I'm thinking about playing around with off-camera flash, and the two products in the title look interesting to me. What I'm not clear on is the capabilities of these two units combined.
The V850II speedlight is listed as manual only.
My question, though, is if it is combined with the XT2-P for triggering, will I get things like:
- TTL via the trigger to the off-camera flash
- High Speed Sync
I have not played with flash at all (other than the on-board flash) and anticipate doing a lot manually, but I'd like to know what capability I'll have with these. I've read through the documentation on line but I'm still not entirely sure how it will all work.
Use: Close-up/still life with a small soft box, often flowers and mushrooms outside; some portraits (family only, not looking for 'professional-grade'). The TTL feature would be more for the family photo work, since there's sometimes not much patience for messing with settings in those circumstances.
I could go with the smaller unit (TT350P) and be sure I have TTL/HSS, but that's a much weaker flash (GN 30-something instead of 100-something)--fine for the close-up work I think but not sure about portraits outside for fill flash. The fancy big flash (V1) is a bit too pricey for a first try in my mind.
Thanks!! Hopefully I've explained my question well enough.
(p.s. I'm planning to go with the Flashpoint versions from Adorama if I go forward with this, in case that matters at all.)
EDIT: Would a Cactus set up be just as good or better for what I need?
Last edited by Sir Nameless; 12-16-2019 at 11:15 AM.