Hey guys, it's Rob from Hypop and welcome
back to another video.
In this one we're going to be unboxing
and taking a closer look at the Godox FC16
triggers for Canon, Sony and Nikon.
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Let's get into it so.
I've got with me here today some triggers.
These are the FC-16 Godox triggers,
probably one of the lesser known ones
because Godox have their X wireless system
triggers which are the X1, the X2 and the X-pro.
So, these FC16 triggers, there's three models available
Canon, Nikon and also Sony.
And they're basically multi-function triggers.
So, what I mean by that is that they're used
for a bunch of different purposes
including connecting to strobes, so flash studio strobes.
Also connecting it to speed lights
because you can see they have a built-in hot shoe there
and also being used as a remote shutter release.
If you're familiar with the Yongnuo brand,
they are quite similar to the RF603 triggers or transmitters.
So, let's take a closer look and unbox these ones here.
Now, some features firstly, it's 2.4 gigahertz wireless triggers.
So, that means they have a 100 meter wireless range
which is great.
It doesn't support full high speed
sync all the way up to 1/8000 of a second.
It's only up to 1/250 seconds.
There's different compatibilities
with different cameras depending on the model you get.
So, if you get the Nikon one,
we'll throw up the models up on screen
as to which ones it shows on the box
here that they're compatible with.
And also the same for Canon and Sony.
So, let's open up the box. Okay.
So, the first thing we see here area bunch of cables.
And this one here I'm opening up is actually the Nikon version.
And there's three cables in here.
Firstly is a 3.5mm to a 2.5mm cable.
And you've got Nikon cables here as well
which are 2.5 mil to the N1 and also the N3 cable for Nikon.
You've also got an adapter here.
So, this is a 3.5mm to 6.25mm jack.
That's in case if you're using this with flash strobes.
So, some flash strobes have the larger jack to connect this to.
And also just the transmitter and the receiver.
There we have it.
So, here we have the transmitter.
So, it's the other way around.
This one here is the transmitter and then the receiver here
is the one with the hot shoe plate.
And you can see there's a few switches
on the top of both of these devices.
So, that's basically setting the channel
that these devices will actually talk to each other with.
So, you can see there's one, two, three, four
and you basically just can leave it at that setting there
which would basically be channel one,
or you can flick the switches
and just match those up on both devices here
to ensure that they talk to each other.
When you actually place some batteries in here
and you hit that test button,
there's a light LED indicator here that will flash green
to ensure that you have that connection there.
And you can also obviously test that
on your camera or your flash
if you mount your flash here and that should fire it off.
Now, there's a cold shoe mounting plate here
for the actual receiver here.
So, you can actually see there's no actual metal plate there.
But however on the transmitter here, it's a hot shoe.
So, you can see it's a silver plate there.
And it's a single pin hot shoe.
So, despite these actually being made for specific models,
so Canon, Nikon or Sony,
the actual hot shoe here is only a single point.
So, that means it's only like a manual trigger.
So, you're not actually going to be getting
TTL functionality out of these triggers here.
They're basically just a standard trigger,
a dummy trigger perhaps that just sends the signal
across to flash or trigger the actual camera
if you're using these as remote shutters.
Now, just taking a look
at some of the actual physical features here,
you've got flash mode there,
you've got off mode and you've also got camera delay.
And on the other side here, you've got PC.
So, that's your PC sync connection point
which you can use some of these cables to connect to.
So, that's a 2.5mm jack just like that.
Firstly is the transmitter.
Transmitter is the one with the metal hot shoe
there that you can mount directly to a camera.
So, I've just got a canon camera here.
There we go. And then you have the receiver
which has the built-in hot shoe here
and you can mount a flash to it just like that.
Just make sure both are on.
And you've got those green led lights flashing.
And when you hit test,
you should be able to test to see
if this is actually working as well.
There you go, fired off.
Now, you can test this out with the actual camera as well.
There we go. So, that's fired off as well.
So, you can see there you have that wireless connection
to shoot your flash off camera, which is great.
Now, you can obviously mount this to a stand if needed.
So, I've got a stand right here.
The bottom of the actual receiver here
has a quarter inch thread.
So, you can mount that directly to a stand.
Just make sure that your stand also
has a quarter inch thread at the top.
Now, you can actually use these a lot easier
if you're using a brackets
or some sort of flash bracket that you can mount on.
So that way, you can actually use lighting modifiers.
And we actually have a review of the new Godox S2 bracket
which we'll link up above.
