Why won’t a Yongnuo RF-603N II trigger fire a Godox V860 II flash?
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I’m trying to use a Yongnuo RF-603N II trigger with a Godox V860 II speedlight, but the trigger has no effect on the flash. Both devices work on their own. Is there a way to connect them, or are they incompatible?
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Yongnuo's radio triggering is incompatible with Godox's. If you do not have a second Yongnuo RF-603 II attached to the foot of the V860II-N to act as a radio receiver, they can't "talk" to each other.
If you do have a second RF-603 II and it's not working, check that your transmitter unit is seated fully forward in the hotshoe; in TX mode not TRX mode if it's not being used on a Nikon or Canon camera; that both are set to use the same channel; and that the V860II is in 'on-camera' mode (see also: My Godox flash won't fire off-camera. What should I check?). But the big drawback of using RF-603 II triggers is that they're manual only and all you can tell the flash to do is fire.
Most of us would get a Godox transmitter, because it could use the built-in transceiver in the Godox V860II, eliminating the need for an attached receiver unit. It would also let you use TTL and HSS, and give you remote power, group, and zoom control over the flash. I would recommend looking at a Godox X2T-N or XPro-N; the Adorama exclusive Flashpoint R2 Pro II-N; or another Godox TTL speedlite (like a TT350) as your trigger, not a Yongnuo RF-603 II. If you really are stone broke and in the US, and only want to pay $25 for a trigger, there's also the Flashpoint SPT transceiver, but it's more like a Yongnuo RF-605. You'll only have sync (fire) and group control.
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The Yongnuo RF-603N II cannot directly control the Godox V860 II’s built-in radio system. Yongnuo and Godox use different wireless protocols, so they won’t communicate with each other by radio.
To use the RF-603N II, you would need a second RF-603 II attached to the flash as a receiver. Without that second Yongnuo unit, the flash will not respond.
If you already have two RF-603 units and it still doesn’t work, check:
- both units are on the same channel
- the transmitter is fully seated in the camera hot shoe
- the transmitter is in TX mode
- the flash is set appropriately for being triggered off-camera/manual firing
Keep in mind that RF-603 triggering is manual only, so it can only tell the flash to fire—it won’t use the Godox system’s built-in radio features.
The simplest solution is usually to use a Godox transmitter that matches the V860 II system, so you can use the flash’s built-in receiver directly.
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