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Why does my studio flash fire when another photographer takes a picture?
The Godox RT-04 are radio frequency (RF) based transmitters/receivers. It is unlikely that your friend triggered your studio strobes over RF unless he used a similar transmitter and the same channel ...
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Why was my Canon Speedlite 600EX triggering other flashes?
The reason you were triggering the other flashes is that the other photographer is a rookie.
She was probably using the flashes as optical slaves... bad decision.
Even if she was using a radio ...
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Why aren't my strobes and speedlight in sync, and how can I fix this?
If it were the 380EX that was having issues triggering the strobes:
The most likely scenario would be that the pre-flash of the E-TTL only 380EX is triggering the strobes before the shutter opens. ...
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Are any of the common third-party flash systems with radio-trigger capability inofficially multi-platform?
Yes, there are several systems that work in the way you describe, where the off-camera lights can switch between different TTL systems, and the only thing you need is an on-camera transmitter unit ...
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What is the Godox SHOOT setting for?
Use these settings to control how and when the transmitters send settings changes out to the lights. More specifically, when you have multiple shooters sharing the same lights, or if you want to ...
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How compatible are different flash brands for remote control over the flash?
Generally when it comes to manual-flashes-with-remote-power-control, only flashes and triggers in the same brand and triggering system will be compatible enough to allow you remote control over power ...
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Buying wireless flash trigger vs. cheap flash to use as master
Using the Godox TT350N as a means to control your other Godox speedlight is a perfectly viable option. If you later decide to buy a dedicated trigger, you can control both of them.
The only drawback ...
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Understanding IR / RF flash systems
IR Systems
Think of it this way. Digital cameras are generally made by companies that do other consumer electronics. So, the first wireless controls for off-camera flash that were built were based on ...
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Can vintage strobes damage wireless receivers?
Yes, there is the possibility that vintage strobes with high trigger voltages can damage wireless receivers/transceivers attached to them. The danger would only apply to the receiver/transceiver ...
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What Yongnuo controller will let me use my YN-568EX II with TTL and HSS?
The Yongnuo YN568EX II flashes have built in optical receivers that operate on Canons optical wireless system that uses very short pulses of light to communicate. You need an optical Master flash (...
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Why is my Godox V860 III-S showing a weird WL/circle symbol?
It means you need to turn WL off on your camera to use the V860 III-S as an on-camera transmitter unit.
The WL setting is for Sony's own proprietary "smart" optical/radio system signalling. ...
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Understanding IR / RF flash systems
Does my flash actually have a wireless reciever in it (Instruction manual seems to point to "yes")?
Yes. It has both an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. That means that it can be used ...
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Is there a radio flash control system for Olympus that allows setting flash power from the camera?
As of 2018, aside from the built-in RC "smart" optical system made by Olympus and Panasonic, there are a few radio triggering systems that now support TTL and HSS with MFT (micro four-thirds), as well ...
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Can I fire an off camera flash remotely that ISN'T linked to the camera?
Of course it's possible. You have at least 3 solutions:
An infrared transmitter: the camera and flash must be in sight, no obstacle between the two. Operation is bad in daylight.
A radio transmitter. ...
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Can I use any brand's non-TTL wireless trigger to trigger any brand's manual flash?
Provided that all you want a wireless solution to do is tell the flash when to fire, any transmitter/receiver set that are compatible with one another will be able to do that. The easiest way to ...
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How does the built-in external off-camera flash control work with the Canon EOS M6?
... the specifications just say "wireless multi-flash support". What does that mean?
It's obscure, but basically what that spec means is that the M6 can only do Canon's wireless flash systems (both ...
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Are any of the common third-party flash systems with radio-trigger capability inofficially multi-platform?
There may be others, but at least the Godox X (Flashpoint R2) system functions in this way.
You have to have the correct trigger for your camera (e.g. the XPro-N for Nikon or XPro-C for Canon), but ...
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Options for a 5-flash 4-group lighting set-up using Canon (compatible) gear
You can also switch to Godox's system. You would need the Xpro-C for control from the camera, X1R-C receivers for your flashes, and of course some extra lights. You can get cheap flash units from ...
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Buying wireless flash trigger vs. cheap flash to use as master
It's a perfectly viable plan to use a TT350-N (or li-on V350-N) as your iTTL transmitter, but it's not just smaller and less powerful than a V860II-N, it also lacks CLS/AWL capability, it only swivels ...
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Flash control disabled on Nikon Z7 when attempting to use external flash
You cannot control the trigger/speedlight from the camera because only the SB300/400/500/5000 are compatible with the Z's "unified flash control."
https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/z7_z6/...
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Is there a transmitter that will fire a YN600EX-RT II and a RF603C II?
Nope.
They use the same frequencies, as do most current wireless radio flash systems. But they use different protocols. In other words, they speak different languages.
The YN560/RF605/RF603 is one of ...
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Can I use a Canon Powershot to wirelessly fire a Canon 430EX II?
It won't work without additional gear.
The 430EX II does indeed have optical wireless capability, but only in Canon's "smart" optical system. That requires a master unit that can "speak&...
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What kind of trigger and receiver will work with different flash brands?
Lots of different radio triggers work with lots of different brands of flash. Yes, you can mix'n'match flash brands (see: What should I look for in a wireless flash trigger for a home studio?), but ...
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GH4 wireless flash w/ FL36L—how do I turn off the popup flash?
There is no way to completely turn off the light from the popup flash "Master" as the slave flash is only triggered by optical light. There is no radio transmitter or receiver.
Even when set to OFF ...
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What are the tradeoffs between using a transmitter or flash as the master in an off-camera setup?
Is there any advantage to the trigger setup over an all-flash setup?
price: The E3-RT costs somewhat less than the 600EX-RT as it's basically the same device without the flash tube, electronics (big ...
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What are the tradeoffs between using a transmitter or flash as the master in an off-camera setup?
The only real difference between using the dedicated transmitter and another speedlight is whether or not you want on-axis light to come from the on-hotshoe unit.
In a studio setup, for example, not ...
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How do I set up a Yongnuo RF-603 II with a Yongnuo YN-560 III flash?
Couple of things to keep in mind.
The YN-560III has a built in RF-603 receiver, so you don't need to put one on the foot to act as a receiver. If you do use a non-YN-560-III/IV flash, then the on-...
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How do I set up a Yongnuo RF-603 II with a Yongnuo YN-560 III flash?
The Yongnuo YN-560iii has a built in 2.4G Radio Wireless Receiving module and therefore, you do not require to attach a transceiver to the bottom of the flash.
Toggle through the Trigger Mode Button ...
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Is there a Nikon equivalent to Canon's RT radio flash system?
At the time of this writing, Nikon's radio flash system is only in the preliminary stages; it's more the groundwork for a system than an actual system, and is not a practical choice for most current ...
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Is there a Nikon equivalent to Canon's RT radio flash system?
As of 1/2018 there is still no transmitter for the SB-5000 flashes. Even with firmware updates to include other cameras like the D810 that I own a pair of, they will not pair with the WR-R10 on the ...
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