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Using a Third Party Flash with only one pin on EOS 70D

Deggsy001
Apprentice

I have a Neewer PY-16 Transmitter that fires my flash but I can't workout how to set the camera to fire the transmitter It has a centre pin that connects to the hotshot. I can test fire the flash using the test button on the transmitter.

If anybody can assist it would be appreciated

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kvbarkley
VIP
VIP

What camera? But off lacks the center pin on the hotshot, you can't fire the flash from this camera.

The camera is a 70D Canon

 

jrhoffman75
Legend
Legend

what is a Neewer PY-16? The Neewer website doesn’t recognize that product name.

 

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

MikeSowsun
Authority
Authority

Are you using LiveView? If so, you must go into the menu and disable Silent LiveView shooting.  3rd party, non-ETTL flash units and triggers (with only one pin) will not fire in LiveView if Silent mode 1 or mode 2 is enabled. 

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If you are not shooting in LiveView, then there must be a problem with your Neewer trigger. 

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Mike Sowsun

Tom_the_4th
Apprentice

Thanks! This live view fix did the trick for me!

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