Archive 2012 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

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p.1 #1 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

New Camera, old flash. Seems to be working OK. Should an original 580EX work 100% or is something not compatible?
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Oct 14, 2012 at 09:55 AM

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p.1 #2 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

It works 100%. all canon ex flashes do. Now there information that the new cameras can communicate with new flashes, such as focus distance, which obviously if the flash does not support, wont be relayed.

Oct 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM

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p.1 #3 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

Works great, use mine all the time with my 5D III

Oct 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM

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p.1 #4 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

The ETTL is in the camera body, so an ETTL-2 camera will work fine with an older ETTL flash.

Oct 14, 2012 at 10:07 AM

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p.1 #5 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

What won't work is the. In camera flash menu that the ex2 series flashes do.

Oct 14, 2012 at 11:11 AM

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p.1 #6 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

jason.alabama wrote:
The ETTL is in the camera body, so an ETTL-2 camera will work fine with an older ETTL flash.

The 580EX is a E-TTL II type flash, designed specifically to work with E-TTL II cameras. IIRC it was the first of that type.

EBH

Oct 14, 2012 at 11:22 AM

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p.1 #7 · Does an orginal 580EX work with the 5D3?

EB-1 wrote:
The 580EX is a E-TTL II type flash, designed specifically to work with E-TTL II cameras. IIRC it was the first of that type.

EBH

I just double checked and you are right! This is great news for me when I finally get around to picking up a newer camera body.

Oct 14, 2012 at 07:31 PM


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