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It's not as powerful as a 300Ws light like the AD300, though. Its 76Ws output won't overpower the sun, and projecting the light circularly does cut down its reach versus strobes with rectangular output. The V1 has a 92' Guide Number, versus 154' for the similarly priced Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI. It is worth mentioning that the magnets are nowhere near as strong as the Magmod. So I’ve ended up losing a grid and dome diffuser at different weddings. The only way to replace them is to buy a complete AK-R1 kit! You can’t buy the accessories separately. Thankfully the kit isn’t overly expensive but it is a lot of waste just to get one part. If you are environmentally conscious then this will annoy you. The rear interface is better than previous Godox flashes. Gone are the optical modes (YAY!). Only radio master & slave now. The engineers have clearly put some thought into this part of the flash since it no longer possible to activate slave mode whilst the flash is mounted on the camera. If you remember, at the start I said the main reason I rushed out to buy the V1 was because I was hopeful that Godox would fix the weak hotshoe issue that plagued the Godox v860ii for Sony.
glorious w/s of power: jumping from traditional speedlights that give us an average of 50 w/s, this is a huge advantage for event photographers that need the juice on their on-camera flash to last a couple of hours. Whether this is because the V1 needs more power to flash. Or if it is just poor battery life indicator (like on the XPro's when using rechargeable batteries), I do not know. It just seems worse. Also, it is going to be pretty hard to write about this flash, without comparing it to it's brother, the Godox v860ii. I suspect most readers will be reading this review to decide if they should buy the V1 or v860ii. So I hope my comparisons won't be an issue. Rewind]: Godox AD200 Review | One Year and 75 Weddings Later 1. On-Camera Bounce: More Power, Fewer Worries This Godox V1 review isn't going to be about stats or shooting into bare walls and talking about lighting patterns. It is going to be based wholly on real world use.The battery is a smaller capacity than the ever popular v860ii. I’ve found in practice I’m able to shoot two weddings per charge. Whereas the v860ii, I could easily get through three weddings before having to charge the battery. Using the simple steps, you can get your Godox V1 up and running in minutes! fix it is to reset your Godox V1 flash. The major difference between this and most other speedlights, bar the aforementioned Profoto A1, is the round fresnel head. While not being the answer to all the issues we have when using speedlights, it does offer some benefits over standard rectangular heads. However, there are a couple of downsides to this shape as well. The umbrella test in this review shows that an umbrella is more evenly lit. However, this is not the whole story: the umbrella used in the review is quite large at 173cm and with a smaller umbrella the difference will no longer be visible. But even so, I did the same test with my 60inch umbrella and sure enough, the round head of the V1 gave a more even illumination, clearly visible. Then I used the built-in wide-angle diffuser of my rectangular flash head and... the difference was gone. The built-in wide-angle diffuser in a rectangular flash head works wonders in an umbrella (you do lose about 1 stop).
So the biggest feature of the Godox V1 is of course is the round head. This is instead of the more traditional rectangular fresnel head. The ‘advantage’ of the round head is that the lighting pattern is improved with no hot spot in the middle which is normal for a Fresnel head speedlight. Improved interface The V1 includes a dot matrix LCD like we’ve seen on their other models. However, this time the default color is a bright blue that makes the screen easy to read, even in bright daylight. As with the V860, the screen turns orange when slave mode is activated to give you an easy way to know which mode the flash is in. As with other models, the buttons on the flash are context sensitive and their current function is displayed on the screen. This makes it easy to know exactly what the buttons are going to do as you work. While we're on this, Godox, please allow the flash to fire before it fully recycles. If I miss the recycle time at full power by 0.01 of a second, I get nothing. Not even the 95% of the power that was already charged. Please allow the flash to dump before it's fully charged in future models. Battery The V1 is compatible with both Canon and Nikon camera models, and it can be mounted on camera hot shoes or used off-camera with a wireless trigger. It also includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that provides around 480 full-power flashes on a single charge, making it ideal for extended shoots. Now you may have a particular use case where the round head is an advantage for you. If that's the case then the V1 is for you. But as a wedding photographer, I don't fire bare flash unless I'm desperate.The interface is indeed much easier to use and a clear improvement. As mentioned earlier, I’d love to see Godox add the ability to toggle on/off but it’s a minor thing. Indeed the interface is one of the main reasons I use the V1 now over the v860ii. Godox V1 vs Godox v860ii There's no difference in power. I've measured both using my trusty Sekonic light meter and the results are the same. In terms of size and weight, the V1 weighs slightly less than the V860II at 530g and is slightly bulkier thanks to the round head. The body of the unit is slightly thinner than its older brother, however, giving it an overall more compact feel. Possibly the best thing that has been implemented in this new jog dial is the method of changing power. Since the jog dial is so easy to turn, you need to first activate the power changing option by pressing the left selector. At first, I thought this would be annoying, but it activates a new mode on the dial. By turning the dial you can either change power in 1/3 or 1/10 stops (depending on your settings) or you can press up and down on the selector to change power in full stops. Typically, I’ll make large changes more often than small ones, so this is a great setting for me.
Modifiers: while they attempted to give consumers the added bonus of offering magnetic modifiers for the round head, they missed the mark with the color accuracy (CTO gels are way too green) and the “dome” barely makes a difference. I instead attached a MagGrip to my V1 and use MagMod modifiers with it.
The Godox V1 is a powerful, feature-packed round-head flashgun, available in several versions, and very well priced
In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps. So you can get your Godox V1 up and running! Step 1: Grab your Godox V1 flash I'd love to see some modifiers like the MagMod System available for this. A small softbox we can attach on the go would be great if the magnets are strong enough. Another one would be a full set of gel. I love using gels and a set of sheets that could simply be placed between two magnetic rubber rings would be great. What else would benefit your photography in a magnetic form for this flash? Display
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