Canon 600EX-RT + A7R ii issues.

[mjoshi123]

Hi,

 

I've been primarily shooting with Canon eco-system and have 4 600EX-Rt to use for my wedding work. I've added A7Rii + 55F1.8 + FE28/2 + FE90F2.8 to my current Canon system. Now the problem I'm facing is, I cannot use Canon 600EX-RT with my A7Rii, it will work okay if I've it on hotshoe of A7R ii, but I cannot trigger any other 600EX-Rt using it. Same thing happens with Canon ST-E3-RT trigger.

I'm looking for solution to this, and preferably being able to use 600EX-RT with A7Rii would be great thing, if not what is other alternative in terms of HSS, I don't need ETTL as I shoot most of time in Manual with my flash. TIA.

 

[Guest Jaf-Photo]

I've never tried using proprietary Canon flashes on Sony cameras. Most likely, the protocols conflict.

 

I have however used Yongnuo wireless flashes and controller for Canon on Sony cameras. That worked well in manual.

 

Perhaps you should reset your Canon flash system and try with the most basic settings?

 

Other than that, a Yongnuo kit won't set you back much.

[EazyClic]

You'll have to at least get the Godox trigger & Godox 2.4ghz flash then use that to optically fire the canons.

I found that when it comes to canon layout the flash sitting on the hot shoe will fire but any canon layout trigger on the Sony hotshoe will not fire. That's something I discovered trying to use my Yongnuo YN E3 RT trigger on my A7ii but my YN600 Ex Rt flashes fire on the hotshoe of my A7ii (no ttl though)

[mjoshi123]

Thanks guys, one thing I found interesting was that Yongnuo YN E3 RT trigger works fine with my Canon EX 600 RT flash but not the canon's own E3-RT. But I did get Godox V860ii + trigger for Sony.