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The first thing you need to do is define what you mean when you say "work."

  • Fire in manual only mode with no higher level communication whatsoever between the camera and the flash?
  • Mounted on the camera's hot shoe or via a wired connection?
  • Be controlled in some type of TTL mode when mounted to the camera's hot shoe?
  • Be fired wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in some type of TTL mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Which specific model of flash "brand X?" (e.g. the Yongnuo Yn560/RF605/RF603 system, the Yongnuo YN622 system (Canon or Nikon?), or the Yongnuo RT clone?)
  • Which specific model of camera brand Y (e.g. Sony/Minolta with ISO pin or Sony without ISO pin on the hot shoe?)
  • How much trigger voltage can the specific camera model tolerate?
  • How much trigger voltage does the specific model flash use?

The point is, there are way too many variable to make this a general question. The subtleties of each possible combination compared to what the user wants to be able to do make this a much more complex matrix than asking, "Will lens with mount X work on a camera with mountY?"

The first thing you need to do is define what you mean when you say "work."

  • Fire in manual only mode with no higher level communication whatsoever between the camera and the flash?
  • Mounted on the camera's hot shoe or via a wired connection?
  • Be controlled in some type of TTL mode when mounted to the camera's hot shoe?
  • Be fired wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in some type of TTL mode? Using optical or radio control?

The point is, there are way too many variable to make this a general question. The subtleties of each possible combination compared to what the user wants to be able to do make this a much more complex matrix than asking, "Will lens with mount X work on a camera with mountY?"

The first thing you need to do is define what you mean when you say "work."

  • Fire in manual only mode with no higher level communication whatsoever between the camera and the flash?
  • Mounted on the camera's hot shoe or via a wired connection?
  • Be controlled in some type of TTL mode when mounted to the camera's hot shoe?
  • Be fired wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in some type of TTL mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Which specific model of flash "brand X?" (e.g. the Yongnuo Yn560/RF605/RF603 system, the Yongnuo YN622 system (Canon or Nikon?), or the Yongnuo RT clone?)
  • Which specific model of camera brand Y (e.g. Sony/Minolta with ISO pin or Sony without ISO pin on the hot shoe?)
  • How much trigger voltage can the specific camera model tolerate?
  • How much trigger voltage does the specific model flash use?

The point is, there are way too many variable to make this a general question. The subtleties of each possible combination compared to what the user wants to be able to do make this a much more complex matrix than asking, "Will lens with mount X work on a camera with mountY?"

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Michael C
  • 176.3k
  • 10
  • 213
  • 578

The first thing you need to do is define what you mean when you say "work."

  • Fire in manual only mode with no higher level communication whatsoever between the camera and the flash?
  • Mounted on the camera's hot shoe or via a wired connection?
  • Be controlled in some type of TTL mode when mounted to the camera's hot shoe?
  • Be fired wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in manual only mode? Using optical or radio control?
  • Be controlled wirelessly in some type of TTL mode? Using optical or radio control?

The point is, there are way too many variable to make this a general question. The subtleties of each possible combination compared to what the user wants to be able to do make this a much more complex matrix than asking, "Will lens with mount X work on a camera with mountY?"