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- Godox just released something huge! But also tiny...so what's the catch? Let's go in depth and hands on with the new AD100 Pro to see how it fares!
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10:00am 22 above, Keep up the good work !
Amazing! The set, the image, the model, the lighting its all "out of this world." You deserve the highest award!
Thanks, Rick!
In the past, Godox made gear that worked but was poorly designed. Product design is important and, as of now, Profoto is the Apple of off-camera lighting. With Godox, their design department is improving their latest gear. This is exciting. Though not yet at the level of Profoto, Godox is putting Profoto on notice.
Awesome photos of the model, Wes. Great review.
Great review.
Interested in your upcoming video on the *Godox transmitters*
Subscribed!
The demo images are incredible! My fav was image @12:53 simply awesome! The opening skit was enjoyable dramatic!
Hahahaha the Intro ist sooo funny😅😂 great one Wes! 👍🏼
I love my Ad300. And I had the Ad200 for years. The Ad300 with its godox mount makes Everything smaller. This would be awesome but it's pricey for people. I'm excited to get it to review though
my original Ad200 is still going strong... but I can add this cute little fella to my bag too, lol
To your point on gels for the akr-1 kit, i believe they have gel kits now. Godox v-11c and v-11t. Just thought i'd share. Entertaining and informative reviews bud! Keep it up
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😂 seems like it. Good stuff though!
Haven’t finished watching your video, but just for your great funny intro getting a like already from me
I was considering getting a couple of AD100’s but to be honest the price doesn’t match my usability. I would have used them outside but after seeing your review Wes, I’ll stick to what I have. Keep up the good work Wes 😊
very interesting !
Hahahaha loved that transformation to the AD100.
I enjoy your style of reviews Wes, so thumbs up again. I like the idea of the AD100 pro, but not the price. Interesting that it has pro after the 100? Personally I think it will appeal to people buying their first flash and like you state event togs, but for togs who have a few Godox flashes I am not convinced. Will it sell well? I guess time will tell.
Yeah, it would be a good even photog starting kit to get a few of them. But for someone who already has a few AD200's, I doubt it has That much appeal.
They do have the color temp and different color gel you can snag. the v-11t and v-11c. I think the ak-r16 gives you another magnetic ring that’ll let you sandwich a color gel in between 2 clear plastic thingies. EDIT shoulda surfed the comments.
Strongly agree about the Godox round magnet setup. The only ones that really interest me are the dome and the gel holder, and I don’t want to waste money on the (pretty expensive) AK-R1 kits getting multiple barndoors I won’t use. If they sold the items separately I’d snap more up.
I actually think the AD100 Pro makes a ton of sense as a new category. If you’re doing the strobist shooting with a bag full of speedlites approach, saying “hey, I won’t ever attach this to a camera, let’s get rid of that shoe mount and make it smaller and lighter” seems a pretty idea. The problem is the price, with the V1 and especially V860 being significantly cheaper.
It seems weird to me that a company that makes so much cheap and trivial stuff as they do didn’t just release a whole pile of individual items for the magnetic mount. So bizarre, and such a missed opportunity. 🤷🏻♂️
Damian Robertson, Adorama sells each of the AK-R1 kit items separately (barndoors, grid, snoot, dome diffuser, wide lens, bounce card, & the original plastic gel set); I just checked, they still sell them separately (www.adorama.com).
@@WesPerry , Adorama in the US sells all of them separately (as well as Godox's 15-gel round color temp set, & their 15-gel round color set); I don't know if they ship to Canada, though. Good opportunity for Strobepro to import them..
In my country stores are actually selling them separately
Oddly, Adorama had a sale around Thanksgiving for a few hours on a Xplor 300Pro at the same price as this 100 ($299). Tough sell on the price. This might be an affordable and useful flash once the price comes down.
😂😂😂🤣🤣😹😹😹🔨Funny as heck, with the sledgehammer, being interrupted, and.. "whoops!!"😁😁😁
I will get one. Have the V1 and can use the same extra stuff :) Size is important too. Have 2 AD600 in studio. For the road, events and other stuff I do, this and V1 is good!
