Hola Pablo,
After reading the helpful comments from Class A, I'd like to add some thoughts on my part.
Originally posted by Pablo Villegas Did they ever released a firmware version for the AD360II so it can work with this trigger in HSS?
There may be a way to use HSS on your AD360II, without the use of a cactus trigger. I have tested it with an AD200 (it does not make sense to do it with an AD200, but it can be useful with the AD360II).
We'll need an XproP trigger, which I think you have.
We also need an XTR16 receiver, maybe you can get one second hand super cheap, or you can ask a friend to lend you one.
1. You must disable wireless mode on the AD360II.
2. Plug the XTR16 receiver into the USB port.
(From what I have read in the AD360II manual, the above two points are possible).
Congratulations, you have 'downgraded' your AD360II.
3. Now we need to check that the AD360II can enable HSS manually, after disabling wireless mode. This is not clear to me after reading the manual, and I don't have an AD360II so I can't check it. But if this point is possible, then the setup could work.
If points 1, 2 and 3 can be done, then this is how to proceed:
Set up the XTR16 receiver with the correct channel and group.
Put the XProP trigger on your camera and select a speed below the sync speed.
Take a test photo. It should work.
To enable HSS: simply enable HSS manually on your 'downgraded' flash.
Take a test photo and you should sync fine.
As a disadvantage, you need to enable/disable HSS manually on the flash.
You can of course control more flashes, whether you've 'downgraded' your ad360ii or not.
I have tested this setup with my AD200 (I can disable wireless and enable HSS manualy on this flash easily). Obviously I don't need to do all of this to use my AD200, but this second way is possible, and can be useful with an AD360II. I don't have an AD360II to test if it would work as well, but if points 1, 2, and 3 can be done, it should work.
Originally posted by Pablo Villegas I do have the AD200, but with HSS in daylight sometimes is not enough power. That’s why I want to get an AD300.
Originally posted by Pablo Villegas Yeah, for portability I would prefer the AD300, I know it’s only a little more light than the 200. But with HSS and Pentax lenses, you need as much light as you can get.
I just made some tests and I can use the AD200 and the AD360ii with HSS and the Pentax 645D using the Cactus V6ii and a Canon X1T trigger on top of it. But it’s very buggy, it works then it stops working. I hope the X2T-P I ordered is better, but it’s going to take a long time to get here, about 3 weeks.
Have you considered using an ND filter? On my
tests, I 'gain' more than one stop by using an ND filter, compared to HSS.
Saludos.