5 REASONS - Godox V1 is the BEST FLASH 

Godox has been soo go to me long term, upgrades (adding lights, etc) and their eco system keeps expanding.

Thanks Chris that means a lot.

Thank you!!! Hope you are enjoying the V1, such a great flash and you can grow from it easily.

Thank you man you are golden.

Thanks. The eco system has been really great for me. Also a canon shooter, I gave up me canon speedlights 3 years ago and fully went Godox. There are no conditions I can’t create images for my clients and I’m sure you’ll feel the same soon. Enjoy!

For some reason the Sony ver. Is having issues with the hotshoe. I am a canon use e but yea unfortunately for Sony the digital shoe is an issue. There is a newer metal shoe but not sure if it fixed or is better. In my experiences the flash tube rarely goes even with heavy use unless abused 1/1 all the time. Best of luck, still considering the cost of replace vs factory repair has gotten me Godox route and I have done my fair share of repairs with Canons in the past.

@@RickyCheung I just switched from Nikon to Canon and have the same issue as Sony users with the Hotshoe. I don't misuse my flashes. Never been dropped or bumped and still the locking mechanism breaks. It sucks when it happens on a wedding day.

Sorry to hear that. I’m a having Godox flash user at weddings and never had a hotshoe break off.

Unfortunately this is an issue with all Sony users, I've dropped mine so times and it's almost off camera, but I can see why the hot shoe issue, it's a lil on the heavy side for a flash,

Thanks. I’m glad it’s helpful.

My workhorse 2x V1 and 2x ad200.

Hi Lisa, don’t over think off-camera and practice positioning. I too was afraid of off-camera light it gives us options for creativity. I will put this on my list of videos to start with the basics. Practice and never give up. Best of luck to you. Stay tune.

@@RickyCheung Thanks. I look forward to more tutorials.

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The V1 will be a great option for you and you can get the attachment kit for moth light control. Links in the description for the accessory kit. I’ve been using mine for 3 years now as my workhorse flashes for weddings/events.

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It came with it. I have the flashpoint/Adorama one.

I’ve used them on a Sony A73 with no issues but I’m not sure about the A9/A1. If it’s the same shoe, I don’t see why not.

yes the V1 will trigger your ad600 or any godox light which is the beauty of getting into a system like this. You can grow your lighting kit one light at a time

It’s a great flash and very unable.I’m 2 years in with heavy use and still growing strong.

I don’t have noticeable color cast issues that bother me. I’m also not as selective when it comes to color when it comes to weddings, as long as my dress is pretty accurate. I could see it being an issues with product or e-commerce. For that I use my AD600Pro with color function.

@@RickyCheung ah great response, thanks for that. Keep up the great videos

Thank you.

Not really just attaching the round mods are 1000% easier without adding attachment for it. As for light, there is a slight difference in look of light but I’m usually on a mod, so no difference for me. I’d say if your results are great, keep at it no need to change. The v1 are also a little bigger and take more room in the bag.

I personally don’t use magmod but I have seen the magmod mount on just about any flash head even much bigger heads, non speedlights but not on the v1 because it’s round. Sorry I can’t help much more on that one.

@@RickyCheung I use this speedlite without any problems with Sony A1

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The beauty about the godox system is no matter how big or small your light is they all talk, which is amazing so a lot of potential for growth in the future depending on your shooting needs. Thanks for your feedback and good luck on your journey.

I’m sorry to hear that I’d recommended reaching out to Godox. I use my flashes all night at weddings with no issue. Bumping into guess, chairs in tight quarters no issue with the shoe breaking off.

