How can I get off-camera rear-curtain sync on a Canon camera with Yongnuo flashes?
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I’m using a Canon camera with Yongnuo flashes/triggers, and my current setup doesn’t let me enable rear-curtain (second-curtain) sync through the camera’s wireless flash controls. Are there any practical workarounds to simulate or achieve off-camera rear-curtain sync with Yongnuo gear? If it depends on specific flash/trigger models or modes, what setups typically work?
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I'm a little confused by your question. Wireless 2nd-curtain sync is not possible with Canon OEM gear; but is possible with Yongnuo flashes and radio triggers with a Canon body. If you use Yongnuo TTL/HSS-capable flashes and triggers, then you can do wireless 2nd-curtain sync. If you use Canon's RT or optical slaving gear, you can't.
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It depends on the exact Yongnuo models and trigger system.
A key point: wireless second-curtain sync is not available with Canon’s own RT/optical wireless system, but some Yongnuo TTL/HSS-capable flashes and radio triggers can do it with a Canon body.
A common workaround is to use one flash on-camera, set that flash/camera to rear-curtain sync, and then trigger the off-camera Yongnuo flash optically as a slave. On models like the YN600EX, use the optical slave mode that matches your on-camera flash mode:
- use the mode that ignores pre-flash if the on-camera flash is in E-TTL
- use normal optical slave mode if the on-camera flash is in manual
That way, the off-camera flash fires when the on-camera rear-curtain burst happens, effectively giving you off-camera rear-curtain sync.
So the short answer is:
- if you have Yongnuo TTL/HSS radio gear, rear-curtain sync may work directly
- if not, an on-camera master flash plus optical slave is the usual workaround
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