Godox v860ii Tutorial: How to Trigger the v860ii + other Basics

[@stellakoga8067]

Hello so what softbox to use this flash?

[@SeeItLoud]

Hi Stella, this is the diffuser I have used for many speedlights for ages... in fact... this darn thing has outlasted a lot of my actual flashes haha amzn.to/33MhqFM

[@stellakoga8067]

@@SeeItLoud thanks alot ☺️

[@thelbertmcgee7992]

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[@oopurplehazeoo6321]

Mate, I have just sat for 5 hours trying to figure out how to use this flash (first ever). I've watched about 8 other videos now and yours is the only one that explains in detail what everything does. I feel so much more confident in using the flash!

[@kefkapalazzo1]

That’s crazy I figured out how to use it in 5 minutes lol

[@mykelbankz]

2 years later this video just saved me. I was already confused with the whole slave mode thing. God bless you man! Thanks

[@stankmt5016]

Bro, you have no idea how life-saving this video is! I've been tearing my head up with the stupid menu but you made it so simple to understand!

[@SeeItLoud]

Bro, you have no idea how much this feedback means to me! I’m super happy to help and appreciative of your reaching out!

[@dbmckeever]

Yes… this manual is really bad!

[@ruthjones1991]

I have struggled for what seems like forever to figure out how to get my Godox flash to work correctly. I could probably have struggled forever if I hadn't found this tutorial. So helpful!!! Thanks for such a basic but complete explanation of setting up the flash with other flashes or trigger.

[@TravisKelleher]

Thanks Kyle! I just bought a pair of V860II's and a trigger, this helped me get up to speed right away.

[@SeeItLoud]

Hi Travis, really glad I could help you get up and running! The more people out there taking more pictures.... the better! Thanks for your feedback!

[@jsr8884]

Can’t have a better video on this subject. Thankx a zillion for explaining so very lucidly.

[@radishcastle]

Brilliant beginner tutorial. Thank you. A lot of the others assume a foundational knowledge of flashes as a whole, whereas you clearly explained everything. Subscribed.

[@SeeItLoud]

Thanks for the feedback Sandra! I’m happy to have been able to help.

[@RvSun]

Very helpful tutorial of the 860ii. Thanks so much!

[@akshayjaiswal1600]

as for now i have wasted nearly 4 hrs but couldn't got understand anything but this video is what made me learn everything about the flash so easily...... thanks mate for such nice tutorial!!!!

[@SeeItLoud]

Happy to help Akshay!

[@jody1622]

This was sooo helpful. I just got it and could not get it to work with my Sony a6600. On another site I had read that the radio button had to be used with non-Sony flashes so I used that and nothing happened...arghhh! When I watched your video I finally figured out that the camera thinks my Sony Godox 860ii is a Sony! All of a sudden it all worked. What a relief. Thank you!

[@szetochristina4581]

The most comprehensive tutorial I have ever seen! Thank you!

[@1946gsp]

VERY helpful. Was trying to use a Godox trigger. Now I see what I was doing wrong. And also learned how to group my other flashes. THANK YOU!

[@SeeItLoud]

Happy to help Geoff!

[@tmewborn1]

Thank You this has helped me. I have had issues using their Controls. Really appreciate Your time. I like the Godox Flashes. A few Years ago I bought the set of two V860II and Xt Controller to use as a small home studio in My Lana. Until now I have not used them as they were designed to use. With Your help I will now advance in using them,

[@devonlarocque8982]

Hella helpful! U mentioned everything I needed to know. Imagine I got everything set up in one video with the help of one video.

[@smuuvstudios1432]

You got the best tutorial on KZbin for these flashes man. I’ve watched a lot of confusing videos smh. I liked and subscribed. 👏🏿

[@SeeItLoud]

+Smuuv Studios appreciate the feedback and happy to help!!

[@mbiehl2]

Very nice video on how to setup the Godox Flash in S1 and S2 mode. Worked great!

[@ChosenGamingIndividual]

Definitely helped out a lot, thank you for this!! I have a Godox X1 hotshoe trigger that I've been trying to get working with my V860IIs for ages now, and never got them to connect. Now that I actually understand how the menu system work, got it up and running within a minute. Thanks again!

