Retra firmware update

The Prime+ and Pure firmware v2.4 is the latest, but not a new one.

I wanted to update my 2 new retra pro max II

Connected to he smartphone
Make the update on booth but I stay at V3.1 and I can get any information (trigger count etc...

@Oskar - Retra UWT Can gibe me an advice?

Thanks

Small feedback

I wrote to Retra... very fast answer... a Sunday. :) That can justify the price... each minutes is € during a trip 🤣

The Update is only for iPhone for Android the last firmeware is v3.1.

Hi @Oskar - Retra UWT

I'm on a diving trip... again I didn't turn my Retra Max II of back in the room.
Ok it's my fault but to old Pro X had the green or other color on it was evident that the strobes are not off.

--> again the next day.... batteries empty.

Please give the information to the developer of the firmeware.... The strobe need to Beep or what ever if on more than 30 min for exemple without made a flash.

It is realy the only one problem I see with the new Max II

Batterie life is so much better in comparaison of the Pro X.

The strobe should not phantom drain overnight even if left on. That sounds like a defect either in the build or in the design. Maybe strobes will drain eventually keeping the capacitors charged, but 12 or so hours seem pretty quick. Other strobes on the market automatically go into standby mode when left idle for 15 minutes to avoid this problem.

Edited 14 hours ago14 hr by Dave_Hicks

It is a problem or not... I don't know but a firmaware update should solve this "problem"

All Retra Flashes from the very first version stay powered on until they are switched off. This design comes from real use in the field, where a photographer may wait for hours for a single shot and prefers not to touch the strobe so the animal is not disturbed.

Once the strobe is on, it continually tops up the capacitors so it is always ready to fire, and this naturally uses some battery power. With the 8xAA battery pack, the stand by time is around 24 hours, which is also stated in the data sheet.

The trade off is that if you forget to switch the strobe off, it will eventually run the batteries down.

We are considering adding a timer option for users who would like the strobe to switch itself off automatically.

Thank you for your feedback.

3 hours ago, Oskar - Retra UWT said:

We are considering adding a timer option for users who would like the strobe to switch itself off automatically.

Thank you.