Canon 580EX II Second-Curtain Sync

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With aslowshutter speed, you can create alight trail following thesubject. The flash fires right beforethe shutter closes.

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Second-curtainsync works well

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With E-TTL II/E-TTL, twoflashes will be fired even at slow shutter

speeds.The first flash is only the preflash, and not amalfunction.

•Stroboscopicflash cannot be set.

•Wirelessflash cannot be set.

Contents

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