Originally posted by charchri4 Of course no where is it written you have to hold the menu button in on the controller when you power it for it to update so that took another frustrating hour.
When I run the Firmware Updater, it gives me list of instructions ("Please follow the steps below:...").
In step 3) there is the instruction to hold down the menu button of a V6 series device.
Is that different for you?
Originally posted by charchri4 I still have no hss but that is in the set up I'm sure and just have not wanted to commit the 5 hours it will probably take to fix.
Getting HSS to work normally doesn't require much effort.
What firmware version are you running on your V6II?
Is it V1.1.013 or PEN.A.001?
Only the latter will work with an "A06" firmware on the RF60X.
So,
pair "PEN.A.001" on the V6II with "A06" on the RF60X, OR
pair "V1.1.013" with "V104" (or later) on the RF60X.
Originally posted by charchri4 is there any mono light I can use for a main light that will trigger with my cactus v6II and also fire a couple of RF60x for hair and kicker?
Every monolight with a sync-port will work.
You just have to use the correct connector cable; you'll obviously won't get HSS from a third-party monolight when using a trigger cable connection, though.
Currently, the only way to get HSS from a third-party monolight that doesn't directly support Pentax (some do) is to use its own HSS-capable trigger system and use trigger stacking with the V6II (which may not work, depending on the third-party radio trigger model).