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Hi all my Hogg friends, i have a small problem. I was given a Godox x2t radio transmitter (Nikon) as a gift. The thing is that I have three (3) sb 800 flashes. Question: Do I have to buy Godox flash/es to pair the transmitter with; or is there a way to cause this transmitter to talk to my Nikon flashes?
I would greatly appreciate a solution to this little humbug. Thank you all in advance and y'all please be safe.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Get some Godox receivers to use with your speedlights.
You put the speedlights in TTL mode so the transmitter can talk to them through the receivers

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1341962-REG/godox_x1r_n_ttl_remote_controller.html

I may have a couple that I would make you a deal on. I haven’t used them much at all since almost all of my lights are Godox... check back later.

Wait, Are you in the US?

cschonwalder

I will buy the two Godox receivers. E mail me at cschonwalder@gmail.com and give me the price. I can do paypal or send a check.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Are you in the US?

cschonwalder

Yes; I'm in Raleigh NC. See my website to see that I'm legit ChrisWaltPhotography.com

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Say thanks for the gift and go down the road.

Bullfrog Bill Loc: CT

I have 2 SB800 and 1 SB900 flashes that I tried to use with the godox radio system. TTL never worked, adjusting exposure +- worked occaisionally. You have to be careful about the order for turning on the various pieces of equipment. It was very frustrating and embarassing in front of a client. I tried to contact customer service (China) by email and there was no response. The manuals are useless. Eventually, I gave the Godox crap away (I still suffer from pangs of guilt), decided line of sight was fine for what I do and bought a Nikon SU-800 commander for use with my D850. I'm very happy now. Read more reviews before investing in any more of their junk. If you have a Nikon with a popup use it as the commander. Inside, with light colored walls, reflections get you around many corners.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

There are a lot of triggers that won't work with Canon or Nikon flashes...that doesn't make them junk. Manufacturers do this intentionally to bolster sales.

Years ago I too had SB800s and SB900 and I was very happy with them until discovering Godox. Line of sight infrared is no where the same as Radio. I replace my the Nikon flashes at a fraction of the cost and have been a Godox fan ever since. Each flash unit is a master transmitter and receiver, both infrared and radio although I don't know why anyone would use infrared when radio is available...with GNs as good as it gets.

I now shoot with Sony and have four Godox flashes...couldn't be happier. The manuals can be daunting to some but like anything else you eventually get accustomed with practice.

One man's junk is another man's treasure.

smf85 Loc: Freeport, IL

I have Flashpoint devices (Adorama baged Godox) I've gotten good results with a SB700 and SB910 using the Flashpoint receivers. However, I've noticed that the radio system is very sensitive to RF noise and interference. A lot of equipment uses the 2.4Ghz band - Bluetooth, Wireless LAN (commercial/industrial type access points are the worst offenders, but any 2.4Ghz LAN device can be a problem), portable phones,... and a lot of other equipment produces noise in that band (any FCC class A rated devices can be a problem). More than once in a busy multiple studio environment someone else's transmitter started firing my devices (and mine his). Took multiple channel changes to find a clean channel (on 31 it wound up as).

A useful link: Photography Net - A day of Misfires - Godox R2 System

There are many reasonably easy to use signal strength meters the you can get - problem is that they are oriented towards one type of signal (WiFi, 2 Way Radio, Phone, etc.) and the are mostly oriented towards examining connections rather than noise or problem detection. To pick up everything that could be interfering with your flash signal an EMF detector such as the Meterk EMF Meter is needed. They're not that easy to use and you'd need to know a lot of detail about the flash system's RF usage. Really the only time I'd want to use one is if I were debugging a 'noisy' environment for a RF application that I had the engineering doc for. Its always been easier for me to simply dial in different channels until one is found that works.

barryb Loc: Kansas

Love my 2 Flashpoint flashes, with transmitter. almost all issues have been my own problem. Question, what is the easiest way to use the flashpoint transmitter, with 2 flashpoint flashes, and add some Nikon sb 800&600 flashes? And

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Thanks for the interesting post!
I’ve had only one incident with misfires at a park on a nice spring day with several photographers shooting. Luckily it was quickly remedied by changing channels.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Get the appropriate Flashpoint/Godox receivers for your Nikon Speedlights.
Mine worked great.
Evidently sold the ones I thought I had.

smf85 Loc: Freeport, IL

You should get the R2 TTL receiver - I’ve gotten excellent results running Nikon speedlights with them. You’ll be able to access the full functionality of the speedlight through the R2 receiver.