Godox TT350S Flash: Review & Test 

I think it's useful to sum up good/bad points the score is subjective and so are the points, but could be useful to include it so I do on most videos if there are enough points to add. Thanks for the comment!

No worries! Thanks for the comment

Ha I wish I were king but I do try to show as much as I can and not waffle too much! HSS you are losing about 2.5 stops loss at best and considerably more when the shutter speeds increase to much faster ones ie 1/2000, 1/4000s etc. A compact flash like this is handy I use it a lot and I am glad you have HSS, however the larger normal sized Godox are better suited for longer distances, as they have a higher power output. The other option is to use an ND filter if you are shooting at fast apertures. This small flash is handy for mirrorless or if you want to travel light, the larger ones are maybe a bit bulky for non DSLR users. So if you are taking a portrait of someone in HSS this will do if they are not too far away, group shots def not going to have enough output for that. Hope that helps a bit

@@MrBazReviews Thanks for the additional info.

I think you'll like it, overall for the small size it does quite a bit.

Not a problem the figures on some flashes can be hard to figure out real world, easier to just take a photo and see how far it goes!

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment

They are good value

Do you have trouble with inconsistenty? Mine doesn't fire-off when it should

Thanks I try to keep it on point, and get on with it and cover as much as possible. I think it's possible to do without making a 30 minute video!

No problem! Thanks for the comment

No problem 😊 It did take a while to make, but I wanted to create something more in depth and hopefully more useful for viewers. Thanks for the comment

It's useful due to it's small size, on or off camera. Only major complaint is the annoying AF assist light

Mr Baz Reviews I agree,

Hi micro USB is for firmware updates only, I tested it and sadly it can't charge the batteries via that..would have been a nice touch, still it's a good flash for the asking price. Glad you found it useful I spent a while making it so hopefully it gives a good overview of the good/weaker points

No problem thanks for the comment

Glad it was helpful! I try to go in depth with these as much as I can

Thanks

If you already have the Li-ion battery models then it makes sense. Otherwise the cycle times are still pretty good for AA cells with this. Prices have been creeping up, then again applies to everything really! I'd like to see a new update on this, perhaps they will do one later on.

Glad it was helpful!

Are you using it on or off camera? If it's on the shoe then 350S is a lot lighter and smaller, the 685S II doesn't balance well at all on the A6xxx series camera bodies. If you're using it the odd time v all the time, I would go with the TT350S myself

@MrBazReviews thanks for the quick reply. Mostly I will using this on camera . So guess its the 350 as you suggest. All I need to know it say I am in a hall. Will this be enough if I use like iso 640

@@850Tech It's fine for most uses, but if you are bouncing off a high ceiling then the larger flash is better of course. Or of you use HSS a lot outside, this has it but the power drop is a lot. For most uses I think the 350 is fine, you can bump the ISO or use a faster aperture to increase effective range.

@@MrBazReviews thank you mate. Also in my country the Godox X1 Trigger is very cheap. I hope this 350s is compatible and good for some off camera flash too

@@850Tech All the Godox are compatible with each other including different systems Canon, Nikon, Sony etc.

You can use the Godox across various camera brands so a Sony one and Olympus one can work together. You can use HSS use manual mode and connect both, or you can use a simple optical slave to do this.

Thank you Mr. Baz!!! Great news :)

Yup that is normal with HSS on M. 1/16 isn't much power in HSS as it strobes rapidly. With HSS off you can hit 1/128

Thanks I try to show as much as I can

I think they call it Go dox in the USA, I call it Godox - guess people know what I mean ;-D Thanks for the comment hope it was useful information for you

Glad you liked it I try to show as much as I can

No you can't do that it has to have batteries to run it.

