Godox Witstro AD360 HSS

[duncanfoxphoto]

This is a short informative post on how to use HSS using the Godox Witstro AD360 (manual version) and a X1T-S trigger.

 

You'll need:

• Godox Witstro AD360
• Godox Propac PB960 battery pack
• Sony camera with MI hotshoe
• Godox X1T-S trigger
• Godox XTR-16 receiver

Power on your camera, trigger, and strobe. Press the mode and set buttons on the strobe to turn on HSS mode. Hold the CH/OK button on the trigger for 3 seconds until you see FN 00, press the GR button once, then scroll the wheel until the bottom number reads 25 and press CH/OK again. Turn off electric first curtain shutter on your camera, and ensure the flash mode is NOT in wireless. Dial in your exposure with a shutter speed up to 1/8000s, and fire away!

 

It works. It really does. Ask me questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

 

HSS studio strobes for the masses!

[duncanfoxphoto]

On a whim, I've been experimenting with my Nissin Air and the Godox X wireless systems to see if they could work together with HSS. On my last shoot, I had a couple of trigger fails using a PC sync cord from the Nissin receiver unit to the Godox Witstro, so I switched it to firing optically instead and it got it done. I was shooting outdoors in direct sunlight, so it would have been incredibly nice to have HSS available on both systems at once, and since the Sony system triggers HSS through the extra pins in the multi-interface shoe, it seemed to be a lost cause.

 

Until now.

 

I've found that you can put the Nissin Air commander on your camera and have it trigger a Nissin receiver that's directly attached to a Godox X1T-S transmitter, and have that transmitter trigger the HSS on the Godox unit while the commander is simultaneously triggering all the Nissin units. It seems like a stupid idea, but it totally works. Combine HSS studio strobes and speedlights for maximum effect!

 

[Steve_Oh]

Duncanfoxphoto...

thanks for the basic info; I just got my Godox set up and am still tiny bit confused.

Yes, I did see all the zebra banding at HSS, easy fix by turning off the e front curtain.  

 

I am noticing that I cannot HSS my Manual AD360 any lower than 1/8th power...?  Is that normal?  On full manual mode without H mode (HSS) I can go down all the way to 1/128th no problem; but on the flash it is limiting me to 1/8th is the lowest.  On the trigger of course it lets me dial whatever I want, but on the actual flash head it limits.

 

Also, why on the FN 00 change to 25 as indicated on your post?  That is delay synch options?  What does that do?

 

Thanks, just joined the forum and looking forward to sharing my experiences and learning from others

 

 

Regards

 

Steve