topic Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

peetdee — Mon, 09 May 2016 14:16:36 GMT

I am using a new T6i and Altura wireless trigger/receiver set. According to the manual it is all set up ok. But still does not fire. I've had the Dynalites out for repair thinking they might have been the culprit. But still no firing. I cannot even wire them direct to the camera using a sync cord and a compatible hot shoe - no firing. I tried different sync cables... any ideas?

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Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

kvbarkley — Mon, 09 May 2016 14:58:30 GMT

Are you in manual mode? Is flash firing set to Enable?

What does Altura say?

Do you have a canon strobe to test it?

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

peetdee — Mon, 09 May 2016 15:09:45 GMT

Yes to Manual mode

Yes Flash Firing is Enabled

I did not ask Altura - I will see if they have a forum or tech line - good idea

No Canon strobes...I am using a Dynalite powerpack -

Thanks

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Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

peetdee — Mon, 09 May 2016 17:28:02 GMT

ok- Trying to break this down into small bites, please correct me if I am wrong on any of these below:

In order to shoot with off camera strobes that are not made by Canon

1. I can use a pc-sync adaptor on my T6i hotshoe - Canon does not make this adaptor, it needs to be purchased from a third party.

2. I use a wireless flash trigger set.

3. The settings on the camera need to be set to Flash Firing

4. Live View Shoot - disabled

And when I have all these things set up, it still will not fire the flash. This is my dilemna. The cords are new, the adaptor, purchased and dedicated for this Canon model, is new. What do i do next? What am I missing?

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

kvbarkley — Mon, 09 May 2016 18:37:14 GMT

Are you in ETTL or manual flash?

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

peetdee — Mon, 09 May 2016 19:23:36 GMT

I had all the settings correct. I just got off the phone with the manufacturer for Vello, the company that makes the hot shoe adaptor. Apparently the Dynalite strobes I am using are a previous generation, giving off a higher voltage of more than 6 volts.

Which causes the Vello adaptor to lock down and will not function to protect the camera.

They suggested buying a specialized product available by a company called Wein, called Sync Safe. I found it online for about $49. It is the only way to get to use the older strobes with the Canon Rebel T6i.

So I am posting all this info to hopefully save others all the time I wasted working on this.

Thanks for your support!

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Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

kvbarkley — Mon, 09 May 2016 20:21:09 GMT

You probably killed the radio triggers, too.

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

peetdee — Wed, 18 May 2016 11:58:45 GMT

Update:

I did not kill the radio triggers. (Altura trigger set) I swapped out my Dynalite equipment for Impact Monilights.

I am happy to say that no damage was done to the radio triggers, the camera or the Vello hot shoe.

I did discover that Vello makes a $49 version of their hotshoe that has a voltage regulator inside so you can continue to use older equipment (if that is what you have) safely.

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

shorty — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:02:16 GMT

I'm trying to sync my strobe (Menik sw-400) to my canon t6i. the strobe is 12v and the camerea takes 6v. So I bought a hot shoe safe sync to conenect the voltage going from the trobe to the camera. But I still getting message (Incompatible flast or falsh's power is turned off) . Any advise?? Please

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

suza — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:28:45 GMT

Where do I find flash mode to set to enable? I bought strobes and have a new camera, the T6i and it's been years since I shot with strobes so I feel so clueless. I am so frustrated. My camera is second hand so no manual of course. I feel so stupid I have forgotten things and it's frustrating to watch videos on youtube when they aren't telling you fine details for your type of camera.

Thanks 🙂

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

Waddizzle — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:43:34 GMT

@suza wrote:
Where do I find flash mode to set to enable? I bought strobes and have a new camera, the T6i and it's been years since I shot with strobes so I feel so clueless. I am so frustrated. My camera is second hand so no manual of course. I feel so stupid I have forgotten things and it's frustrating to watch videos on youtube when they aren't telling you fine details for your type of camera.

Thanks 🙂

You can download the camera User Manual, as well as the Canon Software, from the Canon Product Support Page for your particular camera model. Note, the camera User Manual does not tell you how to use strobes, just how to connect them. You will have to refer to the User Manual for your strobes to see how they work.

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

suza — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:47:02 GMT

thanks...I figured things out in the meantime 🙂

Re: I cannot get my Rebel T6i to fire studio strobes

kvbarkley — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:12:56 GMT

There is this thing called the internet. Canon has all the manuals online.