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I am looking to buy an off camera flash for my A6000. I was looking, and thing about a Godox Thinklite TT600S GN60 Camera Flash Speedlite with Built-in Godox 2.4G Wireless X System for Sony Cameras with Multi Interface Shoe - 0.1-2.6s Recycle Time 230 Full Power Flashes.

 

Would this be a good choice?

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I haven't used this flash but it seems similar to other inexpensive Chinese flashes like Yongnuo. The main thing to keep in mind is that it's a manual flash, no TTL. That may not be a problem. The other thing is that you need a trigger, ie a transmitter on the camera or a second compatible flash to use radio triggering. It can of course be triggered optically by another flash but it's nice to have more versatile options.

 

As the flash is not very expensive, it's worth to give it a try.

 

Personally, I use a mix of Sony flashes with Minolta, Nissin and Youngnuo. It's nice to have decent and inexpensive slave flashes, but there's no doubt Sony flashes provide added value.

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