430 ex ii


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melvyn83

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When i tried using manual mode for 430EX II and i use 1/8 , after i press the shutter halfway why always at 200 the shutter speed
 

When i tried using manual mode for 430EX II and i use 1/8 , after i press the shutter halfway why always at 200 the shutter speed

Manual Mode of the camera or Manual Flash mode? Different things. What do you mean with "i use 1/8"? 1/8s shutter speed or 1/8 flash power?
If you use flash power 1/8 and (based on all other settings like Aperture and ISO) the resulting flash speed is above 1/200s then the camera will set the speed to 1/200 and the shutter speed display in viewfinder will blink (Canon). Reason is that 1/200s is the maximum X-sync speed for flashes in normal mode. You can take images but the result might not be what you intended.
 

1/200 is the max sync shutter speed of the flash with the camera body..
1/8 is the power setting for the flash...both are independant variables...
 

I mean the flash itself ..
 

But always at 200 .. isn't correct
 

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