Following on from the success of the worlds first Lithium-Ion powered speedlight, in the V850 Ving, Godox are leading the way again with the new ETTL version V860C.

The V850 are brilliant inexpensive remote manual flashes, though for around just $50 more, Godox are really taking value for money to another level again with the full TTL version V860C.

To completely understand the V860C, it would really help to familiarise yourself with the original V850 here first. Because the V860C are almost 2 flash systems in one –

– A regular higher end TTL flash – along the lines of the Canon 580EX II, with HSS (High Speed Sync), Full Power (GN 58), Canon Optic Wirless Master and Slave mode (NOT radio master though).

– And a separate Remote Manual radio flash system – carried over from (and compatible with) the V850.

This remote manual radio system uses a separate inexpensive FT-16 radio transmitter, and compact FT-16s radio receiver unit, which clip neatly to the side of the flash and do not require any batteries.

The FT-16 transmitter are also the same as used with the already very popular Godox Witstro.

So when using Godox’s remote manual radio system, the V860C integrate nicely with the V850, and the larger bare bulb lights. All using the same simple remote power control system.

A form of HSS (High Speed Sync) is also available with this remote manual radio system and the V850 / V860V / Witstro, when using an appropriate transmitter unit like the godox Cells II, or other TTL enabled radio transmitter units.

Radio Receiver – No Built-In Radio Transmitter

Please Note – The Godox FT-16 and FTR-16s remote radio system are not TTL capable. And the V860C flash unit does not have any form of radio transmitter built-in.

For TTL use with the V860C off-camera, separate TTL enabled radio triggers from other manufacturers would need to be used at this stage.

Otherwise the Canon optic wireless system can also be used with TTL off-camera. (The optic wireless is more limited towards line of sight, and indoors or avoiding bright light).

So the V860C are more like a Canon 580EX II (but with a bonus clip on remote manual radio system), than Canon 600EX-RT which have full TTL radio transceivers built in.

Source: http://flashhavoc.com/godox-v860c-ving-ettl-flash-review/

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