Bob, The site you specified does indeed speak to the master flash in ratio set-ups that I was asking about. AND IT CAN BE DONE...the slave (420ex) just has to be set to group B as the master (550ex) defaults to group A. Many thanks for sharing this great site with me...I'd seen it a couple days ago but didn't bookmark it. Dopey moi. Luis, my reply to you was harsher than intended. I was a bit frustrated when I responded and it came out nastier than I would have liked. Please accept my apology for that and know that I do appreciate your input. So....looks like the ratio gig is a go. Yeah! Lea Lea Murphy Whiny Dog Press www.whinydogpress.com New images www.whinydogpress.com/new.html Picture a Week PAW http://www.whinydogpress.com/paw.html