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X100T - shot flash off camera

Started May 28, 2021 | Questions
AndrewLMC New Member • Posts: 15
X100T - shot flash off camera

I have a Fujifilm x100t and an external flash from the godox model TT350. Is there any way to shoot out of the camera without radioflash?

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io_bg
io_bg Senior Member • Posts: 1,548
Re: X100T - shot flash off camera
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AndrewLMC wrote:

I have a Fujifilm x100t and an external flash from the godox model TT350. Is there any way to shoot out of the camera without radioflash?

Yes, you can take advantage of the flash's optical slave mode. Point the sensor towards the camera and rotate the flash head to the desired position, turn on your camera's built in flash and set it to the lower power setting. It'll still trigger the TT350 - just don't forget to set it to optical slave mode.

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dark13star
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You probably have two options:

1. Set the Godox to be triggered by the camera flash and then set the camera flash to the lowest power. This will give you manual off-camera flash.

2. Use a cable. I bought one that is pinned for Canon and I haven't used it much, but I believe it did give me TTL back when I did. It has been a while, since I have a full wireless Godox setup now.

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OP AndrewLMC New Member • Posts: 15
Re: X100T - shot flash off camera

io_bg wrote:

AndrewLMC wrote:

I have a Fujifilm x100t and an external flash from the godox model TT350. Is there any way to shoot out of the camera without radioflash?

Yes, you can take advantage of the flash's optical slave mode. Point the sensor towards the camera and rotate the flash head to the desired position, turn on your camera's built in flash and set it to the lower power setting. It'll still trigger the TT350 - just don't forget to set it to optical slave mode.

I will test, thank you!

OP AndrewLMC New Member • Posts: 15
Re: X100T - shot flash off camera

I will test, thank you!

kli
kli Veteran Member • Posts: 4,592
Re: X100T - shot flash off camera

AndrewLMC wrote:

I have a Fujifilm x100t and an external flash from the godox model TT350. Is there any way to shoot out of the camera without radioflash?

Yes but you'll have no remote control over the TT350 other than telling it when to fire.

The TT350 must be in M (and out of HSS and radio slave mode), and the red panel should have line of sight to the built-in flash of the X100T. If you put the TT350 in S1 [SLAVE button], you have to have the X100T's built-in flash in flash Commander mode; if you put the TT350 in S2, the X100T's built-in flash has to be in regular Forced flash mode.

S1 fires the flash on the first flash burst sensed; S2 on the second burst sensed. Normally, that's the difference between M or TTL (skip the TTL metering pre-flash) on a built-in flash; but the X100T doesn't have the flash control panel and doesn't call them that. Forced flash uses TTL and a metering pre-burst. Commander turns that off specifically for using dumb optical slaves.

It's nicer to get a Godox 2.4 GHz transmitter, though. You'll have TTL/HSS and remote power control. But afaict, the TT350 doesn't do remote zooming.

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