You have to love the Godox system. Damm, so glad that I started using them almost 10 years? ago. Starting with the humble V850 and the AD360. What a journey its been.
That's earlier than I started (late 2015). It has been an incredible expansion over a period where the market is shrinking and pushing brands out. And to think it's far beyond the flash system now, they are making great LED's, and offering a ton of grip, mic, and monitor solutions now too. No telling what's next.
I just purchased this two weeks ago. I had a chance to play around with it twice. Once when I got it and again coincidentally just before I saw your video. It’s an awesome little gadget and I can definitely see myself using in and out of the studio. I would advise getting the additional two lenses that are sold separately. Also, buy the full 60 slide pack. The only reason I was using it tonight is because I wanted to test out my new 85mm f/1.2 lens and see exactly what kind of BG blur I could get with it in the studio. This projector really helped with that. I see a lot of people asking for samples. I don’t do photography on TH-cam (yet) but I could upload some images on Google Drive and let people check them out. Just let me know. ✌🏾
great for us using ad200pros and speed lights :) lets hope for some traditional patterns soon, windows, circles, etc. Can't wait for this to come to Perú or someone that can bring it back from overseas. Great video as always. Keep it rocking!
Every time I think I got a grasp, here comes Robert Hall teaching me more! Thanks, Bro! (I didn't know the Slide holder opens, I was sticking it thru the slot)
Nice summary Robert - I reckon Rosco size E metal gobos will go in there with a few modifications (the metal is thin enough to cut with a large pair of scissors). Their Gobo catalogue is vast. Or - cut your own from black card or cinefoil :) Good point on the speedlight (Fresnel) heads vs studio heads - I tested the Lightblaster on a Speedlight vs a 600J head and the output was way more from the Nikon SB900 at 200mm zoom
Great to hear about Rosco size E gobos. I'll check them out. Thanks for that confirmation on the speedlight vs a 600j head Owen, I figured this would be the cast. At 200mm did you find any issues in projection vignetting?
How did that go? Also, did you shoot outside at all? Im looking to partner mine up with an AD200 to shoot outside and throw red shapes through my own incerts, will it be strong enough with daylight? How far back will the thing need to be in order to make a circle say six feet wide? Any ideas? Thanks
@@silverparker2343 hey. Sadly enough I didn’t get around to either of those this summer. Got into street photography and 3d printing. I still feel the transparent film sheets should work. Down the road I also intend to design and 3d print my own cookies/cutouts to use on my lights. I think the ad200 will do you well outside but playing around with it various scenarios is best way to discover what works for your needs. Sorry for not concrete answers but giving you my honest gut feel, I just don’t have real world experience yet with these two items. I think they can work
@@kyledarrenhanson did you ever use the akr21? I’d be interested in borrowing it for a short while if possible! Would like to see if it can do what i want before committing to buying
As with the Light Blaster which was released over a decade ago, the inherent issue with these systems is that their patterns are restricted to the rectangular 36mmx24mm dimensions of the slide, failing to take advantage of the full area of the image circle of the lens. This new product looks far more compact, but the Light Blaster still wins in terms of versatility due to its use of EF mount, giving users far more variety in terms of focal length and brightness.
I had this about a week and want to urge ad200 users to get the fresnel adapter. Round head is very dim compared to fresnel head on this tool. Round head throws away too much light on this
Totally agree on the need for "basic" patterns like in a Gobo (stripes, circles, lines, windows, etc.)... But what worries me are the differences in the use of the three lenses/optics... Are they're worth it? When to use which? Thanks
@@robhallphoto Thanks for the reply. So, if I want to take a full body photo and project on the whole body, the 50mm lens would be the most suitable, right? Would I lose light power? Would I have to increase the power of the speedlight?..... At the same distance from the object, with the different lenses, is there light loss?
Any sample images for this application? they should put a focus lock so it will stay focused and it would be a great review if any sample images of how this product goes.
I don't believe anyone posted about the ability to create your own gobo's using a Cricut machine that can cut any pattern into vinyl. Since this is a strobe only system I believe the chance of melting the vinyl is minimal. Just ordered and will be trying it out.
Those slides are standard 35mm film, right? So you could pretty much bring out your old F3 or similar, and a roll of Velvia or Provia, and create your own slides, right? But does the slide holder manage with framed slides?
We have the kit, distributed by Strobepro, Calgary, Canada. We could not get the image to fill a 5 x 7 backdrop unless we stepped back 30 feet - our studio is very small making this product unusable. If we placed it behind a model standing 6 feet from the backdrop, the image is about 16 x20" - unusable. This product might be useful doing an outdoor sunset car session that includes a blank boring wall.
