rollsman4 Posted August 19, 2022 Share #1  Posted August 19, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration)  I just got the SL and Have tried 3 of the speedlights and neither one works on camera  They are :  Yongnuo 968N  FP zoom Li-ON X R2 Pentax  FP zoom Li-ON X R2 Nikon   If not compatible then what are my Options. Thank you  Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anakronox Posted August 19, 2022 Share #2 Â Posted August 19, 2022 I've had excellent results in manual mode with a mix of Godox on-camera speedlights like the V860IIN and V350N. Â These are for the Nikon protocol but work without flaw in manual mode. Â If you're looking for off-camera strobes, the Godox X-Pro N works very well to trigger them or any Godox lights that use their X wireless communication protocol. Â All in manual mode, of course. Â There is a Leica TTL version of the X-Pro II L hitting the market soon and it should trigger off-camera flashes with TTL (and maybe HSS). Â If you want a TTL flash in your hotshoe, you're limited to the Leica SF-40 or SF-60. Â I'd recommend neither as they're very expensive for what they give you, as well as the companion Leica wireless trigger for them is also costly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted August 19, 2022 Share #3  Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) FWIW, my Lumix S1 uses the 4/3 standard flash setup. As the SL is based on Panasonic internals, I'd guess that your SL follows the same standard.  I bought an Olympus FL-50 for about $50 and it works natively with the Lumix S1. It's at least something to investigate further. MY initial flash solution was to use one of my Vivitar 285HV units on "auto." The results are pretty much what you get with TTL flash metering anyway, and 285HV's are plentiful and cheaper than dirt. I also used that successfully with my Phase One XF/DF kit that had yet another proprietary flash setup. Here's another thread on the subject:    Edited August 19, 2022 by hepcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted August 19, 2022 Share #4  Posted August 19, 2022 4 hours ago, rollsman4 said:  I just got the SL and Have tried 3 of the speedlights and neither one works on camera  They are :  Yongnuo 968N  FP zoom Li-ON X R2 Pentax  FP zoom Li-ON X R2 Nikon   If not compatible then what are my Options. Thank you  Mechanical shutter is activated? (apologise for the question, but I ask since the electronic shutter was activated when I put on the flash for the first time...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsman4 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share #5  Posted August 19, 2022 I am NOT sure. I know electronic shutter is  I will check that. TY 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted August 20, 2022 Share #6  Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, hepcat said: FWIW, my Lumix S1 uses the 4/3 standard flash setup. As the SL is based on Panasonic internals, I'd guess that your SL follows the same standard.  I bought an Olympus FL-50 for about $50 and it works natively with the Lumix S1. It's at least something to investigate further. MY initial flash solution was to use one of my Vivitar 285HV units on "auto." The results are pretty much what you get with TTL flash metering anyway, and 285HV's are plentiful and cheaper than dirt. I also used that successfully with my Phase One XF/DF kit that had yet another proprietary flash setup. Here's another thread on the subject:    No it doesn’t. Leica have their own protocol. Recently opened up and Godox and Profoto are releasing adaptors for it. Also some of the HV flashes (high voltage) can cook a modern camera. Gordon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsman4 Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share #7  Posted August 20, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) You are My Hero. I took off the Electronic shutter and all MY Speedlights work. Thanks SO much  1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted August 20, 2022 Share #8  Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, FlashGordonPhotography said: No it doesn’t. Leica have their own protocol. Recently opened up and Godox and Profoto are releasing adaptors for it. Also some of the HV flashes (high voltage) can cook a modern camera. Gordon Thanks Gordon. FWIW, all five of my 285HVs are well within the modern trigger voltages, although I recognize that some of the earlier ones may not be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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