Godox TT685-O Flash Unit Review
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- My review of the Olympus/Panasonic version of the TT685 Flash Unit.
This review adds additional information that doesn't seem to be covered by the other reviews here on RUclips.
My photoblog www.grahamhoughton.com/
once more, another excellent review of Godox products. Your channel is one of the most helpful and entertaining on the Internet.
Thank you, I believe their latest products show great innovation, have great build quality and very affordable for amateur photographers who want full functionality but cannot justify the prices of "pro" gear
Graham, you briefly mentioned bridge cameras, is this Godox TT685O fully compatible with the Panasonic Lumix fz200, many thanks in advance. Love your videos by the way, always always good to know there's someone knowledgeable around a camera system, whichever camera system it may be.
A very useful review of this Godox unit, especially as I've just bought one (in preference to the smaller 350 unit, which I may yet add to my kit). I'm particularly interested to hear of it's 'cross-platform' off camera flash compatibility as use Nikon gear with my Lumix kit.
Hi Graham, a great presentation of some of the lesser known aspects of the Godox TT685.
Please could you tell me where I can obtain the battery pack by Shoot that you used in your presentation please ?
Good review of this unit and of the other Godox gear. I have found that I can set the flash zoom setting manually when used off camera or with the head set at an angle. I like this functionality as it lets me shape the light beam to some degree for each flash that I'm using. Good job.
Great video and commentary. Will this be good for my g85 since the Panasonic units are quite expensive. Thank you for the review.
I'm at the very start of using flash for my photography and I've been so confused, so this video really helps me A LOT! Will probably watch it several times, as I am buying this flash for my Olympus OM-D 5 II. I'll be using it together with the Gary Fong light sphere and hoping to get good results. Thanks again so much, I've just subscribed to your channel :)
I had bought this flash for my FZ330, but I found it to be too 'top-heavy' and large in comparison. So I returned it and opted for a smaller and lighter Godox TT350o. It suits my casual-shooting style and doesn't look incongruous on my camera.
the 350 is a good choice for the FZ330
I was a bit skeptical about putting WD-40 on my new flash, but I did it anyway (since the flash head was so stiff it was almost useless), but I am glad to report that the WD-40 has worked quite well. Just be careful not to put too much in there, and clean up afterwards!
Great Video, just the one I was looking for . Just one question remains un-answered . I have an Oly kit but a bigger Nikon kit with 2 SB600. Just got the TT350-O for the Oly, now if I get the TT685N will the TT350-O ( as master on the Oly hotshoe )trigger 2 slave TT685N. If yes then the SB600s will be on sale to be replaced by the TT685N. Do you think that will be a right choice ? + will order the X1-T-N for Nikon
Hello Graham. Thanks for your video! Is this flash fully compatible with Panasonic Lumix FZ1000. Or do you think there are better choices for this camera?
Thanks Graham. Bought one this week for my G9. Works well for macro (insects).
VERY helpful video - THANKS! Two questions though...
Will the Godox PB960 external battery pack work on this (It is Godox brand as well, but Godox will not answer my inquiry, nor do they seem to specify a PB960 for OMD cameras; I have the M5II and M10II), and are you saying - do I hear correctly - a Canon battery pack cable is what I need? Not many (none that I can find) sources on the web discuss these things.
Oh, and yes, I do understand not to go round doing a zillion bursts with this flash - I have the TT685-O and X1 trigger and love them and would never dream of overheating them but would love the flash power to last a bit longer/a full day. Thanks again, Sir.
Flash compensation seems to work with Panasonic G9 unless I've misunderstood.
Hi Graham - I can`t seem to find the answer regarding cross compatibility between a TT350o and a TT685N. Having recently converted to 4/3 with the G9 from Nikon I am wondering whether I can use my TT685N as an off camera slave to an on camera TT350o.
Great instructional video as usual.
Yes you can definitely use both flashes in concert one acting as a slave the other as the master. Just make sure you set them up on the units and have them on the same channel.
@@peterlemke3468 Thanks Peter I will try them out soon not had much time to play around with photography lately.
HI Graham, Great video easily explained. I do have a query though. I have my flash on my D610 I find that in TTL there is a 3 flash burst which makes it difficult to capture moments and I find I`m missing shots . Any advice?.. Thanks
Hi Graham, thanks for the great video review. I wish I had seen your video before I purchased my unit. I just received mine, and noticed that the AF assist beam is not working on my Olympus E3 nor on any of my micro4/3 cameras. Other than the expensive Olympus FL-900R, is there any micro4/3 speedlight that comes with AF assist?