Could anyone figure out how to add standard patterns (window, roller blind etc.)? Maybe from other brands? Anyway, I will try to print a few for myself. (Just need to get the proper sizes.)
@@coreylee9794 I was thinking about it for just the focusing and to set it up. The modeling light on its highest power with the round head is pretty bright so I figured it may work.
Ah man, I have that one huge Godox kit and its just such a big, unwieldy design. This one looks SOOOO much better!! And those slides look pretty standard, I wonder if you can use even just a standard film slide of of your own photos? Also I'm sure it wont be hard to somehow get a gobo in there, even though the usual gobo's are round, nothing a little tin-snip wont fix to cut off two sides to square them up in that holder!
The obvious question: does it work? Can you easily project a background a put put people in front of these backgrounds and light them with a key light?
No gobos no go, as someone said. Rob, did anyone figure out a way to 3D print plastic gobos for this yet? Sad that Godox came out with a product great in theory but half baked in reality.
If, as I suspect, the slides are standard 35mm positive (E6) film, you can easily create those gobos using TriX and a film camera, and just taking a picture of the shape you want...
@@shootermcgavin4999 you’re asking why would you want to have an interesting BG instead of a plain BG? For the same reason the company Kate backdrops put designs on their backdrops. Its like having 60 colorful textured backdrops without having to put up 60 backdrops.
You have to love the Godox system. Damm, so glad that I started using them almost 10 years? ago. Starting with the humble V850 and the AD360. What a journey its been.
That's earlier than I started (late 2015). It has been an incredible expansion over a period where the market is shrinking and pushing brands out. And to think it's far beyond the flash system now, they are making great LED's, and offering a ton of grip, mic, and monitor solutions now too. No telling what's next.
Does the slide holder take 35mm slides? Or is there a way to use them?
I just purchased this two weeks ago. I had a chance to play around with it twice. Once when I got it and again coincidentally just before I saw your video. It’s an awesome little gadget and I can definitely see myself using in and out of the studio. I would advise getting the additional two lenses that are sold separately. Also, buy the full 60 slide pack. The only reason I was using it tonight is because I wanted to test out my new 85mm f/1.2 lens and see exactly what kind of BG blur I could get with it in the studio. This projector really helped with that. I see a lot of people asking for samples. I don’t do photography on TH-cam (yet) but I could upload some images on Google Drive and let people check them out. Just let me know. ✌🏾
no gobos no go
great for us using ad200pros and speed lights :) lets hope for some traditional patterns soon, windows, circles, etc. Can't wait for this to come to Perú or someone that can bring it back from overseas. Great video as always. Keep it rocking!
It would be nice to see it in use, i.e. some example setups.
Every time I think I got a grasp, here comes Robert Hall teaching me more! Thanks, Bro!
(I didn't know the Slide holder opens, I was sticking it thru the slot)
Nice summary Robert - I reckon Rosco size E metal gobos will go in there with a few modifications (the metal is thin enough to cut with a large pair of scissors). Their Gobo catalogue is vast. Or - cut your own from black card or cinefoil :) Good point on the speedlight (Fresnel) heads vs studio heads - I tested the Lightblaster on a Speedlight vs a 600J head and the output was way more from the Nikon SB900 at 200mm zoom
Great to hear about Rosco size E gobos. I'll check them out.
Thanks for that confirmation on the speedlight vs a 600j head Owen, I figured this would be the cast. At 200mm did you find any issues in projection vignetting?
Agree on the need for gobo. I’ll get mine tomorrow. Didn’t realize it didn’t come with them.
Thanks for the video. Looks like a great piece of kit. Do you have any videos showing the end results and how they're used?
Any ideas on making your on DIY slide inserts?
Use a Cricut vinyl cutting machine
Ordered one, gonna try making my own slides with transparent film sheets and some marker, paints, etc.
How did that go? Also, did you shoot outside at all? Im looking to partner mine up with an AD200 to shoot outside and throw red shapes through my own incerts, will it be strong enough with daylight? How far back will the thing need to be in order to make a circle say six feet wide? Any ideas? Thanks
@@silverparker2343 hey. Sadly enough I didn’t get around to either of those this summer. Got into street photography and 3d printing. I still feel the transparent film sheets should work. Down the road I also intend to design and 3d print my own cookies/cutouts to use on my lights. I think the ad200 will do you well outside but playing around with it various scenarios is best way to discover what works for your needs. Sorry for not concrete answers but giving you my honest gut feel, I just don’t have real world experience yet with these two items. I think they can work
@@kyledarrenhanson did you ever use the akr21? I’d be interested in borrowing it for a short while if possible! Would like to see if it can do what i want before committing to buying
@@silverparker2343 The AK-R21 looks great, but I don't have any round flash heads. For the price, it's probably a pretty good option.
