions through the camera menu.

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• EOS
• 40d
• Canon
• Speedlite
• 580ex
• II
• control
• 1d
• Mark
• mk3
• Custom
• Functions
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• dslr
• flash
• menu
• camera
• digital

[javflo2204]

when i try to go to the external flash func. settings menu it shows me a message saying "this menu cannot be displayed. incompatible flash or flash's power is turned off" what should i do?

[KaiAdin]

@javflo2204 Oh thats happened to me, you just need to power off the flash, take it off the camera, and clean the contacts on the hot shoe on both the camera and the flash (with a tissue or cloth) and re seat the flash back in the shoe.

[loco039]

Can I manually control this flahs with my canon 50d?

[KaiAdin]

Through the flash control menu? Yep you sure can!

[swim2003summer]

step by step to do canon 40d to control speedlite 580ex II.

First, have to turn on 580 then M or E-ttl?

Somehow, when i go to 40d manu to set exter flash. the message i got is flash power not on.....

could you do one step by step to show how?

[KaiAdin]

ah ok!.

1. Turn on the 580EX II

2. Set it to any mode (M/ETTL/Multi)

3. Mount it on your 40d's hot shoe

4. Navigate to the Flash Control menu, it should work.

(You might need to make sure the contacts are Clean on the Flash and the Camera hot shoe)

[neodelphi]

thanks, i also have nikon and couple of SB800 and i'm able to do it w/out the need for any transmitter or commander attached to the cam... only the built-in flash does the trick via CLS systems. hopefully canon do the same thing soon.

[nokiabo]

i think we just can controlled the flash within the panel.... i just know that the camera 40D can control it also... my 40D is on service place right now... so i can't test my flash... now i use it in 400d it works well and great... thx 4 the video

[KaiAdin]

on the camera? The camera can be in any mode, PASM or any of the automatic modes.

Most people would set the flash mode to "E-TTL", but you can manually set the flash in "M". "Multi" is for stroboscopic flash mode. Where you set the power and how many flashes per second (Hz)

"E" or External thyristor mode, you can only access as a custom function.

[swim2003summer]

i had hard time to understand.

first, 580ex ii needs to be on and which mode?

[KaiAdin]

Ah, sorry nope. You need the new speedlites, the 580exII 430exII or the 270ex.

A firmware update wont work because its the *flash* that needs to support the camera/flash communication.

[arumes]

I own a 40d and 580ex is this also possible with my setup? As far as i know and can find it's only possible to set the ETTL II and flash exposure compansation... Or do i just need an firmware update?

Thanks!