ETTL not available choice on 580EX

Craig Severance · Oct 31, 2006

After two hours of scanning both my 5D and my Speedlite manuals, I can't seem to toggle the mode button to ETTL (to enable "fully automatic flash shooting"). I have the program mode of my 5D set to "P". Pushing the mode button on the flash toggles the LCD panel from TTL to M and then to Multi and then back to TTL. As a result, I can't get the flash to work. Any ideas would be so much appreciated.

PalmsWestPhoto · Oct 31, 2006

make sure the flash is seated correctly on the camera and the contacts make contact properly

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jackkurtz · Oct 31, 2006

Check the firmware version of the camera. Canon released a firmware update several months ago that among other things addressed the proper display of ETTL with the 580 and 5D. If my memory is correct, the problem was purely cosmetic - the LCD on the flash showed M or TTL but it was actually working in ETTL. The firmware upgrade fixed this.

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Juli Valley · Oct 31, 2006

is seated fully forward in the hotshoe. If it isn't, you won't get off of TTL to ETTL.
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guitarist · Oct 31, 2006

how do you do firmware in the 580 flash..????
......and where to find it ...please!!!....thanks....

I didn't know...

Diane B · Oct 31, 2006

guitarist said:
how do you do firmware in the 580 flash..????
......and where to find it ...please!!!....thanks....

I didn't know...

You upgrade the firmware for the 5D--and that corrects the problem of communication between the camera and the flash. There was a similar problem with the STE2 and the 5D before the new firmware. Works fine now. Just go to the Canon site, support and download and install the newest 5D firmware.

Diane
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Matt Huesmann · Oct 31, 2006

Custom Function 03 must be set to 0
if it is set to 1 you will get TTL

BUT!!!!!

I just sent mine in for the same reason- I could force it into ETTL by switching custom function 03 back and forth, but the minute Ipt it on the 5d or 1DS MK2 or any digital body,
it immediately went to TTL-

Canon Service Center is fixing and sending back for no charge..

I am a CPA member..dont know if it matters as it just went past the warranty- So they are very nice people I would say!
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Gary Jean · Nov 1, 2006

...the batteries in the flash are just about dead. Fresh batteries and ETTL is back. Strange.
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Craig Severance · Nov 1, 2006

Thank you for the firmware update idea. It worked perfectly as described. Once again, I am so indebted to members of this forum without whom I'd be frequently lost.

Ghozer · Nov 1, 2006

I was taking pics last night and the first few shots were almost all white. It ended up the flash was fully seated in the shoe. I pushed it in, it clicked, I retightened and it worked perfectly. Evidently not seating it completely will still let the flash work but in a goofed up fashion.

Juli Valley said:
is seated fully forward in the hotshoe. If it isn't, you won't get
off of TTL to ETTL.
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Canon FiveDee, Canon 2oD, Canon Gee3, and Canon S7o, Fuji Eff30.

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guitarist · Nov 1, 2006

oh ...............................
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I thought it was some 580 firmware...that's why I was curious..

thanks

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