Love the intro. Looking at upgrading my lighting (using two old Yongnuo 685 right now).
2x AD 100 pro and an AD400 pro should be plenty for weddings right?
Hows the 100 work with distance? Like how far are you getting away and still overcoming bright conditions?
Thanks dude!
AD100 is very good for distances since it can be focused in narrower internally. The 400 just has a fairly wide pattern with the stock reflector regardless.
@WesPerry Thanks Wes!
Thanks for review! I think wedding photographer prefer buy three godox tt685 ($100) instead of one ad100pro ($300). Three flashes can light different parts of big room and can fire faster, than one flash.
Yeah, the price of the AD100 is definitely a stretch for most, especially compared to the rest of their lineup.
If they would bring a version with "Air X" like Profoto A10, so I can even use it with my mobile, I would get one :)
Make sense
Exactly, both godox and adorama are conveniently ignoring that aspect.
They had an app which worked with the xpro2 trigger. Unfortunately the app was garbage and barely ever worked
Yeah, it’s not great
BEST INTRO EVER HAAHHAH
Apparently you’re the first person to not skip over it! 😏
Did you notice the green tint ? It's a very noticeable issue as far as I understand, I'm thinking to buy one.
Wes - here in the UK - the ad100 pro is more expensive than the ad200 - do you see the ad100 being a better option for ocf than ad200?
Only if you have an issue with space in your bag ;)
I bought the Godox AD 360 for $250, and the Yongnuo YN200 for $170 and both are using the same great umbrellas, modifiers,... And the Yonguo has even a USB charger... Both, I can combine easily,... You stick the Yongnuo remote control on the Godox remote control... But you need an S3 bracket for the AD100, no modifier fits from the normal Flashlights... And the normal Godox Flashlights with LIthium cells don't lose power with HSS... The only advantage is that it is smaller than the AD200...
Great video! 💕 If it doesn’t have a stable color mode can it really be considered a PRO Flash?. 🤔 lol
I ask myself that questions every day.
Every. Day.
Greetings, since you mention the yongnuo yn200 flash I had a doubt if this flash works with the xpro trigger, it is compatible with the X system, thanks for the video and your videos, greetings from Mexico
Oh no, it’s a separate system. Just comparing based on price and performance.
@@WesPerry gracias
Please make a tutorial on power modes and set up
Hi Wess! You miss to put promised links to images! ;)
Ah! Thanks for the heads up! The link is there now.
Wes - I shoot a lot of food indoors - I usually use available light near a window and I do fine. But I want a small light and diffusion that can be used in a small area. The AD100 seems small enough at £200 - Im thinking of shooting through a transparent reflector resting against the table.
What do you think - buy another light? buy a lightbox? Your advice would be great.
What do you have for lights right now, if any?
A light box probably wouldn’t be super useful. For food photography you usually want some directionality to the light to show detail.
@@WesPerry I Bowen lights but I never take them out the studio, just to big - I thought a diffusion reflector rested against the table then a Godox AD100 pro shooting through the diffusion.
I already have the ad400 pro which I use currently for on location shoots, however at times I think it's just a bit too bulky and really don't need that much power to over power the sun. I was either looking at the ad100 pro or ad100 pro. What's your take?
Between the ad100 pro and the ad100 pro I would personally go with the ad100 pro
But that's just me
Yes?
Lol whoops, I meant the ad200 pro or ad100 pro, my mistake.
Depends a lot on your setting, ambient light, indoor/outdoor etc. the 100 definitely doesn’t give you a lot of headroom for outdoor work.
Perfect, the ad200 it is. Thank you sir!
hi, great video, does the ttl work if mounted on a camera? or should i XT1 and AD100PRO setup it to work?
I had mine wired up with the old PC Sync port, which doesn’t support TTL. So the only way would be to do as you say, mount it with a TTL compatible transmitter.
@@WesPerry thanks!
Just brought the AD 100 but I am having difficulties getting more that one flash when synched! When I depress the synch button, I get the synch sign but after one flash it goes off and I have to depress the button again. Can you say what I may be doing wrong?