[@SeeItLoud]

Hey there chosen gaming! Really happy to help! Reach out if you ever have other questions getting your gear up and running!

[@622superpro]

Ive just had one delivered today. So far so good. Getting a second Godox 685, also have a couple of Neewers, a Sigma and a Canon. Now I can do flash arrays again like I used to with my film cameras. Love the manual cut down. Cooking on gas again re flash.

[@lingxiaoyue9927]

A great demonstration! Thank you.

[@victorpaul6075]

This video Save my day & time .. very Informative vidoe & well explain God bless you brother

[@Greenwitch_Garden]

Thanks so much! I’m a visual learner so reading a manual hurts my brain lol!

[@gregorycorneliusmusic2555]

This is the best video so far on the V860 thank you very much 🌼

[@MeganJernigan-z8g]

four years old and still so helpful, thank you! Annoying how confusing the speed light settings are.

[@AliasJimWirth]

This is an excellent video. I just got a Godox v860ii, and this information is really helpful to me, filling in the vague areas in the manual, and more. Thanks so much for creating and posting this video.

[@GOTPIPS]

Thank You So Much It was so specifically helpful. I can't believe how much information you gave about this product

[@Justshanedavis]

Thanks for saying “all intents and purposes” instead of “all intensive purposes”. 😂. It’s the small things that make me hit the subscribe button. 🙌

[@jamespayne4759]

Great video !!!!! You are a very good instructor, you explain things well. Jim, Charlotte, NC.

[@heymikeriley]

This is the most important video on KZbin.

[@Laurdien]

Thanks for the helpful video on the flash. I’m having a difficult time using the X1T-s trigger with mine 🥴 Any suggestions on a good tutorial with the V860II-S ?

[@jameswang4706]

Thanks for the tutorial. Still having problems getting my V860IIs to be controlled by my X2Ts. I've got the strobe set to "Radio-Slave" mode, group A Channel 1. On the X2t group and channel are the same set. Wondering if you've worked with this combo and might be able to do a step by step tutorial? Thanks!

[@Kayotified]

I use the same combo, just had a major issue as well , heres the solution; Make sure your in slave mode with the radio symbol in the top left corner not the orange slave mode with the thunderbold in the corner. So my question to @see It Loud is ... you didnt explain the difference between the 2 slave modes if im not mistaken... could you please advise?

[@CuriosityFilms]

Thank you for the systematic, thorough tutorial It definitely helped me! The only part I was stuck was syncing the V860ii(Sony) to the XPro (Sony) trigger. I could have used a bit more coaching there. I ultimately powered off both units and was able to synch them. I'm not sure if the powering off helped? Or if I was just pressing one button wrong. Also, changing channels was a bit tricky for me. I had one unit set to channel 1 and one set to channel 20. I would not have gotten these two devices to work without your tutorial thought. Thank you so much!

[@johnpark1602]

This is an awesome video - this should be godox's official tutorial! :)

[@SeeItLoud]

+John Park haha thanks for that glowing review! I’m happy to help!

[@stephanejumet381]

great, complete explanation. thanks for this video

[@laurenstonefield134]

thank you for the tutorial. it's so much better than the IFU included in the box!

[@SeeItLoud]

Happy to help, Lauren! Happy shooting!

[@poblanophotography]

Great video! You ecxpained it well and you helped me tremendously. Thanks

[@meldajeanphotographyfilm3543]

Hello. Great video. How do you take off the RMT? I use it as a slave when I do weddings. I will set it like I'm suppose to then I put it on my camera and it goes back. Had some bad pics from it at my last wedding.

[@hayabusgtr]

best godox tutorial

[@ncee1372]

I have just started flash photography and this was a great tutorial! I have this exact flash with the trigger on my new Sony A7iii. I hope to get lots of use out of it ! Thank you !

[@SeeItLoud]

I'm super happy I am able to help, Nancy! Happy shooting! if you ever have more questions come on back and leave me a comment!

[@purestress2]

What trigger do you use?

[@mshavrotscanadianuniversit6234]

Could you please do another video with the V1S using the Godox X1R-S and X1T-S? I am SO lost as a beginner flash user with my A7Rii.

