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  1. 03-04-2009, 05:50 PM #1
    Nickcanada
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    radio trigger questions...

    Okay, I got my hong kong triggers in. What's up with my speedlights going to sleep after a few mins of being idle and then needing to be poked back to life! blah!

    I do not trust these cheap things to hold up the flash.

    I've got a lot of missed syncs so far at 1/200, dark strip going through the frame but so far no misses.

    Anyway does anyone know if I can keep the speedlights from going into standby??
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  2. 03-04-2009, 07:22 PM #2
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    Look in the manual - should be a custom function.

    CFn#01 on the 580 EXII
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  3. 03-04-2009, 07:29 PM #3
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    Yeah my vivitars do that too, but i can't disable it.

    Sometimes i just pull the shutter randomly to keep them alive, its really annoying especially when one of them ends up in a weird placing but sometimes, you can purposely place it in a awkward place just to reach around the model a bit.

    Cough cough i mean i would never do that.
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  4. 03-04-2009, 07:44 PM #4
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    RTFM Nick!!

    Custom function!
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  5. 03-04-2009, 07:49 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by GaryS View Post
    RTFM Nick!!

    Custom function!
    manuals are for people who don't know people who know.
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  6. 03-04-2009, 08:05 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nickcanada View Post
    manuals are for people who don't know people who know.
    Maybe DonS can put his request for an info button on flashes too!
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  7. 03-05-2009, 10:39 AM #7
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    I'll one up his info button, i'll request a laser pointer to point to me the distance

    Who needs to calculate guide numbers anymore? Not Moi.
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  8. 03-05-2009, 11:09 AM #8
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    Did you get it figured Nick? I use it all the time on my 430EX for the same reason as you... If left on standard, it powers off on my all the time (when its on a trigger).
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  9. 03-05-2009, 11:37 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by GaryS View Post
    Did you get it figured Nick? I use it all the time on my 430EX for the same reason as you... If left on standard, it powers off on my all the time (when its on a trigger).

    Are you joking?? read the F#$%ing manual.

    No I haven't looked it up yet, I'll dig the manual out when I get home and I'll let you know.

    Oh, maybe not tonight I might have tickets to the sens game tonight! yay. We got a goal tender for next year!!! wooot!!!
    Last edited by Nickcanada; 03-05-2009 at 11:39 AM.
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  10. 03-06-2009, 12:58 PM #10
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    I only said rtfm because every flash is different, and the custom functions are so cryptic....

    430ex is cf1, set to 1.
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