Off shoe flash problem

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Archive 2009 · Off shoe flash problem

Steve Bridges
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p.1 #1 · Off shoe flash problem

My 580 EX flash will not fire on my 1D Mark II N via the off-shoe flash cord. The flash fires fine on the hotshoe just fine.

The cord works on my 20D also, so it is not the cord. Do I need to send the camera in?

Anybody had the problem?

Steve

Nov 06, 2009 at 10:52 PM

cgardner
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p.1 #2 · Off shoe flash problem

There's nothing in the cord except wire so the problem must be the cord / camera interface. Based on the description I'd check how the cord is seating in to the hot shoe, contacts, etc.

Was it working OK previously? Have you tried M mode on the flash?

Nov 06, 2009 at 11:15 PM

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p.1 #3 · Off shoe flash problem

My guess is you do not have one or more of the 5 pins lined up.

Nov 07, 2009 at 12:20 AM

Mark Peters
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p.1 #4 · Off shoe flash problem

My suggestions:

1) check the cord with a multi-meter
2) TIghten the screws holding the hot shoe plate on the camera body
3) TIghten the screws holding the hot shoe plate on the off camera cord

Nov 07, 2009 at 04:42 AM

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