> >As a newbie to the flash meter I ask, is this true or is this salesman
off
> >base? Will a flash meter help me get a better handle on my flash set up
of
> >550 EX in slave manual mode and optical slave triggered sunpacks? (fired
> >with the st-e2) Thank you and best,
> >James
> Using the 550EXs in manual mode gives very reliable results and YES it can
and
> MUST BE metered. There is no preflash from anything when the flashes are
set
> to manual.
>
> I set my flashes up to manual, use the ST-E2 (handheld, not on camera) to
fire
> them while I'm standing at the subject getting the reading off the meter.
If I
> can't get just the reading I want from adjusting the flash output, I have
to
> move the flash a bit until I get what I want on the meter.
Could you explain the above procedure. Are you saying that you set your
550ex in Manual Mode and use the ST-e2 or is it that you set it in slave
position and adjust output +/-? I can not trigger either of my 550"s in
Manual Mode using the ST-E2, they must be set in slave mode off camera and
when in slave mode they automatically become ETTL mode.
An interesting thing that I just noticed is that when pointing the camera at
a blank wall in the room the meter often gives different meter readings
depending what the camera is looking at (normal) but if it is looking at a
blank wall and is giving a constant meter reading , yet when I pop a flash
the meter reading does not change. I would think that there should be a
change in the reading. Am I wrong here? Camera is Elan II /50
Don
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