p.1 #1 · Aputure Trigmaster II with Canon 580EX ii speedlite ?
Okay. I tried to search for Aputure but could not find anything on this forum section so here is my question. I'm experimenting with off-camera flash and got Aputure Triggmaster II http://www.aputure.com/en/product/trigmaster_versatile_trigger_for_strobe_speedlight_camera.php
to start with, I can do trigger remote flash 580Exii from my 5Dmkii but it will not allow me to control OCF i.e. when I go into Camera Menu of 5Dmkii --> External Speedlite Control --> Flash Function Setting section it gives me message "This menu cannot be displayed. Incompatible flash or flash's power is turned off". I can take a picture and my remote flash will trigger but it looks like I cannot control my remote flash power from here.
I could do same from my 60D as it has pop-up flash but I cannot do from 5Dmkii, is there anything I need to do here to control OCF or it is not possible using Aputure ? I looked up on Aputure's website but could not find much help in their user manual.
p.1 #2 · Aputure Trigmaster II with Canon 580EX ii speedlite ?
mjoshi wrote:
...is there anything I need to do here to control OCF or it is not possible using Aputure?
Not possible. To remotely control off-camera Speedlites you need something like a Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 or a Phottix Odin. Simpler/cheaper radios are almost always sync only.
The newest option is Canon's own RT system, but that requires (at the moment) new Speedlites: the 600EX-RT.
p.1 #4 · Aputure Trigmaster II with Canon 580EX ii speedlite ?
Yeah, the Aputure ads are somewhat misleading in that they talk about "control" of remote flashes, but to me "control" means doing more than just "triggering."
p.1 #5 · Aputure Trigmaster II with Canon 580EX ii speedlite ?
If you want to remotely control a speedlite via the camera external flash menu you will have to invest in one of the ETTL capable trigger systems; Yongnuo YN-622, Pixel Knight, Phottix, Pocket Wizard ControlTL, Radio Poppers, etc.
They vary in price and capabilities. Or as mentioned use the Canon RT capabilities in the 600EX-RT. The full advantage of the RT requires 2012 camera. If you just want radio to replace the optical triggering then pre-2012 cameras also will work.
