Can a Yongnuo YN600EX-RT control a YN560 IV wirelessly?
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I want to use a Yongnuo YN600EX-RT flash as the master and a Yongnuo YN560 IV as the receiver/slave. Can these two flashes communicate directly, and if not, what are the practical ways to trigger the YN560 IV from the YN600EX-RT?
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Since the YN600EX-RT uses the Canon RT wireless radio protocol and the YN560 IV uses the older Yongnuo YN560/RF605/RF603 protocol, the YN600EX-RT can not communicate directly with the YN560 IV. They use the same wireless frequencies, but each uses a different "language" to communicate the same information.
The easiest solution would probably be to use a YNE3-RX receiver attached to the hot foot of the YN560 IV. That might allow you to set manual power remotely, but it might not. If the YNE3-RX doesn't fire the flash when directly attached to the YN560 IV hot foot, then you could either:
- Use a PC cord between the YNE3-RX and the YN560 IV to send a "fire" command. All adjustments to the flash settings would need to be made directly on the flash.
- Tape over the TTL contacts on the YNE3-RX and attach it to the hot foot of the YN560 IV. The receiver would only send a "fire" command to the flash via the main pin. All adjustments to the flash settings would need to be made directly on the flash.
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No. The YN600EX-RT and YN560 IV do not communicate directly by radio because they use different wireless systems. The YN600EX-RT uses Canon RT protocol, while the YN560 IV uses Yongnuo’s 560/603/605 system.
Without extra gear, your practical option is optical triggering: put the YN560 IV in S1 or S2 slave mode and fire the YN600EX-RT on-camera normally, not as an RT wireless master. This will trigger the YN560 IV, but it won’t give you radio control of power or other advanced features.
If you want to trigger the YN560 IV from the RT system, you would need additional hardware such as a receiver connected to the YN560 IV. Depending on the receiver/setup, this may only provide a fire signal, meaning power changes would still need to be set manually on the YN560 IV.
So in short: direct RT-to-YN560 radio control is not possible; optical slave or added receiver hardware are the workable alternatives.
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