[@SeeItLoud]

Just got the V1S sent to me! doing the review and will be making a similar tutorial soon!

[@emiliecotterill3118]

Thanks for this! Really helpful :) There's one thing I still cannot work out… Can the V860ii and the camera (in my case, an A7Rii) communicate wirelessly without a trigger? Or would I need an X1T or equivalent in order to use the flash off camera?

[@thimoestroll]

Exactly the question I have now, my yongnou does this, haven't figured it out yet with this one.

[@memoriesbysatyam5320]

One of the best. Do you have any idea whether in these flash F assist beam working or not

[@alancongratssoonyoullhead5273]

It was great tutorial video, thanks 🙏

[@Nvr2old2tri]

Thanks Kyle, just getting started with flash photog. Will keep it bookmarked for future use!

[@SeeItLoud]

Glad I could be of help with your starting flash photography Lori!!!

[@simonjpierce]

This is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you!

[@DivineAtheistWannabe]

I just bought a speedlight and tbh still very confused. But thanks for the video. Maybe it will make more sense in the future

[@masbass1011]

Excellent tutorial. I have a question. When i put my 860ii into slave mode, two lights flash on the front of the flash. Do i need tbose lights flashing? How do i turn them off?

[@dbmckeever]

Hi Kyle… excellent video… really easy to follow! But I’m having a rough time trying to get my Xpro trigger to fire the V860ii-S. I can get the 860 to fire my AD200pro in master mode, but I can’t fire the 860 in slave mode with a trigger. Any ideas?

[@areebacouture206]

Hi, lovely video, really helpful. But my images get darker when i use the flash any suggestions why this occurs?

[@nysaverma9148]

This was super helpful. Thank you so much!

[@GemmaLouise94]

This was so helpful, exactly what I needed to know. Thank you so much.

[@SeeItLoud]

+GemmaLouise94 happy to help!

[@anthonynguyenau]

Hi, what setting when using Sony flash 32M to trigger Godox 860. Thanks

[@TomSimak]

Loved the tutorial! Can this flash be used wirelessly with just the Sony camera itself?

[@yunghollywood545]

Man thank yo so very much for this video I thought my v860ii was broke

[@chris_woodman_photography]

Hi, great video and easy to understand but i have a question please. Can you use the godox X2T trigger with the flash mounted on top of it and then fire a slave flash somewhere else in the room? I feel more comfortable if I can control both the on camera flash and the slave flash from the trigger. Thanks

[@pogolas]

You are a life saver. Could not figure out, how to make my RX1, trigger Godox V860 II C. The x-pro C, do not fit in hot shoe.

[@SeeItLoud]

Happy to help!

[@amirsamir007]

Great Video. How can i turn hss with slave mode? I am using X1T. Thanks

[@sharadkumar9598]

Thanks for the video bro. It was very helpful. Cheers

[@Boot_Ma9net]

thank you for this tutorial. Got it working finally. Only thing is I cannot change the mm from 14mm with dial, seems stuck but dial works for other things. Sure then net will help. Thanks again

[@SeeItLoud]

Hey, happy to be able to help! And for changing the the zoom, gave you ever been able to and now it’s not working? Have you tried in straight up manual mode just to validate it works?

[@Boot_Ma9net]

@@SeeItLoud will try. Thanks. I don't know if it's ever worked I've had it a while and never got to grips with it. On the plus side I did get good at natural light use. I'll try manual and thanks again

[@AlohaMichaelDaly]

Great instructions. The trigger can be set to min flash power of 1/256 but I can’t get my V860ii c to go beyond standard 1/128 ??

[@ignacioschmidt1981]

Hello! Great tutorial! Thanks! I use this Godox flash with Sony A7iii, and there is a significant lag time between pressing the shutter and the firing of the flash. It only occurs in TTL mode. Any suggestions on how to eliminate this lag time?

[@Jonathancasson]

Hey you didn't go over how to pair the trigger to the flash. I was with you until you did that. Is that available?

[@m.m.gaming6788]

Thank you for detail explainetion. Helps me to understand my flash.

[@SeeItLoud]

Definitely happy to help! I am glad I could help you with your flash. Happy shooting!

