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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 824063" data-attributes="member: 50197">The 685 is a great flash IMO. I have one that I use primarily for macro work. TTL and auto should be a good place to start. If it gives you the results you want, then stick with it. I will mention that the 685 has two built in diffusers. If you look carefully at the head there are two little slide out plastic pieces. One pulls out and lays across the head. The other is more of a white card that pulls straight out and sticks up above the head. It is designed to be used in &quot;bounce&quot; mode where you adjust the head to point at the ceiling. The card will bounce the light forward toward the subject. These will help to keep the light from the flash being too harsh. If you have the flash in TTL mode, it will automatically compensate for any loss of light output. Give it a test run indoors and see how the exposure goes. Even the little screen on the back should give you a good idea of whether you are in the ballpark on exposure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 824063, member: 50197"] The 685 is a great flash IMO. I have one that I use primarily for macro work. TTL and auto should be a good place to start. If it gives you the results you want, then stick with it. I will mention that the 685 has two built in diffusers. If you look carefully at the head there are two little slide out plastic pieces. One pulls out and lays across the head. The other is more of a white card that pulls straight out and sticks up above the head. It is designed to be used in "bounce" mode where you adjust the head to point at the ceiling. The card will bounce the light forward toward the subject. These will help to keep the light from the flash being too harsh. If you have the flash in TTL mode, it will automatically compensate for any loss of light output. Give it a test run indoors and see how the exposure goes. Even the little screen on the back should give you a good idea of whether you are in the ballpark on exposure. [/QUOTE]

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