p.1 #1 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
I am new to off camera flash, and just purchased a set of Yongnuo RF-603 transceivers that seem to work quite well for everything they are supposed to do, except what I actually wanted them for. When I ordered them, I assumed that there would be a way to remotely fire or test fire the flash without using the camera. Now that I have the two transceivers, it appears that this is not possible. Hopefully, someone can explain that I’m wrong and there is a way to do this. If it can’t be done, I would appreciate a suggestion on how to remotely trigger a flash that’s behind a wall without using a camera.
p.1 #3 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
Thanks. The test button works if the unit is attached to a camera, but if it's not attached to a camera it doesn't work.
Jul 14, 2012 at 07:57 PM
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p.1 #4 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
You 're correct. The camera must be attached to one of the transcievers, then the test button operates as you stated. Annoying, but for the price, they do what they're supposed to.
p.1 #5 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
Now that I've had a few days to play with them, I'm very impressed. The build quality seems to be very good, and they've worked well in every configuration I've tried. However, I still have a need to fire off a flash without the aid of a camera, and I hope that someone can either:
1) Suggest something that's small and inexpensive that I could attach to one of the RF-603's and fool it into thinking it can transmit, or
2) Suggest some other way to fire a flash without a camera, without getting into Pocket Wizard price range.
p.1 #7 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
I don't understand, why would you need to fire the flash without the camera?
I have a set of the older RF-602's and when I use them for off camera flash I just fire a test shot, check that my exposure it correct, wait for the flash to recharge, and go again. If you are just wanting to do a test flash this is the only way I can think of that would work.
p.1 #8 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
Yongnuo made a change between the RF 602 and the RF 603. Since the RF 603 has a separate camera shutter trigger circuit in addition to the flash trigger circuit they turned the test button into a shutter release button. To me this is a drawback since I hardly ever use the shutter release and always use the test button of a transmitter in hand to fire flashes for metering. This is why I am using Buff CyberSyncs.
p.1 #9 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
"I don't understand, why would you need to fire the flash without the camera?"
I'm doing some night work with the camera taking exposures for multiple minutes. Sometimes the flash can be fired directly from the camera, sometimes I can simply carry the flash to the point I need it and fire it, but some times it needs to be pre-positioned in areas that for one reason or another I can't get into, or I need to change a gel, or, or... It's certainly not an everyday situation, but the few times it's come up it would be very handy to be able to do it.
p.1 #10 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
"Since the RF 603 has a separate camera shutter trigger circuit in addition to the flash trigger circuit they turned the test button into a shutter release button."
Is my solution as simple as returning the 603's and buying the 602's?
p.1 #12 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
Wow I will be sticking to the 602s. I use the 602 trigger to test the flash when metering with a flash meter. I also have one set up as a remote shutter trigger. If I can't do these things with the 603s I don't want them
p.1 #13 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
Tortay wrote:
"I don't understand, why would you need to fire the flash without the camera?"
I'm doing some night work with the camera taking exposures for multiple minutes. Sometimes the flash can be fired directly from the camera, sometimes I can simply carry the flash to the point I need it and fire it, but some times it needs to be pre-positioned in areas that for one reason or another I can't get into, or I need to change a gel, or, or... It's certainly not an everyday situation, but the few times it's come up it would be very handy to be able to do it.
Ah thank you, I couldn't for the life of me figure out what situation would need this but now it makes sense. You're right, now a common situation but would def be handy...
p.1 #16 · Off camera remote test fire and Yongnuo RF-603
The dumb suggestion would be to put it on a cheap point and shoot with a hotshoe and just carry that.
I'm wondering if all it needs is a contact to metal to complete the circuit or it actually needs current. If it just needs to complete the circuit you can get a cheap coldshoe adapter and put it on the bottom of the trigger. But if it needs current, then that just sucks!
