Z6 Focus Shift Shooting and Wireless Flash Triggering

stos_at · Jan 28, 2019

Hi guys,

I‘ve been lurking around the forum for a while, whilst deciding to take the plunge and join the Z community. We’ll my Z6 arrived last weekend and I’m very happy with everything I’ve tried out so far.

One of the first projects I wanted to try on the Z6 was some macro focus stacking work I was working on. I’ve previously used my trusted D700 and did the focus stacking manually.

I wanted to try the in-built focus shift shooting mode on the Z6. Works great without flash.

Works great with a Nikon flash mounted on the hot-shoe.
When using off-camera flash which is standard for me, the flash will only fire for the first frame, the shooting sequence would resume, albeit without the flash firing.

I have a gut feeling it is not the camera which is at fault but the wireless flash trigger I’m using - a Yongnuo YN560-TX triggering YN560 III Flashes.

To make a long story short, has anyone tried wireless remote flash triggers (any brand ) with a Z6/Z6 in combination with Focus Shift Shooting?

Any feedback would be much appreciated.

gwalschl · May 13, 2019

I have the Yongnuo-560 flashes and controller and I ran into the same issue where flash was only firing on first frame of focus shift sequence. The only solution I had found was to set the First frame exposure lock setting to OFF. Then, everything works great either running a flash manually on camera hotshoe or using multiple flashes off-camera via controller.

stos_at · May 13, 2019

That's fantastic, I'd given up already. Thanks SO much for your input!

tomrock · May 13, 2019

I've done it using Godox transmitter and flashes it worked fine.

stos_at · May 14, 2019

Thanks again guys, tried it last night and of course it works as advertised ;-). I have no idea how I missed this setting.

Best regards,

Srdjan

lindaAZ · May 24, 2019

OH MY, THANK YOU...yes I am yelling I am so happy. Nikon support did not seem to know the answer and wanted me to send the camera back !!!.

I just wish there was better info in the manual or SOMEWHERE from nikon re focus shifting .

JimKasson · May 24, 2019

gwalschl said:
I have the Yongnuo-560 flashes and controller and I ran into the same issue where flash was only firing on first frame of focus shift sequence. The only solution I had found was to set the First frame exposure lock setting to OFF. Then, everything works great either running a flash manually on camera hotshoe or using multiple flashes off-camera via controller.

I'd like to nominate this as the best post by a first poster for the month. And maybe for the year.

This is a truly obscure workaround.

Jim

stos_at · May 26, 2019

I'll second that!;-)

si1verbu11et · Sep 26, 2021

Even though I set "first frame exposure lock" as OFF as suggested in the accepted answer, I was still unable to get my Elinchrom FRX 400's to fire (at all) during the focus shift shooting.

I had to also turn "Silent Photography" to OFF to get the strobes to fire.

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