Canon - Getting E-TTL to work with 430 EXII and PW Plus II and FlexTT5

[rsmith2700]

Long time DPS'er, first time poster here.

I am in a quandary. I have recently acquired some PocketWizard equipment. Specifically, the Plus II on camera (Canon 50D) and the FlexTT5 hosting the off camera Canon 430 EX II. I have finally gotten them to talk to each other to my flash on manual mode, but am having issues with them talking to each other with the flash set to E-TTL. When I take it from manual to E-TTL, the TT5 blinks amber 5 times after a test and/or trigger.

I have looked extensively through this forum, strobist, as well as PW support. No luck in finding a similar set up.

Any advice on how to get this set up to talk on E-TTL?

[SilverBullet07]

From their website if this helps.

Local TTL Flash
Plus II Transceivers do not transmit TTL information.
You can use a TTL flash directly connected to your
camera and have remote flashes (not in TTL mode)
triggered by PocketWizards

[inkista]

The Plus II doesn't speak eTTL. You need another Flex or the Mini on-camera to communicate the eTTL signalling. This is why the Flex/Mini are hotshoe-specific--you need the other four hotshoe pins/contacts to do the eTTL secret whispers.

[rsmith2700]

Thanks to the both of you. That is what I was afraid of... should have went with the mini flex or another flexTT5. Lesson learned!

It will still be a lot of fun playing around with manual flash, which I have not done yet. Forcing myself out of my comfort zone of auto flash could be fun!

Thanks again!