topic Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues in Speedlite Flashes

EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

Greytnutter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:51:54 GMT

Hi. I have a EOS 250d and a godox mf-r76 but I cannot get the flash to work with any setting.

it is connected to the camera

the power is on

cannot find any menu or setting on the camera or the flash to allow the camera to control the flash

I’m new to external flashes so sorry if I’ve worded this badly. Help very much appreciated. TIA

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:12:50 GMT

Are you using the camera in live view (the rear LCD screen). 3rd Party flashes won’t fire in Live View but a Canon flash will. Also most 3rd Party flashes won’t work on your camera. They require the center pin on the hot shoe to work. A Canon flash doesn’t need that pin to work. Instead they use the 4 small pins to communicate with the camera. Also what mode are you trying to shoot in on the top mode dial. M, Av, Tv, P, Auto or any other automated shooting mode.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

Greytnutter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:21:22 GMT

I have tried it in A+, Av and scn

thanks for the comment. I was using it with the lcd screen. I have changed that but no joy.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:29:26 GMT

What is the Full model of that flash is it godox mf-r76c or without the “C” at the end. Your flash unit cannot work on your camera without the center pin. You’ll have to use a Canon flash unit. There’s no way around this limitation. Also 3rd Party manual flash units aren’t compatible either. This is due to the missing center pin on the hot shoe. Basically your camera can only work with Canon flashes.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

Greytnutter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:34:29 GMT

Thank you for replying. There is no C. MF-R76 Is that the centre pin you are referring to?

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

Greytnutter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:44:17 GMT

I think I have worked it out. On the 250d there seems to be a plastic shoe because on my 70d it’s metal and the flash worked immediately.

Thank you very much for your help. Sadly the flash is not as advertised for all canon cameras

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:48:34 GMT

On the hot shoe itself. Not on the flash unit. That is a single pin manual flash unit. It won’t work on your camera at all. Since the camera doesn’t have that pin. Your camera requires a Canon brand flash unit to work. A Canon brand flash doesn’t require the center pin to work. It uses the smaller 4 pins to communicate with the flash. My picture below shows a compatible flash unit with all the communication pins needed to work with your camera. Then the hot shoe itself on your camera and what makes it incompatible. With single pin Manual only flash units. A single pin Manual flash cannot be automatically controlled by the camera. You must manually set the power level.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

normadel — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:24:04 GMT

The 250D manual, page 174, points out that non-EX/EL flashes will not work, period. Here it is if you have not yet downloaded the manual.

https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/4/0300034864/02/EOS_250D_Advanced_User_Guide_EN.pdf

I have the same flash. I learned by reading manuals for my EOS DSLRs that there is a Live View Menu setting to disable Silent Shooting to have non-Canon flashes fire in Live View.

It doesn't look like the 250D has this function/option. It looks like you are out-of-luck with the Godox, or any other non-Canon Speedlite.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:24:08 GMT

None of Canon’s Rebel series will fire a 3rd Party flash in Live View. There’s also no option to Disable Silent Shooting mode either. Those options are only offered with higher end cameras. All Canon brand speedlites will fire in live view. It also automatically disables silent shooting mode when a Canon brand flash unit is used.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

Greytnutter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:26:24 GMT

Thank you for your comment. It’s really frustrating as it is advertised as canon compatible.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:36:40 GMT

Well to some degree all 3rd Party manual flashes are compatible with all cameras. But once Automatic Flash Exposure comes in it’s a different story. Every camera manufacturer uses their own protocols for TTL flash exposure. Then there hot shoes may all look the same. But the other smaller pins do different functions or have a different amount of pins. Sometimes the pins are in a different spot. But the center pin is always in the same spot. Except that Canon has removed it from their entry level cameras. All of Canon’s flashes work without it and they never needed it.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

normadel — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:03:17 GMT

In theory a manual flash would work on any camera because there's no automation involved. All you need is a firing trigger. Yours is an exception. I don't know if all Rebels have the same limitation, or just the SLx models (the 250D is an SL3), or what.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:13:26 GMT

The EOS Rebel T100/ EOS 3000D/ 4000D and EOS Rebel T7/ EOS 2000D/ EOS 3000D/ EOS 1500D/ EOS KISS X90. Also lack they all the center contact on the hot shoe. Other Rebel series cameras such as the EOS Rebel T8i don’t have this limitation. They still have the center contact available.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

normadel — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:35:31 GMT

I had a Rebel T1i (500D). Center pin on flash shoe. Manual says "Non-Canon flashes will not fire in Live View".

This is a confusing mess. Beware of using non-Canon flashes with Rebels, Live View or not.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:40:36 GMT

Yeah I know that’s specific to all Rebel series cameras. Only a Canon flash will fire in Live View on a Rebel series camera.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

Greytnutter — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:45:52 GMT

Please forgive my naivety what is live view?

off to a camera shop to look for a canon flash!

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

deebatman316 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:53:30 GMT

Live View is using the rear LCD Screen to take and compose pictures. As far as new Canon Ring Lite and Twin Lite flashes they have the MR-14EX II & MT-26EX-RT. For used models you can look into the older MR-14EX (original/ classic) then the MT-24EX flash units. Note the older flash units are NOT COMPATIBLE with the in camera flash menu. But they’ll still work. Most options are grayed out or missing. But those options can be set on the flash unit itself. These are dedicated flash units for Macro photography only certain Canon lenses can be used with them. Some require special adapters for those to be attached to the lens. What lens are you using for Macro Photography. Please provide the FULL and COMPLETE name of the lens in question.

Re: EOS 250 d godox mf-r76 cinnection issues

normadel — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:46:43 GMT

Oh my goodness! PLEASE look at the manual for your camera. How long have you had it?