Can a Yongnuo YN-E3-RT be stacked on a YN-622C, and what flash control will you get?
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I use older flashes with Yongnuo YN-622C triggers, and I’m considering adding Yongnuo YN-600EX-RT speedlights. Since the RT flashes can be controlled by a YN-E3-RT, can I mount a YN-E3-RT on top of a YN-622C on my camera and use both systems together?
If that setup works, what kind of control would I have over each group of flashes? Specifically, would E-TTL work for the flashes on the YN-622C system, the RT system, both, or neither?
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Stacking an ST-E3-RT on top of a YN-622 transceiver could work, but you'd only have ratio control in eTTL over any pre-MkII Canon EX speedlites connected to YN-622Cs, not manual power level control, and you're still using two separate triggering systems.
A better solution might be to wait and see how the YNE3-RX receivers work out. Right now, there are some unknowns about them. And they're so new that there aren't a lot of field reports right now. But the assumption is that these will allow full power control over the MkII EX speedlites (and other Canon camera menu-commandable flashes) via an RT master (such as a 600EX-RT, YN-600EX-RT, ST-E3-RT, or YN-E3-RT).
The supported features that are listed are:
- eTTL, M, and MULTI modes
- HSS
- remote shutter release
- PC output for manual-only sync (studio strobes, manual flashes)
- USB port for firmware upgrades
- compatibility with single-contact triggering (manual-only or other-brand flashes)
This is a pretty sparse description. We're assuming remote power control and most of the 622 features set.
However, note that on the promotional announcement the YNE3-RX, that only the following flash models are listed as "compatible" (by which we're assuming hotshoe communication/TTL-type compatible) are:
- Canon 600EX-RT
- 580EX II
- 430EX II
- YN-568EX (II) [which probably means either the Mk I or II]
- YN-565C
- YN-468C (II)
- YN-467C (II)
- YN-465C
Presumption would be that the MkI Canon speedlights would have a similar behavior to that on the YN-622 triggers: only ratio power control in eTTL mode, or possibly manual power level control if the YN-E3-RT dedicated transmitter unit is given a backwards compatibility mode (like the YN-622-TX's) to use eTTL settings to "fake" manual power levels.
Also, a post from a YN engineer on the POTN board indicates that Supersync is not possible in the RT system.
So, there are a lot of unknowns, and we just have to wait for actual field reports to let us know for sure what's actually going on.
See:
- http://flashhavoc.com/yongnuo-yne3-rx-receiver-announced/
- http://flashhavoc.com/yongnuo-yne3-rx-receiver-released/
And keep an eye out on the flashhavoc.com blog itself, and probably the photographyonthe.net thread on the YN-600EX-RT/YN-E3-RT (where elv--the author of flashhavoc posts) for more updated information as it unfolds.
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Yes, physically stacking a YN-E3-RT/ST-E3-RT on a YN-622C may work, but it means you’re running two separate radio systems at once.
For flashes on the YN-622C side, control is limited: with older Canon EX-type speedlites, you’d generally get E-TTL ratio control, but not full manual power control. The RT-controlled flashes would be managed separately by the YN-E3-RT.
So in practice, you would not get one unified control system across both sets of flashes. E-TTL can work, but control depends on which trigger system each flash is connected to, and the YN-622C-linked flashes have more limited functionality in this stacked setup.
A cleaner approach is an RT-based receiver solution such as the Yongnuo YNE3-RX, which is intended to let an RT master control compatible non-RT Canon-style flashes with features like E-TTL, Manual, Multi, HSS, and remote shutter release. But if you stack the two triggers, expect separate systems and limited integration rather than seamless mixed control.
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