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Due to recent updates with the Godox speedlite range
including some new releases of their speedlite flashes,
we're updating our popular Godox speedlite flash comparison.
There's a couple of new inclusions which we'll go through today.
Firstly, just a quick summary as to the speedlite range
that you can see in front of me here.
You have the smaller speedlites and then the larger speedlites
and then finally the brand new V1 round head speedlite.
So, just to recap, the TT350
and the V350 are the smaller speedlites.
They're smaller in size and also smaller in output.
And they're available in all the camera brands that Godox support
which include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic,
Fujifilm and also now Pentax.
Then stepping up from there, you have the manual speedlite range.
You've got the TT600 and the TT600 S.
So, these two here are manual speedlites only.
And they're basically universal flashes that you can use with any camera that has a metal hotshoe.
TT600 S is actually the Sony version of the TT600
because the Sony cameras,
especially the newer series that are like, the Sony A6000 series,
the Sony A7 series and the A9 series,
have a multi-function interface hot shoe that is different to the standard metal hot shoe
that would support most cameras.
From there you step up
and this is a brand new entry to the actual flash range, which is the V852.
Looks similar to all the other flashes here.
Also, quite similar to the V862.
But the V850 has a lithium-ion battery which is the VB18.
And that means you don't have to rely on AA batteries.
And also, it increases your recycle time for this manual powered flash.
Stepping up from there, you've got TT685 and the V862.
So, the TT685 is actually the full TTL high speed sync compatible speedlite flash.
So, it'd be into replacing the full featured flashes that you get from camera brands
such as Canon, Nikon and Sony.
But this is Godox's version and it's supported by many other camera brands.
So, it supports camera brands off camera, on camera,
similar to the other flashes here.
Once again including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Fujifilm and Pentax.
The V862 is just the lithium-ion battery powered version of the TT685.
So, this is a full TTL flash
and it's got the lithium-ion battery.
That means that you've improved your recycle time.
Lastly, is the brand new entry which is the V1 flash.
This is the brand new roundhead flash that supports many different lighting modifiers
which we'll go through shortly.
If you'd like to view all the features and comparison guide that we previously did,
feel free to click the link up above
that'll go through all of the previous models including the TT350,
the V350, TT600, TT685 and the V860.
For this one here, we're going to jump into those two new ones which include the v852.
So, the V852 is actually a manual flash,
which means it's compatible with most cameras that have a metal hotshoe.
It has a single pin on the hot shoe at the bottom here.
So, that means you're not transmitting any of that TTL data
that you'd be getting from the full featured flashes,
such as the TT685, the V860 and the V1.
The good thing is though that it's pretty much a universal flash.
So, even if it's not supported by some of the camera brands
that Godox support with their off-camera triggers,
you can actually still mount this to many other cameras as long as they have a metal hotshoe.
This one here has a lithium-ion power battery
and it's actually identical to the V862.
They both support the same battery.
But this one here, what what the battery does is actually allow you
to improve the recycle time of the counterparts the TT600
because the lithium-ion powered battery is actually a larger source of power for it
and improves the recycle time to 1.5 seconds.
It actually supports high speed sync up to 1/8000th of a second
and that lithium ion powered battery allows you to use
the flash for up to 650 full power shots.
The next one in the range is the V1.
So, this is a brand new release as well.
And that's the brown head flash that we see here.
There's many different models for this as well that support different camera brands
which include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic and Fuji.
And you can see here, it also has a lithium ion battery that you just slide out.
It's a slightly larger battery.
And that actually allows you to utilize the additional power that this has.
If you'd like to look at the full review and unboxing that we've done of the V1,
click the link up above and you can see all the features
and how to go about using it and all the menu options as well.
So, this one here, Godox has changed the design slightly.
So, you can see there, it's a round head flash
compared to all the other standard flash heads that you see there.
That roundhead flash allows you to have the catch light shoot at a round catch light
and basically makes it look a little bit more natural and it's not too direct.
The good thing about this round head here is actually it's magnetic at the front here,
which means you can mount many different lighting modifiers
including the AKR1 accessory kit from Godox.
So, that's this one here.
You can see here, it's included in the pouch.
This is an optional accessory.
