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Reviewed in Canada on March 3, 2025
Flash itself worked well but had a really slow recycle time that was super limiting. Ended up returning and splurging for the V1 instead.
Jamie
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025
I just got my flash today and have experimented a little with it. It seems simple to use, and I LOVE the quick release feature! The LCD screen is simple to use and the manual is informative for a beginner to flash. It’s compatible with my Canon EOS R. I’m eager to use the color screens and see how they work. The quality seems sturdy and nice, I might get another one later to use as a background fill with the wireless settings for studio photos. I was worried about spending the money but I’m happy I spent the extra to get the accessories. You do need to purchase rechargeable batteries for it separately.
カスタマー
Reviewed in Japan on February 16, 2025
eos kissm2 eos R8 で使えました。初心者ですがいい商品だと思います。
Murphy
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2025
Gets the job done. I like it! Ez to use.
Shane Blake
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
I was on a very tight budget when starting out in photography and so I got this speedlite... few months later... this light has been wonderful! paired with 4 duracell rechargable and have another 4 for backup... your event will be covered... got the bracket and a 34 inch glow octabox.... miracles... highly recommend if you are on a tight budget.. it will get the job done.
Em S
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
I really love this flash as a budget student photographer. It's affordable yet so well built (it's heavy!) and does its job well. I have a Nikon with no built-in flash, and this has been an incredible addition that allows me to take photos at night or in low-light settings. It comes with a few extra cool gadgets like a diffuser that are fun to play around with and give you everything you need to do flash photography as a beginner.
Longazon
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2024
I replaced a flash I had used for over 20 years. I am very impressed with this one!
D. Wallace
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
I loved how bright this made my pictures when shooting in shade. It was easy to set up and use in my Canon M50 Mark II hot shoe. Just plug and play. There is so much more I know I can do with this but the little I know has served me well. Well worth the money and looking forward to seeing what more it can do.
Toronto Customer
Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2024
Flash is built from very sturdy plastic. Buttons feels responsive when clicked. Flash head clicks nicely into different angle both horizontally and vertically. Shoe lock is tight with half a turn, no need to screw a few turns like the old styles. LCD is nice and bright. LCD will light up in blue when in TTL or M mode, Orange when in wireless mode, which is a lovely thing to have when you have multiple flashes and strobes connected. Came with all accessories show in product pic. Takes 4 AA batteries and not tight, which is perfect when you want to use rechargeable batteries that are usually 1mm larger than non-rechargable ones. Tested on Canon 7D, SL2, 20D, 1v film camera. Overall a nice budge modern replacement for my old Canon 580 for half the price. Would buy another 2 for my studio.
B Schultz
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024
This was a gift for granddaughter. She said it worked well
Sue
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2024
I have practiced with this a bit and so far so good! I haven’t had the opportunity to use it in a session yet but I highly recommend!
Anthony Toglife
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2023
The Godox TT685II-C flash packs quite a punch for the price. This flash is capable of TTL so it's important to pick the correct one that corresponds to your brand of camera, and to mention this right up front, this unit has Godox's built-in trigger system so this flash will work with other Godox flashes and can be triggered by all of Godox's 2.4GHz triggers. To put into perspective the power of this flash - with respect to light output, it's comparable to the now-discontinued Canon 600EX RT II speedlight which sold for almost 4x the price of this Godox flash and was considered Canon's flagship flash while it was in service. The power of this unit is 76w/s.When comparing the TT685II to the more expensive V1 and V860III (which are 1.5x-2x the price of the TT685II), the TT685II is very comparable in build quality, light output, and feature set, although the four AA batteries in the TT685II won't yield the same number of full power flashes and the recycle time is slower. But, the TT685II still performs very, very well in this area; in testing I was able to get 347 back-to-back full power flashes and recycle time was roughly 2.5 seconds at full power, slowing down to 3 seconds as the battery charge weakened. I would recommend using rechargeable batteries as they perform better than your standard akaline batteries in this unit.This unit has the now-standard quick release lock, which I'm personally not the biggest fan of. While it is convenient, there's no tension adjustment, so if the unit feels somewhat loose in your hotshoe or flash bracket, you can't tighten it down further like you can with the old school twist lock. Although I didn't experience any issues with the unit feeling loose or not secure, I still prefer the twist lock. This isn't a negative to the flash though, the design is the design.I was disappointed that Godox didn't include any sort of LED modeling light on this unit. Now I'll be frank, the LED's on most of the Godox flashes aren't that useful in most situations, but they work very well in low light situations to help with focusing and to provide a touch of light to the scene to help you and your subject see. Again, this isn't a negative because this can be seen before purchasing, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.In terms of consistency in light output and color, this flash performs very well. I didn't really notice any meaningful (in real world use) differences in light output and the color temperature of the light was fairly stable. It is not as consistent as the Pro line of Godox strobes, but for most users of this flash, I don't think the shifts would be problematic at all. In fact, just about any speedlight in this price point (and even some of the Canon flashes) experience shifts in color temperature occasionally. I use both Canon and Godox flashes, sometimes together, and I've never experienced any issues that were either noticeable or not correctable. While this unit does offer HSS, I found the power loss to be more substantial than other flashes I've used, so I wouldn't recommend using HSS if you don't have to. To be fair, using HSS with a speedlite is rarely a good idea regardless of which brand you use, because they already don't pack a lot of power to begin with.One cool feature that I wasn't expecting to see in this unit was the channel scanner. This feature is very, very useful in helping you find a channel that has the least amount of interference. This is very handy when you're in a situation with multiple people using Godox flashes; you can have cross-fires and misfires when multiple people are using Godox flashes on the same channel. Nice touch at the price point of this flash.Unrelated to the actual flash itself, I would recommend purchasing this from the EACHSHOT store on Amazon; aside from the flash, you also get color gels and a flash diffuser. While you may not use them often, you're essentially getting them for free when buying through EACHSHOT versus using B&H, so why not go with the option that gives you free stuff?! They also offer an array of light stands, camera mics, and video lights at great prices compared to your bigger retail stores. Definitely worth a look.All in all this is a very capable flash that I have had zero reservations in using on client jobs. For the price point and what this flash has to offer, it's a no brainer, especially if you're already in the Godox ecosystem.
Kunde
Reviewed in Germany on April 6, 2023
Das Zubehör fehlte leider. Ich hab es zweimal probiert, evtl lag ein Fehler vor. Scheint aber die Regel zu sein. Wenn man das Set haben möchte mir diffusor etc besser woanders kaufen.
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