Not the Creator, but maybe I can help! You can and use flash in any of the situations you described. If you are shooting with an on camera flash, then you will probably have the best luck doing this indoors pointing at a ceiling or wall. If there is no wall or ceiling close by, then you can attach a velcro bounce modifier - there is a brand called Rogue that makes them, for example - so you are not shooting *directly* at the subject unless you want the hard light, Polaroid look (and probably some red eyes). In other situations, particularly at night or on cloudy days when you can't get the exposure you want, you can use flash off-camera to light your subjects nicely. This will require you to have some sort of trigger on your camera to communicate with the flash. For this particular flash, something like the Godox xPro series ought to work. You will also need a light stand and probably a soft box of some sort to diffuse the light so it's a nice softer light. It's a matter of personal taste, but I think most people would agree that having the light come from another angle than directly pointed at the subject from the camera is more pleasing. That is why we tend to bounce the flash off of ceilings and walls - it's not direct light, it's indirect and being scattered all over the ceiling and back down to the subject. If you are shooting landscapes or objects that are massive / far away and it's too dark to shoot handheld, then your best bet will be a tripod because these subjects will, in almost all instances, not benefit from using a flash. Put your camera on the tripod, find your exposure, set a timer for the shutter so you don't have camera shake at very long exposures, and then let your camera keep the shutter open as long as it needs. The tradeoff that you can make to be able to shoot handheld is by raising your ISO and lowering your f-number (Aperture) in order to keep a fast enough shutter speed. The biggest problem with this is that your image has a smaller depth of field by opening the Aperture (which is not always desirable), and raising your ISO starts to introduce more and more grain. Even on the nicest cameras, the grain starts to become noticeable after 3200-6400 ISO. On some cameras, especially DSLRs, the grain can start becoming noticeable at as little as 800 ISO. You may be able to adjust both in order to get the shot. 1/100 SS is a comfortable handheld shutter speed for me personally, so you could start there and then start opening Aperture and raising ISO incrementally until you get the shot you are looking for. The easiest way for a beginner to do this is to set your camera to Shutter Priority (S on most camera dials, Canon might be different, I don't use that brand), set your Shutter Speed to 1/100, and then set your ISO to Auto. In the settings on many cameras, you can change the range of your Auto ISO. It's hard to say what's best since I don't know your camera, but 2000 is probably safe for a passable photo. The camera will automatically adjust your Aperture and ISO settings so they will expose properly for the Shutter Speed you set. I know this was wordy, but hopefully it helps at least a little. Happy shooting!

I appreciate all the information and help. Thanks@@_michaelglass​

The v1 as a flash will also trigger the ad200 so I you don’t “NEED” a trigger but it’s nice for its size if I’m studio shooting a lot. They al talk.

@@RickyCheung thanks so much

Good point.

I use flash mostly at reception typically 4hrs, some for prep if needed and some fill if needed and for family as a fill/trigger for the ad200s usually. It sure the exact numbers but I’m happy for report I use them 2-3 weddings without recharge, but I usually play safe at 2 weddings without even thinking about them. No spares needed. It’s great. Hope this helps.

@@RickyCheung Thank you ☀️

like most you’ll be locked into their own wireless system. But it would work with line of sight flash sync but that’s unreliable at best. Wescott JF has a universal system but I’m not sure how it works, I never played with.

MKE600, links in description on my setup

Not too sure. The magmod was originally used for rectangular flash heads. With that said I have seen some folks use it with the v1 and the ad200 from Godox.

I would problem recommend going a strobe kit. You won’t have enough power with a portable flash like the v1 and it will probaby overheat if used in this situation, depending on how busy this booth would be.

I don't believe Godox as a flash for Lecia cameras directly but I do believe they are coming out with a trigger that will work on Leica cameras that can trigger Godox flashes if that makes sense.

Yes it does. Thank you Ricky.

And I was thinking that perhaps it would but only in manual mode and not TTL.

Hmm. I looked into it, they do have TTL support. Search for “Godox XProL II TTL” it’s a new trigger by Godox.

F13. That was the reason.

@@gilaxia but what was preventing you from using a slow shutter since you were working with still objects?

Shutter speed is irrelevant when using only flash lights. Doesn’t affect the exposure.

Sorry I failed to add, why not cheap continuous lighting with a slow shutter? Anyway, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with having a ton of flash power because why not, and it makes many different photographic situations possible. I was just a little baffled with the still studio shots as an example as to why you felt forced to upgrade because in my mind, I would just use continuous lighting with a long shutter if my flash power weren't enough in this kind of setup. But now that I think more about it, you can certainly achieve different results with flash vs continuous lighting depending on your light placement, getting different mixes of studio and ambient light. And certainly easier to control your less (or ambiently) lit areas when using flash. So all good, sorry for the long winded comment 😅

Sorry to hear. I never had issues, 2 years, a lot of wedding and events. Maybe a bad batch.

I've had the same "issue", it does it at times, I think it has something to do with the trigger, I could be wrong. It happens when my camera is hanging, weird.,

The v1 is 76w of power at 1/1. Don’t 👀 into the light

Flashpoint is the same rebrand under Adorama as Godox. Depending on where you live for warranty purposes you might go with one over the other. But yes same flash and they will talk to each other.

@@RickyCheung thanks

I’ve been using for 2-3 years now and many others I know also in the wedding/event. However I’m also full manual control 100% of the time. I do remembering reading some ETTL issues, they might have been resolved with firmware.