You mean high speed sync? Are you at a shutter speed that requires it?
This or the v1? V1 looks more versatile, is the power difference substantial?
V1 just has about 33% less power. It’s also bigger, though!
I feel like it was a little unclear - shutter speed doesn't really affect how much flash exposure gets into the camera, it's just that when you get over 1/250s (on most cameras) the shutter curtain needs to get smaller in order to let less light in, so if you go above, you will get black bars on your photo. It's not really an issue, it's how all flashes work, and HSS will always consume more power. That's because it's not one "pop", it's super fast stroboscopic light, and because of that less power. Either do as you do and use a ND, or get more flash power if you need to be outside or have a faster shutter speed.
Yes...?
@@WesPerry I may be lost in translation, but you say in the video that "shutter speed should not affect how much flash exposure is coming into your camera", and it most definitely does when you get past sync speed 😊
If one were to add all existing caveats to every passing statement on photography, every video would be 3 hours long 😏
@@WesPerry Haha, fair point 😊👍
They don't even have a CTB gel for their system, even with the AKR1 kit. I was convinced I had lost mine from my kit when I wanted it, but found out later that it never existed. They supply a handful of gels with CTO but the blue ones are just harsh blues. If they were going to supply any gels they should have supplied a -green gel to get rid of the native green cast.
Yeah I was really expecting a lot more stuff from their round magnetic system, but for some reason they just…didn’t.
@@WesPerry Perhaps people were making their own custom gels from cheaper ones. Maybe sales of the AKR1 were not great
There’s a great round gel kit from Rogue that many are using (myself included). They’re reasonably close in size.
@@WesPerry Okay, Thanks
I was really excited for this light, but I was expecting it to be about 2/3 of the price of the AD200. WAY too overpriced for mine, but a great little option.
They seem to be getting a bit cocky with their “Pro” profit margins.
@@WesPerry it's definitely a bad sign, as they've been the gold standard for quality/value for a while now. Hopefully they don't get too greedy...
Tell that to profoto
I don’t agree. It’s cheap. Compare to profoto: which do you buy?
I don't get why the colour temp for the AD100pro is around 200k higher than most other godox flashes, surely that just makes them more awkward to use in conjunction with other godox models?
It’s definitely the least pro of the pro’s
Excellent review. It still looks to me that the color temps across Godox strobes can be wildly different. Makes it hard to mix and match?
You’re absolutely right. The Pro ones used to be pretty consistent amongst each other, but the 200 and 100 Pro not so much.
It’s not even close to the temp of the 300, as you can see in my image samples.
I'm watching your video in December 2022 and i want to ask about the ad100 pro ,is it good for outdoor photography or weddings?
A lot of people would say it’s the best tool for off camera flash at wedding receptions. It’s not amazing for outdoor work. Not quite enough power for much of the day. Although there are ways of making the most of that.
@@WesPerry thank you so much
Is that snow ? Are those parka's Wes ?
Haha
We actually have much less snow here this time of year than we usually do. Typically would be 70-100cm of snow in the back yard right now. Only about 20cm right now.
And no parkas either. Strangely warm winter. Hasn’t gone below -20°C yet! 👌🏻
or www.reservations.com/hotel/surf-and-sand-resort?rmcid=tophotels&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6t6ABhDMARIsAONIYyzWGCn2ICoAZq-7GoXrTiCJm6qq8XC0DaUlSWLHqoSlmhd_0JZzmmoaAjSbEALw_wcB
haha. wouldn't That be nice right now!
Hey there, how're you? maybe you can helpmeet with a question. I have a pair of AD300Pros and a X-Pro Trigger, and for now have no light meter, so I want to use the TCM function. The question is, which of the options for the TCM I must use for correctly expose with the AD300Pro?, in the menu I only have 'Speedlight (the icon)', '200j', '360j' and '600j'. by the way, I have X Pro for Nikon, with the firmware versione 1.7 (the last one in the godox web) Thanks in advance!!
