Yongnuo YN-622C Controller Trigger

Got my 622C today, can confirm that it works fully with my 6D and Metz 50 AF-1, with full "Type A" remote control support working. One of the units required a factory reset before it would work in transmitter mode, but once done I had no problem using either transceiver in transmit or receive mode.

CliveyBoy wrote in post #16691691
The forthcoming YN622C-TX controller is an add-on, not a replacement. The line will have two items. The 622C we use now, and a controller which will replace a 622C in the camera's hotshoe. 622C will still be the remote devices.

Not only will the C-TX provide its own settings interface, it will act as a receiver for a remote shutter release, in the form of a hand-held 622C! It also will break the Canon rule of all-TTL or all-Manual, allowing each group to use a different flash mode. (Based on the now-available N-TX for Nikon.)

not sure when it's coming, it's been talked about for almost 1 year (maybe more). No idea...

warlock110 wrote in post #16712192
not sure when it's coming, it's been talked about for almost 1 year (maybe more). No idea...

It seems longer, but it's only 6 months from first public announcement.

YN need to ramp up the production line for the N-TX before the C-TX is likely to come on line. I note that time has been taken to fix problems and release N-TX's v.1.04 firmware.

^^^^^
Well that's a good thing. Maybe the C-TX will be bug free.

CliveyBoy wrote in post #16691691
Not only will the C-TX provide its own settings interface, it will act as a receiver for a remote shutter release, in the form of a hand-held 622C! It also will break the Canon rule of all-TTL or all-Manual, allowing each group to use a different flash mode. (Based on the now-available N-TX for Nikon.)

The wait for this is killing me! Sounds too good to be true!

I have the YN-622N-TX and it's great for the most part. The remote shutter release part does not work for me, but then I like my Pixel remote shutter release better, and I prefer the DSLR Dashboard app to a regular remote shutter. I don't miss the remote shutter feature not working.

Does the v1.04 firmware update fix the shutter problem?

DavidN4 wrote in post #16714361
I have the YN-622N-TX and it's great for the most part. The remote shutter release part does not work for me, but then I like my Pixel remote shutter release better, and I prefer the DSLR Dashboard app to a regular remote shutter. I don't miss the remote shutter feature not working.

Make sure the cable is connected to your camera. When the cable isn't connected, 622n-tx won't receive the signal from 622n and the test button on 622n will act as a test flash. Once the cable is connected, 622n will detect the remote 622n-tx and the test button on it will act as shutter release.

DavidN4 wrote in post #16714361
I have the YN-622N-TX and it's great for the most part. The remote shutter release part does not work for me, but then I like my Pixel remote shutter release better, and I prefer the DSLR Dashboard app to a regular remote shutter. I don't miss the remote shutter feature not working.

Pics please?

CliveyBoy wrote in post #16714600
Does the v1.04 firmware update fix the shutter problem?

The 1.04 firmware adds Free Mask support. Press and Hold the Group key for a few seconds to disable the A/B group. Press and Hold the Group key again to enable the A/B group. Also, it is reported to improve the AutoFocus Lamp.

I got the shutter working after playing with the YN-622N and TX this morning. I did a factory reset on the TX and tried it again, and then it works.

lianggc wrote in post #16714826
Make sure the cable is connected to your camera. When the cable isn't connected, 622n-tx won't receive the signal from 622n and the test button on 622n will act as a test flash. Once the cable is connected, 622n will detect the remote 622n-tx and the test button on it will act as shutter release.

I'm aware that you have to use the cable. It is included with the TX unit. Once I did a factory reset this morning, and tried the test again, it started working.

blackjack999 wrote in post #16715489
Pics please?

Pics of what? The TX is just a regular transmitter.

We're talking about this right? Sweet unit. When's the Canon version coming out?

DavidN4 wrote in post #16716302
The 1.04 firmware adds Free Mask support. Press and Hold the Group key for a few seconds to disable the A/B group. Press and Hold the Group key again to enable the A/B group. Also, it is reported to improve the AutoFocus Lamp.

I got the shutter working after playing with the YN-622N and TX this morning. I did a factory reset on the TX and tried it again, and then it works.

I'm aware that you have to use the cable. It is included with the TX unit. Once I did a factory reset this morning, and tried the test again, it started working.

Pics of what? The TX is just a regular transmitter.

You mean no LCD screen or anything "new" compared to the classic 622C ?

EmaginePixel wrote in post #16716561
We're talking about this right? Sweet unit. When's the Canon version coming out?

http://www.linkdelight​.com …bceec-b78177aa2a-47453633

Yes.

Canon already had a way to control the YN-622C with in-camera TTL control.
Nikon's couldn't do the same. In order to have the same control on Nikon, you had to have either a commander flash or the SU-800 mounted on top of the YN-622N.

blackjack999 wrote in post #16716576
You mean no LCD screen or anything "new" compared to the classic 622C ?

No, the YN-622N is a different unit than a YN-622N-TX. See the photo above.
The YN-622C and the YN-622N look the same, and one is for Canon and the other is for Nikon.
The YN-622N-TX is completely different, and is a controller for the YN-622N.
Canon will eventually get the YN-622C-TX.

DavidN4 wrote in post #16716302
I got the shutter working after playing with the YN-622N and TX this morning. I did a factory reset on the TX and tried it again, and then it works.

I'm aware that you have to use the cable.

That's great! Using Reset on new triggers seems to be worthwhile.

Some people may think that the N-TX's shutter release communicates through the foot, so it's worth checking that point in the forum.

BTW, thanks, Mr Liang (the YN622 design engineer) for taking time to contribute!

OK, so I accidentally discovered something tonight which has me a bit puzzled.

I was experimenting with my settings this week and I left the camera in Av mode instead of M by mistake, and found that my 622s weren't triggering reliably. All other settings including flash sync (1/250 fixed), aperture (f/5), AF, ISO, etc. etc. are identical as it happens. I was using my 17-55IS. The 622s were set as ETTL A:B with about 4:1 ratio; there are two YN565 units about 30 feet from the target in different directions, firing roughly at right angles to each other; each in a YN622 hot shoe. A LOT of shots only had one flash triggering - or else the other flash was so low as to be invisible. The frames were, by examination and by looking at the histogram, underexposed. Once I realized what I'd done and went back to M, everything was great again. I did some testing afterward and Av mode was very inconsistent. Yes, I factory reset the YN622s to be sure.

So I know that ETTL is geared toward fill flash, but there was minimal ambient in the venue; in fact, at 1/250, f/5 without flash, the frame was essentially dark (I tested). So it wasn't ambient lighting fooling the algorithm. But whether in M or Av, I was using essentially the same camera settings because of the fixed flash sync speed. Is there something about Av mode on Canons that causes ETTL to prefer one flash over another, regardless of the ratio settings? Or is there something else going on?