The V350 is twice the price and honestly, I find the AA's fast enough for cycle times. I would go with the normal one myself. I wonder if they might update it though at some point, I might take a look if they do. It's fine for fill flash outside long as you are not shooting very fast apertures, you'll need HSS. this has it but power is much reduced

Thanks wanted to show something useful ;-)

Try taking a normal photo, clean the contacts on the shoe and flash. Make sure you are in the shutter speed range for the flash (if not using HSS)

I think the OEM makers Canikon/Sony etc. got a real wake up call when Godox came along. For me I've sold off my OEM flashes and just use mainly the Godox ones now. The original makers were let's be honest ripping people off for what they had on offer, as you say only high end models which are expensive with the radio built in - for that price you can build an entire Godox system. Lower to mid models no radio built in. I know very few who buy the original flashes now, they are overpriced and can't compete - with only a few small advantages (weather sealing being one). Flashes don't cost much to make at all, their margins are huge on items like this (and camera grips another big offender) I think they expected the China makers to just do manual basic flashes. When they came out with TTL/Full functionality and then radio that took them a notch above them, and they've no response. Just relying on the small number of people who will only buy the original brand flashes.

@@MrBazReviews Fair point actually. If I had not purchased my 580mkii & 430mkii at very good prices I would have got third party. At the time of my purchases godox were not the big in the UK and internet ordering was no were near as competitive as it is now. If I was a newby then Godox is a sound choice. So now I am looking to get Godex transmitter and triggers.

Godox seem to be making big inroads into the pro market too, as the system integrates fully including the bigger studio/portable strobes (AD models etc.) They do have some way to go in terms of getting it 100% right, sometimes firmware bugs etc. This model the AF assist isn't great in my view, but that aside they have a lot to offer all types of users.

@Peter Alexander IMO it's not the same thing. OEM most of it is made in China/Far east anyway, you can argue it's better quality, but is the price fair? An OEM high end flash for £500 odd? Same as a battery grip the new R5/6 Canon grip is £420 the genuine one, is that a fair price? I would have to say no it's not. I've bought entire camera for less than that. Margins on OEM accessories are high, and in my view too high. You could argue the quality is higher, is it that much higher you would notice it? The last few years the camera industry has been on a huge price gouge, ramping up prices across the board - to the point I think it does make sense to look at third party offerings.

The instructions mostly suck, because it just isn't well laid out. The terms are simple enough TTL: Through the lens metered exposure (ie auto exposure for flash) HSS/Auto FP: High speed sync, enables use of high shutter speeds. Flashes have a sync speed linked to the camera. Most cameras do 1/200s with flash, over that it won't work. Outside HSS is useful for fill in flash, and will work at speeds over that. M is manual settings no metering, you pick the output it won't adjust itself for different lighting There are a number of articles about with flash, here I am just showing the product, if it went into using a flash it would be far too long (maybe in another video). Google is your friend ;-D

@@MrBazReviews Thank you

What you mean it says no batteries? Nothing comes up? check the +/- insertion

@@MrBazReviews I mean, when i turn on the speedlite, this low battery symbol appears in the corner (even when i use new batteries!!) but when i shoot the flash does not work (the light does not come out) :(

@@faridesalazar9106 Does the red test button light come on? 4:44 If you have tried multiple batteries and it doesn't, then there is a problem with the unit

5:26 you can see putting it into optical slave mode. All you need is a camera to fire it's built in flash (if possible in manual but normal will also work), and it can trigger this while it's on a stand. Otherwise if your camera doesn't have a built in flash, you can get the transmitter to attach to the camera to fire it wireless mode

Most of the E Mount cameras it doesn't work with AF assist, they did update the firmware and it works on a few I believe (A7III A7RIV etc) but I'm not aware of it working on the crop E mount bodies.

Adorama re-brand the Godox units hence they look the same

I'd consider moving entirely to Godox simple reason is if you have the transmitter/flash in the camera brand it can do TTL/HSS on all other Godox units (be it Canon/Sony/Nikon/Oly etc) so it's just the hot shoe unit that does the TTL (be it a flash or transmitter). So you can get a flash for Olympus say and use it to trigger the Sony ones and it keeps the functionality, or use the Sony flashes on Godox to trigger the Olympus one off camera keeping TTL etc. To me it makes sense if you are using multiple brand cameras

@@MrBazReviews Thanks for such a great and fast response Mr Baz.

No problem thanks for commenting

Quite a difference in output, though for general use this is fine. If you are bouncing flash off a tall ceiling - the 685 is the way to go, or if using HSS fill flash that has more power v this smaller flash

What shoe mount is it Sony?

@@MrBazReviews Yes, it"s a Sony.

