Can a Yongnuo YN-560 III work with a Hahnel Combi TF trigger on Nikon?

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I have a Yongnuo YN-560 III speedlight and a Hahnel Combi TF for Nikon. Can they be used together for off-camera flash, and if so, what functions will work?

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For triggering the flash remotely from the camera:

Only if you also have a Hahnel TF receiver attached to the hot foot of the YN560 III as well as a Hahnel TF transmitter attached to the camera's hot shoe. You'll only be able to tell the flash to fire. You will need to set the flash power and zoom head using the flash's own control panel.

The built-in radio receiver in the YN560 III is not compatible with the Hahnel TF radio protocol, and the Hahnel TF system is not compatible with the YN560/RF605/RF603 radio protocol.

If you want to use the built in radio receiver of the YN560 III, or if you want to control flash power and zoom of the remote flash from the camera, you need a transmitter that uses the YN560/RF605/RF603 protocol, such as the YN560-TX.

For triggering the camera remotely with the flash attached to the camera's hot shoe:

It will work, you just won't be able to place the receiver on the camera's hot shoe. The actual signal is communicated via a cable that plugs into the remote shutter release port. Some folks use velcro to attach such accessories to a camera body without tying up the hot shoe when communication via the hot shoe is not needed.

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Yes, but only in a limited way. The Yongnuo YN-560 III’s built-in radio receiver is not compatible with the Hahnel Combi TF radio system, so the flash cannot be triggered directly by a Hahnel transmitter using its internal receiver.

To use them together, you would need a Hahnel Combi TF transmitter on the camera and a matching Hahnel receiver connected to the YN-560 III’s foot. In that setup, the Hahnel system can only trigger the flash to fire. Flash power and zoom must still be set manually on the Yongnuo flash itself.

If you want to use the YN-560 III’s built-in radio receiver, or control compatible Yongnuo flash settings remotely, you need a transmitter that uses the Yongnuo YN560/RF605/RF603 protocol, such as a YN560-series transmitter.

So: compatible with an extra Hahnel receiver attached, but not directly compatible via the Yongnuo’s built-in radio.

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