Yeah, they really need to update the firmware to account for the 300, but unfortunately it doesn't look like they're going to. On my Sony trigger there's also a 400, but still no 300. I would say simply try the 200 setting, and if that doesn't work, go for 360. Either will work, but just depending on how much power output you're going to be using, one might work better than the other for your particular needs.
@@WesPerry thanks for your answer!!! i will go to godox support team
Someone said it all you can't compete with sun when the sun is the key light. That said it is great for indoors and overcast days.
what colour stable mode are you talking about ?
All other Godox “pro” flashes have a color stable mode you can switch on, but this one does not.
Do you have the TV going in the background?🤷♂️
This was recorded during the lockdown, so everyone was home that day ;)
I would grab one (or two) of these in a heartbeat if they were priced around half of what they are asking right now. I think $150 USD would be perfect on these.
Yeah, the price and the Pro designation is a bit of a stretch.
If a handful of jobs will pay for it, price should not be an issue.
Depends where you are, what the price of jobs is, and what your living expenses are 🤷🏻♂️
I just mean in comparison to other products on the market. The price on this should be lower.
Hi, fuji can by Connect with ad100pro with out transmiter?
Depends if that Fuji has a sync port on it. The AD100 does have a sync in.
Did they fix that horrible green color cast?
Nope, they did not 😑
It seems you never came back to elaborate on your hunch what the second mount is for. Probably it has to do with clearance and the on-camera application might justify the off-centre mount?
I did! It was later in the video!
@@WesPerry You mention on-camera usage and the ability to use the flash with a clamp but you never explicitly refer to the second mounting point again. So I'm unsure what you mean by "later in the video".
BTW, it would have been interesting to see how evenly the head illuminates a modifier, particularly compared to the AD200's bare bulb option.
Yeah, it was mounting on camera and such that I was speaking of.
You definitely want a double diffused softbox to get the light to bounce around a bit better. Maybe a test for another day ;)
Seems like a powerful little light, but anyone can tell me what is that horizontal bar on the tripod back there?
It’s a MOZA Slypod E. I was trying something new, being able to zoom my top view camera in and out with my phone while talking. But apparently I would need a much bigger and beefier tripod to make that work, because it just wiggled way too much, and was unusable when moving. Back to the drawing board! 😉
@@WesPerry Thanks man! I do product photography so I'm always looking for rigging gears for more flexibility.
@@qifanchang1965 I love the Slypod, with it's compact and easy to pack form factor, but I really need a stiffer tripod to keep it still.
seems like u can find every reson NOT to have this flash but i better get one just in case. 😂😂
Does Godox stobe header diameter is same size as Profoto? can we use Profoto modifier on Godox?
I’m afraid I don’t know the answer to that one.
Godox is a couple mm larger in diameter. The Profoto mods do work magnetically but will block some light around the edges of the Godox unit. Also mixing Godox & Profoto mods doesn't really work that well if at all because of the magnets polarity. The "New" Profoto mods are much stronger magnetically to secure on both systems. BUT I still use an XL Ranger Band (3 1/2" flat) to wrap around the head and mods for extra security.
I buy this flash at Thailand and me pay only 180,00€ I think this preis is just ok for it.
NIce light, but I am so disappointed with modeling light. It is offside the head and I cannot use it with snoot or others attachments - is not accurate for positioning shadows etc. I am using V1 and probably I will buy this AD100 as the option of key lights.
did u buy it ?
how's the set-up?
@@RahulKumar-nh3wc I didn't buy ad100 I get AD600 insted
@@hajmanek wow, that's a huge jump, okay lemme ask u, I'm just starting in strobe photography, and I'm planning to start with 2 lights, ad100 and v1.
do you think it's sufficient for a beginner.
i mostly shoot outdoor portraits, studio portraits and product photography.
@@RahulKumar-nh3wc More lights just give you more possibilities. Sometimes one is enough, but sometimes two or more are not enough. V1 is a powerful source
Nice Review, But the family talk in the background is quite disturbing
Haha, sorry bud. I can’t even hear it in my speakers, but I know it’s there. This is a launch review, so time sensitive, and I couldn’t wait a few days for everyone else to be out of the house to get it done ;)
Not really a problem. Like your content very much. Greets from Germany
So what is the best flash can you recommend for HSS? Portable ones.