[@crispdaddy]

Exactly what I needed to see! Thinking about buying this unit. Thanks! Great presentation!

[@SeeItLoud]

Glad I was able to help! I also did a review for this flash if you’re interested in checking that out too 😃

[@apchan]

For the a6000 the v350s or this one is more suitable ?

[@SeeItLoud]

@@apchan Hey there! Good question... I have the a6300 as my smallest camera and I think its virtually identical (in terms of body shape/size) aside from a few features. I do not own the v350s so I cant speak directly to it. However, given the skinny price difference, I would lean towards the v860ii. It has been my most used speedlight i have ever owned...to include when I was a nikon shooter and had their own name brand flashes. Now, one reason I WOULD go for the v350s is because of its form factor. If you are looking for something to fit in a small bag and not be too bulky on the a6000... it makes sense. But... If you think you will ever upgrade to a larger sony body... I would opt for the v860ii. Hope this helps! reach out if you have any other questions

[@apchan]

@@SeeItLoud thank you for your time .. I ordered the v 860 yesterday... I'll be using it for a small wedding this month..

[@RD-dz6ly]

Thank you for the information . That was very helpful.

[@MawutoTetey]

I am using a Godox Ad600BM, V8600II and a Gododx trigger. How do I set the V8600 as a slave with its own power (not to use the power of the Ad600bm)?

[@jaw31947]

I don’t understand it all but enough to remote trigger off camera flashes. Thanks.

[@MattC-x8x]

I had experiences where the flash was set up as an on-camera flash but the camera failed to recognize it and no flashes went off. Do you know what kind of settings need to be changed if the camera doesn't auto-detect OCF?

[@Nejham15]

Thank you for this video, It was really helpful.

[@matthewcheung5136]

can you make a video on bounce flash off different ceiling shapes and colours?

[@priscillamendoza2576]

Hi, I would I know if it was would be compatible with my Canon 90 D? Is there an indication for Canon? Thank you:)

[@babaaziz8943]

Hi Kyle and thanks for a clear video. I just bought Godax XTS and cannot sync it with the 860 II s. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

[@ajliem10]

Thanks for the video. Could you tell me how to set up the camera (and the speed light) to operate in the "second-curtain sync" mode? The manual says setting the "flash mode" on the camera (Sony a6400) to "Rear Sync", which I did. But it still does not work. THANKS.

[@werbefotografie]

Hello, thanks for the video. You are very familiar with the devices, great tips! I have a question and can not find a solution: if I am in slave mode and the flash is unleashed via the X1T trigger - the flash unit flashes red on the front at an interval of 1 second for the entire time. Can you turn off this stupid blinking somehow / somewhere? It's frustrating!!!

[@drewwilliamson3604]

I was following along until you got to the zoom portion but I cannot get the zoom portion to change anymore. It's stuck on 14mm. I pushed a button on the right that changed the S1 to S2 to nothing on the screen. Don't know what this is. Tried resetting the flash with no luck. Any idea how I can get this back? Thx

[@RobertoFotoVideo]

Hi Kylie, I really like your video. My question is, does the Godox V860 II have any light, lamp, or infrared that in darkness, for example? find the Sony A7 III at the wedding at the dance. Thanks in advance. Hi. Robert

[@SeeItLoud]

Hi Robert, thanks for your feedback! That’s a good question - it does not have any modeling lamp or anything like that. It does have a laser focus system that is pretty spotty, especially with Sony. I have had intermittent success with the v860ii and my Sony A7iii. It may be a firmware issue or something... but I never needed it so I didn’t try to hard to get it to work. The V1, on the other hand, will fire the laser focus system almost every time I am shooting in poorly lit or dark areas. Either way, the beams will only fire when the camera is in TTL mode (because it has to meter the light and send that info to the flash). For whatever reason, I don’t think you can manually select to trigger the focus beams every time. I have heard that the focus beams on all Godox speedlights work much better on canon and Nikon... i am not sure why Sony just won’t work 😅 Anyhow... I hope this helps. And you have inspired me to make a video about Godox flashes, Sony cameras, and laser focus beams 👏🏻

[@RobertoFotoVideo]

@@SeeItLoud Hi Kyle! Thanks for the quick response, it was very helpful. I'm heading toward V1. Thanks Robert

[@SeeItLoud]

Can’t go wrong with it... PS I did a review on the V1 as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJPNfqOIhthqjrc

[@silvirichardson]

Questions answered, thank you!

