I bought the x2t back in Oct. Prayers answered. My old x1t was too cumbersome and it had bugs that never got fixed. Here comes the x2t. Never looked back.
Picked up a Godox flash for my XT-20 and have been trying to decide between those three triggers. Great job keeping it simple and easy to understand for a photography newbie like myself : )
Ended up buying this and the SK400II based on this review and a bit of my own research, have been ridiculously happy with Godox, and am about to get a couple of more Godox flashes because they're compatible natively.
Good review, simple and very informative. I ordered Godox TT350s and X2Ts as a bundle and I am happy I did, because as I see here it is an improved model. It is first time I use Godox products. The build quality and materials are not as good as Canon or Nikon flashes, but for the price you can't ask more. Overall I am happy with Godox and looking forward to add more of their products in my kit.
Great video. Another pro with the x2t is that you can see it by moving the camera forward a bit. With the Pro you need to totally take your focus away from the camera, look at the top of the display, then reframe. That could be a bit of a killer if you've got an amazing shot which isn't well lit
i hope godox will soon make a mini transmitter. w ith just a on/off...+/- button to adjust light power if needed. i like to use the flash off camera as fill so that the lights can be near the subject even when i am standing further away( and in broad dayligth every inch of light counts!), all of the transmitter are too big to be kept on the camera permanently. a mini one would be a great addition for travel to the line of transmitter.
Can you still recall the battery life of this trigger? I've been searching for tons of reviews of this trigger but literally NONE of them goes through the battery life. How long would a pair of 3000 mah AA battery last with an X2T? Do I really need to bring spares along with me?
X2T will be my next trigger, I have the x1t have not served me well. I have a lot of miss fire with the x1t and the xpro died on me this week. I ordered another xpro but I order the x2t .
thanx for the awesome tutorial Brian! You sold me on the X2t. Would you know if it's compatible with a Nikon SB-800 speedlight? A camera store salesman near me told me it wasn't compatible, but when I checked online, I think it is... because it says it's "an intelligent iTTL system". I was told that the TTL function won't work, only work in manual.... aRg. I appreciate you time, take care!
That was just what I needed (and also for Sony)!. Do you know if when using a flash (Godox TT685 for example) mounted on the hot shoe of the X2t or X1 it keeps the HSS and TTL capabilities or the're lost and just works in manual mode? Thanks for the video, very clear info!
ATG disabled it because this is sold for beginners to advanced photographers that are on a budget. ATG Gold X II T Kim X has top ATG's MIS hoshoe, costs about $600.00+ Profoto Air TTL runs over $450 w/o ATG AF assist beam. So you got to ask how important do you need HSS and TTL?
I’ve just seen your review and I have three questions about X2T : 1 - Do you know how to set the on-board flash (the flash on top of the transmitter, I’m not an English speaker)? I couldn't find any information about it :( 2 - On the page 47 from the Manual they are saying about the TCM Function (Transform the TTL shooting value into the output value in the M mode). How to use/activate it? 3) - Is there any special setting to activate that "Mode" function pressing repeatedly on the group's buttons (Min. 5:50')? Thank you in advance :)
Honestly, I never use the hotshoe on the transmitter. Whenever I'd need that, I just have another of the Godox flashes on my camera as they are transmitters too.
@@Brianized All advanced amateurs & pros speedlites have ATG/Godox 2.4GHz TTL built-in transceiver circuits. My staff and I preferred the ATG Gold X Kim X transmitter because it talks to ATG/Canon/Godox/Cononmark/Jinbei/Interfit/Profoto/Orlit/Rollei/Sony systems. $650 a transmitter is not bad at all when we do not have to carry many brand transmitters.
Thanks for the review and comparison. The X2T doesn't seem to have a TCM function compared to the XPro does it? Unless I've missed it. That would be the main thing I'd want to improve because otherwise the X2T would be better in every other way.
@@Brianized how exactly would one access this function on the X2T? I can't seem to see anything in the manual or online. It only lists it as possibly available on p47 of the manual but is slightly ambiguous because other features have "yes" checked next to the feature, but for TCM it doesn't say "yes" but explains what TCM does. But I don't know if this is saying it does have it or simply explaining its function.