Depends what you mean by portable. I generally wouldn’t recommend anything less than 300 or 400 watt seconds for regular outdoor use. I generally stick to the 600 pro outside, because I know it’ll do the job.
LMFAOOOOO killed it
🔨💪🏻😂
I want it and I don't want it.... happy with my AD200 still....
I’m happy with all of them. A big happy family 😂
I love ❤ ALL Three…😉
You did not touch on bowens mount
It doesn’t have one, but when needed I mount it in an S2 bracket.
Green cast?
Yes indeed. But I didn’t notice at the time because I was texting the flash on it’s own, and when it’s not used mixed with other lights it’s much less apparent.
The AD200 or YN200 is thinner and in many cases can be more compact. So anything with a thread can be mounted in any of the configs this can BUT, the new AD200Pro does have that little modification that locks it in from spinning. I take it they didnt do that on the AD100Pro? lol..??FAIL?
The AD100 does indeed have that same locking mechanism, on Both mounting points. You can see it in the video.
@@WesPerry Ok, at least they didnt forget that. Keep in mind before Godox became popular the AD600 sold for about 390$ then Flashpoint stepped in and ruined it to the tune of double profits. I wonder what happen to Hcteeah and a couple other roductions of these lights? Glad to see Younguo still is allowed to make things for less. And as far as transmitters, the pro with the view display at the viewerfinder or camera dispaly is they way to go, not the display on top, nor the one without direct A-E buttons. Good video regardless.
I definitely agree that Godox has lost a lot of its value cachet. And while the Pro branding was cool at first, even that has been diluted of late, so I’m not really sure what the point is anymore...
@@WesPerry Ya, that thing should be $89.99 :-) maybe
Wellllll...
It Plastic for a reason. It help to dissipates the heat
Umm...plastic blocks heat dissipation compared to metal.
Does anyone know if ad100pro is sufficient for autofotography?
All depends on how you modify it. But in my experience auto photography usually uses very narrow apertures, which takes a lot of power.
@@WesPerry Soo bad, but you're right. Would have been nice. Thx 🙏
you totally are missing the point of the ad100pro being an OCF. v1 is there if you want an ON CAMERA FLASH!
The on camera flash part was more of a joke than anything :p
They're moving up to LED lights.
I think it's over price
i was super excited for this review but then...I realized this flash got not that much sense to me. Anyway, great review as always!
Hey, they can’t all be the one! 🤷🏻♂️👌🏻
It"s 195$ now )
$437 where I live 🙄
This is for people with GAS
Watt-second is a unit of energy, not power.
That’s correct
But also: 99.99% of people don’t know that there’s a difference and if I said energy would be unnecessarily confused.
So power it is.
Buen dia es mejor el AD200 PRO que el AD100 PRO
Time to stop going by WS buddy, that's misleading as hell, GN is definitely a better way to gauge the amount of light received albeit one actually needs to know the conversion and tricks manufacturers resort to in order to obtain a higher GN, why is GN better? because it kinda tells you just how much of light you're getting at a specific distance in a certain setting, WS don't do this, it just gives you the size of the engine but not really the speed capability or acceleration capability of the engine. GN does this.
I can’t say I ever use a flash in a manner in which GN is relevant. It’s never just firing straight at my subject. Always bounced or diffused, making GN irrelevant.
First 🙏
Isn’t it past your bedtime? 😏
@@WesPerry shhh 🤫
u kinda look like one punch man
You’d better not mess with me then 😏
for s guy who shoots. often the subject is out of the frame and showing his bald head.
If only there was another guy who shoots in the room to fix that 😂
@@WesPerry Production tip 101: Shoot wider.. In post scale to fit.
Youngnuo is absolute crap. I’ve had 3 out of my 5 die under very gentle use. And it costs more than $100 round trip for servicing in China. No service center in USA
Yeah, that’s kindof my experience as well, so I wouldn’t really recommend them 😬
too much overpriced product