[@iamcarolski]

Hi, I’m panicking a bit because I bought a used one of this flash, but unfortunately I got one for Nikon and I have a canon camera. Will it still work for my Canon?

[@RBztudio]

hi mate , love your video but i hv an issue , ok i got a ANDOER wireless trigger and 3 godox V860II for canon on my R5, they were working perfectly but only one shoot and i dont know how make them work. what would the best setup be to make them work at the same time trigger them by my ANDOER wireless trigger.. regards

[@lenaagnello2854]

Hi! I'm quite the beginner when it comes to flash photography. I have the godox flash you have. Do I need to buy a receiver too? Or just the transmitter trigger? Which one do you recommend?

[@SeeItLoud]

Hi there Lena, I am happy to help you here. With this godox flash, you will not need a receiver. The flash itself has a built in transceiver (receiver/transmitter). So, if you have it on your camera... it can act as a trigger for other flashes. If you want it off camera, then you will need a trigger to send info from your camera, but you will not need an additional receiver - the flash can receive info on its own. I recommend the Godox X Pro, it’s got a big screen and plenty of buttons...easy to read and control. The other option is the Godox X1 which is slightly less expensive and can do the same thing - in my opinion its just harder to use... plus it bonks me on the head when i put my face up to the camera.

[@SeeItLoud]

I did a video on the X Pro, and you can watch it here if you like - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZutq6iqbMR_p7s

[@lenaagnello2854]

Thank you so much Kyle! I really appreciate you getting back to me so soon because I have two shoots coming up this weekend. So I'm pulling a last minute move over here lol. So I'm using it off camera. I'm nso new at this with the exception of using the speedlite on camera for events So I just want to be certain your saying I need to purchase a transmitter and one receiver?

[@SeeItLoud]

No problem! To be absolutely clear - if you want to use these off camera, you will need a transmitter/trigger only. You do not need a receiver.

[@lenaagnello2854]

Thank you kindly Kyle!! I went ahead with your recommendation and just ordered the godox xpro-s for my sony. I don't know that I would've done without your help. I was googling like crazy with no direct answers. Or otherwise I didn't understand what I was googling lol

[@cdmoses53]

Do you have to make any in camera settings changes to get the flash to communicate with the camera?

[@virtualcurbappeal8637]

I know this is an old thread, but I cannot get the V860II to trigger two slave flashes at the same time. They are in the same group, on the same channel, and both work fine when the V860II is triggering them one at a time, but I need them to fire at the same time. Any suggestions? One is a Godox AD200 and the other is a Nikon SB-600.

[@nuthanprasanth240]

It's very helpful thank you so much.i appreciate it man💝💝

[@petersharples8748]

Hi Kyle, many thanks for the very helpful tutorial. I just bought a Godox V860ii-C, which I've mounted on a Godox softbox. I want to fire and control it from my Canon 50D. I do have a flash trigger on the camera hot shoe, but it's part of a Jenbei Caler studio flash system, so I guess I need to replace it with a compatible Godox flash trigger. What is the part number of the trigger I should buy? I'm particularly interested in using the V860ii-C in high-speed sync mode to freeze liquid pouring or powder pouring shots. Do you have any tips or another video on this technique?

[@SeeItLoud]

Happy to help Peter, and thanks for reaching out. You should take a look at my video on the Godox X1 Pro - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZutq6iqbMR_p7s That is the trigger I use.

[@joelwarren1858]

Kyle; I update both the Godox and Mk4 with Godox's and Sony's current firmwate and menus still don't work properly. By corrupted I mean when I press the mode button it fails to cycle through M, TTL, etc., when I press other buttons, it fails to cycle through the options. When I set the Godox in TTL and turn on the camera, the TTL switches to slave mode with no prompting on my part. I recall the Godox worked on my Mk3, but not on the Mk4. I'm guessing the hotshoe interface is different from the 3 to 4, but I'm only guessing.

