Canon 60D 4x 580EXII and 4x Cactus V5 = No Flash Firing?? Help!

MrSpanky · 5th June 2011, 2:34 PM

So I bought the above gear, delivered on Friday 3rd June, and I cant get these triggers to fire.
Even with just one cactus inbetween the camera and the flash, and no other triggers and flashes.
All the flash controls are unchangeable, like its seized up.
What am I doing wrong? Do I need to change the settings to something to even get one of these things to fire?
Without the Cactus on the camera, and connect the flash directly on to the camera, no problem, everything works. Soon as I put a cactus inbetween the two on the hotshoe, nothing, just a long dark exposure on the camera as though no flash is even on.
Please help, before i throw them against the wall, and buy $1000 worth of radio poppers.

Spanky

Nafe · 5th June 2011, 2:43 PM

Flashes in Manual mode?

MrSpanky · 5th June 2011, 4:24 PM

Yep, manual mode on flash/s

Craggles · 5th June 2011, 5:04 PM

Simple mistake but is external flash turned on on the camera?

Nafe · 5th June 2011, 6:48 PM

Does the trigger have a test button? I.e. can you make the flashes fire when using that off the camera?

ZirconiumZephyr · 5th June 2011, 7:05 PM

right channels?

NismoR31 · 5th June 2011, 9:09 PM

eat your weetbix this morning?

[OutCast] · 6th June 2011, 9:12 AM

I'd test each flash.

Then setup one flash and trigger, get that working - then add one at a time.

Batteries in the triggers new?

5th June 2011, 2:34 PM	#1
MrSpanky Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 333	Canon 60D 4x 580EXII and 4x Cactus V5 = No Flash Firing?? Help! So I bought the above gear, delivered on Friday 3rd June, and I cant get these triggers to fire. Even with just one cactus inbetween the camera and the flash, and no other triggers and flashes. All the flash controls are unchangeable, like its seized up. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to change the settings to something to even get one of these things to fire? Without the Cactus on the camera, and connect the flash directly on to the camera, no problem, everything works. Soon as I put a cactus inbetween the two on the hotshoe, nothing, just a long dark exposure on the camera as though no flash is even on. Please help, before i throw them against the wall, and buy $1000 worth of radio poppers. Spanky __________________

5th June 2011, 2:43 PM	#2
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5th June 2011, 4:24 PM	#3
MrSpanky Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 333	Yep, manual mode on flash/s __________________

5th June 2011, 5:04 PM	#4
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5th June 2011, 6:48 PM	#5
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5th June 2011, 7:05 PM	#6
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5th June 2011, 9:09 PM	#7
NismoR31 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,086	eat your weetbix this morning?

6th June 2011, 9:12 AM	#8
[OutCast] Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: BNE Posts: 367	I'd test each flash. Then setup one flash and trigger, get that working - then add one at a time. Batteries in the triggers new? __________________ [.quote]"We must be the change we wish to see" - Gandhi Last edited by [OutCast]; 6th June 2011 at 9:15 AM.