Godox V860II-S High-Speed Sync GN60 1/8000 2.4G TTL Li-ion Battery Camera Flash Speedlite Light Compatible for Sony Camera + USB LED

20180810: Great flash. I have three of these now. I have used these on a 9-hour shoot and the flash batteries never ran out and the speedlights always kept up. These units will do radio or photo slave, TTL or manual, and strobe. They do HSS, and will also act as a transmitter if you were so inclined to attach one directly to your camera. The units provide beam control up to 200mm lens. My 4th flash is a TT600, but I rely on these V860 units most of the time because the lithium power pack lasts so much longer. 20180811: Unfortunately, I must reduce the rating to 4 stars. I sitll like these flashes, but Ive found a serious flaw in their design. The mount plate is plastic. In the past, Godox made the speedlites with metal mount plates. Now they come plastic, and -- they break. I had a light stand topple today, not a big topple, nothing catastrophic, didnt even hurt the umbrella, but the acceleration stressed the mount too much and it broke, allowing the unit to come free from the shoe. It still works, but now I have to mount it in an adapter. The units mount supports the entire device, which is relatively heavy. Godox should never have gone to plastic for the one small piece that needs to support the entire flash.

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Im just getting into the wedding photography space right now - and using a flash is a game changer, especially at night during reception and of course in low light situations! The Godox V860II-S works wonderfully! The company I currently shoot for, uses on camera flash exclusively throughout the entire day! Its their look, and I was getting tired from borrowing their lenses and flashes (they use Canon 5d mark iii) these cameras are beastly! Their heavy and cumbersome, and they are just too big to carry around. The Godox flash, is significantly smaller and I was afraid that the batter wouldnt last the 8 hours that I would need it for. To my surprise, this flash did superbly - in fact I had it on my camera for about a total of 4 hours with it powered on. The battery lasted the entire day and still had more than 50% power left - - Im very impressed. The Godox lost a start for its material - I wish, just like everyone else that the hot shoe mount was in fact metal. The plastic doesnt feel 100% secure, when you screw it on - - in fact it slide out once (probably user error). Nonetheless it feels like thats where Godox cut the corner there to keep this budget friendly. Ive only used it for about 4 weddings now - and so far its holding out nicely. The weight is light, the plastics feel durable-ish, and the form factor is perfect for my Sony a7iii. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an alternative the very expensive external Flashes that Sony offer.

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This is the best flash for any system, unless you go super-high end (profoto, that $600 sony flash, etc) and its held up to daily use for a long time now. One thing I dislike on the Sony version is the plastic foot. Really.. you put a plastic foot on a flagship speedlight? Thats just cheap, godox.

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I first will get what I dislike about the Godox V860II (S) Flash and that is that material that it is made out of feels cheap. If youre rough on camera equipment or have to setup really quick then this might not be the flash for you. What I do like about this flash is the refresh cycle time, the cost of the v860II (S) flash and the capabilities of the flash. I really not a flash "expert", but theres a feature not available to Sony cameras and from what I understand its more of Sony thing than a Godox thing. Although I cant remember what the feature is exactly, I take it isnt that big of deal that its missing on Sony cameras. You cant see real time when the flash is on, you either have to turn it off or setup a custom button having "shot result preview" selected.

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The speedlight showed up timely and packaged well. Box and item matched the products page and was unopened and undamaged. The battery had charge and allowed for a test fire. I have not had the time to set up alongside my camera for test shots yet, but this will start as a 4 star review and I will edit this down or up if I am surprised either positively or negatively. I will update my comment as to why. If my review remains a 4 then the product performs as expected and equally has not wowed or disappointed me. All pictures uploaded are taken by myself and are of the product I purchased.

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It would have 5 stars but the body feels a bit cheap and not solid.

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