YuengLinger said:
perspectivist said:
Hi there,
just to add up to the confusion, I would like to quote from Canon Germany and their homepage:
"Per Funkübertragung kann es auch als Masterblitz eingesetzt werden." (http://www.canon.de/about_us/press_centre/press_releases/consumer_news/cameras_accessories/speedlite_430ex_iii_rt.aspx)
A rough translation of this would read: "Via radio transmission it can be used as master flash as well."
Have a nice day.
Here's a Bing translation, which somewhat clearly suggests that the new flash will integrate better with a master/slave system--NOT be used as a master.
"It provides advanced functionality,
additional integrated radio control with master and slave function and opens up a world of creative lighting options demanding users and professional photographers."
And that bing translation is nonsense. I mean seriously, why do you debate the translation of a (probably) native speaker with a bing translation? That's ridiculous.
perspectivist's translation is accurate, the question is how to interpret that sentence.
The devil is in the details: If the 430 RT is fired as slave via RT, that flashlight can be used as an optical master (every flash fired is an optical master). So if "being an optical extension of the true master flash, triggered via RT" counts as being used as master, the 430RT can be considered a "master" flash without being able to act as a master RT flash on its own.