@@RickyCheung Yeah, thanks for that. I'm about to order it as my first flash ever. I did see threads where some complained that it doesn't work with TTL + HSS mode. Can you confirm?

Again. Don’t use TTL. I have used them off camera in HSS without issues. Use the link to purchase would be awesome, not necessary. Good luck, it’s a great first flash with a lot of future expansion for you in the eco system.

Thank you!

Why wouldn’t he be 😂

Thank you!

I have a Canon R6

Not sure I’m understanding, you just mount it to the hotshoe and if you are referring connection you can do that directly. You’ll need a trigger and the v1 flashes.

The V1 is a speedlite/flash it won’t help you in video. Maybe the built in led but barely.

Sorry to hear that John. I never ran into that issue, I hope you were able to trouble shoot. Maybe in camera settings with flash on. Not really sure. It is a N version of the V1 they are different for Sony, Canon, Nikon

Unfortunately I don’t have real world experience with the T7. Sorry.

Cost saving has to come from somewhere. It’s economics 101, packaging, manuals, etc. as a flash unit, it works and function. Sure not the smoothest rotation on head, buttons aren’t sealed from elements, cost has to come from somewhere.

@@RickyCheung cost saving yes. But, better to buy nice or buy it again. I’ve been down the cheap route and it’s never sustainable. Glad yours has lasted though

To each their own, take your pick and what works for you. I’ve been using them professionally for 3 years heavy uses as event/wedding photographer. No issues so, for me it’s a tool as it should be.

Cheap and inexpensive are two different descriptors. Canon flashes are for sure overpriced - and until companies like Godox bring to market the same level of quality at a fair price, they will continue. Years ago I saw that with contact lenses - hundreds, when the cost to bring them to market, was only a few dollars. Now with hearing aids, we see the same rip-offs. I needed VA to help as Kaisers' cheapest models were over $2000/ear. Suggest you continue to view videos as I am doing. Lush wrappings can be a real fooler. I'm moving from an 80D with a Canon 580EX to my new R5.

@@bobbuchanan6912 I think watching videos gets us to the wrong conclusions most of the time (and to the right ones on occasion) as with a lot of work online, content producers need to find new things to talk about to be ‘different’. There are lots of products out there with a propensity to oversell what they’re offering. The v1 wobbles on my camera. I’d rather not risk damaging my hot shoe and/or the flash. It may be a tool, but money shouldn’t be thrown around. All cameras do the same thing effectively, but some products are different. Like flash. I did try the Profoto a10, and that’s a good flash. The colour temp is good, it’s softer and less harsh and is robustly built. I’ve had so much gear over the years as a photojournalist and can now tell when I’m not comfortable sticking with something. That happened with the v1. I’ve bought cheap flashes before and it’s never worked out. Rick is right, it is a tool. But, do I want to be stuck in the middle of no where with a broken flash and terrible Godox service? Your Canon 580 may be over priced, but with that you’ll get service, a reconcilable warranty, easily replaceable parts, access to stellar professional CPS membership if you have 2 bodies or more and 3 Canon lenses. Godox, have a notoriously awful service.

Shooting on both the R5 & R6 just fine

I recommended at least the Godox 600 series and up. You’ll need some power if you bounce light on ceiling for weddings.

Thanks. As a street photographer I would probably shoot natural light mostly but if I needed to, you’ll probably be using it as a bit of fill depending on your style/subject so you can actually go with a much smaller portable flash/speedlite to keep your kit as light as possible. A Godox 300 series or a canon 400 series would be go enough I would imagine.

Street do not need Flash. You just need fast lens..something with f1.8 or less like f1.4, f1.2... Using flash in street photo will make people frustrated. So avoid it. Unless you are shooting specific subject(Client) , please do not point your flash on anyone in the street...

@@lefantome2568 Sorry but I have to disagree. Flash can produce some really interesting shots. There are no rules my friend, you have to experiment and find your style. Good luck to you.

Just imagine you passing the street, minding your OB and some dude show up in front of your and you get light on your face? How will you react about it? I am not arguing that flash is not good. I said if you know the subject and he/she is already expecting to receive flash on his/her face, it is totally fine. But as street photography using Human as subject, it is not polite to be flashing people that we dont know...again, this is my own opinions. Not a statement asking you what you have to do. Have a good one 😉...

@@lefantome2568 Ok.

It comes with the ad200 kit.