So, if you're wanting to modify your light a little bit more,
you can actually do that with the AKR1.
And the AKR1 includes many different accessories such as the diffuser dome.
These have magnets here
which you can actually just attach directly to the front of the head.
So, having that round catch light
makes it for more even spread of light towards your subject.
And you also have all these different other lighting modifiers such as a snoot.
This one here is just made from like a silicon.
And you have little honeycomb grids and screams
as well as little bounce cards that are all included in the AKR1 accessory kit.
You can actually even stack some of these together.
So, if you're using the bounce card attachment
and then you have a little grid,
you can attach them all to the top of the head there too.
The V1 flash actually has a power rating of 76 watt seconds.
And you actually can get 484 power shots out of that single battery charge.
Slightly less than the V860 or the V850
in terms of their full power shots available with the lithium-ion battery,
but because you have a higher powered light,
then you actually have that higher capacity battery to suit.
It also has an LED modeling lamp which is great to use as something to get focus with
and even using it during low light situations.
If you'd like to use the AKR1 accessories with the standard speedlites here
that have a squarish or rectangular head,
you can actually use this new accessory which is called the SR1.
You can mount this directly to the head of the flash
and then just screw to tighten.
And you can see here it's got a round head.
And there's magnets inside there that allow you to connect the accessories
and lighting modifiers from the AKR1.
So, you're not limited if you have these squarey speedlites
or if you've invested in these speedlites already
because you can just grab this cheap accessory from Godox to use with the AKR1.
Now, the great thing about these speedlites here
are that they're all part of that Godox environment
in terms of their flash system range.
So, you can use these with studio flashes,
you can use these with the witstro range which are their high powered battery operated flashes.
And pretty much use them all with that one trigger because they all have inbuilt receivers.
So, how do you decide which flash is the right one for you?
There's three main things to consider, which is basically power,
the camera brand you're shooting with and what features you want from a flash?
So, in terms of power if you want something that's a little bit more small and compact
and you sacrifice a little bit of power,
you can go with either of these smaller speedlites here, the TT350 or the V350.
If you want something with a bit more output or a standard speedlite,
then you go for any of this range here excluding the V1.
And then lastly, if you want everything in terms of power output as well as all features,
then the v1 would be the one to go for.
The next step would be what camera brand you shoot with.
All of these flashes have their relevant camera brand compatibilities.
So, the TT350 and V350 are compatible with most other camera brands.
TT600s are pretty much universal flashes,
which mean they'll be compatible with most camera brands.
And then the TT685 or the TTL speedlites including the v1
obviously have the compatibility the same as the Godox speedlite compatibility
and their trigger compatibility,
which include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Fujifilm and also Pentax.
Lastly, would be just the features that you want from a flash.
So, if you're after just a manual speedlite or a flash,
you can go with the TT600 range and the V850 which is the one there.
And also if you want TTL, then you can go with the TT685, the V860 or the V1
or even the smaller flashes here because that'll allow you to have TTL
whether you're shooting on camera or off camera.
So, all of these speedlites here are compatible with the Godox x-series triggers
which include the X1, the X2 and also the X-Pro.
So, the X2 is the brand new one here.
And the great thing about these triggers
are that they're compatible with many other camera brands as well.
So, if you're not going to be using these flashes on your camera
and you want to shoot them off camera,
you can grab the trigger that suits your camera.
So, you've got canon, Nikon,Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Fujifilm and also Pentax now.
And it doesn't matter what model flash you have.
So, if you've bought a Nikon flash for example, this is the TT685 N
and say you've migrated over to the Sony system,
you can grab the X1 TS which is the sony trigger and still fire off the TT685
because you'll be shooting it off camera.
The only limitation is obviously you won't be able to use this TT685 N on your Sony camera
but you'll still be able to pass through that TTL informations from your camera
directly to the flash irregardless of the camera brand that this flash supports.
This is all part of the Godox wireless system range,
which means it works with the flash strobes such as the QT400 II,
the SK400 II and also their brand new DP400 III.
So, those series flashes as well as the witstro flashes
such as their powered options with lithium-ion batteries like the 8200, 200 Pro, 400 Pro
and even the brand new 1200 Pro.
So, that was just a quick update on our Godox speedlite comparison.
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