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G1X II does not recognize Yongnuo YN560TX flash controller

Started May 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
Mark B.
Mark B. Forum Pro • Posts: 29,748
Re: G1X II does not recognize Yongnuo YN560TX flash controller

xzactly wrote:

I was hoping since it had all the contacts on the hot shoe that it would work.

All my third party flash triggers/ flashes, the G1X II does not recognize.

It will fire the flashes, but not setting sync in Av, screen is black in M mode.

Lightning bolt doesn't show on display.

580 II and 550EX's work fine, but no RF triggering.

The 580 and 550 do not have RF receiver capability built in.  You would need to have them mounted to an RF602 or 603.

Not quite ready to buy Canon's ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter,

and a handful of Canon 600EX-RT flashes.

Slaving a flash optically can be tough at times, and not ideal.

Here's one of my Grandson skating, holding the flash out far enough so the camera trips it was hit and miss. Still searching for RF flash triggers,,,, for G1X II (Or a new camera)

G2, G5, G6, G9, G12, 10D, 40D, 5D III, 7D all worked fine.

How were you triggering the external flash from these cameras?  The 7D does have optical triggering which will work w/o any extra hardware.  The other DSLRs do not, nor do the Powershots to my knowledge.

Mark

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