Can a Yongnuo YN-622C-TX trigger a Nikon YN685 flash from a Fuji camera?
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I have a Nikon Yongnuo setup and now also use a Fuji camera. Can a Yongnuo YN-622C-TX transmitter for Canon trigger a YN685 flash in the Nikon version? Since Fuji uses a similar hot shoe layout to Canon, I’m wondering if I can just buy a transmitter instead of replacing my whole flash system.
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Does anyone know if a Yongnuo trigger YN622C-TX (Canon) will be able to trigger the YN685 (Nikon) Flash unit?
AFAIK, Yongnuo's YN-622 triggering system does not work cross-brand.
See: Can I trigger Yongnuo YN-622N and YN-622C together at the same time?
I have a full kit for my Nikon but now have a Fuji system with seems to run the same mount as Canon.
Fuji's flash hotshoe protocol is not the same as Canon's. Just because the contacts/pins are in the same place doesn't mean the electronic signalling across those contacts/pins is the same. Ditto micro four-thirds. Or Pentax/Nikon. Fuji TTL/HSS is not supported by Yongnuo; they only support Canon and Nikon TTL/HSS.
You might be able to put the YN-622C-TX into a single-pin or 603 mode and use it as a manual-only trigger. But you won't have TTL/HSS from a Fuji hotshoe, and I wouldn't count on power control.
Also, if your Fuji body isn't an X-T1, X-T2, X-T20, or X-Pro2 (or newer body), you won't have HSS anyway, since Fuji only added that as a feature in 2016, and those are the only four bodies that can do it.
So hoping I would only need to buy a trigger and not a whole new system.
If you want TTL/HSS with Fuji, you have to get a whole new system that supports that. You may want to look at triggering systems like Godox X/Flashpoint R2, Nissin Air, or Cactus V6II, which let you share the lights across brands with different system-compatible transmitters. The Profoto Air system does this as well, but might be prohibitively expensive. All of these systems support cross-brand TTL/HSS for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji, and Four-Thirds.
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Not for full compatibility. Yongnuo’s YN-622 system is generally brand-specific, so a Canon YN-622C-TX is not expected to provide normal cross-brand control of a Nikon-version YN685. Also, Fuji may share a similar hot shoe shape with Canon, but the flash communication protocol is different, so Canon TTL/HSS signaling will not work just because the pins line up.
In practice, Yongnuo supports TTL/HSS for Canon and Nikon, not Fuji. That means you should not expect Fuji TTL or HSS with this combination.
A limited workaround may be possible: if the YN-622C-TX can be used in a basic single-pin/manual triggering mode, it may fire the flash manually only. But advanced features like TTL, HSS, and full remote control are not likely to work in this mixed Fuji/Canon/Nikon setup.
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