Try buying a 300W high CRI color accurate COB LED, and a driver for that and see how much it costs. Probably $200+ retail price just for the LED and driver. Then you need the cooling, casing, controls, etc..
This is a 300w led, not a 300ws strobe. Very different things.
You clearly don't know anything you are talking about here. Godox IS the cheap brand, try looking around at other photography lighting and seeing the difference. Just because there will always be someone cheaper, doesn't mean they are better/more reliable/safer/color accurate.
Also, Flashpoint being Adorama's brand name means they actually cover it under warranty, vs Godox offering no actual warranty (good luck ever getting anyone in China to reply to you!)
The Godox brand is meant to manufacture equipment, and it's more like the auto industry - the dealer is the one who provides the warranty and service, not the equipment manufacturer.
But hey, what would I know, as a busy and respected professional in the industry that actually USES the equipment. 🤷🏼 ♂️
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Just wanted to share my godox experience. I have a SL150y that has fantastic light output and looks great on camera **BUT**, it overheats within 10 minutes. By the time I used the light I was well beyond the return window and I very well could have just gotten a lemon, but my understanding is that the issue persists throughout alot of their line.
I now have a Amaran 200d that has been an absolute workhorse and ran me $300. It's 65,000 LUX and paired with a decent diffuser has made interviews and product lighting dead simple. Just my two cents for people looking.
You clearly don't know anything you are talking about here. Godox IS the cheap brand, try looking around at other photography lighting and seeing the difference. Just because there will always be someone cheaper, doesn't mean they are better/more reliable/safer/color accurate.
Also, Flashpoint being Adorama's brand name means they actually cover it under warranty, vs Godox offering no actual warranty (good luck ever getting anyone in China to reply to you!)
The Godox brand is meant to manufacture equipment, and it's more like the auto industry - the dealer is the one who provides the warranty and service, not the equipment manufacturer.
But hey, what would I know, as a busy and respected professional in the industry that actually USES the equipment. 🤷🏼 ♂️
Would this work for headshot photos? I have a very small office, maybe 5'x7' that I want to transform into a studio.
Flash is much better generally for stills.
Also your place is too small, bad for headshots, which have fairly specific requirements.
An 85mm lens needs a longer working distance than 7 ft will provide. Once you take away xx feet for camera depth and person depth your looking at 4.5 feet max lens to subject.
Maybe for chihuahuas and toy dogs you could do head and shoulders with that but not humans.
Also your place is too small, bad for headshots, which have fairly specific requirements.
An 85mm lens needs a longer working distance than 7 ft will provide. Once you take away xx feet for camera depth and person depth your looking at 4.5 feet max lens to subject.
Maybe for chihuahuas and toy dogs you could do head and shoulders with that but not humans.
Damn, I was hoping I could do it myself so I don't have to shell out $300 for headshots every time
Also your place is too small, bad for headshots, which have fairly specific requirements.
An 85mm lens needs a longer working distance than 7 ft will provide. Once you take away xx feet for camera depth and person depth your looking at 4.5 feet max lens to subject.
Maybe for chihuahuas and toy dogs you could do head and shoulders with that but not humans.
Try buying a 300W high CRI color accurate COB LED, and a driver for that and see how much it costs. Probably $200+ retail price just for the LED and driver. Then you need the cooling, casing, controls, etc..
Since you mentioned, I tried to look up for 300W LED bulbs and they do cost a fortune.
I don't have this specific light, but I've used many other godox lights and have found them to be the best "cheap brand" out there. For 1/10 of the price or much of the competition you tend to get about 85-90% of the performance (and in some areas, better performance/extras), but for anything that requires color accuracy.. that's where I've always had issues. Sometimes it's within the same line, sometimes it's just that the color temperature changes as you ramp up the power, sometimes it's that 2 different godox lights will display differently despite being rated for the same color temperature.
For most people, it probably won't be an issue. For a single light, probably not much of an issue (easy to color correct), but when you're using 3 lights and 2 are great but ones throwing off a green tint? Or the tint changes as the power output rises? It's a hassle.
This is in regards to other godox products, not specifically this one.
