New flash gun godox iT 32

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Having a fair chunk of birthday money going spare and not needing any cameras ,lenses,bags etc but wanting something to keep I decided last night to get a new pocketable flash gun . Read the reviews on the godox iT32 and ordered it about 8p.m Sunday night via Amazon on the doorstep by 9.am today Monday . Currently on charge but impressions is it’s a very nice piece of kit .
It comprises of the flash head unit + receiver / sender unit which connect magnetically, flash diffuser plus two coloured filters.and a base plate stand and a very nice velvet carry bag ..
The main selling point for me was its small size and ability to be able to separate flash head from sender unit and place nearby or even hand hold if required. .
I don’t use a flash very often but it does open up possibilities as opposed to my large Nikon SB 900 . I’m thinking along the lines of usefulness for macro without all the faff of large cumbersome diffusers .i.e getting the light in exactly the right place .. .will update further once charged
 
It is okay for a bit of fill, we have had a couple of them since launch.

It is not anywhere near powerful enough for most things though and while the O.C.F function is a cool idea because it is so under powered it's not really that useful.

The V480 is a much better small flash.
 
been looking at one of those myself Jeff, to replace the SB400 that had a lifespan of a lettuce, as a complement to my SB-910. I do have the R1C1 Commander kit for macro, but it isn't exactly lightweight. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Only grizzle I have, from reading the specs, is that the unit doesn't have a Pentax option - the AF540FGZ makes even the SB-910 look small.
 
remember flash only fires in mech shutter mode not in electronic flash moda
 
f/1.2 said:
If only, it's 18.

The V480 small flash I mentioned above is GN50 which is much more usable.
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18!! no wonder there is little mention of it in the blurb online. The pop up flash on my Z-1p is GN14-15 but I never use it...back to the drawing board,
 
realspeed said:
remember flash only fires in mech shutter mode not in electronic flash moda
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Works fine on the Z8 and that doesn’t have a mechanical shutter as far as I’m aware
 
Just tried it out and it works great on the Nikon Z8 , as stated above I already have a full SB 900 kit plus a godox 350 for Olympus either of which can be used as slaves .. as in my initial post it’s only been bought to show that I haven’t frittered away my birthday money .. theres literally nothing else I need
 
Jeff
maybe your Nikon doesn't have an electronic shutter which the panasonic G9ii has.

these are the options I have with the panasonic G9ii

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I presume your Nikon Z8 has the same

OK my last Nikon was the d810 so I have no idea what the Nikon Z range has. As a previous Nikon fan the Panasonic camera I mentioned is like comming out of the stone age. Not just for stills but also a fantastic video side as well. even with lens weight makes a huge difference, let alone the imge stablisation . Not only in the camera but also with the same in the lenses. in addition being able to have an SSD port to exetend memory storage for long videos is bonus without having to use the SD cards
 
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realspeed said:
Jeff
maybe your Nikon doesn't have an electronic shutter which the panasonic G9ii has.
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There's a few cameras with electronic readout fast enough to use flash w/o mechanical shutter. Nikon Z8/Z9 have a sync speed of ~ 1/200; the Sony A9 III has a global shutter which syncs at any speed. None of them even have a mechanical shutter.
 
sk66 said:
There's a few cameras with electronic readout fast enough to use flash w/o mechanical shutter. Nikon Z8/Z9 have a sync speed of ~ 1/200; the Sony A9 III has a global shutter which syncs at any speed. None of them even have a mechanical shutter.
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As I mentioned I am out of touch with newer Nikon cameras and what they can do. So just showed the panasonic version. flash only in Auto and/or mech setting. Flash power output can be controlled via the camera with the Godox V860iii flash gun
 
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Handy little flashes, perfect for travel photography, I have 2 and use them along with an AD200 Pro when doing location shoots, great to have in the bag, and small enough to put in a jacket pocket.
 
Lots of tutorials and ideas popping up on u.tube of late with ideas on how to use these flash guns . Glad I got mine
 
I have a couple of small flashes, I find them handy for a hair light or backlighting. They dont take up much room is a bag and their handy.
 
