Godox AR400 Ringflash
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So I bought this and it is bang on..
Controls are same as the Witstro's, 3 stage built in modelling light, 900 shots at 3/4 power, consistant out put, pretty lightweight with the XT1 compared to the Bowens one I have.
At £200 an absolute bargain.
Controls are same as the Witstro's, 3 stage built in modelling light, 900 shots at 3/4 power, consistant out put, pretty lightweight with the XT1 compared to the Bowens one I have.
At £200 an absolute bargain.
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Where did you find one for £200
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Neewer branded £211 on Amazon, less than £200 on ebay. Not 100% sure it's exactly the same, but whatever, that's a heck of a bit of kit that's been flying under my radar for a some time!
It also works as a studio flash, fired into an umbrella, or inside a reverse-firing softbox. Hmmm...
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There was a 3 month old one listed on ebay for £240 or best offer, I offered £200 and it was accepted, came with the FT16 trigger/receiver pack too.
Cheapest I can find on ebay is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Godox-Wit...161089?hash=item19f7c67601:g:1ZYAAOSw2XFUdIH7
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I have been aware of it since launch, I asked Garry if Lencarta were planning to carry it.Neewer branded £211 on Amazon, less than £200 on ebay. Not 100% sure it's exactly the same, but whatever, that's a heck of a bit of kit that's been flying under my radar for a some time!
It also works as a studio flash, fired into an umbrella, or inside a reverse-firing softbox. Hmmm...
At £400 it was a bit much for occasional use (and a ring flash is a bit of a specialist tool), but at £200 it's a good buy even as an additional AD360.
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With the caveat that you won't be able to get it repaired if it goes wrong, it seems OK at that price.
Neewer and Godox are exactly the same thing.
Neewer and Godox are exactly the same thing.
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Given the quality and the excellent customer service I have had in the past from Godox I'll take the chance but at £200 it is not much of a gamble.
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I agree, you should be fine at that price, but I'm pleasantly surprised that you seem to have had excellent customer service from Godox in the past.
Godox, like many Chinese manufacturers, aren't really into customer service and don't seem to understand the European expectations - with 1.3 billion Chinese available as a market, it isn't something that they need to worry about. Warranties are 12 months, but don't include wear and tear, bulbs and batteries and the customer has to pay delivery both ways, which makes most returns uneconomical, and batteries can't be sent by air...
We hardly ever have a day go by without someone who has bought Godox products asking us to repair them, which we can't do.
Neewer branded £211 on Amazon, less than £200 on ebay. Not 100% sure it's exactly the same, but whatever, that's a heck of a bit of kit that's been flying under my radar for a some time!
It also works as a studio flash, fired into an umbrella, or inside a reverse-firing softbox. Hmmm...
Does anyone have a link to where the Neewer can be bought for a reasonable price as the amazon and ebay links that are in your post dont go to a product?
this looks to be the neewer product:
http://www.neewer.com/imaging-products/flashes-speedlites/10083240.html
Keen to try a ring flash and a cheap one will do for experimenting.
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AFAIK Godox and Neewer products are identical.
There may be some people who believe that Godox sell some of their products under the Neewer brand, however they have told us that Neewer are a customer of theirs. Whatever the answer may be, the products are identical, and all carry the same (non) warranty.
A ringflash is, in reality, a bit of a one-trick pony. This doesn't mean that they're useless, but they are perhaps a bit like a fisheye lens - people tend to buy them, use them for every shot for a week and then stick them in a drawer and forget them
There may be some people who believe that Godox sell some of their products under the Neewer brand, however they have told us that Neewer are a customer of theirs. Whatever the answer may be, the products are identical, and all carry the same (non) warranty.
A ringflash is, in reality, a bit of a one-trick pony. This doesn't mean that they're useless, but they are perhaps a bit like a fisheye lens - people tend to buy them, use them for every shot for a week and then stick them in a drawer and forget them
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+1 to this. I bought a Godox clone of the Smartflash and knocked the thing over. It stopped working. I'm not saying a Lencarta would have fared better or that their repair guys would have been able to do anything, but it could at least have been looked at. Which was why I replaced the dead Godox with a Smartflash.
As the OP says, it's a risk/reward assessment and if the saving feels worth it then that the decision that has to be made. That is a pretty big saving TBF...
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Can't remember now where I found it Mark. Just search google/ebay/Amazon.
A regular ringflash is a something of a one-trick pony (though it can be a very good trick) but the point about this AR400 is that it's quite a bit more than that. Battery powered all-in-one, 400Ws, with modelling/video LED, very fast flash durations, high speed sync etc, plus it can be used as a studio head.
I have to say that's a very appealing features set, at least on paper, but I haven't used on yet.
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