The focus assist light seems to be mostly overlooked in the M4/3 flash units. I don't have one in my flash collection that is enabled.
Hi, thank you for your informative videos. I am thinking of buying a FZ200 to take some photo's of my son playing rugby, together with this TT685 flash unit, would this setup be suitable for our low light in the UK in the late afternoons? Thank You.
Hi Graham, I’ve been following your tutorials since I bought the Lumix fz300 last year and found it very helpful. However Panasonic disabled the burst mode when flash is used, even external ones. I love taking high speed splash pictures and it would be very inconvenient without this functionality. Do you have any idea how I’ll be able to use external flash in burst mode?
Excellent mate - exactly what I was trying to find out. I just got my Olympus and was looking for some flash units.
All the best.
Jim
thanks, glad it helped.
Hy, when you press the focus button, does the autofocus beam of the flash get activated?
Does it work in all focus modes? Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work.
it's not implemented on the Olympus/Panasonic model of this flash
THANKS for your videos - always informative! I love my TT685 and 600 - and of course the Godox triggers - BUT would love to add my older (but good) off-brand speedlights in slave mode when not in direct line of sight. Alas, Olympus is the ONLY Godox trigger with no paired receiver offered (X1R-N, -C, and -S but no X1R-O)! So...my older speedlights are useless until a 2.4 receiver compatible with X1T-O is found. No TTL needed for the old flashes, but no compatible wireless receiver seems to be offered by anyone. Do you know of a wireless receiver that "sees the signal" from the X1T-O?
what system are the off-brand speedlights Canon/Nikon/Panasonic?
@@GrahamHoughton12 Three items, actually -- two Neewer (dare I say) TT560 speedlights and/or one Neewer Vision 4 strobe. In spite of brand name, these have served me wonderfully. With one or more of those I want to continue using my Godox flashes (TT685 and TT600 -- both are nothing short of wonderful). I can say the Neeweer speedlights seemingly work on anything, even my wife's Nikon D750. Graham, one person on a forum suggested I use ANY of the Godox X1R receivers -- does this make sense to you? IF that sounds right, I'll just get the X1R-N ...or -S ....or C since they see any(?) X1T. Thanks again!
Gracias casi no hay contenido sobre flashes para LUMIX 😊
Hi Graham, thanks for the review. I’m just getting into flash photography and bought a Nissin i40 and plan to use it mainly as single flash on events. Have you checked the guide number on that as well and if yes how does it compare to to the goddox 350 or 685? The goddox seems to have advantages when using multiple units.
Regards Mathias
Hello Mathias. No I didn't establish the Nissin i40 guide number but I know it is quite a powerful flash for its size. The beauty of the i40 is the multi modes that it supports from wireless TTL to Auto mode and Manual flash power.
Graham thanks for your quick reply. I used the i40 on the weekend for the first time and was quite happy so far. For using the wireless ttl I have to add an on camera flash (I’m using Lumix GX8). Do you still recommend the Olympus FL-LM3 as cheapest and easiest way to go for that? It’s around 50 Euro here.
I have an Olympus camera with a Godox X1 for Olympus. Can I buy a Godox TT685 for Nikon and make use of TTL and other features that I would have with a Godox flash made for Olympus systems?!
When the flashgun is mounted on a Panasonic camera's hotshoe and just used as on-camera flash, what mode is the camera set to? I can only get my 685 to fire when the camera is set to C1/C2/C3, there is no synch with any other mode although there is connectivity as the aperture displayed on the gun's display changes when you change it on the camera.
Great review many thanks look forward to more
Hi Graham I have a Godox TT6500 but it will not seat properly on my GH4 is there a problem
Hi Graham Top right of the 685 flash display theer is a speaker sigh do these flashes beep when they are ready?
Good video. Is there a modeling lamp on the Tt865?
no there is no modelling light/modelling flash on this unit
thank you for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.
May I know is the max sync speed without hss is only 1/180 when if ur camera can go up to 1/250?
Graham Hello, l would like to know which best flash or something else I need for pictures also video shooting for gh5 Panasonic? For best results witch one best flash for gh5?
