How can I trigger a Profoto B1 and Canon 600EX-RT flashes together from a Canon camera?
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I want to use a Profoto B1 with a Profoto Air Remote TTL-C and also fire Canon 600EX-RT speedlites from the same Canon body. Ideally, the B1 would still be controlled by the Profoto Air Remote TTL-C. I'm fine with the 600EX-RT units being manual, but it would be even better if their power could still be adjusted remotely.
Are there reliable trigger setups that let these systems work together? Additional triggers or receivers are acceptable.
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I can confirm that if you use a Yongnuo YN-622C, you will be able to trigger your canon speedlights. The setup that I have is 1 Profoto TTL Air remote, 2 Yongnuo YN-622C, 1 430EX II flash, 1 B1. One of the Yongnuo goes between the camera and the Profoto Air remote. The other on the speedlight.
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A proven setup is to put a Yongnuo YN-622C on the camera, then mount the Profoto Air Remote TTL-C on the YN-622C’s pass-through hot shoe. Put additional YN-622C units under each Canon 600EX-RT.
This lets the Profoto Air Remote continue to control and trigger the B1, while the Yongnuo system triggers the Canon speedlites at the same time. Based on the community reports, this setup is reliable and can retain useful Canon flash functions such as remote power control, E-TTL II, and HSS on the 600EX-RT side, though not all of Canon’s newer RT-only features.
If you only need manual control of the 600EX-RTs, a Cactus V6-based setup is another option, but it’s less direct. Using Profoto Air Sync receivers on the Canon flashes would also work, but that is generally the most expensive route and gives only manual triggering.
So the most practical answer is: use Yongnuo YN-622C units, with one sandwiched between the camera and the Profoto Air Remote TTL-C, and one receiver per Canon flash.
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