New YongNuo i-TTL Speedlite YN685 released

The Nikon version of Yongnuo's radio-enabled YN685 TTL speedlight is now on sale.

It took YongNuo a while, but they have finally released the Nikon version of their highly-anticipated YN685 speedlite. This speedlite can be wirelessly controlled by either a YongNuo YN622 or RF603 radio trigger. You can get the most functionality out of using the YN622, which provides HSS and TTL support.

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The YN685 only acts as a slave and cannot be used as a master for other YN685 flashes or YN622 receivers. However it is possible to use the speedlite in so-called “Extended Display Mode”. When mounted on top of a YN622II trigger, the display of the flash can be used to change the power of the different flash groups, similar to the functionality of the YN622TX.

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The exterior of this new Nikon-dedicated flash looks nearly identical to the E-TTL version for Canon cameras. There is a HV-port but no USB port for firmware updates. If firmware updates become available they can be put on a YN622II trigger which would update the YN685 once it is connected in the hot shoe.

The YN685 is available now for about $110.