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I've only ever used Bowen mount strobes before, but I've just picked up four of these (brand new and boxed) for the price of a few pints of beer, but don't know the mount type - is it Profoto by any chance?
No, not Profoto - it is, sadly a non-changeable mount.
have a look in the catogue http://www.godox.com/EN/InstructionManual/Godox_Catalog_28th_En_20180627.pdf
As a general rule heads that use this type of mount are best avoided, they're the result of early attempts by Chinese firms to pump out monoblocks as cheaply as possible.
That's 11.4 pints of Juction Blonde. . . Could have been worseThey were definitely cheap at £30.00.
That's 11.4 pints of Juction Blonde. . . Could have been worse
Real ale brewed in my local free house, £2.60 a pint - but I always try to get it free by winning the pub quiz. Not the smartest pub but they let me in and you can't have everything.I don't know that beer, but in my local pubs most beers are getting on for a fiver a pint now.
My daughter will appreciate them as a starter package with a couple of brollies anyway - they'll be an improvement on her flashguns.
Real ale brewed in my local free house, £2.60 a pint - but I always try to get it free by winning the pub quiz. Not the smartest pub but they let me in and you can't have everything.
We normally advise people against getting this level of flash on here and I'm sometimes then accused of being a gear snob, stupid and obtuse - but then you can't please everyone and some people aren't worth the effort. . .
But, they are perfectly usable and, as you say, an improvement on flashguns.. Despite the lack of an accessory mount and the built in reflectors it's well worth being even more fatherly and getting your daughter a not too big softbox, it will give a lot more lighting control than an umbrella.
I bought a kit of these, they did a job but in truth couldn’t do what I needed.
There’s not really enough power adjustment and the mount is appalling; mine came with soft boxes that were just a push fit, which obviously meant they couldn’t be tilted down without bodging something more secure.In what way did they fail you Phil?
I've had a play with them this morning and was happier with them than I expected to be. The colour is pretty consistent across all four, recycling time on low power is faster than I thought they'd be too. Can't turn the bloody beep off though.
Personally I think that she'll benefit from them.Haha, yes the mount is pretty bad isn't it?
I think before I give them to my daughter, I shall play a little further this morning, but I think they will end up being donated to my local club to to be given away as a freebie to anyone that may want to try them. I don't want to put my daughter off by giving her a load of rubbish - just as well I've not mentioned anything to her.
Thanks for your input.
Personally I think that she'll benefit from them.