I have tons of different gear from a bunch of different manufacturers, but the majority of my cash has been invested in Canon EOS compatible stuff. As a result, I have three Yongnuo YN600EX-RT flashes and the YN-E3-RT trigger. These work amazingly well on my 5D4, my 7D2, Elan 7s, and EOS 3. Being dedicated units, they should work well.
I also have a bunch of Pentax manual focus 35mm gear, dating from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s. Additionally, I have some Mamiya medium format gear that I would also like to adapt the Yongnuo flashes to. I would like to do this wirelessly, just like I do with the Canon gear. Of course, I realize that I would lose the dedicated functionality like ETTL and HSS.
So far, I have been unsuccessful. I have updated the flash equipment to the latest firmware. For testing, I have been using one of my Pentax MX bodies because it has only single-pin flash firing and I figured that the only way to get this gear to work with my older M42 Pentax gear and my Mamiya gear is through pc sync and an externat hot shoe. I can get the YN600s to fire in the MX's hot shoe ONLY in ETTL mode. I tried to set the camera mounted flash as the trigger with another YN600 as the slave and although the shoe mounted flash fired and I had a green sync light on both units, the slaved flash will not fire. I also tried the YN-E3-RT trigger. I was able to fully control the slave flash and change the settings remotely by pushing the test button, but when I fire the camera's shutter, there is no flash.
I was thinking about trying the YN RF-602 or 603, but I read somewhere that the PC socket on those units is output only and will not fire the YN-E3-RT. Is there an inexpensive alternative that will allow me to use my YN600EX-RTs wirelessly, as off-camera lights with a PC sync operated trigger?
I also have a bunch of Pentax manual focus 35mm gear, dating from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s. Additionally, I have some Mamiya medium format gear that I would also like to adapt the Yongnuo flashes to. I would like to do this wirelessly, just like I do with the Canon gear. Of course, I realize that I would lose the dedicated functionality like ETTL and HSS.
So far, I have been unsuccessful. I have updated the flash equipment to the latest firmware. For testing, I have been using one of my Pentax MX bodies because it has only single-pin flash firing and I figured that the only way to get this gear to work with my older M42 Pentax gear and my Mamiya gear is through pc sync and an externat hot shoe. I can get the YN600s to fire in the MX's hot shoe ONLY in ETTL mode. I tried to set the camera mounted flash as the trigger with another YN600 as the slave and although the shoe mounted flash fired and I had a green sync light on both units, the slaved flash will not fire. I also tried the YN-E3-RT trigger. I was able to fully control the slave flash and change the settings remotely by pushing the test button, but when I fire the camera's shutter, there is no flash.
I was thinking about trying the YN RF-602 or 603, but I read somewhere that the PC socket on those units is output only and will not fire the YN-E3-RT. Is there an inexpensive alternative that will allow me to use my YN600EX-RTs wirelessly, as off-camera lights with a PC sync operated trigger?
