I have no problem with mine in terms of connecting flashes - once slid into place the minolta fit flashes (my Sony HVL F20AM / F43AM / F58AM and the older Yongnuo 560 MKIIs) all lock securely in place and only come off when the release button on the flash is pressed. It is indeed the ADP-MAA (ie an old minolta hot shoe fit on top, the new multi-interface shoe foot on the bottom). I'm now left with a nex 6 than can't fire any flash properly other than the popup and have decided the repair cost is not worth it for what is now a backup body. Totally my fault as I knew better than to put an OLD film flash on a modern camera, it just didn't occur to me that a modern, brand new film flash powered by 2 aa batteries would also be problem. Having confirmed it was all working fine, within a month, I used the same rogue flash (a small, generic flash that was brand new but designed for simple film cameras) and the same fault instantly appeared - I then tested it and found the voltage during a flash was in double digits when most digital cameras are normally rated at a much lower voltage. Mine went (under warranty) for what I thought was a manufacturing point - it took a month to get it back from Sony. I also urge caution to everyone when using non-sony flash guns as you can blow the circuits on the camera by using the wrong flash. The triggers also suffer from this fiddly locking problem (see my original post) but given the triggers are so much smaller and lighter than the flash I'm less worried about them damaging the a6000 hotshoe by mishandling.įor what its worth, my 560II are minolta fit and are about 18 months old off ebay, the 560III was purchased end of december specifically for use on the 6. I know this as i bought the mark 1 triggers and the 560 III together and had to sell the triggers and get the MK IIs. nikon or canon) hotshoe contact to detect a shutter press and make them act as transmitters - the 603 MK were released to specificially address this problem (they have a off / TX / RX switch on the side). I can confirm that the yongnuo 603 MK 1 transceiver triggers do not work on the a600 (or the nex 6) as they require a current from a camera specific (i.e. The 560MKIII (which was supposedly a Nikon model but given theres just a single pin I supsect its generic) was bought specifically for the NEX 6 and definitely does work with the a6000, albeit its not a good fit and I wouldn't trust that flash (having to tighten it so much constantly is bound to lead to problems or damage at some point in the future, particularly as its a big flash that placing quite a bit of weight on such a small body). The official sony adaptor for minolta hot shoes does seem to help as its designed to make contact with the gold pins at the front, thus fits perfectly into the multi-interface shoe. Yep, I tested them both just an hour or so ago and they DO work. If you see the flash goe off but its not in the mirror, its a repair job I'm afraid.
then try it with the sony external flash. If you can borrow a sony flash with the new hotshoe (from a friend / at a store) try taking a picture in a mirror - if you try it with the pop-up flash you will see the flash clearly in the shot.
YONGNUO YN 560 III A6000 MANUAL
I did this on one of my Ne圆s (used a new flash that was designed for film cameras and was much higher in voltage than modern flashes) - this fried the flash circuit board in the 6 - manual flashes wouldn't fire at all, Sony ttl flashes would appear to fire but i think it was just the pre-flash - the main flash did not fire or at least did not fire during the actual exposure. This is likely due to that little row of contacts at the front that mean the hotshoe is ever so slightly different to a 'standard hotshoe' in terms of size and how the trigger 'foot' slides into place.Ģ) You've mistakenly put an old, non digital flash / have a faulty new flash / some how shorted out the pins on the hotshoe of the a6000. In the end I took the trigger off, reseated it in the hotshoe and had to really tighten the clamp and they then carried on working for the next hour with no problems. they fired for a couple of shots, then just stopped firing. Just last night I was using some yongnuo 603 triggers mk 2 in a studio setting. Two possibilities spring to mind based on my own experienceġ) I've found the MultiInterface hotshoe on my nex 6 and a6000 to be very fiddly when dealing with 3rd party flash and triggers. I can confirm the Yongnuo 560 III does work on the a6000.