Having had the it-32 for a few weeks but not had the opportunity to learn it fully , I just went through a hour long tutorial on what everything does WOW its even better than I thought . It can only get better .
As a side note I did a equipment drawer search this afternoon and found I have a small rig extendible selfie stick and a tripod base so I can put my flash head where and when it’s best as well as just hand holding it going to come very useful even for bird shots .this flash gun is imho a game changer
 
the black fox said:
Having had the it-32 for a few weeks but not had the opportunity to learn it fully , I just went through a hour long tutorial on what everything does WOW its even better than I thought . It can only get better .
As a side note I did a equipment drawer search this afternoon and found I have a small rig extendible selfie stick and a tripod base so I can put my flash head where and when it’s best as well as just hand holding it going to come very useful even for bird shots .this flash gun is imho a game changer
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I look forward to hearing & seeing how you get on with it:)
 
the black fox said:
Just tried it out and it works great on the Nikon Z8 , as stated above I already have a full SB 900 kit plus a godox 350 for Olympus either of which can be used as slaves .. as in my initial post it’s only been bought to show that I haven’t frittered away my birthday money .. theres literally nothing else I need
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Yes it works on my Nikons or Fujis and it is excellent as a fill light and can be used wirelessly as the flash head and hotshoe talk to each other wirelessly.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Do I need to buy the £71 unit + £18 for the system that I want? So £89 combined?

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Yes, although these can be picked up on Ali Express and Alibaba cheaper usually.

Bear in mind that these are only GN18 so not useful for much they are just about the equivalent of an old school on board flash on an entry level DSLR. Better option if you want a light weight small flash is the V480 which is GN50 and an X3 trigger.

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f/1.2 said:
Yes, although these can be picked up on Ali Express and Alibaba cheaper usually.

Bear in mind that these are only GN18 so not useful for much they are just about the equivalent of an old school on board flash on an entry level DSLR. Better option if you want a light weight small flash is the V480 which is GN50 and an X3 trigger.

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I have a couple of v850 and V1 on Sony mount, I have a Fuji trigger already so can use them as off camera.

I guess the it32 might be good enough.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I have a couple of v850 and V1 on Sony mount, I have a Fuji trigger already so can use them as off camera.

I guess the it32 might be good enough.
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You can use your other godox triggers with the IT32. The IT32's trigger can only be used with the IT32.
 
It’s not so much the guide number as the fact it’s small enough and light enough to just hold the flash unit in your left hand exactly where you want it while firing the camera with your right hand. . Not yet tried it but I envisage a situation where i have the flash unit on a selfie stick beside a branch that birds use before going to the feeder and firing from the car ,ideal for heavily shaded woodland spots . The current school half terms have stopped this becoming a try out but it will be done soon
 
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It’s not so much the guide number as the fact it’s small enough and light enough to just hold the flash unit in your left hand exactly where you want it while firing the camera with your right hand. . Not yet tried it but I envisage a situation where i have the flash unit on a selfie stick beside a branch that birds use before going to the feeder and firing from the car ,ideal for heavily shaded woodland spots . The current school half terms have stopped this becoming a try out but it will be done soon
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There are plenty of other options for handholding a flash in one hand and your camera in the other you can pretty much do that with any of them. Godox even have a dedicated flash for that the AD100.

The IT32 doesn’t have enough power to do what you want to do with it. Like a small fart in the wind.

It is a nice toy but it’s pretty useless, not even powerful enough to use as a hair light really.
 
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You can use your other godox triggers with the IT32. The IT32's trigger can only be used with the IT32.
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I have the X3 trigger and also a iT30 flash currently. I was going to get another iT30 but I like to be able to put a flash on the camera that sits slightly higher with a built in bounce card.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I have the X3 trigger and also a iT30 flash currently. I was going to get another iT30 but I like to be able to put a flash on the camera that sits slightly higher with a built in bounce card.
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Yeah will definitely work an an alternative to the IT30 or an IT30 with the hot shoe extension will do the same thing.
 
f/1.2 said:
You can use your other godox triggers with the IT32. The IT32's trigger can only be used with the IT32.
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You have to have the flash and trigger because the flash has the controls for the trigger, but it can trigger other flashes. It's quite useful because you can effectively separate the controls from the camera - unlike hotshoe mounted triggers - making the flash unit effectively a remote flash control.
 
Ed Sutton said:
You have to have the flash and trigger because the flash has the controls for the trigger, but it can trigger other flashes. It's quite useful because you can effectively separate the controls from the camera - unlike hotshoe mounted triggers - making the flash unit effectively a remote flash control.
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Yes exactly the same way any godox flash can.

However the trigger component can not be used independently the way you can with any other trigger.
 
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f/1.2 said:
There are plenty of other options for handholding a flash in one hand and your camera in the other you can pretty much do that with any of them. Godox even have a dedicated flash for that the AD100.

The IT32 doesn’t have enough power to do what you want to do with it. Like a small fart in the wind.

It is a nice toy but it’s pretty useless, not even powerful enough to use as a hair light really.
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Trouble with small farts Tommy is they usually stink the worst, same with this flash .if your just using it as a fill in it’s more than adequate.no complaints with mine yet . We all have different criteria
 
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