Will the V6ii fire the V6 as receivers?

ScottKrebs · July 2016

Hello,

I'm unable to use the V6ii as a transmitter to fire the V6's as receivers.... the compatibility tables appear to indicate that this is possible. I've just updated the latest firmware on a V6 and can't get to be fired by either of the new V6ii I have.

Let me know if I'm not understanding the compatibility table and this will not work with my older V6's, or let me know how to get them to work?

outsider · July 2016

Scott,

The lastest V6 firmware is Dec 2015.My understanding is that there is new V6 firmware coming out (but it's not out yet) that allows V6 IIs to command V6.

Antonio · July 2016

Hey @ScottKrebs, @outsider is corect; we will release a new firmware on the V6 I so that the V6 II will be able to communicate with it.
Thank you in advance for your patience!

outsider · July 2016

@Antonio, is there an expected release time frame for the new V6 firmware?
Are we talking days? weeks? months?

Thanks,

Adrian

Antonio · July 2016

@Antonio, is there an expected release time frame for the new V6 firmware?
Are we talking days? weeks? months?

Thanks,

Adrian

Hey Adrian, by October this year. Thanks!

PaulSaxby · August 2016

Hi Antonio,

I was wondering if the new firmware will allow the V6II to learn profiles already created on a V6. The reason I ask is that I have three V6 which I have installed SB80DX profiles. I would like to be able to install the same profiles onto the new V6II's I have recently purchased.

Any help gratefully appreciated,

Paul

Antonio · August 2016

I think the Nikon SB80DX does not support HSS...?
And the flash may also only does analogue TTL, which the V6 II does not support.

V6 = analogue TTL flashes, legacy models
V6 II = digital TTL flashes

You may try and mount the SB80DX on the V6 II, and try and have it auto-detect the flash.

klaus123 · September 2016

I am waiting for the 6II-Comatibility Firmware update for my V6 receivers!!!

Antonio · September 2016

We are working on it, Klaus.
Also busy with the new Fujifilm X-T2!

Thanks for the nudge.

MonoFoto · September 2016

Will this firmware update allow me to do HSS with a Fuji X-Pro2 + V6II trigger and one or more flashguns (Godox with HSS) using V6 as receivers?

Thanks

Antonio · September 2016

Will this firmware update allow me to do HSS with a Fuji X-Pro2 + V6II trigger and one or more flashguns (Godox with HSS) using V6 as receivers?
Thanks

No, if you want HSS, both TX and RX has to be V6 II.

Thanks!

Suzi_Shop · October 2016

Hi Antonio,

When can we expect the new firmware update to allow the V6II to control the V6I please?

Thanks

Suzi

Antonio · October 2016

Hi @Suzi_Shop

We have been debugging the firmware and it should be ready very soon, probably during the last week of October. (next week)

Thanks!

Suzi_Shop · October 2016

@Antonio - That's great news, thank you!

Antonio · October 2016

If all goes smoothly, we may even have the firmware ready before the weekend!

raychan · October 2016

A new V6 firmware v2.1.001 is released. It is now compatible with V6II , IIS and RF60. For more details, check out the following thread,

http://www.cactus-image.com/community/discussion/1077/firmware-v2-1-001-release

Cheers!

dougbolton · December 2016

I guess I'm having similar issues.

I have four V6's and I just purchased three V6ii's.

The as a Tx, the V6ii will trigger the V6 Rx, BUT I can not adjust the flash power output at all.

If I use the V6 as Tx and the V6ii as a Rx, the same results occur.

I'm using a canon 430EX ii (but that doesn't make any difference. The V6 does not respond to any setting changes)

All units have been updated to the lated firmware releases.

dougbolton · December 2016

dougbolton · December 2016

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Antonio · December 2016

Problem solved. @dougbolton forgot to update his V6 to the latest firmware version 2.1.001.

klaus123 · February 2017

Hello

I link in again because my problem is linked to this titel.

I have 2 V6 & one V6II - after the Firmware updates it is possible to trigger flashes on the V6 by the V6II on the camera.

As soon as I reverse the setup (V6 on camera/Flash on V6II) I can trigger the flashes by using the V6-button for test flash - but the camera doue not trigger the remote flashes-but the green LED shows that they talk to each other somehow. This was tested with a Pentax FGZ360 (Setup) and a Metz 26 AF-1 for Pentax (Auto-Setup).

So the question: Is it possibel to trigger V6II receivers by V6 Triggers?.

Antonio · February 2017

Hi @klaus123

So the question: Is it possibel to trigger V6II receivers by V6 Triggers?.

And the answer is no.

Will the V6ii fire the V6 as receivers?

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