@@CitySteadingBrews I am thinking it is misinformation because although on sites like Amazon in some descriptions it says it's an available feature, when you look in the manual there is nothing to explain how to actually achieve this, at least as far as I can see. And in other TH-cam reviews or even detailed user guides for the X2T it never explains how it can be actually done or that it is actually a feature of the flash trigger. When compared against the XPro in video reviews they always say that TCM isn't available on the X2T. So I am not sure why some sites list TCM in their descriptions with nothing to support this, and as mentioned, even the technical specifications on p47 of the manual is somewhat ambiguous and could also easily mean that it is not actually a feature since it doesn't have a "yes" next to it but just says what TCM does. Perhaps that ambiguity is causing the misinformation.
I use the XProF for my Fuji-film xt-2. It was a little fiddly. However, I like that the screen can be enlarged to show the main info. I prefer this over the models from GODOX. I'm a huge fan of GODOX. Their stuff just works.
merci pour la video. QUESTION : peut on commander le X2T depuis un GODOX 350s ? par exemple en mettant le X2T sur un flash de STUDIO via LACK 3,5... Merci
Just got a x2t. Been using x1t and something weird w the x2t. Subject is my white cat, w x1t, images comes out tack sharp(Fuji 56/1.2@f4) but when I switch to x2t, images were softer and quiet often slightly oof. I know it doesn't make sense but I kept switching between the 2 transmitter firing a v860iii and results were consistent. Images using x2t were softer and require dehaze to match that if x1t. Anyone knows what is happening?
Hello. Do you now if you put a flash on the top hot shoe of this X2T it will take the “group A” settings of the X2T even it is not set to slave mode or it runs separately as a single unit? Second question is if a flash runing on the top hot shoe of this X2T fires if the X2T is turned off? Thank you!
@@Brianized i’ve already tried: 1. Any flash you put on the top hot shoe act like a group A triggered from the x2t. You can change the settings of the top flash only modifying the settings of the group A on x2t, so… isn’t actually a through mount. 2. When the x2t is turned of, the flash mounted on the top hot shoe won’t fire. Thank you
@@davecook2843 not sure if it will work but you could use the X1 receiver in conjuction with the speedlight ur using to trigger it, might not be able to control the light from the reciever unless it's a ttl model (i guess, been basing it from a couple of info I know)
Heyy how are you? The hot shoe on my sony a6500 camera broke. Is there a way to use a cable that sends from the body to a trigger and what brands are there? It seems to me that in Canon and Nikon there is a cable that sends from the body of the camera to the trigger with a cable. HELP
Now that you mention this.... I don't know if there is or not. I'd just get the hotshoe fixed, as even if there's a cable, it's a pain to do things that way.
Getting the camera repair can be expensive since this is an amateur camera. Just buy ATG gold trigger *cable is a better choice. It's less than $60.00 . The MIS is the worst design that ever came out from Sony. We get many defective cameras & flashes coming in with broken MIS. And you have no ideal how many Sony are getting them in their service department. Works very well with *X2T on cellphone & pc.
One of the best from ATG AF assist beam. Just many beginners & amateurs want multi AF spots for under $87. Profoto has for $400 that has no ATG AF assist beam. Yet not one complain for years
I have different opinion. I used the xt1 as a receiver n the godox pro as a transmitter. It was easier to follow the directions. Xt2 am still trying to make it work. Might return in a few days
Question: does the newer version Godox transmitter (X2T) hot shoe have TTL pass-thru for a flash (using same manufacturer/brand flash as camera) when mounted on the X2T which is then placed directly on top of the camera, or does it have to me used in manual mode like the older X1T? The Cactus V6 II has this pass-thru function and I was wondering if the Godox does as well........thanking you in advance.
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I bought the x2t back in Oct. Prayers answered. My old x1t was too cumbersome and it had bugs that never got fixed. Here comes the x2t. Never looked back.
Thank you very much for this, I was shopping on Amazon and can't tell you how confused I was by seeing different bundles with different controllers.
