Canon speed lites

[Mozzer771]

Hi guys I'm a new member to the forum and also very new to photography, looking for a bit of advice , I have a 60d and recently purchased 2 x 430exii , due to my lack of knowledge I was hoping to use one as the master the other as a slave after looking through the manual I now know that this is not the case both can only be used as slaves.
I have contacted canon who have advised that I need to purchase a 580 exII to use my flashes as slaves.
Does any body know if there is any other way or does it have to be a 580 exII or can an alternative be used ?

Mozzer

[donoreo]

I am not sure if you can use another brand flash as a master with the 430. If you can, they are much cheaper than the way overpriced 580.

I also edited the thread title, I assumed you meant lites and not litres

[Mozzer771]

Hi and thanks, the price of the 580 is way overloaded hence the reason for the question and cry for help, would be nice if the cheaper makes would work.
Thanks also for the editing

[wave01]

why not get a pocket wizard set and use them that way

[Mozzer771]

Hmm I am afraid that I know nothing about pocket wizards but will do some research.
Many thanks
Mozzer

[cosmicma]

an alternative to pocket wizards on a budget are the yongnuo YN-622 which are basicly a copy of the pixel kings with a couple of missing features and half the price

review here
http://www.svenbluege.de/blog/review...yongnuo-yn-622

[donoreo]

Originally Posted by cosmicma

an alternative to pocket wizards on a budget are the yongnuo YN-622 which are basicly a copy of the pixel kings with a couple of missing features and half the price

review here
http://www.svenbluege.de/blog/review...yongnuo-yn-622

there are lots of guys on another forum that have these and like them a lot.

[cosmicma]

Originally Posted by donoreo

there are lots of guys on another forum that have these and like them a lot.

i intended buying some at focus on imaging in march but for some reason or other a got completely distracted and ended up forgetting all about them
i do intend getting some in the near future when i set my mind to it

[Mozzer771]

Can you guys tell me if I need one of these yongnuo's for each of my 430 exII, can I use them on or off camera? The price difference is quite considerable and definitely worth a try.
I would like to thank you all so much for your help in this matter.
Mozzer

[cosmicma]

it looks like you will need 3 units
1 for the camera and 1 for each speedlite making 3 in total

how they work is you would have 1 on the camera hot shoe set as a transmitter and the other 2 set as receivers for each speedlight

do some research on them ( did you read the link i provided ? ) these are quite versatile radio triggers with Ettl , high speed sync and a whole lot more
in the speedlight world these are a bit of a bargain considering what you can pay to essentially do the same thing