Dumb Idea - Strobe Trigger

[Yorkie88]

Hey all,

This isn't really a DIY thing but I was wondering whether anyone thought there could be a chance of one of these mini flashes working as a strobe trigger (if it fits in a housing obviously)?

 

https://www.godox.com/product-a/iM20-iM22.html

 

To clarify, I'm not planning on actually doing this, just thinking it could be a potential cheap "emergency backup" option for if my TRT trigger breaks on a trip 😁

[makar0n]

Hmm I might not be the knowledgeable one when it comes to those flashy things, but Olympus FL-LM3, which is also a "normal" flash, works fine. I think the major issue with the Godox will be fitting it inside the housing - FL-LM3 only fits because Nauticam designed the housing with the necessary space.

Edited March 23 by makar0n

[Chris Ross]

If it fits the housing it will work, turned down to minimum power is fine.  Sony may be an exception ?  this flash only uses the center contact and ground to trigger and is fully manual.  I expect it has significantly more light output than an LED trigger and should have no problem triggering any strobes assuming it points at the fibre optic ports.

[Barmaglot]

  On 3/23/2025 at 12:10 PM, Chris Ross said:

Sony may be an exception ?  this flash only uses the center contact and ground to trigger and is fully manual. 

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It's not an issue with the SeaFrogs flash trigger, which is a similar, albeit even more compact and fixed-power flash (not LED).

[bvanant]

There are a zillion little strobes on ali express that might work, they will be much stronger than any LED trigger.

Trying to get the output aligned to the window for the fiber might be the biggest issue.

Bill

[humu9679]

  On 3/23/2025 at 12:10 PM, Chris Ross said:

If it fits the housing it will work, turned down to minimum power is fine.  Sony may be an exception ?  this flash only uses the center contact and ground to trigger and is fully manual.  I expect it has significantly more light output than an LED trigger and should have no problem triggering any strobes assuming it points at the fibre optic ports.

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 Yes, Sony would be the exception. That little strobe does look like something that will work if it fits. 

[humu9679]

@Yorkie88 It appears this works with the Sony A6700 in a Nauticam housing. One of our members @boduoguo has a picture of his set up in a thread about the Sony A6700.