Can a Yongnuo RF-603II trigger an off-camera flash from a Nikon D60?

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I have a Nikon D60. I understand the Yongnuo RF-603II transceivers cannot be used to remotely fire the camera itself, but can they still be used to trigger an off-camera flash when mounted on the D60?

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Yes. The Yongnuo RF-603II triggers are manual-only. This means that they will work to fire any remote flash from any camera, as long as the camera uses an ISO-compatible hotshoe, and the flash uses an ISO-compatible foot: that is, the square arrangement with the rails and at least the central sync/fire signal connections: a pin on the flash foot, and a contact on the camera hotshoe. The rails are ground.

So, these triggers will work directly on any current digital camera hotshoe (some older Sony A-mount cameras may use the proprietary Sony/Minolta hotshoe, but the newer Sony models have iso-compatible hotshoes).

The RF-603II triggers come in specific Nikon and Canon flavors, but all that does is change the pattern of the pins on the bottom of the trigger to match the brand-specific layout for the wake-up signals. If you don't care about the wake-up function, you can use any of these triggers on any iso-compatible hotshoe--including those of mirrorless cameras. You just have to make sure that the on-camera unit is set to Tx mode explicitly, if it's not a Canon or Nikon camera.

Understand, however, that the only signal that's communicated is the one that fires the flash. Features like TTL, high-speed sync, setting power levels from the camera menu, etc. are not possible, as they require the other signals that are not communicated by these triggers. And the hotshoe on the top of the trigger does not do full TTL passthrough.

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Yes. The Yongnuo RF-603II can be used to trigger an off-camera flash from a Nikon D60.

These triggers are manual-only, so they simply pass the basic fire signal through the hot shoe/flash foot connection. As long as your camera has a standard ISO-compatible hot shoe and your flash has a standard ISO-compatible foot, the RF-603II can trigger the flash.

The Nikon D60’s hot shoe is compatible for this purpose. Put one RF-603II on the camera and another on the flash, and it should fire the flash manually.

The Nikon vs. Canon versions mainly differ in the extra pin layout on the bottom to match brand-specific contacts, but for basic manual triggering the important connection is the standard center sync contact and ground rails.

Just note that this setup does not provide TTL or other automatic flash communication—only manual triggering.

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