Godox TT685 N Speedlite HSS 1/8000s GN60 Think Lite 2.4GHz TTL Flash for Nikon Camera Black

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Well, what can we say? It’s a flash. The Godox TT685 II N has image quality that you wouldn’t be able to tell apart from Nissin, Profoto, Yongnuo, Flashpoint, etc. Flashpoint by Adorama often rebrands Godox lights anyway. If anything, just know that it’s pretty weak still. If you’re using f2.8 zoom lenses, you might find that the Godox TT685 II N outputs too little light. So with that said, you’ll go for exposure compenation or put it in manual mode. If you’ve been using flashes for years though, this is nothing else. At wider apertures, it will do a pretty decent job for sure. Extra Image Samples One particular thing that we do like on the tt685s is that the on/off switch is an actual physical switch rather than a button. A number of modern flash units have switched over to the button press system where you have to hold them for three or five seconds before the flash will turn off. In our opinion this is annoying and people often think their flash unit is off when it is actually still on due to not holding the buttons long enough. We will always take an actual on/off switch over a button-based system on our flashes but this does come down to personal preference. It has all the same features as the TT685. So it supports TTL and HSS. Using master mode you can control remote slave flashes. You still can't adjust zoom on a remote flash from the LCD. There’s nothing special or unique about this flash, and for the price point there probably shouldn’t be.

A good speedlight is a core component of a photographer’s kit. As one of the more versatile and most heavily used tools in a photographer’s kitbag, it’s essential that you have a quality, reliable and easy to use on-camera flash that you can trust. The flash unit also comes with a fully adjustable flash duration of 1/300 seconds to 1/20000 seconds and again, even using a short flash duration with a fast recycle time over those longer sessions does not create issues with overheating. This is very rare, even at higher price points in the market from the premium level camera flash brands but Godox has done a great job of designing the tt685s. It isn’t a flash I would recommend for an amateur photographer looking for their first speedlight. The menu options are just too confusing due to the amount of features it has. For them I would recommend either the Shanny SN600SN or Pixel X800N standard. For the way I work, the pluses outweigh the minuses. If you are a professional wedding photographer then I would certainly urge you to give this range serious consideration. Where to buy Put simply, if you NEED a modelling light, the TT685II isn’t going to be much use to you as it doesn’t have one. The V860III features a 2W LED modelling lamp to help with pre-visualisation and is also adjustable in intensity. A modelling lamp is probably a feature more suited to a beginner and may not be something that a seasoned photographer will worry about if it’s missing. Conclusion The Godox TT685 is a powerful compact portable TTL compatible Speedlight flashgun, Powered by 4x AA Batteries.

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Now you know how I got here, it's time to actually start talking about the Godox TT685 itself. BUILD QUALITY The likelihood is that you will decide on whether the V860III or the TT685II is best for you based on this difference alone. The V860III enjoys having a Li-ion battery that has the capacity to provide up to 480 full power flashes on a full charge. In contrast the TT685II is not able to house a lithium battery and instead has space for 4 x AA batteries. Of course these batteries can be rechargeable ones, in fact Godox recommend you use Ni-MH rechargeable batteries as the full power flash estimate provided by Godox (330 full power flashes) is based off of using them. The preference here is really on the user, as there are positives to using each type of battery: The flash coverage range of the tt685s is also variable between 20mm to 200mm while also having a guide number of 60, ISO 100 making it ideal for most photography niches. If you are involved in run and gun style flash photography then this makes the Godox tt685s a solid fit as it takes little to no set up to capture a decent photograph requiring minimal effort on your part. The tt685s also fully support high-speed sync up to 1/8000 seconds, first and second curtain sync, flash exposure compensation with manual stops in one-third increment as well as a few other less used features that we doubt most photographers will need. Read my update in part 2 of this review.Since switching to Sony, the v860ii hotshoe has caused me a lot of problems.* FEATURES Runs on a 2.4Ghz radio connection – very impressive given more expensive flashes in the market run on optical line-of-sight only.

However, this is a review about the v860ii and here it gets a bit more complicated. In my opinion, if you are on a budget then quite simply get the TT685. The li-on battery raises the price significantly and for most, I think the TT685 would be enough. I’m very happy with the quality of the images I’ve taken with the Godox TT685. It certainly feels like it could compete with the best flashes on the market quite comfortably. I’m not sure it has the best recycle time on the market, but other features, such as its use of wireless technology, make up for it. Value for money As we touched on above, one of the main reasons that the Godox tt685s has managed to become so popular amongst the Sony camera owning community is the excellent performance and functionality that the flash unit provides for such a low price tag. This makes it an ideal flash unit for both the advanced and entry-level photographers while offering the functionality that photographers of all levels will be able to put to good use to improve the low light image quality that they can capture.Broader Bounce Angle】The TT685ll is upgraded with a broader tilt angle from -7° to 120°，and rotatable in 330°. It gives you more flexible bounce flash anglesand a much more efficient lighting setup process. By a twist of thelight head, then you can get a nice bounce light you desired eitheron-camera or off-camera. In the past few months I've switched from using Nikon to Sony. As part of that move, I've invested in both a TT685S and also the v860ii-S which is my workhorse. TT685C as master flash to trigger Canon speedlites e.g. 600EX-RT, 580EX II in TTL or Manual mode; as slave flash to receive signals of Canon speedlites e.g. 600EX-RT, 580EX II, etc and wireless commanders of popup flash on Canon 7D, 60D, or 600D, etc. TT685N as master flash to control Nikon speedlights e.g. SB-900, SB-910; as slave flash under control of Nikon speedlights e.g. SB900, SB910 etc and wireless commanders of pop-up flashes on Nikon D7100/D7000/D800, etc. TT685S as a master unit to control Sony camera flashes e.g. HVL-F60M, Now we’ve established what the TT685II has over the original model, let’s have a look at deciding between the two fresnel-headed speedlights. There are a number of differences between the models despite them looking almost identical. Battery