YN 565EX II with 5D mk I

Boris Mirkov

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• Nov 27, 2015

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I got my 565 a few days ago and found out it is not fully working with my 5D mk I. The flash reads everything from the camera, focal length, f number but won't fire. Can this be solved with a PC cable?

 

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• Nov 27, 2015

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Have you tried switching modes? Or checked if flash was properly/fully inserted into hot shoe ?

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• Nov 28, 2015

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Works fine on 50D. As for the hot shoe, flash slides completely into it, as I said, it comunicates with the camera but does not fire.

 

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• Aug 22, 2016

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You're not using live view are you? Some 3rd party flash gadgets don't like silent shooting in live view. Not sure if that's a problem with the 5D but just putting it out there.