Can a Phottix Odin for Sony remotely adjust power on a LumoPro LP180 flash?

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I use a Sony a6300 with a Metz 64 and a Phottix Odin wireless setup, and TTL works fine there. I’m thinking about adding a second flash: a LumoPro LP180 (the original LP180, not the LP180R). Since the Odin system can remotely control flash settings on compatible units, can it change the power on the LP180, or will it only trigger the flash to fire?

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I have the LP180R, a Sony α6000, and the Phottix Odin II for Sony MIS. I got a firmware update from Lumopro which allows the LP180R to be put into Odin Sony Rx mode. The Odin II gives full manual control over flash power and zoom, and does give HSS option. Seems to work on fill flash, slow sync, rear curtain, and wireless settings on the α6000.

However, there seems to be a problem with TTL—it does not seem to work correctly, and changing the exposure setting on the Odin II has no effect, as far as I can see. I contacted Phottix, and their response was that they do not offer support for third party flashes. Interestingly, on the download page of the Phottix website, the PDF instruction manual for the Odin II for Sony was not available the last time I checked (the Odin II came with instructions on USB).

I wrote to Lumopro a week or so ago, asking if there was a known problem, but have had no response. I am guessing there is a problem, as Lumopro are not advertising their firmware upgrade on the website or blog, and their LP180R PDF instructions on their website still do not mention anything about the Sony Rx option. I am hoping they (Phottix? Lumopro?...) can resolve the issue. I thought you might like to hear my experience with the Odin II /LP180R combination.

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No. The original LumoPro LP180 is a manual-only, single-pin flash with no built-in radio receiver or protocol support for Odin remote control. With a Phottix Odin, it can be triggered to fire, but you would need to set flash power manually on the LP180 itself.

Remote power/zoom control is only possible with flashes that support the Odin system through compatible electronics or a built-in receiver. The newer LP180R adds receiver-based remote control, but the community answers indicate compatibility on Sony may be limited or inconsistent, especially for TTL. So for the non-R LP180, expect trigger-only operation.

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