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. Select MODE with the joystick.

  2. Set the flash mode to M.

    • Press the joystick vertically or horizontally or turn Select dial to select M, then push the joystick straight in.

  3. Push the joystick straight in.

  4. Select the item shown in (1).

    • Press the joystick vertically or horizontally or turn Select dial to select the item, then push the joystick straight in.

  5. Configure the firing group setting.

    • Press the joystick horizontally or turn Select dial to select a firing option from the following. 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 you selected A:B or A:B:C in step 5, push the joystick straight in, then press it vertically or horizontally or turn Select dial to select a group to set the flash output for.

  7. Set the flash output.

    • Push the joystick straight in.
    • Press the joystick horizontally or turn Select dial to set the flash output, then push the joystick straight in.
    • 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-5 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 2.