Has anyone got this flash? If so, what are your opinions of it? Is it reliable? Any issues that they have? I'm considering of getting one. Many thanks.
I've got the 600BM non TTL version. Great light and much cheaper, if you don't need the TTL option.
Agreed. Real world, it costs little or almost nothing to add TTL, but then it's probably a case of supply and demand - Godox products tend to appeal to people who feel that they must have all of the features, whether they are useful to them or not, and if people are prepared to pay so much extra for what is, in most cases, no more than a marketing bullet point, I suppose we can't blame Godox for taking their moneyAgree - the non-TTL version seems like the pick if you're on a budget and a lot of users might never use auto-TTL anyway.
TBH I'm a bit confused by the substantial price difference - best part of £200 - when the non-TTL version must have 99% of the functionality (including HSS) already in place. Eg Godox sells the cute little TT350 speedlite, that has full auto-TTL capability and a master transmitter built in, all for £70.
Thanks. I use TTL on my on camera flash but haven't used it on a strobe before. Is manual not better on a strobe? Most of my shooting will be outdoor.s I'm in two minds whether to go for TTL version or not...
The non TTL version supports HSS and this works well. I guess if you can afford the TTL version then there's no harm in buying it. You just may never use it. But if you feel you need to, you have the option. I'll never need it as I'll use a speed light for those type of shots.I don't think you've said what you're wanting to shoot, but if its portraits then for me its a no-brainer - manual flash all the way
I've used TTL in the past (specifically HSS) and had varying results from one shot to the next, and mostly when zooming in & out when it just can't cope properly as TTL
If you find shooting outdoors you really want fairly wide apertures but manual flash needing to be within your camera's sync speed doesn't give you wide enough apertures then that's when such as the 3-stop NDs come in useful (as cropped up in another thread recently)
If you have the money though buy the TTL one, you don't have to use it if you find (like me) it just doesn't work as well as you'd like
Dave
Thanks. It will be for outdoor portrait shoots. Even on manual, it's easy enough to change the flash power and I S t think it take sip that much time...
However, long term, I want to get into doing weddings so TTL may come in use for those outdoor couple shoots...?
I want to get into doing weddings so TTL may come in use for those outdoor couple shoots...?
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However, long term, I want to get into doing weddings so TTL may come in use for those outdoor couple shoots...?
For me, the trouble I have is setting the ambient light to how I want it, especially doing it quick at weddings as there is no time to faff About. Something I need to work on...but I do feel a bit more comfortable using flash to a degree...
Some great responses, thanks. Im tempted to save myself the money and go for the manual 600 model. I have used my friends atom 180 strobe a few times on manual each time and it seems easy enough to change the power on it and I quite like his so I think I'm now swaying towards the manual HSS one...For me, the trouble I have is setting the ambient light to how I want it, especially doing it quick at weddings as there is no time to faff About. Something I need to work on...but I do feel a bit more comfortable using flash to a degree...
The 600 has a built in trigger, you will need to buy the XT32 separately.Thanks, everyone. Great advise too, Dave.
The trigger you mention (XT32) does that come with the 600 flash kit. Does that not come wth a trigger anyway? The more I think about it, I think the manual one is the way to go...still open to other opinions! I will be using it purely for outdoor portrait shoots and weddings.
Thanks, everyone. Great advise too, Dave.
The trigger you mention (XT32) does that come with the 600 flash kit. Does that not come wth a trigger anyway? The more I think about it, I think the manual one is the way to go...still open to other opinions! I will be using it purely for outdoor portrait shoots and weddings.
If you get the TTL version then you need the X1 trigger, if getting the manual version then the XT32 has a nicer interface, personality i have both because it makes sense at that price.
Mike
Well, I ended up ordering the TTL version instead. Two weddings I have next year are in fancybig church venues so I think it may come in useful there. I really didn't want to pay the £200 extra! Oh well. What bugs me as well as that there is no trigger supplied and you have to buy this separately so I've had to fork another £43 on a TTL trigger. For that kind of money it should be included!
Well, I ended up ordering the TTL version instead. Two weddings I have next year are in fancybig church venues so I think it may come in useful there. I really didn't want to pay the £200 extra! Oh well. What bugs me as well as that there is no trigger supplied and you have to buy this separately so I've had to fork another £43 on a TTL trigger. For that kind of money it should be included!
My new strobe should arrive later today.
I was watching this video below and the guy uses two flashes to get the desired picture. My question is, does he use both the flashes in HSS mode? Or just the main strobe. Thanks.
As above, although the loss of power isn't as terrible when the shutter speed (as with this shoot) is only 1/500th sec.HSS is dictated by the camera. If the shutter speed is above max x-sync, it's automatically enabled; if it isn't, it's not. There's a big loss of brightness with HSS so it's only used when necessary.
Edit: if you're new to flash, the AD600 is perhaps not the easiest way to start. You'll maybe learn quicker, and more easily, by experimenting with a good speedlite first
it's mostly the X1T trigger that gets bundled in the kits. This is a very good trigger with more features than the XT32, including auto-TTL control of course, but it's quite fiddly to use and the screen is poor - hard to see from some from angles.
But if you don't have auto-TTL anyway, the XT32 has all you need and is way easier/nicer to use IMHO. When working outdoors, easy power control is important because the ambient light can change by the second on a breezy/cloudy day and when under pressure you need controls that are fast and instinctive. On that front, the XT32 wins hands down.
I find the X1T trigger quite fiddly Richard, the thing I really don't like is that you set the stop you want then when you go to change it up or down you instinctively press the button and it scrolls up or down to the next group then you have to scroll and change again, it's very fiddly like that, unless their is a way of stopping this I don't know about, I do like the look of the XT32 though, the screen looks nice and big, do you get the same sort of problems with the XT32 as the X1T or is it just the way I'm using it ?