@@JeanV1986 It seems normal I think it's down to the multi interface shoe there is a bit of play in all my flashes until they are locked in. Might be because it's plastic v the metal ones on other brands. I just mind it be a bit careful and you should be OK

@@MrBazReviews Cool! Thanks for your answer. Have a great day.

For TTL get the TT350N, for Nikon. The multi interface shoe won't work on Nikon/Canon or usually doesn't. For off camera you can mix and match brands. I'd send it back get the Nikon one

Try different cells it might be they don't have the power to charge it for firing. Also check the contacts make sure they are clean

@@MrBazReviews i tried with different new batteries. also it is not turning on before mounting on camera as well!

I had the Sony flash for a few years, I did a video on it, I sold it a while back. The reason was it was a bit limited really, nice and small, but you can't shoot vertical bounce with it. For wireless it works as a commander, with other Sony (or Minolta flashes). I just have Godox ones now, and one Metz I kept for use with the film cameras and manual one. It can trigger the Godox flashes, but you have no real control over the flash output (bar flash exp comp for the F20M) On the Godox units you can disable the flash if you are using it on camera as a commander, or use the other transmitters. So I didn't have a lot of use for the Sony flash, hence I sold it on, the TT350s is a lot more useful I think and versatile. I use it with the larger Godox flash, and I have the Metz/Manual one if needed too. I would personally just use the TT350s, granted it's not as small as the Sony - but a lot more flexible. So if you keep it be aware other than a basic trigger for the Godox. It was originally released as the A900 didn't have a flash built in (or A99 and they changed to the multi interface shoe), as a not too expensive way to get off camera flash. I'm not sure what cameras you have, I just think the Godox is the way to go for cost and performance. If you will use the F20M then hold onto it, if you get the TT350 I think you'll end up using that a lot more. Apart from Radio, optical off camera it has full manual control and can do HSS, the Sony flash can't do any of those things unfortunately. Hope that helps a bit

@@MrBazReviews mate that's super helpful thanks. I have an a7iii and an a6000. I'm mostly a filmmaker. I love photography, but find it much harder. I've been a bit scared of flash, but had some success a while back with a canon speedlite and my 5d iii. I sold the 5d and bought an A7iii, and a Neewer NW620 flash (Sony 'compatible' which turned out to not have TTL). This meant I actually had to learn how to use the flash manually. Which has been good! I bought the HV20M when I was in Singapore and it was cheap, and figured it would be an 'acceptable' flash for the A7iii in a pinch, plus the idea it could be a commander, for another flash... Realistically I want a decent sized all round flash that means I can take shots at night, (I also shoot a lot of scientists in horrible rooms, and poorly lit labs). I also want the potential to work in tandem with an off camera flash to get more interesting lighting. It sounds like I should sell my HV20, buy a small Godox such as the TT350s, and save up to get a larger GODOX for off camera stuff. Perhaps my neewer will work as a 'secondary unit' in the mean time with the TT350s... Do you think I'm being tight/lazy not buying a bespoke flash trigger? I really doubt I'm going to be using multiple flashes. I use the a6000 as my 2nd camera (though would like to upgrade that) I love the size of it and can always carry it, whereas the a7iii just seems too much like work for me to take on little trips in my bag. Thanks for your time, much appreciated.

@@ThomhoffmanUk If you use off camera a lot then the transmitter is worth it probably, and the cost isn't much for them. I use the Xpro and X1T, the last one is cheaper. I would just us the TT350 myself even for smaller cameras it's not too big, I didn't find I used the sony flash much when I got that, hardly at all, so for me I sold it on. That's how I'd do things TT350 is small enough to not get in the way, but got enough useful features to make it a strong all rounder. Sony should have updated that small flash but didn't now third party makers have taken over, so I would suggest just not bothering with Sony (or any other OEM maker), the price/performance is just there on the Godox I got rid of all OEM flashes a long time ago, they're way overpriced IMO and the radio flash system is the way go to. You can build an entire flash system for the price of one high end OEM flash. Hardly anyone I know buys them anymore!

