Can a Yongnuo YN565EX be triggered by a YN600EX-RT?
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I want to use a Yongnuo YN600EX-RT to trigger a Yongnuo YN565EX off-camera. The YN565EX menu has group settings (A/B/C), which made me wonder whether it has a built-in receiver, or if those groups are only for optical wireless use. Can these two flashes work together directly, and if so, in what modes?
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"Can I trigger a YN565EX using a YN600EX-RT?" No, not without buying additional hardware.
Unlike the Canon 600EX-RT the Yongnuo YN600EX-RT does not have both radio and optical wireless capabilities. The YN600EX-RT only has radio wireless.
The YN-565EX has only optical wireless slave mode so you would have to buy a Yongnuo YNE3-RX Radio Receiver to make it compatible with a YN600EX-RT. The YN-565EX has groups because it is compatible with the Canon optical system which has groups.
The YNE3-RX receiver is about $47.00 at B&H Photo Yongnuo YNE3-RX Wireless Flash Receiver
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Not directly by radio. The YN565EX does not have a built-in RT radio receiver, so a YN600EX-RT cannot control it over the Canon/Yongnuo RT system unless you add a compatible external receiver.
The group settings on the YN565EX are for Canon-style optical wireless slave operation, not built-in radio. So the presence of A/B/C groups does not mean it has a 2.4GHz receiver.
You do have two practical options:
- Add a radio receiver to the YN565EX so it can join the RT system.
- Use optical triggering instead. The YN565EX can fire as an optical slave (including S1/S2 modes), where it fires when it sees another flash. This works, but it is not the same as RT radio control and has the usual optical limitations like line-of-sight and reduced reliability over distance or in bright conditions.
So the short answer is: no direct radio triggering; yes with extra hardware, or yes optically with limitations.
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