Radio controlled off cam speedlite AND Wireless remote control shutter - POSSIBLE?

Arbutis

New member
New to setting up a portrait studio. I have a wireless remote control shutter (transmitter and receiver) and a wireless off cam speedlite but they both seem to use the same input port on the D750 - preventing me from using them both at the same time. What is the solution for this?

The only things I've come up with so far:
1) to use the tiny wireless shutter remote - only one button with no options, and only works at short distance
2) connect the speedlight to the hotshoe and use it as an on-camera flash - then I can use the port for the wireless remote shutter release at greater distance
3) same as #2 with hotshoe - and use other flashes in slave mode to trigger from different directions

I would like to be able to use both wireless devices without using on-camera flash in hotshoe - is this possible?

Thanks
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
New to setting up a portrait studio. I have a wireless remote control shutter (transmitter and receiver) and a wireless off cam speedlite but they both seem to use the same input port on the D750 - preventing me from using them both at the same time. What is the solution for this?

The only things I've come up with so far:
1) to use the tiny wireless shutter remote - only one button with no options, and only works at short distance
2) connect the speedlight to the hotshoe and use it as an on-camera flash - then I can use the port for the wireless remote shutter release at greater distance
3) same as #2 with hotshoe - and use other flashes in slave mode to trigger from different directions

I would like to be able to use both wireless devices without using on-camera flash in hotshoe - is this possible?

Thanks
What wireless shutter release are you using that requires the hot-shoe? Some, like the Vello Freewave, do mount the receiver to the hot-shoe but only because it's a convenient place to put the receiver. There's no actual data-transmission happening with the hot-shoe, that's handled by the short cable that connects the receiver to the camera. If you're not using a Vello Freewave, you might want to consider it. This setup would allow you to use the hot-shoe for your wireless (flash) trigger which undoubtedly DOES require access to the hot-shoe and, at the same time, the DC-2 connector on the camera body to work with your wireless shutter release.

Freewave Wireless Remote - $35
 
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Arbutis

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They BOTH require the DC-2 connector. Additionally, the receiver for the off-cam flashes is a hotshoe connection for camera controls. The shutter release has a coldshoe connection just to make things neat and easy but it could easily by dangled by the cord or velcro to the tripod as long as the DC2 connector is attached.
 

Arbutis

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Ah - this may be the best way around. If I get on Yongnuo I can then use my other 2 flashes as slaves. They were pretty inexpensive from Altura. I wonder why they require both the hotshoe and the cable connection?
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
Ah - this may be the best way around. If I get on Yongnuo I can then use my other 2 flashes as slaves. They were pretty inexpensive from Altura. I wonder why they require both the hotshoe and the cable connection?
I've not seen a wireless trigger that requires the DC-2 connector *scratches head* and like you I can't figure out why that would be needed, but c'est la vie!

So yeah, if investing in some new triggers is not out of the question then some YN-622's should rock your wireless world AND free up your DC-2 connector.
 
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