Can a Yongnuo YN600EX-RT II be used as a transmitter only to trigger another YN600EX-RT II?
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I want to mount one Yongnuo YN600EX-RT II on a Canon 5D Mark IV and use it only as the master/transmitter for a second YN600EX-RT II off-camera on a light stand. Is it possible to disable the on-camera flash from firing while still using it to trigger the remote flash?
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Yes. Page 24 of the user manual describes how to control whether the master flash fires:
So, basically:
- Press the MENU2 soft button (4th below screen)
- Press the flash on/off soft button (1st below screen) to cycle between turning the master unit ON or OFF, checking whether the icon on the main LCD has rays coming out of the flash head or not.
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Yes. A YN600EX-RT II can be used as the master while its own flash output is disabled, so it acts only as a transmitter for the off-camera YN600EX-RT II.
According to the manual, the master unit has a setting to turn the master flash firing on or off. You enter the relevant menu and toggle the master flash icon: when the icon shows no “rays” from the flash head, the on-camera unit will not fire, but it will still control/trigger the remote flash.
So for your use case, one flash can stay on the camera as the controller and the second can be placed on a tripod as the only firing flash. Be sure both flashes are set up in compatible RT master/slave modes.
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