For my work? I'll pay 10% of the price and fix it with gels or something else, but others may find the extra money is worth it to not have to "learn" the lights and overcome the challenges. You also run a chance of them all just working great together!
https://youtu.be/Wubwvqv4VOM look at 2:30, this is 0.33% less bright than the apature 300 mk II, a very high end light... I think your figures are off a bit. The Apature is way higher quality than Godox
You clearly don't know anything you are talking about here. Godox IS the cheap brand, try looking around at other photography lighting and seeing the difference. Just because there will always be someone cheaper, doesn't mean they are better/more reliable/safer/color accurate.
Also, Flashpoint being Adorama's brand name means they actually cover it under warranty, vs Godox offering no actual warranty (good luck ever getting anyone in China to reply to you!)
The Godox brand is meant to manufacture equipment, and it's more like the auto industry - the dealer is the one who provides the warranty and service, not the equipment manufacturer.
But hey, what would I know, as a busy and respected professional in the industry that actually USES the equipment. 🤷🏼 ♂️
the example I gave is accurate! I purchased 5 of the 600 version and the first one I got was under $400 and then it started going up. They are now almost $800
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Also, Flashpoint being Adorama's brand name means they actually cover it under warranty, vs Godox offering no actual warranty (good luck ever getting anyone in China to reply to you!)
The Godox brand is meant to manufacture equipment, and it's more like the auto industry - the dealer is the one who provides the warranty and service, not the equipment manufacturer.
But hey, what would I know, as a busy and respected professional in the industry that actually USES the equipment. 🤷🏼 ♂️
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I now have a Amaran 200d that has been an absolute workhorse and ran me $300. It's 65,000 LUX and paired with a decent diffuser has made interviews and product lighting dead simple. Just my two cents for people looking.
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Also, Flashpoint being Adorama's brand name means they actually cover it under warranty, vs Godox offering no actual warranty (good luck ever getting anyone in China to reply to you!)
The Godox brand is meant to manufacture equipment, and it's more like the auto industry - the dealer is the one who provides the warranty and service, not the equipment manufacturer.
But hey, what would I know, as a busy and respected professional in the industry that actually USES the equipment. 🤷🏼 ♂️
Also your place is too small, bad for headshots, which have fairly specific requirements.
An 85mm lens needs a longer working distance than 7 ft will provide. Once you take away xx feet for camera depth and person depth your looking at 4.5 feet max lens to subject.
Maybe for chihuahuas and toy dogs you could do head and shoulders with that but not humans.
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Also your place is too small, bad for headshots, which have fairly specific requirements.
An 85mm lens needs a longer working distance than 7 ft will provide. Once you take away xx feet for camera depth and person depth your looking at 4.5 feet max lens to subject.
Maybe for chihuahuas and toy dogs you could do head and shoulders with that but not humans.
Also your place is too small, bad for headshots, which have fairly specific requirements.
An 85mm lens needs a longer working distance than 7 ft will provide. Once you take away xx feet for camera depth and person depth your looking at 4.5 feet max lens to subject.
Maybe for chihuahuas and toy dogs you could do head and shoulders with that but not humans.
Hopefully you know more about hair dryers than you do "flashlights."
For most people, it probably won't be an issue. For a single light, probably not much of an issue (easy to color correct), but when you're using 3 lights and 2 are great but ones throwing off a green tint? Or the tint changes as the power output rises? It's a hassle.
This is in regards to other godox products, not specifically this one.
For my work? I'll pay 10% of the price and fix it with gels or something else, but others may find the extra money is worth it to not have to "learn" the lights and overcome the challenges. You also run a chance of them all just working great together!
77,000 lux vs 36,730 lux
https://youtu.be/Wubwvqv4VOM look at 2:30, this is 0.33% less bright than the apature 300 mk II, a very high end light... I think your figures are off a bit. The Apature is way higher quality than Godox
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Also, Flashpoint being Adorama's brand name means they actually cover it under warranty, vs Godox offering no actual warranty (good luck ever getting anyone in China to reply to you!)
The Godox brand is meant to manufacture equipment, and it's more like the auto industry - the dealer is the one who provides the warranty and service, not the equipment manufacturer.
But hey, what would I know, as a busy and respected professional in the industry that actually USES the equipment. 🤷🏼 ♂️