Let's remove that and we'll show you the different ways
on how to use this trigger set as well as a shutter release.
So, using this as a shutter release,
we'll just remove this from the flash.
You're using this in reverse.
So, basically you have a transmitter here in your hand
because you have that test button there
or the shutter button that you'll be using.
And then you can mount this receiver
to the actual hot shoe plate here of your camera
and use some of the cables that are provided in the box.
So, there's a bunch of different cables
depending on what you need it for.
So, this one here is a 5D and what we need is a C3 cable.
So, this is included with the canon set of triggers.
And you need to plug the 2.5mm jack into the camera port here.
And using the other end into the shutter port of your camera.
There we have it.
Now, in your hand you can actually just go ahead
and use this as a shutter remote which is great.
The first thing you need to do is just make sure
that you've switched the mode on the side here to camera
and also doing the same on the receiver.
There you go. You can see that that's firing off there
as a wireless shutter remote.
This is great, especially if you just set up on a tripod.
Perhaps you're in a studio environment
and you're using this in a fashion shoot
and the subject's not moving around too much
and you want them to be in that same position
but just changing poses.
This is great to use so you can direct your subject
without having to be behind the camera
or looking through the view finder.
Nice and easy to use.
This also obviously has other practical purposes
such as self-portraits.
So, if you're standing in front of the actual camera
and you have no way of hitting the shutter,
you obviously have this wireless transmitter
that you can use to fire off. Now, it also has a delay mode
which you can set on the transmitter to delay.
This just gives a time delay on the shutter.
So, when you press that,
there's about a five second delay
or so depending on your camera
and the actual delay modes that your camera has.
And that's the delay mode there.
So, nice and convenient to use asa remote shutter.
So, the other way to actually use these triggers
is to connect this to a studio flash strobe.
So, I've got with me here the brand new Godox DP 403.
This is a brand new flash from Godox in 2020.
What we'll do is we'll link up above our unboxing review
of that one if you wanted to take a closer look.
Now, to get this to work with a flash strobe,
firstly you need to set the transmitter
and receiver to flash.
So, you just need to position the side button here
and you need to get the flash cable.
So, the flash cable is the 2.5mm to 3.5mm,
and you need to plug that into the flash port here
of the actual receiver.
And you can plug this directly to the back of the flash.
So, most studio flashes have a sync port at the back here.
This one here is a 3.5mm jack.
So, you won't need to use any adapters with this cable.
However, they do provide an adapter here
which is a 3.5mm to 6.25mm.
And you can plug that directly into the back of the flash.
You can wrap this usually around the handle or something
just so it's not hanging from the back of the flash there
and switch the flash on. And just to test this,
make sure that the channels are set the same
on both the transmitter and the receiver.
And you can actually now press that test button there
to see you can actually fire off the flash.
That's another brilliant way to use it.
Now on top of that,
you can actually use these flash triggers
as multiple off-camera flash firing off multiple flashes.
So, if you have multiple speed lights,
doesn't matter what brand they are,
the actual hot shoe
on the top of the receiver here is universal.
So, it doesn't matter if you are using a Canon, Nikon,
Sony or other brand flash.
As long as it has a single connection point
or a connection point here,
it'll fire off regardless of the model of the flash here.
And you can purchase several of these
and shoot groups of flashes
basically as long as they're all on the same channel.
So, if you're using one, two, three flashes,
then you can actually fire
this off all through the one receiver.
Now, they don't actually sell the receivers separately.
So, that means that you'll have to buy these in pairs.
And you'll just have some spare transmitters here
in case you use them for a shutter remote
or if you have multiple cameras, so there's some use to that.
But these are relatively inexpensive triggers in general.
So, you're not spending too much money
if you're wanting to operate groups of flashes.
The only downside to these triggers
is that there's no high speed
sync support up to 1/8000 of a second.
It only goes up to 1/250 of a second.
And also there's no TTL capabilities.
So, these are manual triggers only.
But if you're used to using manual controls
on your flashes or your lighting,
so like most studio flashes are all manual control.
And you have the time there to set it all up,
then these are perfect triggers
because they have so many different uses
and you can jump across all the different lighting
that you have to use
these triggers and operate all your flashes.
So, that was just a quick unboxing
and look at the Godox FC16 triggers.
If you're after more advanced triggers such as their TTL range
which are the X-series triggers including the X1,
the X2 and the X-Pro,
we've got a comparison video that we'll link up above.
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