Do I need flash trigger or flash only is enough to try

[r90t]

Hi, I ordered a flash Godox tt685 and while it’s coming, I am considering if I should buy trigger. I do think that the price for the godox x2t is very low now - 45 euros. However I am not sure if I really need trigger to start and play around. Is it absolutely necessary or you think I should start from on camera flash? Thanks!

update. Home use: portraits, kids parties, macro once in a lifetime

 

[r90t]

Thanks everyone. Just got my TT685F yesterday. Enjoying it a lot. It is huge return of investments for the price. You can do so much more... Will consider TT350F and trigger once I get used to current setup. Have a nice day!

 

[John Vickers]

If the flash is going to be within arm’s length of the camera “strobe-on-a-rope” is an technically elegant, simple solution and one I’ve been using since the late ‘80s. It still works great because it’s reliable. Also most radio sync systems need at least 0.5 meters (about 20 inches) separation between controller/transmitter and the flash before they work reliably.

Also, PC-Sync is the fastest way to trigger an off-camera strobe.

0.4-0.6 milliseconds faster than wireless triggering.

Which makes a difference to usable sync speeds at a given flash power setting.

It's also the fastest way to trigger multiple off-camera strobes. From measuring the electrical behaviour of Godox PC-sync inputs, and Godox and camera PC-sync outputs, it seems that it's possible to trigger 50-100 Godox strobes from one output. If you can cope with the mess of cabling.