How to trigger Godox V860III flash wirelessly from Canon EOS 1300D?

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I have a Canon EOS 1300d digital SLR, I recently purchased a Godox V860III flash (I have been very happy with it and would definitely recommend it), however I want to be able to wirelessly trigger the flash so I can use it off the camera. It would appear that my camera does not support wireless flash, whilst the Godox V860III can, I am thinking of purchasing a Godox XT-16 | Wireless Flash Trigger | 2.4Ghz , is this compatible with my flash and camera and is it what you would recommend. I preferably don't want to spend more than £40.
 
The Canon EOS 1300D has a hot shoe, so you should be able to attach any of the Godox X flash transmitters to it. The Godox V860 III is designed to work on the Godox "X" band, so you should have no trouble getting them to work together up to about 100 meters distance between them, if you make the correct adjustments on them. Both need to be operating on the same channel, and for starters at least, both with ident turned off. Ident is only needed if something else is triggering your flash, but most of the time changing to another channel and not using ident is the better and safest way to avoid problems.

Reply to this if you have both and are having difficulty getting them to work together.

Charley
 
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Thank you, so purchasing the XT-16 would allow me to trigger it remotely, Godox do have more expensive remote triggers but I think the XT-16 should work fine for what I need.
 
Maybe an older XT-C would be cheaper? Plus advantage of TTL mode too.
 
"Thank you, so purchasing the XT-16 would allow me to trigger it remotely, Godox do have more expensive remote triggers but I think the XT-16 should work fine for what I need"

I'm not familiar with those models. Any Godox "X" band transmitter and light with a built-in "X" band receiver should work together well with one of the X band transmitters. Be careful to only buy the ones with X band capability, as Godox once sold older transmitters and lights that were not designed to "X" Band (actually high channels of WIFI). For transmitters, the Godox X2Tc, X1tc, XPRO c, XPRO IIc, or even the newly released X3c should work well. The XPRO versions can handle 15 groups of lights, where the others are limited to only 5 groups. Deciding which will depend on how many groups of lights that you may ultimately want to use at the same time. I started with an X2Tc when I was considering the change to Godox as it has a hot shoe on it's top that let me stack my old flash transmitter to and let me use both my new Godox X lights as well as my old brand of lights on the same shoot. Doing this let me decide how reliable each was during several photo shoots using both kinds of lights together. The Godox never failed, but the old brand failed several times. I then spent a lot of money equipping my studio and my field kits with Godox "X" band replacement lights. That was about 5 years ago, and I haven't looked back, but it pushed my photography budget almost to red line in the process. It helped some to sell my old lights and transmitters to another photographer who was still convinced that these other lights were the best. I now use only Godox/Flashpoint (a relabel of Godox brand available from Adorama in NYC) They are identical, except for the name There is another relabel of Godox in Europe, but I don't remember the name. I live in NC, USA.

Charley
 
I have an XPro II C that I could let you have for £40 - great condition and boxed - you would need to check compatibility though - it's deffo compatible with the flash just not sure about the camera - It was bought for mirrorless - R8 and R5 - not getting used because my kid has the newer nano one - PM me if interested
 

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Thank you for your offer I don't like purchasing products from forums as I like the protection when buying used from Ebay or Wex, although I still appreciate the offer very much. Do you know what the difference is between the Xpro C and the XT-16?
 
That's fine I think looking at it the XT-16 does not support TTL but the Xpro C does.
 
lukew said:
What is the difference between the XT-16 and the Xpro C?
Is their much of a difference or should I just go with the cheaper one?
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The XT16 will work manual only and requires a chart to change settings (they’re not obvious). I have one and I have to do 5 mins research or playing every time I use it.
The TTL triggers with the screen make remote flash as simple as on camera flash, so definitely worth the extra spend.
 
And to add. If you’re running around with a remote flash, ETTL is both on perfect, and so simple.
And if you’re shooting static, setting up Manually makes the workflow simpler.
 
Thank you for that, I think I will buy a used Xpro C from Wex.
 
X1T C is also good does basically the same thing a XPro C
 
X1T C is also good does basically the same thing a XPro C
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What is the difference between the X1T C and the Xpro C, I can get the Xpro C used for the same price as a new X1T C, which one is better, and also on an Amazon listing I found it did not mention the Canon EOS 1300d being compatible, is the X1T C compatible with the EOS 1300d or not?
 
lukew said:
What is the difference between the X1T C and the Xpro C, I can get the Xpro C used for the same price as a new X1T C, which one is better, and also on an Amazon listing I found it did not mention the Canon EOS 1300d being compatible, is the X1T C compatible with the EOS 1300d or not?
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The Xpro is a newer model than the X1T, (the 'C' in the name indicates it's the Canon version), the controls and layout are different, and the X1T has a pass-though shoe on top.
I think the differences only become relevant when you are trying to control several flash / strobes at the same time, with multiple groups of flash.

There are a couple of other models of Godox trigger as well, each slightly different - the biggest change was when they replaced the XT-16 with the much more advanced models with display screens, etc.
 
The Xpro is a newer model than the X1T, (the 'C' in the name indicates it's the Canon version), the controls and layout are different, and the X1T has a pass-though shoe on top.
I think the differences only become relevant when you are trying to control several flash / strobes at the same time, with multiple groups of flash.

There are a couple of other models of Godox trigger as well, each slightly different - the biggest change was when they replaced the XT-16 with the much more advanced models with display screens, etc.
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So would you recommend I get the used Xpro C instead of the new X1T?
 
lukew said:
So would you recommend I get the used Xpro C instead of the new X1T?
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I don't think it will make any difference for your use. Google them both and pick the design you prefer.

Personally I'm looking to pick up an Godox X3 at some point to be able to use my Sony A7iv with my (old) Godox De 300 strobes, becasue it's so small and neat - no risk of strain on the hot shoe, but it's a bit more expensive so I'm waiting for one to appear on special offer :)
 
There is an X2Tc which is like the X1T, but the controls are somewhat rearranged to be more user friendly. It also has a pass-thru hot shoe on it's top side so you can add an on camera speedlite or (in my case when deciding on whether or not to go with Godox, to use my old flashes and their transmitter along with the Godox lights, to see which is best for me). It handles 5 groups max and is a bit cheaper than the Pro Transmitters that offer 15 groups of light control. So, which way to go. In my opinion, if you don't have a studio and the need for more groups than 5 , spending the extra for the Pro version isn't worth it. I had a loaned X1Tc to try and then bought the X2Tc after seeing the better (for me) control positioning of the X2Tc. The only significant improvement of the XPROc II over the XProc is that you get separate modeling light control by group rather than all on and all off you get with the XPROc. This is only a half way improvement, because you still can't adjust the modeling light levels by % like you can the flash levels. The XPRO and XPRO II are shaped slightly different, likely for the user to recognize which they are using. The XPRO II has a flatted corner in the upper left top corner where the XPRO has both top corners rounded. The laser crosshatch window is now looking out through a trough in the center of the battery cover, another shape difference.

Charley
 
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