No way ... 😢I have 2 and it didn't come with either. 😞

@@philamar hmm.. if they are recent purchases maybe they did away with the case. Sorry to see if go. Maybe it’s up for grabs at your local camera shop.

I’ve never have overheat issues with my v1 or my ad200. Every flash has a limitation especially portable ones like these. Just know you cant be constantly firing off full power 1/1 flashes and you should be ok. As for weight I don’t notice the difference from canon but you coming from Sony. Best of luck!

@@RickyCheung I am in camera heaven: Mexico City. You can't name a current piece of equipment I can't get in my hands to test. If the store owner showed you a lens or a flash, and you didn't stick it on your camera and walk down the street trying it, they'd think there was something wrong with you.

@@riparianlife97701 I don’t wanna go there. I’d be in trouble. Lol

@@RickyCheung You can easily consign your old gear, too.

@@riparianlife97701 sounds exactly like 📸 heaven

Darryl, if you are shooting though mods (umbrellas, etc) I'd recommend the AD200s, I don't see myself needing beyond that like the AD400s. As for the mounting and ext. I don't use an ext for them. I just use the Godox Bowens mount brackets S2 I think they call them. I like them because they can also mount the V1s it needed, they have like a little pad that pops out. Hope this helps.

@@RickyCheung Thank you for the quick reply. The last part of my question was whether you would recommend my AD200 Pro accessory kit to start doing events or should I purchase the V1. Thanks again!

@@darrylcaldwell2617 I would say start off with what you have. You can use the round head H200R which is nice. I have another vid on the Rogue Accessories would I think are incredible when pair with the round heads on the Godox. Much better and stronger compared to Godox's own accessory kit.

@@RickyCheung Ok, great! I'll take a look at it. I appreciate you!

You would be looking for the “O” model amzn.to/47mo9GX for both Olympus and Panasonic

Just updated the description for Olympus/Panasonic

No flashes I know of work with the EVF as far as simulation exposure if that's what you mean.

For weddings and events I have never had an overheating issues and I believes those that do or overworking the v1 at 1/1 power constantly. If you need that much power quickly and consistently get an ad200.

About the same except for the ability to mount mods. Grids, barn doors, and different style diffusers. It is also a little bigger in the camera bag.

Light pattern is a little bit noticeable but barely because of the round head but that’s all I see.

@@nardozfilms1084 right here

@@RickyCheung ok

Is yours Sony? From what I know the Sony Ver has an updated one with metal hotshoe.

@@RickyCheung Yes, mine is Sony. I bought one a few days ago and it was plastic. I've noticed the flashpoint on Adorama is metal.

@@marcgosselin4780 sorry today you might have gotten older stock. Definitely pick one up from Adorama or BH Phot. They would have a more current one in inventory. Sorry to hear that

Good to know@@RickyCheung . Thank you

@@RickyCheung Hey , I just went back to the store to buy an other one and you were right. This one is a newer batch and has a metal hotshoe! yea!!!

I use these now ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-96A9u4ZKKN4.htmlsi=To4HygrrcYMKcs_z

Yea it’s pretty awesome they can talk to each other. Sweet!

There's a metal version you can buy.

@@kifley19 nope, not true for the mount, only the shoe. Still breaks fast

Yea the v860III looks interesting but nothing the v1 doesn’t have to be honest. At least for me bounced, offset light has not need to for wider coverage, I never shoot direct flash and the light pattern on round head is noticeable for detailed work. I do miss the built in bounce cards though for (in-a-pinch situations).

@@RickyCheung If I shoot up close which is all the time I use 14mm pull out cover and that gives me softer light plus less dark corners so I don't have to correct for that later like I do with V1.

Yeah, personally I don't get the hype about the V1. It's main selling point is the round head and it's nice light fall off, but that only shows when you shoot someone against a wall. For which you use a bigger light with a modifier anyway... I'm not a fan of magnetic clip on modifiers. A speedlight is a small pinpoint light, there is little room to play with add ons. Also, I never shoot my flash straight out in front, when on my camera. I always bounce. Which doesn't require any "smooth light fall off", but does require a greater zoom range. Which the V860III offers.

@@caleidoo How do you bounce if the ceiling is tall? All rectangular heads have 14mm spreader build in but V1 doesn't so you have to use some kind of magnetic modifier. I don't like them either but have no choice.

Always keep the kit with bounce card attachment handy for those situations.

Sorry. Working on better audio balance.

I had mid-fires on profoto system in the past. Great system but I think Godox is a big more flexible. Sorry to hear that happen to ya.

