Hi!
I connected my Sony A7R with the Reach modul via a HotShoe-adapter, so that the camera triggering is indicated as event in the Logile of Reach. That works already partially. But have a strange behavior with the hotshoe adapter.
The event is only noticed, if a flash is additionally connected on the hotshoe adapter.
Hi Christian,
as Igor mentioned it could be that the hotshoe is deactivated somehow, but I am pretty sure it isn’t (not a Sony user though).
Do you have an external flash so that you could check if that one fires?
I have a similar problem as you have with my Fuji X-E1 (same adapter btw.):
a Nikon flash works on the Hotshoe itself in manual mode
The same flash doesn’t fire if I use it with the adapter and a pc sync cord
no events are triggered on the reach
Events are triggered if I manually close the contacts on the reach cable or PC sync cord I use
You could also check that in your case. In my case I am pretty sure the adapter which is not working as it should, but I haven’t had time to buy a new one and try it.
PS: I just remembered that Sony/Minolta used to have a different, non standard, hotshoe. Maybe there is still a problem with contact alignment in your case. I am thinking of a 3d Printed plastik plate to slide into the hotshoe. All you need is the center contact (+) and the metal brackets (-/GND) of the hotshoe. The rest is communication pins you don’t need to trigger the reach module.