Picked up a Godox flash for my XT-20 and have been trying to decide between those three triggers. Great job keeping it simple and easy to understand for a photography newbie like myself : )
Great info. Steered me in the right direction. I was almost going to buy the older model. Thanks!
Made my decision after seeing this video. Thanks, man!
Ended up buying this and the SK400II based on this review and a bit of my own research, have been ridiculously happy with Godox, and am about to get a couple of more Godox flashes because they're compatible natively.
Huge help! Thank you. It's the X2T F for my X-T4.
Good review, simple and very informative. I ordered Godox TT350s and X2Ts as a bundle and I am happy I did, because as I see here it is an improved model. It is first time I use Godox products. The build quality and materials are not as good as Canon or Nikon flashes, but for the price you can't ask more. Overall I am happy with Godox and looking forward to add more of their products in my kit.
Just the video I needed. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Great video.
Another pro with the x2t is that you can see it by moving the camera forward a bit.
With the Pro you need to totally take your focus away from the camera, look at the top of the display, then reframe.
That could be a bit of a killer if you've got an amazing shot which isn't well lit
Good point!
Thanks for the video. Really deep in your experience using, and informative at all.
Now we need a proper comparison vs X3 with touch screen :)
Great video
Hass all the transmitters of Godox a TCM mode?
I really couldn't say. Most do though I believe.
Great succinct review. Quick question is the hot show on top of the x2 usable while on camera or is it meant to be used as a receiver only?
I have been told it works.
i hope godox will soon make a mini transmitter. w ith just a on/off...+/- button to adjust light power if needed. i like to use the flash off camera as fill so that the lights can be near the subject even when i am standing further away( and in broad dayligth every inch of light counts!), all of the transmitter are too big to be kept on the camera permanently. a mini one would be a great addition for travel to the line of transmitter.
Excellent review...you have helped me make my decision about which one to get! :)
thanks for the video! just what i was looking for!
Good points! I had my mind made up within the first few minutes. Thanks for the advice. X2!
Hey man! Great video!
Question though, does this trigger work with other lights than godox?
No, it’s a Godox system.
Thanks for your review!
Glad it was helpful!
The shirt! I need the shirt! Good review!
Can you still recall the battery life of this trigger? I've been searching for tons of reviews of this trigger but literally NONE of them goes through the battery life. How long would a pair of 3000 mah AA battery last with an X2T? Do I really need to bring spares along with me?
It's been years since I used it, sorry. I do recall getting months of use though.
X2T will be my next trigger, I have the x1t have not served me well. I have a lot of miss fire with the x1t and the xpro died on me this week. I ordered another xpro but I order the x2t .
Thanks for the review..My question is, why the X2T cheaper than the xPro? (since X2T is the newest model).
That series is just cheaper than the pro model.
Best deal for X-PRo is that you can set different zoom for every group
X1t works well for me , am ok with it probably upgrade later but
First time here. Love the tshirt
thanx for the awesome tutorial Brian! You sold me on the X2t. Would you know if it's compatible with a Nikon SB-800 speedlight? A camera store salesman near me told me it wasn't compatible, but when I checked online, I think it is... because it says it's "an intelligent iTTL system". I was told that the TTL function won't work, only work in manual.... aRg. I appreciate you time, take care!
ATG says you need X2tn and a receiver. You will have to park the SB-800 onto the receiver.
It's not.
that.... doesn't work reliably I'm told.
You can sell the SB-800 and probably get a new transmitter AND flash from the Godox system, lol.
@@Brianized Since the Sb-800 is so old, it won't always well.
You would need SB-910 or SB-5000.
But best just dump that flash and buy Godox.
That was just what I needed (and also for Sony)!.
Do you know if when using a flash (Godox TT685 for example) mounted on the hot shoe of the X2t or X1 it keeps the HSS and TTL capabilities or the're lost and just works in manual mode?
Thanks for the video, very clear info!
Actually? I never tried it. Let me find out.
ATG disabled it because this is sold for beginners to advanced photographers that are on a budget.
ATG Gold X II T Kim X has top ATG's MIS hoshoe, costs about $600.00+
Profoto Air TTL runs over $450 w/o ATG AF assist beam.