As with the Light Blaster which was released over a decade ago, the inherent issue with these systems is that their patterns are restricted to the rectangular 36mmx24mm dimensions of the slide, failing to take advantage of the full area of the image circle of the lens.
This new product looks far more compact, but the Light Blaster still wins in terms of versatility due to its use of EF mount, giving users far more variety in terms of focal length and brightness.
can you have it on none flash were the image is consistently displayed?
I had this about a week and want to urge ad200 users to get the fresnel adapter. Round head is very dim compared to fresnel head on this tool. Round head throws away too much light on this
Have u used in in daylight? Any success?
@@silverparker2343 this tool is not useful with ambient light.
Totally agree on the need for "basic" patterns like in a Gobo (stripes, circles, lines, windows, etc.)... But what worries me are the differences in the use of the three lenses/optics... Are they're worth it? When to use which? Thanks
Simply the longer the lens the smaller the projection, so it's really about the distance you plan on using it from it's surface.
@@robhallphoto Thanks for the reply. So, if I want to take a full body photo and project on the whole body, the 50mm lens would be the most suitable, right? Would I lose light power? Would I have to increase the power of the speedlight?..... At the same distance from the object, with the different lenses, is there light loss?
So does normal DIAS slides fit in this?
Any sample images for this application? they should put a focus lock so it will stay focused and it would be a great review if any sample images of how this product goes.
Will it fit the AD300?
Can you just have a perfect circle? I need that for a shoot I've got coming up and wondered if this would work?
I don't believe anyone posted about the ability to create your own gobo's using a Cricut machine that can cut any pattern into vinyl. Since this is a strobe only system I believe the chance of melting the vinyl is minimal.
Just ordered and will be trying it out.
Those slides are standard 35mm film, right? So you could pretty much bring out your old F3 or similar, and a roll of Velvia or Provia, and create your own slides, right?
But does the slide holder manage with framed slides?
There is a small dust on the sensor of your camera.
Maybe the gobos from lightblaster will fit
Nice video thnx
one question does the speedlite head attached to the AD200 Fresnel head
Could you confirm that the slides are 35mm film, please? TIA
We have the kit, distributed by Strobepro, Calgary, Canada. We could not get the image to fill a 5 x 7 backdrop unless we stepped back 30 feet - our studio is very small making this product unusable. If we placed it behind a model standing 6 feet from the backdrop, the image is about 16 x20" - unusable. This product might be useful doing an outdoor sunset car session that includes a blank boring wall.
Interesting, what lens were you using on it at the time?
Which lens length?
Could anyone figure out how to add standard patterns (window, roller blind etc.)? Maybe from other brands? Anyway, I will try to print a few for myself. (Just need to get the proper sizes.)
Can you use the modeling light on the ad200 round head with this to focus and set up?
Yes, although it is not very bright through the slides but it works.
@@coreylee9794 I was thinking about it for just the focusing and to set it up. The modeling light on its highest power with the round head is pretty bright so I figured it may work.
Ah man, I have that one huge Godox kit and its just such a big, unwieldy design. This one looks SOOOO much better!!
And those slides look pretty standard, I wonder if you can use even just a standard film slide of of your own photos? Also I'm sure it wont be hard to somehow get a gobo in there, even though the usual gobo's are round, nothing a little tin-snip wont fix to cut off two sides to square them up in that holder!
The obvious question: does it work? Can you easily project a background a put put people in front of these backgrounds and light them with a key light?
Yes and yes! I was just in my studio using this. It works wonderfully with a separate strobe lighting the subject.
Will this fit on a AD300? Thanks for the great videos!
No
Can I be put onto the Godox 300
Nope. Ad100, ad200 (round head) and V1 only.
No standard gobos seems like a major miss….almost no one wants gimmicky slides
No gobos no go, as someone said. Rob, did anyone figure out a way to 3D print plastic gobos for this yet? Sad that Godox came out with a product great in theory but half baked in reality.
If, as I suspect, the slides are standard 35mm positive (E6) film, you can easily create those gobos using TriX and a film camera, and just taking a picture of the shape you want...
If you've followed God for a few years?!?
There are too many similar slides
I don't understand the point?
Project images onto your background. So instead of having just a single color background, you can add interest and separation at the same time.
@@asonjayyajn But why would you want to do that. I don't get it. Doesn't seem very creative.
@@shootermcgavin4999 you’re asking why would you want to have an interesting BG instead of a plain BG? For the same reason the company Kate backdrops put designs on their backdrops. Its like having 60 colorful textured backdrops without having to put up 60 backdrops.
System is good. Slides is trash. Just give us the basic slides
One of the most useless products by Godox.