[@petersharples8748]

Hi Kyle, informed by your great videos, I now have successfully operated my Godox Softbox-mounted V860ii-C from an X1-PRO controller on the hot shoe of my Canon 50D. Can I trouble you with two more questions: 1. I had hoped to control a Jinbei Caler studio flash on a second light stand with the X1-PRO as Group B, but the X1 PRO doesn't seem to communicate with the external receiver on the studio flash. This is a 2.4 GHz, 16-channel Jinbei TR-A9. Do you know whether the two units are incompatible? The second question is this: What do I need to do or buy to be able to stand near my subject (an action pouring shot) to operate the camera and flash remotely, with the X1-PRO in my hand? Do I need another receiver on the camera hot shoe?

[@goodtimezproductionz]

Great explanation!

[@paulomacaricomusica]

I have the Fuji version but I still can't stop the V860 from firing when used as a Master and pressing the Test button to fire another flash like you did with the AD200 on your - great, informative and to the point, by the way - video. Is it because pressing the Test button would fire it anyway? I must admit I didn't try it with the flash mounted on any of my Fuji cameras.

[@SeeItLoud]

To my knowledge - Hitting the test button will always fire the flash. Do you want to use this as a commander only? Or you want to test the light from another flash and use it just to trigger that flash - and still use the 860 in your lighting setup?

[@jendrakesmama]

Thank you for this video 🙏🙏🙏

[@MarkBach]

Nice overall review of this flash

[@SeeItLoud]

Thanks for the feedback mark! Happy to help!

[@RaquelRuehl]

Thank you for the video! Mine on on its way. BTW I think I was your 1,000 sub!

[@SeeItLoud]

You were! Thanks +Raquel!

[@susandoverspike576]

I can make my 860ii talk to my Godox Ad 600 pro (two of them on separate groups) and my eVOLV 200 R2 (also on a separate group). But I can’t make the 860 change the intensity of the flash. I have to go to each flash and manually change the intensity. If I go to group, set; =/- it won’t get read by the external flash to change. What am I doing wrong? I’ve reset the 860. And used your video to connect the external flashes back to the 860.

[@DavidGallardo]

Quick question, is this flash compatible with the Sony A7C?

[@LewisFilmCo]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@osamah.mohamed3629]

Hi sir , I have FT-16 transmitter for my studio flash (GT Gemini series) but I don't know if this trigger will work With this flash V860ii. Please let me know if my trigger will do the job

[@lcphoto6847]

Thanks for this tutorial!

[@MWB_logic_reason_respect]

Thank you so much. how do I change the group on the flash? i.e so Ad200pro is on A and flash on B?

[@leonvanzyl]

Does anyone know why the Master Radio Mode becomes unavailable when I mount the Godox v860 ii on the Sony A7R III.

[@SeeItLoud]

+Leon van Zyl that’s odd... that mode is designed for being a commander on top of a camera... I don’t own the a7riii (jealous) but I’ll test this on my a7iiis and maybe a a6500... What flash mode is your camera in when it becomes unavailable?

[@ArthurAndrei]

Camera settings tab 1, 11th page, wireless flash ->off

[@nazimcontreras5125]

Nice Tutorial. Thanks a lot! I’m a rookie with flashes right now and just bought this Godox V860II S. The thing is I can’t change the Zoom of the flash. I’m using a 50mm lens. Would that be a problem? Since I turn the flash on the Zoom is stocked in 14mm and I can’t get to change it...

[@SeeItLoud]

+Nazim Contreras hey Nazim, I think I can help you out on this one. you can tell the flash to use a certain zoom or use Info from the camera. The top left button is the Zm/C.Fn button. You tap this and the zoom setting will be highlighted, then you spin the dial to what you want it to be. “A” at the bottom is for auto and 200mm is the furthest you can zoom in. I just pulled mine out to verify that you can do this in all modes and it looks likes it is ever locked. Please let me know if this helped, I’m happy to work you through it. Thanks for watching!

[@nazimcontreras5125]

@@SeeItLoud Thanks a tone! Got it

[@viragmahorkar7184]

VERY USEFUL VIDEO. 17:36