Isn't the 430 an "EZ" flash, rather than an "EX", and therefore not capable of E-TTL?
As someone else mentioned, using M mode, setting the shutter to 1/60 and the aperture
to f8, and just firing away, is almost guaranteed to give you properly exposed
pictures. Once you get tired of the "deer in the headlights" look, then you can
start experimenting with slow sync and flash modifiers.
Geoff Doane
Braham Hughes wrote:
> Gary, I should stick to what Gerard and Jay have said, from your description your
> camera meter and flash meter are working properly it is simply the complex way in
> which the E-TTL flash is designed to work that gives these seemingly mysterious
> readings (pre flash and background exposure and all!). I would test these ideas
> before throwing the meter away or returning the camera.
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