Thank you for answer😊
I would assume that you will want to use TTL on and off camera. You have the choice of optical or RF control. The most convenient way is to use RF and something like the Godox X1-O transmitter and the TT685-O flash unit. Other systems would need you to buy two flash units, one as master the other as slave.
Thank you 😊
How about that USB port...is it used to charge the batteries?
no its for firmware updase only.
does that flash funtion with DMC FZ 1000 v2 in TTL mode T.Y.
if i get both the 350 and the 685, would there be any reason at all to get the t1x transmitter? (this is assuming of course that i keep at least one on my hot shoe)
No you can use the master mode of the tt350o on camera and then that would transmit to the 685 set in slave mode on the same group. I'm not 100% sure on whether you can have different lighting ratio or whether each fires at the same power. Something I would need to experiment with
I highly disagree with the usefulness of the TT350 as a flash. I find it severely underpowered with long recycle times and short battery life. As a trigger, I find it performs wonderfully. I know this review is for the TT685, but I'm curious about your thoughts on the shot to shot performance of the TT350
He did it briefly .....ruclips.net/video/7xFVe9Ocu5g/видео.html
Considering the market for this unit is a small, on camera, fill flash to replace the pop up flash (that might not even be provided on some csc's/compacts) i think it achieves that function fairly well. Sure it's only a 2 battery unit so isn't designed to be a powerful workhorse like the bigger tt685. As a fill flash and RF master commander I think for the price it is a superb piece of gear.
You keep mention CSC. I am not familiar with that acronym here in the USA. What is that ?
Ok. I guess it's a matter of opinion then. Since marketed as a flash, I expected it to be more useable. I also own the Metz m400. Obviously, it carries double the battery capacity so power should go without saying. I feel the Metz or Nissin i40 are the best compact flashes (though expensive) on the market for smaller bodies. The TT350 starts missing a lot of frames in an event. The m400 keeps going. That said, I picked up the TT350 (flashpoint version) for under $60 US when Adorama had a sale. At that price, it's an extremely useful trigger with some flash availability in a pinch.
Yes the lack of an audible flash recharged is quite a serious omission on these units imo
How many flash fire on single charge Godox TT685? have you counted?
To be honest I use it with an external power pack for faster recycle times. On using Eneloop inside the flash after 20 or so flashes the recycle time gets too long for event photography
Thanks
Sir how to set auto zoom
I bought three of these for wedding work. They all have an infuriating problem both with my Panasonic and Olympus bodies. When used on camera and direct the auto zoom does not correlate properly to the focal length set on the lens. If I zoom my lens out to 12mm these flashes go to 14mm. If I zoom to 14mm they go to 17mm. If I zoom to 17mm they go to 25mm. If I zoom to 25mm they go to 35 and so on. If I use the flash like this then I get dark edges around my frame like a vignette. Infuriating! I hoped that a firmware update might fix this. There has been one so far, but it doesn't. I've conversed with others on forums. Apparently the V860 lithium ion powered model has the same fault. Unfortunately, Godox customer service is non existent so absolutely no joy contacting them! Beware if you are buying for on camera use!
Looks like the flashes are behaving in full frame mode, have Godox made a software error when profiling these for cropped sensor cameras?
Graham Houghton Do yours do it too? What about the little 350?
Hello Graham,
I'm so impatiently waiting for your INTELLIGENT review on the new: Panasonic Lumix DC-zs200/TZ200
For all I see is a race of fools & clowns running to be the first to show it on You Tube, even though they have NOTHING of value to say.
Have a great day!!
I'm left wondering about this upgrade to the TZ100. It has a slower lens at the expense of the longer zoom F3.3 against f2.8 at the wide end and f6.4 against f5.9 at the long end. If the lens is sharper than the TZ100 then this might make it appealing. The only concern is dustproofing has never been a priority for Panasonic on their travel zooms. I have two now which are almost useless in bright light. If it wasn't for the lack of 4K in other cameras then I certainly would not even begin to look at this one £700 is a lot of money to risk on another potential dust sucker.
Fail. I came here to learn about this flash, and you said this wasn't one of those videos. So I left.
throw away gear,no valid customer support
How often do speedlights go wrong?? I have had many and never needed support.
Hello Graham. Thanks for your video! Is this flash fully compatible with Panasonic Lumix FZ1000. Or do you think there are better choices for this camera?