The price difference is gigantic. In their product video they use all fluff wording as to why they are not just like any other brand.
Difference between flashes?
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2400WS
Specs
- Recycling times 0.05–0.9 s
- Up to 20 flashes per second
I meant that if they dangle enough cash in front of a photographer to promote their kit, many will happily do so.
Here’s the deal. High end gear isn’t for everyone just like low end gear isn’t. Not everyone sees the value in a 600f4 so they can’t understand how someone would spend that much money. To each their own but to believe people are being paid to use it is the only reason anyone would is misguided.
Mal Paso
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I was looking at that. 2400 WS charge in less than a second? +2 500W modeling lights should pop breakers. Might have slow charge like some Norman packs had.
Maybe Profoto opens a portal to another dimension for extra power, could explain their cost.
I think that this is a very naive view. Do you think that the brand ambassadors are doing it for free? That's how they make a living or supplement their income.
None of them are brand ambassadors and have paid for their own Profoto gear. Take Moose he stopped using Nikon flash and paid for Profoto gear. So no not naive. Many use the right tool for the job.
600/4 vs. 600/6.3 is clearly defined the advantage. Godox vs. profoto 250w flash heads, doesn’t have that defined advantage.
Its like 2 brands 600/4, both produce literally identical results, while one brand costs triple
Its like 2 brands 600/4, both produce literally identical results, while one brand costs triple
Flyboy
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I have the flashpoint version of the Godox flash, and it works well, but my New-to- me Nikon flashes seem to do just a little better. YMMV
Which Nikon flash?I have the flashpoint version of the Godox flash, and it works well, but my New-to- me Nikon flashes seem to do just a little better. YMMV
B.T.W.,
does Nikon have hot shoe flashes that would master radio control other Godox flashe on stands?
Flyboy
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Joel; I have the SB 400, 600 and 800. Iirc, Godox/Flashpoint flashes have proprietary radio systems, and Nikon the same. They don't play well together, but Nikon flashes will trigger other flashes with S1-S2 Optical trigger functions, and vice versa. There are relativelly inexpen$ive radio units that work well, too.
On camera flashes always used to control slaves by optical triggering, like the Nikon CLS system that use the pop up flash as a trigger. My Godox flashes can be set to radio or optical slaves so I would have thought that a Nikon flash will trigger Godox flashes, but not by radio triggering.
Thank you.
Mal Paso
Well-known member
Reading various customer responses I went with Westcott for small strobes as there were fewer reported problems than Godox and haven't been disappointed. Quality is very good! They are on sale this week too. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Lights/ci/10329/N/4232862743
I went back to Norman for Studio Flash as prices for recent power packs are very good and all the 900 Series Flash Heads and reflectors are compatible. To replace my existing power packs and flash heads with Profoto would cost over $145,000 plus another $30,000 for all the modifiers I've collected. Expensive? Na
I went back to Norman for Studio Flash as prices for recent power packs are very good and all the 900 Series Flash Heads and reflectors are compatible. To replace my existing power packs and flash heads with Profoto would cost over $145,000 plus another $30,000 for all the modifiers I've collected. Expensive? Na