@Peter Alexander The 5400 is from the film days, the Sony and equivalent Minolta are from the digital era hence they have different capabilities. I have a Metz that can speak to my film and digital cameras, which is why I kept it (I had 2 sold one a while back)

5:24 if you see on the video set the flash to "manual" M via the mode button, then hit the slave button to select S1 or S2. That should do the job it's an optical off camera mode

Mr Baz Reviews thanks...!!! I will definitely try for the same

@@sajeeshkumar4853 how's it working with Nikon 7100?! Is it powerful for event photography and weddings? Have you tried? And what's your opinion? I also want to buy for 7200

10:50

You want the TT350N (last letter is maker N/C/S etc)

I would also love to know if it compatible with nikon d3200

If it's a mirrorless camera the AF assist usually doesn't work

Have you tried cleaning the contacts on the hot shoe and flash? I assume your using the Micro 4/3 version for Olympus/Panasonic?

@@MrBazReviews yes I cleaned both still no luck and yes im using mirco 4/3 version

@@camousoul1877 I'm not that familiar with micro 4/3 most cameras (bar Fuji which on some have an option to turn on/off the hotshoe contacts) Either way it should fire - so issue is flash or the camera, do you have another camera to try or another flash maybe borrow one? I assume the flash test fires when you press the button

If you mean for fill flash if you're not too far away yes, but you'll want more power if it's say for group shots etc

@@MrBazReviews Thanks for the quick reply! Cheers

Yes

The O models aka TT350O works on Olympus and Panasonic, including full frame

M50 supports HSS so this will work with HSS (C version is Canon so right choice) Power is limited v a larger flash as I explain in the video, but it can be used for a fill in daylight/high shutter speeds

No the radio systems are not compatible stick to the same maker is the advice I would give

@@MrBazReviews ok which trigger you recommend for tt350

Xpro or X1T but you can also use other Godox flashes to trigger it

@@MrBazReviews thanks very much :)

does it work in ttl while being used off camera by trigger ?

Yes works with all the Sony cameras, make sure you get the TT350S (S for Sony)

@@MrBazReviews Thank you! I have another doubts that Flash coverage is 24-105 but my lens focal length is 135, can i get right output at 135?

Yes they updated the firmware to get around the Canon removing pins thing! TT350C V1.7 2019/05/06 TT350 for Canon Camera 1.To solve the compatible problems of new cameras e.g.EOS R,1500D and 3000D So just update the firmware if it isn't already when you get it

If it's bought recently contact the seller for a replacement

Hello Pete I did use the larger Li-ion Godox they keep the same designs for AA/Li-ion you just pay a bit more for the Li-ion version. Really depends if you need the faster cycle times. I'd love to see a design which lets you use both batteries that would be useful as AA's are so common.

Hi Mr Baz.. yeah i have the larger Pixapro 580 II li-ion same as godox 860 for canon and its great can't believe how long a charge lasts. that would be great to see both battery types in one

No problem hope it was useful v the usual wannabe presenter dude behind the desk rambling on video which doesn't really tell you anything ;-)

It sounds like a faulty one I've not seen a problem on this unit, and no I don't get sponsored via Godox - I just have not had a problem so far with them. I'd just return it if there is a problem, also check the firmware

Yes works with A7 camera

Get the O version, it works with Olympus and Panasonic including the S full frame ones

The pixel adapter is a standard one I believe you will need the multi interface adapter (Sony ADP-AMA) or equivalent to get the TTL. With the right adapter yes works perfectly I have a number of cameras with the Minolta style shoe all work fine wit this flash and the ADP-AMA. Canon will only work TTL with Canon bodies so you are manual on that one, same applies if put it on Nikon body etc. shoe is standard, the pin layouts/TTL protocols are not.

Works with all E mount and A Mount bodies from Sony

No video/LED light on this one, there is on some flashes - not sure if you're better off with an LED panel (ie more power output). The LED only comes on for AF assist

Mr Baz Reviews thank you

No that's an adapter I have you don't get it with the flash

@@MrBazReviews I bought neewer NW561 it works with canon and olympus. Simple but for now I dont need nothing better. Thank you for answer. ;)

@@ixi-wojtek-ixi8364 Of course use what works for you, still either way these flashes are a ton cheaper than the OEM makers, almost nobody buys them too expensive!

Good idea for a gift would be quite popular flash shaver ;-D

You want to get the TT350F for Fuji. You can use any of them with the trigger off camera (ie mix Fuji and Sony/Canon etc) but it's best to get the model for your brand so you can shoe mount it.