Godox ad600 pro alternatives

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I’m looking for a portable flash. Must be HSS and enough power to overpower the sun.

Looking at the Godox AD600 Pro.

Intending to use it to photograph cars (not professionally).

Are there any alternatives? Anyone use the Godox.

Many thanks
 
As above - best bang for buck would be the original or the AD400pro
 
FlyTVR said:
I’m looking for a portable flash. Must be HSS and enough power to overpower the sun.

Looking at the Godox AD600 Pro.

Intending to use it to photograph cars (not professionally).

Are there any alternatives? Anyone use the Godox.

Many thanks
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The sun wins every time, where you photograph and when you photograph are all part of the technique of filling in the shadows on a bright day.

Have the AD600 PRO, The AD600 and the AD400PRO, if you want as much power and do not need to build a system then there are a few other 600W HSS lights about but because I can use all my Godox lights together nothing else comes close

Mike
 
Godox wins because of high spec and performance, VFM, large product range, and everything compatible with the same excellent trigger/controller system, including speedlights. No other brand has all those things.

Working outdoors in bright sun you need power. If it's moving subjects like mountain biking in HSS mode, all the power you can get - the original AD600 manual and TTL versions can be doubled up with a twin-head adapter to give you 1200Ws. For action subjects, Hi-Sync/Tail Sync (eg Elinchrom*) as opposed to HSS has power advantages though also some drawbacks.

For power/value, the AD600 manual version perhaps offers most. The newer AD600-Pro is top of the tree and worth it IMHO for its bright modelling LED for studio (though still useless outdoors), fast recycle and (slightly) improved colour. However, if I ever get around to upgrading my system it'll be with the AD400-Pro which is lighter and cheaper, with only half a stop less power. If you can avoid direct sun, it should be enough for most things.

Another option with tremendous versatility is a couple of AD200 heads that can be clipped together in the cheap twin adapter/mount for 400Ws.

*You can also use Godox (or any other flash) in tail-sync mode though only at full power. Elinchrom is better and easier for that.

Edit: Godox are also sold under other brand names, identical products. In the UK, that's Pixapro from Essential Photo.
 
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Another vote for the AD600, love mine and never missed a beat in Majorca last October and it was heavily used everyday, proper workhorse.
 
the godox ad200 is surprisingly powerful and much more portable of course for location stuff. you could get 2 x units plus the double bracket, and you have a. setup to rival the ad600 but more lights to play with and options
 
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