Speedlite 580EX

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Archive 2009 · Speedlite 580EX

johnsbattaglia
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p.1 #1 · Speedlite 580EX

I recently purchased a used Speedlite 580 EX and seem to be having difficulty with it and I am not sure if it is the flash unit or me. When I turn the flash on it goes through a series of clicking noises coming from the flash head. It seems to be stuck in the ETTL mode with Zoom--mm flashing on the display. I have the flash connected to a 5D Mark II using an Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3.

Any help or confirmation that the unit is broke would be much appreciated.

Nov 26, 2009 at 12:45 AM

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p.1 #2 · Speedlite 580EX

I'm wondering if the flash head zoom mechanism is broken? Are you able to manually zoom the head to a wide setting and leave it there?

Stuck in ETTL? So if you push the mode button it doesn't do anything?

Nov 26, 2009 at 12:48 AM

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p.1 #3 · Speedlite 580EX

When I pulled out the wide panel is would go to 14mm but when I put it back in it would start to flash again. I gave it a few gental wacks on the side and now everything seems to be working just fine!

Nov 26, 2009 at 12:54 AM

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p.1 #4 · Speedlite 580EX

The zoom is actually only 24 - 105mm. The wide angle panel expands it further optically. The zoom mechanism can come off the tracks.

The 580ex will automatically zoom to 50mm when tilted above horizontal. There is also -7 degree detent downward past horizontal for close in shooting which will cause the flash icon on the display to blink. When switched to Master or Slave the flash head zooms to the widest 24mm position for widest possible coverage. Those automatic zoom positions can be overridden with the zoom button.

I've written several tutorials on Canon flash which fill the gaps in the manual. Just click the WWW button below to link to them.

Chuck

Nov 26, 2009 at 02:37 AM

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p.1 #5 · Speedlite 580EX

mine did that as well, a very gental tap on the head and its back to its usual self.

Nov 26, 2009 at 07:43 AM


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