Use a Flashpoint R2 Single Pin Transceiver to trigger a Flashpoint R2 Pro MarkII Transmitter?

[Ken Minolta]

I am watching a Mike Burke YT video - and he's using a Flashpoint R2 Single Pin Transceiver to trigger a camera that has a Flashpoint R2 Pro MarkII Transmitter on it's hot shoe. How is this possible?

Can a Transceiver Trigger a Transmitter?

I can understand how a Transmitter can trigger a Transceiver, but the other way around? That doesn't make sense.

I'd like to use the inexpensive Transceiver as a remote shutter release - with the Transmitter firing the flash (communicating with the AD200 flash)

I already own the Pro MarkII Transmitter - buy have been using the shutter release button on the camera. I'd really like to be able to be away from the camera when triggering the shutter/flash.

Thoughts?

thanks.

 

[fotowbert]

I am watching a Mike Burke YT video - and he's using a Flashpoint R2 Single Pin Transceiver to trigger a camera that has a Flashpoint R2 Pro MarkII Transmitter on it's hot shoe. How is this possible?

Without seeing the YT video (posting a link would have been helpful) I suspect there should be a SPT at the camera connected to the camera's remote shutter port.

Can a Transceiver Trigger a Transmitter?

Godox XT1, XT2, XPro, and XPro II have no receiver capability built in.

I can understand how a Transmitter can trigger a Transceiver, but the other way around? That doesn't make sense.

Well yes and no. You could put the transmitter in the top hot-shoe on the SPT or wiring them together via PC ports may be possible. Now the transceiver is triggering the transmitter.

I'd like to use the inexpensive Transceiver as a remote shutter release - with the Transmitter firing the flash (communicating with the AD200 flash)

Using a pair of SPTs for the remote shutter function with your XPro II in the hot-shoe will require the SPTs to be on a different channel than your transmitter/lights. If on the same RF channel the lights will fire early.

You could put an SPT in the hot-shoe and wire it to the remote shutter port. Your hand-held SPT when set to one channel number higher than what the lights/camera SPT use will trip the shutter only. The lights will fire in correct sync with the shutter. Unfortunately the SPTs don't support TTL or HSS flash, only manual.

I already own the Pro MarkII Transmitter - buy have been using the shutter release button on the camera. I'd really like to be able to be away from the camera when triggering the shutter/flash.

Thoughts?

thanks.

You are welcome.

• John

 

[Hanson Peterson]

The R2 Single Pin Transceiver has a shutter release mode. The shutter isn't triggered via the flash shoe -- it's done by connecting a shutter release cord between the R2 and the camera.

 

[Ellis Vener]

The R2 Single Pin Transceiver has a shutter release mode. The shutter isn't triggered via the flash shoe -- it's done by connecting a shutter release cord between the R2 and the camera.

That's the way I do it with PocketWizards: one set of radios - one in my hand and the other connected to the camera's remote input and another Pocketwizard or Raven in the camera's hotshoe to communicate with the flashes.