Innovative Godox device offers significant enhancement for photographers utilizing compact flashguns
Godox Introduces TR-S TTL Hot Shoe Riser for Enhanced Flash Photography
Godox has announced the launch of a new hotshoe riser accessory designed to enhance flash photography for various camera systems. The Godox TR-S TTL Hot Shoe Riser offers key features and benefits that cater to Sony, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, OM System, and Panasonic flash systems.
Key Features and Benefits
The TR-S provides full TTL (Through The Lens) metering and High-Speed Sync (HSS) capability, ensuring accurate automatic flash exposure and fast shutter synchronization across supported camera brands. With a 30mm elevation, the riser helps to eliminate lens shadows and blocked frames when using larger lenses, leading to cleaner and clearer shots.
The TR-S is designed with compatibility in mind, supporting full TTL and HSS functionality for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus (and by extension related systems like OM System and Panasonic that use similar protocols). Its slim, single-contact design ensures it does not add excessive bulk to the setup and maintains reliable flash triggering and communication.
Benefits Across Systems
For Sony, Nikon, Canon, and Fujifilm users, the TR-S supports the respective TTL protocols, allowing automatic flash power adjustment and quick high-speed sync, critical for shooting in dynamic lighting or fast shutter speeds. For OM System and Panasonic (often compatible with Olympus TTL protocols), the riser supports TTL and HSS, enhancing flash control and eliminating physical obstructions from direct flash mounting.
Versatile and Compact
The Godox TR-S TTL Hot Shoe Riser is particularly well-suited to the range of mini flash units that Godox has been launching recently, such as the iM20, iM22, or IT30Pro. It also offers a tilting platform for bounce options that are missing from small flash units.
Availability and Pricing
In the US, the accessory is listed by Amazon for $18.90. In the UK, the accessory is available for pre-order at £17 each from Essential Photo. The Godox Hot Shoe Riser will go on sale later this month.
Chris George, the author of The Book of Digital Photography, which has been translated into a dozen different languages, has praised the accessory. A long-time contributor to Digital Camera World, Chris George has worked on the publication since its launch in 2017. He uses a Sony A7 IV, alongside his old Nikon D800 and his iPhone 15 Pro Max. One Reddit contributor pointed out that this device was exactly what they had been looking for to enable the use of a Godox X3 transmitter on a caged Sony A7 IV.
In conclusion, the Godox TR-S TTL Hot Shoe Riser enhances flash performance by elevating the flash to avoid lens shadows, maintaining full TTL and HSS integration for major camera brands, and ensuring a compact, reliable trigger and communication setup for diverse photography needs.
- The Godox TR-S TTL Hot Shoe Riser, a new accessory for enhanced flash photography, offers full TTL metering and High-Speed Sync capability, ensuring accurate flash exposure and fast shutter synchronization.
- Designed for various camera systems, the TR-S provides elevation (30mm), eliminating lens shadows and blocked frames when using larger lenses, leading to cleaner and clearer shots.
- Compatibility across several brands, including Sony, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, OM System, and Panasonic, ensures the TR-S delivers full TTL and HSS functionality, enhancing flash control and eliminating physical obstructions.
- Chris George, author of The Book of Digital Photography, praised the accessory, noting its ability to elevate the flash for better performance and compact, reliable triggering for diverse photography needs.
- Currently available for pre-order in the UK at £17 each, the Godox Hot Shoe Riser is an ideal addition for the range of mini flash units Godox has launched, such as the iM20, iM22, or IT30Pro.
- With the Godox TR-S TTL Hot Shoe Riser, photography enthusiasts and professionals can now boost their results in photography, video, smartphone, and technology-based gadget reviews, particularly in areas of flash photography and accessories used with drones and mirrorless cameras.
