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I have the LP180R, a Sony a6000α6000, and the Phottix Odin II for Sony MIS. I got a firmware update from Lumopro which allows the LP180R to be poutput into Odin Sony Rx mode. The The Odin II gives full manual control over flash power and zoom, and does give HSS option. Seems to work on fill flash, slow synchsync, rear curtain, and wireless settings on the a6000α6000. However

However, there seems to be a problem with TTL - itTTL—it does not seem to work correctly, and changing the exposure setting on the Odin II has no effect, as far as I can see. I contacted Phottix, and their response was that they do not offer support for third party flashes. Interestingly, on the download page of the phottixPhottix website, the pdfPDF instruction manual for the Odin II for sonySony was not available the last time I checked (the Odin II came with instructions on usbUSB). I

I wrote to Lumopro a week or so ago, asking if there was a known problem, but have had no response. I am guessing there ISis a problem, as Lumopro are not advertising their firmware upgrade on the website or blog, and their LP180R pdfPDF instructions on their website still do not mention nothinganything about the Sony Rx option. I am hoping they (phottixPhottix? Lumopro?...) can resolve the issue, but. I thought you maymight like to hear my experience with the Odin II /LP180R combination.

I have the LP180R, a Sony a6000, and the Phottix Odin II for Sony MIS. I got a firmware update from Lumopro which allows the LP180R to be pout into Odin Sony Rx mode. The Odin II gives full manual control over flash power and zoom, and does give HSS option. Seems to work on fill flash, slow synch, rear curtain, and wireless settings on the a6000. However, there seems to be a problem with TTL - it does not seem to work correctly, and changing the exposure setting on the Odin II has no effect, as far as I can see. I contacted Phottix, and their response was that they do not offer support for third party flashes. Interestingly, on the download page of the phottix website, the pdf instruction manual for the Odin II for sony was not available the last time I checked (the Odin II came with instructions on usb). I wrote to Lumopro a week or so ago, asking if there was a known problem, but have had no response. I am guessing there IS a problem, as Lumopro are not advertising their firmware upgrade on the website or blog, and their LP180R pdf instructions on their website still do not mention nothing about the Sony Rx option. I am hoping they (phottix? Lumopro?...) can resolve the issue, but. I thought you may like to hear my experience with the Odin II /LP180R combination.

I have the LP180R, a Sony α6000, and the Phottix Odin II for Sony MIS. I got a firmware update from Lumopro which allows the LP180R to be put into Odin Sony Rx mode. The Odin II gives full manual control over flash power and zoom, and does give HSS option. Seems to work on fill flash, slow sync, rear curtain, and wireless settings on the α6000.

However, there seems to be a problem with TTL—it does not seem to work correctly, and changing the exposure setting on the Odin II has no effect, as far as I can see. I contacted Phottix, and their response was that they do not offer support for third party flashes. Interestingly, on the download page of the Phottix website, the PDF instruction manual for the Odin II for Sony was not available the last time I checked (the Odin II came with instructions on USB).

I wrote to Lumopro a week or so ago, asking if there was a known problem, but have had no response. I am guessing there is a problem, as Lumopro are not advertising their firmware upgrade on the website or blog, and their LP180R PDF instructions on their website still do not mention anything about the Sony Rx option. I am hoping they (Phottix? Lumopro?...) can resolve the issue. I thought you might like to hear my experience with the Odin II /LP180R combination.

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I have the LP180R, a Sony a6000, and the Phottix Odin II for Sony MIS. I got a firmware update from Lumopro which allows the LP180R to be pout into Odin Sony Rx mode. The Odin II gives full manual control over flash power and zoom, and does give HSS option. Seems to work on fill flash, slow synch, rear curtain, and wireless settings on the a6000. However, there seems to be a problem with TTL - it does not seem to work correctly, and changing the exposure setting on the Odin II has no effect, as far as I can see. I contacted Phottix, and their response was that they do not offer support for third party flashes. Interestingly, on the download page of the phottix website, the pdf instruction manual for the Odin II for sony was not available the last time I checked (the Odin II came with instructions on usb). I wrote to Lumopro a week or so ago, asking if there was a known problem, but have had no response. I am guessing there IS a problem, as Lumopro are not advertising their firmware upgrade on the website or blog, and their LP180R pdf instructions on their website still do not mention nothing about the Sony Rx option. I am hoping they (phottix? Lumopro?...) can resolve the issue, but. I thought you may like to hear my experience with the Odin II /LP180R combination.