So you got to ask how important do you need HSS and TTL?
I’ve just seen your review and I have three questions about X2T :
1 - Do you know how to set the on-board flash (the flash on top of the transmitter, I’m not an English speaker)? I couldn't find any information about it :(
2 - On the page 47 from the Manual they are saying about the TCM Function (Transform the TTL shooting value into the output value in the M mode). How to use/activate it?
3) - Is there any special setting to activate that "Mode" function pressing repeatedly on the group's buttons (Min. 5:50')?
Thank you in advance :)
ATG disabled the ATG TCM on the X2T series
The hotshoe on top of X2T is not a true TTL
Honestly, I never use the hotshoe on the transmitter. Whenever I'd need that, I just have another of the Godox flashes on my camera as they are transmitters too.
@@Brianized All advanced amateurs & pros speedlites have ATG/Godox 2.4GHz TTL built-in transceiver circuits.
My staff and I preferred the ATG Gold X Kim X transmitter because it talks to ATG/Canon/Godox/Cononmark/Jinbei/Interfit/Profoto/Orlit/Rollei/Sony systems.
$650 a transmitter is not bad at all when we do not have to carry many brand transmitters.
@@Brianized Ok, I understand your preferences, but here you are making an review. This is the reason why I put you the questions.
Thanks for the review and comparison. The X2T doesn't seem to have a TCM function compared to the XPro does it? Unless I've missed it. That would be the main thing I'd want to improve because otherwise the X2T would be better in every other way.
It does from what I am seeing. I haven’t used it myself.
@@Brianized how exactly would one access this function on the X2T? I can't seem to see anything in the manual or online. It only lists it as possibly available on p47 of the manual but is slightly ambiguous because other features have "yes" checked next to the feature, but for TCM it doesn't say "yes" but explains what TCM does. But I don't know if this is saying it does have it or simply explaining its function.
@@Strongbear2013 As I said, I never use it, but I did a check online and TCM function is 'supposedly' part of it. Perhaps that is misinformation?
@@CitySteadingBrews I am thinking it is misinformation because although on sites like Amazon in some descriptions it says it's an available feature, when you look in the manual there is nothing to explain how to actually achieve this, at least as far as I can see. And in other TH-cam reviews or even detailed user guides for the X2T it never explains how it can be actually done or that it is actually a feature of the flash trigger. When compared against the XPro in video reviews they always say that TCM isn't available on the X2T. So I am not sure why some sites list TCM in their descriptions with nothing to support this, and as mentioned, even the technical specifications on p47 of the manual is somewhat ambiguous and could also easily mean that it is not actually a feature since it doesn't have a "yes" next to it but just says what TCM does. Perhaps that ambiguity is causing the misinformation.
How would these compare to the Canon STE2 for my 480EX heads?
I can’t say as I don’t use Canon, sorry.
I use the XProF for my Fuji-film xt-2. It was a little fiddly. However, I like that the screen can be enlarged to show the main info. I prefer this over the models from GODOX. I'm a huge fan of GODOX. Their stuff just works.
What brand is your watch I am curious. thank's.
Timex.
merci pour la video. QUESTION : peut on commander le X2T depuis un GODOX 350s ?
par exemple en mettant le X2T sur un flash de STUDIO via LACK 3,5... Merci
I believe so.
Just got a x2t. Been using x1t and something weird w the x2t. Subject is my white cat, w x1t, images comes out tack sharp(Fuji 56/1.2@f4) but when I switch to x2t, images were softer and quiet often slightly oof. I know it doesn't make sense but I kept switching between the 2 transmitter firing a v860iii and results were consistent. Images using x2t were softer and require dehaze to match that if x1t. Anyone knows what is happening?
isnt the TCM button on Xpro usefull
I don’t use it but it could be for some.
Hello. Do you now if you put a flash on the top hot shoe of this X2T it will take the “group A” settings of the X2T even it is not set to slave mode or it runs separately as a single unit?
Second question is if a flash runing on the top hot shoe of this X2T fires if the X2T is turned off?
Thank you!
To my understanding it's just a basic connection on top of the unit. I've not tried firing a flash with the unit off, but I don't think it would work.
