I like to shoot remote camera at some of the sporting events I cover. Last night I decided to try using the Z6 as the trigger camera to fire a D500 floor level remote. I have the Z6 set to Continuous H (extended) to get the max frame rates. With this setting and the PocketWizard mounted to the Z6 hotshoe it would not fire the D500.
Looking at the Photo Shooting Menu, when the Z6 is in Continuous H (extended) the flash options are grayed out. Dropping the Release Mode on the Z6 to just Continuous H will make the flash mode active in the Photo Shooting Menu and the PocketWizard will transmit the signal and fire the D500 just fine. But I want the higher frame rate of Continuous H (extended).
The workaround is to set the Z6 to the Continuous H (extended), knowing the PocketWizard will not get the trigger signal from the center contact of the hotshoe, and instead use an MCDC2 remote camera cable. This will transmit the signal from the Accessory terminal on the size of the Z6 to the PocketWizard at the higher frame rate.
So the Z6 limits the signal to the hotshoe on top of the camera, but does not limit the signal to the accessory terminal on the side at the highest rate of fire.
Looking at the Photo Shooting Menu, when the Z6 is in Continuous H (extended) the flash options are grayed out. Dropping the Release Mode on the Z6 to just Continuous H will make the flash mode active in the Photo Shooting Menu and the PocketWizard will transmit the signal and fire the D500 just fine. But I want the higher frame rate of Continuous H (extended).
The workaround is to set the Z6 to the Continuous H (extended), knowing the PocketWizard will not get the trigger signal from the center contact of the hotshoe, and instead use an MCDC2 remote camera cable. This will transmit the signal from the Accessory terminal on the size of the Z6 to the PocketWizard at the higher frame rate.
So the Z6 limits the signal to the hotshoe on top of the camera, but does not limit the signal to the accessory terminal on the side at the highest rate of fire.