Can a Yongnuo trigger fire a Godox SK400 strobe?
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I use a Yongnuo speedlight and Yongnuo radio transmitter, and I’m considering buying a Godox SK400 studio strobe. Can I use my existing Yongnuo trigger setup with both, or is additional equipment required? If it works, will I have full remote control or only basic triggering?
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The only way you could trigger the Godox SK400 with your current setup would be to use it in "dumb" slave mode where the flash from the Yongnuo speedlight would trigger it.
The radio in your Yongnuo trigger (regardless of which Yongnuo system you have - there are at least three separate Yongnuo radio protocols that are not compatible with each other: YN622, RF603/RF605/YN560, and RT) will neither control nor trigger a Godox SK400 without additional equipment. For control as well as triggering you need either the Godox FT-16 transmitter and the FT-16 receiver module that plugs into the remote port on the SK400 or a Godox X1T transmitter (linked is the Nikon version, but it is also available in Canon and Sony versions) and an XTR-16 receiver plugged into the SK400.
You could use an additional Yongnuo receiver (that uses the same protocol as your current Yongnuo transmitter) with a wired sync output to fire the SK400 via the 3.5mm sync port. Of course you would also need to purchase a cable that fits your Yongnuo receiver on one end and the 3.5mm port on the SK400 on the other end, and you'd only be able to tell the flash to fire via wireless radio. All settings would still require physically making them on the SK400's controls. But I doubt fire only is what you are looking for. If fire only is sufficient then the use of an additional receiver plus sync cord gains you very little compared to just triggering via optical slave mode.
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Yes, but only in limited ways.
A Yongnuo transmitter will not directly communicate with the Godox SK400’s built-in system, because Yongnuo and Godox use different radio protocols. So you won’t get native wireless control of the SK400 from a Yongnuo transmitter alone.
Your options are:
- Use the SK400 as an optical slave, triggered by the flash from your Yongnuo speedlight.
- Add a compatible Yongnuo receiver and connect it to the SK400’s sync port (3.5mm minijack; you may need a 2.5mm-to-3.5mm adapter depending on the receiver/cable).
With a cable-connected Yongnuo receiver, the strobe will fire when your Yongnuo transmitter sends the signal, but this is manual-only. You can trigger the flash, but you generally won’t have remote control of power or other settings on the SK400.
If you want both triggering and remote control of the Godox strobe from camera position, you’d need Godox-compatible accessories for the SK400, such as the FT-16/receiver module or a Godox X-system transmitter with the appropriate receiver module.
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