Depends on what you are shooting?

@@RickyCheung real estate at times and just for fun to have a descent flash

If that’s the case you can certainly go for it. Bouncing the flash up will give you good source of fill or if you do flambient it’ll work. Good luck.

There's a metal replacement that you can buy that is sturdier.

@@kifley19 is it ALL metal? I think not. I was hopeful enough about this imagined replacement part to risk purchasing a V1. Further research after mine broke on my SECOND DAY of owning it has me believing theres no such thing as an ALL metal mount. Just the shoe itself is metal mated to an even brittler (if you can imagine!!!) plastic mount. Oh well! Its going back.

Hell yes, and its a well known and common problem- esp with the Sony mount.

Flashpoint is Adorama’s rebranded Godox flash. Same units, same flash. I’m in the US east coast and Adorama is right near me.

@@RickyCheung ah right thanks! I was wondering just now lol.

No problem. As long as you get the trigger/flash for your system C-Canon, N-Nikon, and S-Sony, you’ll be good. They all talk.

Interesting Donald. I have never had my flash stuck on my camera. Great vid.

Profoto is the best in the industry but they also have their issues as well. But light for the money, Godox is ahead, even if they break. Lol.

@@RickyCheung I stand corrected - I have just seen their range of Parabolic - gosh so cheap and they look fairly robust - I may switch - seriously

Definitely consider. They are getting way better on build compared to when they first started. Just like all the others they might eventually have a lower/high tier set of equipment.

Nic, so sorry to hear that. So I'm a canon shooter and I did notice some folks with the Sony having some hotshoe issues. I hope to get Godox's attention so they can hear me out to help out the community as must as I can to make better products for us end-users. I would contact Godox ASAP in your shoes but I can assure you the unit itself is a workhorse flash. I'm actually curious, find me on twitter with a photo maybe I can try to reach out to them, again I have no affiliation with Godox.

@@RickyCheung sorry if i sounded mean. I just commented for Sony users to be aware. Sadly, i'm unsure wether it's true but apparently sony sends the pre-made hot shoe mounts to "3rd parties" hence 3rd parties don't really design the hot shoe so can't blame them i guess? Regardless, amazing video hopefully it reaches more people!

Not at all. It’s all about the community and letting people know your experience in my book.

There's a metal replacement you can buy which is stronger than the plastic ones.

my experience EXACTLY.

Audio on the intro peaked. Sorry for that experience.

Ayman, please do share. I’m a canon user so it would be great for Sony users to know what’s missing in features with the V1.

@@RickyCheung In auto mode it does not pre fire the flash

Have you tired all firmwares up to date? Sounds like a firmware fix, I have no affiliation with Godox but I hope they would fix that for Sony.

@@RickyCheung yes it has up to date firmware. I talked to Godox but no support

I’m sorry to hear that. Yea, I heard a few cases with the Sony digital hotshot connection :(

I’m not sure if any speedlite has 100% color accuracy unless a larger strobe.

I really appreciate the feedback. Trying to get better by the day.

I didn't have any problems with his voice.

Not to sound offensive but you might have hearing damage. Sounds like you have trouble hearing lower registers. His voice is pitched way lower than the intro music. I don't find the volume/amplitude changed that much so maybe your hearing sensitivity dropped in the lower registers, which is an early sign of hearing damage. Please get it checked it out.

@@zomberton616 I just listened to it again and it sounds fine. The intro did sound just a tad bit louder than the voice though. I believe when I was watching this I was only using one speaker. Things can sound different or off in mono. Sounds fine now.

Although 27 people did like my comment so it wasn't just me. The intro is a little louder than the voice. But doesn't sound as bad as I remember.

Brutal😂

Man, at a time where most RU-vidrs take around 20 to 25 minutes to tell you something that would rarely need more than 5 minutes just to « please the algorithm », complaining about the duration of an 8 minutes video seems harsh… Maybe you copy and paste your comment under almost every video you watch! 😅

Nah I agree not much substance or teaching of the product besides "it just makes sense"

It seems that way unfortunately for Sony Godox versions.

Yikes why the negativity. You’re not gonna be the one to change the habit bro keep stepping

Is the hotshoe on the camera breaking or the flash hotshoe?

The flash hot shoe. One of my flashes is perfectly fine but the other one has broken 4 times already 🥲

Are you using Sony? Because a lot of Sony users are reporting this but most if not all my fellow wedding photogs are Canon shooters.