Wireless Multiple-Flash Photography with Flash Ratio

This section describes wireless multiple-flash shooting in manual flash mode. For each firing group, you can set flash output in a range from full 1/1 output to 1/1024 output, in 1/3-stop increments. All settings are configured on the sender.

  1. Press the MODE button on the Cross keys cross keys.

  2. Set the flash mode to M.

    • Turn the Select dial dial to select M, then press Select/Set.

  3. Press Select/Set.

  4. Select the option shown in (1).

    • Turn the Select dial dial to select an option, then press Select/Set.

  5. Configure the firing group setting.

    • Turn the Select dial dial to select the firing method from the following options. This enables wireless multiple-flash photography with firing groups A–C added.

      • For the same output from all receivers, select ALL.
      • To set the output for firing groups A and B, select A:B.
      • To set the output for firing groups A, B, and C, select A:B:C.

  6. Select a firing group.

    • If A:B or A:B:C is selected in step 5, press Select/Set and turn the Select dial dial to select a group for which to set the flash output.

  7. Set the flash output.

    • Press Select/Set.
    • Turn the Select dial dial to select a flash output level, then press Select/Set.
    • Repeat steps 6–7 to set flash output for all groups.

  8. Take the picture.

    • Each group fires at the specified flash output.

Caution

  • The setting range is 1/128–1/1 when high-speed sync is set.
  • Speedlites other than the EL-10 used as receivers may not display low flash firing levels correctly.

Note

  • When ALL is set, set A, B, or C as the firing group for receivers. They will not fire when set to D or E.
  • To fire multiple receivers at the same flash output, select ALL in step 5.