I have had a response from Westcott customer support and they confirm that the system will work with the R6
I’ve posted their detailed response below to help anyone researching in the future. Thanks again for everyone’s help.
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Good afternoon, Martin,
Yes, the Canon R6 is a fully compatible with the FJ wireless eco system. Meaning you can use TTL, HSS, and manual functions.
FJ Wireless System Camera Compatibility (fjwestcott.com)
- Make sure all of your FJ Wireless products on the current firmware.
https://www.fjwestcott.com/pages/firmware
(this is necessary again if you add another FJ Wireless product or get a new camera - always update all items at the same time)
- Also update the firmware on your camera.
- Ensuring that your FJ Trigger is aligned properly to the hot shoe and engaging the pin mechanism is critical for proper communication and preventing misfires.
> Canon: With the trigger and camera turned off and the trigger removed from the camera
- loosen the trigger lock completely
- place the trigger on the hot shoe fully
- turn the locking mechanism on the trigger 1 full (360°) turn
- nudge the trigger slightly backwards on the hot shoe until you hear the locking pin drop into place
- tighten the lock to secure the trigger on the hot shoe
- initiate the power on the trigger followed by powering on the camera
EOS R6Set in-camera Shutter Mode to mechanical shutter. Front curtain, Rear curtain and HSS will be set on the FJ triggering device.
CanonWhite Balance-For consistent results, White Balance for the FJ system should be set to Daylight, 5500k or a custom White Balance when blending strobes with Ambient light sources.
Metering- Recommended Metering Mode setting for TTL consistency is “Evaluative”. See the FJ series guide to TTL for additional information.
ISO-Use a manual setting for ISO. Using Auto ISO is not recommended with the FJ system as it will return inconsistent results in images and on the camera monitor display as the camera sensor interprets the scene.
Shooting Modes-Manual or Aperture Priority Modes are recommended
Camera Brand Selection-Set the FJ trigger or a Host FJ speed light to "Canon" or Canon RT. Canon RT should only be implemented when adding Canon RT (radio transmission) gear to your FJ setup. Most functions for Synchronization, TTL or Manual Modes, and Flash Exposure Compensation will be controlled on the FJ gear when combined with Canon Cameras. These settings may or may not be reflected by the internal menus of the Canon system depending on the Model.
HSS -To enable HSS for Canon cameras, use the FJ Trigger or Host Speed Light controls and set the sync to illuminate the H with lightning bolt symbol (add graphic). If the FJ unit is not set to HSS, the camera will revert to shutter speeds at the highest level of the normal synchronization speed when recording an image.
Standard cross brand in-camera menu settings - note that not all models will have these menu options
Set shutter to “Mechanical”
Note: All systems revert to Mechanical or emulate a Mechanical shutter when a flash is recognized by the camera.
E-front curtain -Set to “OFF”or “Disable”.
Red eye reduction-Set to “OFF”or “Disable”. (typically found in the shooting menu not the e/flash menu). Red eye reduction will create a preflash and slow flash response.
The in-camera flash menu must have the flash activated and not set to "No Flash"or “Disable”.
Note: Canon mirrorless cameras will automatically set the camera’s viewfinder to reveal the visible ambient light in a scene no matter the camera settings. To see the effect of the camera adjustments for ISO, shutter speed and aperture on the ambient light you may find it helpful to assign a button to the Enable/Disable option for the flash temporarily in order to see the effect.
Drive choice-Canon Continuous Capture Drive using TTL are now available with the FJ-X3m trigger running firmware 1.3.1 or later. Using Continuous capture may require lower power level settings in manual or higher ISO and wider apertures in TTL for the FJ strobes to maintain recycle rates capable of keeping up with the drive speed. The FJ-X2m in Canon continuous capture will limit your FJ strobes to manual settings. Continuous capture will also limit the FJ system power output in order to allow adequate recycle times, maintain accurate TTL exposures and avoid overheating when using the FJ-X2m. Use of Single Shot drive is necessary for TTL exposures for the FJ-X2m.
X-sync-For Canon Digital camera users the X-Sync setting on FJ gear should be “OFF” which is the default setting and it should not need adjustment. This setting has uses when combined with Film cameras, Leaf Shutter lenses, incompatible cameras and some high speed shooting modes. Caution: If employing this feature make sure to Turn X-Sync “OFF” when returning to use with a compatible system to enable HSS and TTL operation.
I hope this helps!
Andrea
