Leica Fotos won't trigger flash

[Case68]

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I've had my q2 around a year, and I"m playing for the first time with Leica Fotos and Nikon SB700 flash. With the SB700 on manual, manually triggering the camera works fine, including the flash. But when I trigger from the Iphone via Fotos, the flash doesn't go off, though the camera still takes a pic. I've tried changing various settings with no luck.

Will Fotos simply not trigger a non-Leica flash, or is there some trick I'm missing here?

Thanks for any help.

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[AlexKirk]

48 minutes ago, Case68 said:

Will Fotos simply not trigger a non-Leica flash, or is there some trick I'm missing here?

I have tried to reproduce this with my camera.
Flash works for me with Leica Photo remote control on iPhone.
What flash unit do you use ?

[Case68]

1 hour ago, AlexKirk said:

I have tried to reproduce this with my camera.
Flash works for me with Leica Photo remote control on iPhone.
What flash unit do you use ?

Nikon SB700. I've connected and reconnected and turned off and on. Inconsistently the flash will trigger from the phone, but then seems to freeze.  

 

Edited September 17, 2021 by Case68

[Case68]

Follow-up. I tried the same set-up with a Nikon SB600, and it works fine. So apparently the original problem was just some specific conflict between Fotos and the 700.