@@Brianized i’ve already tried:
1. Any flash you put on the top hot shoe act like a group A triggered from the x2t. You can change the settings of the top flash only modifying the settings of the group A on x2t, so… isn’t actually a through mount.
2. When the x2t is turned of, the flash mounted on the top hot shoe won’t fire.
Thank you
Excellent, good to know.
Hey, do you know if the x2t has the "TCM" function? (TTL convert to manual). I know the XPro has it. Thanks for the great review!
Flary Fox hello. The x2t has not tcm function
@@Randonneavectonchien Thanks! I wound up getting the X-pro
@@NextScamdemic For me it is x2t because of format (little size)
AF Assist lamp works on Sony when you switch to AF-S or AF-A.
True, it’s that bright white light.
That thing is wildly annoying though!
Rookie question: Will the X2 trigger other brands of speed lights?
No, just Godox.
Brianized, thank you.
@@davecook2843 not sure if it will work but you could use the X1 receiver in conjuction with the speedlight ur using to trigger it, might not be able to control the light from the reciever unless it's a ttl model (i guess, been basing it from a couple of info I know)
Hi. Why do I want a trigger vs using an on camera flash as a master?
Transmitters are generally quicker to make adjustments but other than that... the flash as master is more versatile.
Which batteries do you use?
I honestly don't remember. It's been years.
The TTL funtion of the (x1t/x2t/Xpro) can control the TT600 (Manual Flash)?
Flash must have ttl for ttl to work.
Heyy how are you? The hot shoe on my sony a6500 camera broke. Is there a way to use a cable that sends from the body to a trigger and what brands are there? It seems to me that in Canon and Nikon there is a cable that sends from the body of the camera to the trigger with a cable. HELP
Now that you mention this.... I don't know if there is or not. I'd just get the hotshoe fixed, as even if there's a cable, it's a pain to do things that way.
Getting the camera repair can be expensive since this is an amateur camera.
Just buy ATG gold trigger *cable is a better choice. It's less than $60.00
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The MIS is the worst design that ever came out from Sony.
We get many defective cameras & flashes coming in with broken MIS.
And you have no ideal how many Sony are getting them in their service department.
Works very well with *X2T on cellphone & pc.
Thanks for this.
Actually the AF light of X2t works very well on my A7III with latest firmware update on both camera and X2t.
Good to know!
One of the best from ATG AF assist beam.
Just many beginners & amateurs want multi AF spots for under $87.
Profoto has for $400 that has no ATG AF assist beam. Yet not one complain for years
I have different opinion. I used the xt1 as a receiver n the godox pro as a transmitter. It was easier to follow the directions. Xt2 am still trying to make it work. Might return in a few days
Not working? Yeah return it. The thing just works.
Didn't work because they don't make XT2 :o(
good review . I need to get the x2t
If you use Godox, it’s the best choice really.
Thank you
hello do you know if it is compatible with the Canon SL3 ???
It should be. It fits in the hotshoe, but c1 eck Godox website to be sure.
Question: does the newer version Godox transmitter (X2T) hot shoe have TTL pass-thru for a flash (using same manufacturer/brand flash as camera) when mounted on the X2T which is then placed directly on top of the camera, or does it have to me used in manual mode like the older X1T? The Cactus V6 II has this pass-thru function and I was wondering if the Godox does as well........thanking you in advance.
ATG disabled the TTL hotshoe pass-thru. It behaves like the dated Pocket Wizard Multimax.
hi, after watching this i bought x2t :D how can i put it ito hss? thanks in advance
There's a button for hss/curtain. It's also in the manual.
Cool video
I like the new one but I do not like the foot off center. I think I will wait for design #4
The foot is in line with the lens.
Why do you need the transmitter in line with the lens? Oh, the hotshoe on top? Never use that. Trust me.
awesome video but where can i get that shirt lol
af illuminator works for sony mirrorless, I have it and confirmed it.
Right, it’s that red dot right? Not really an ir style.
Seth Rogan of photography
Is that good or bad?
Which one has the best IR?
None to be honest. It’s just a bright red light.
This was extremely helpful, thank you!
Most welcome!