There were also significant inconsistencies with the flash’s power and color temperature. Read my full review on the Yongnuo 560 III’s here. A few years back I tried using Yongnuo Speedlites. I found myself taking multiple spares to each shoot simply because it was common for a flash to stop working. However, I’ve always found their reliability lacking. Over the past five years, I’ve had several opportunities to test a number of Chinese-branded flashes, such as Yongnuo, Flashpoint, Godox, and other inexpensive flash units. In short, it forces them to create value in an industry that has been overpriced and with consumers that have been overcharged for years. It forces the major brands back to innovation in order to differentiate their product. These inexpensive flashes are pushing major brands to up their game. The key here is “most photographers.” Fractionally small variances in color temperature and power will indeed still matter to commercial and editorial photographers however, in the world of portrait and wedding photography, most photographers will not see a difference in “light quality” that would justify the difference in price. In the last five years, these flashes have made incredible strides in each of these areas to the point where today, most photographers will not be in situations where they will notice the difference between an inexpensive versus brand name flash. However, most of these issues have been or are being resolved. Early wireless radio systems were inconsistent and couldn’t be relied upon. They’d overheat during regular use, or just stop working altogether. Their color temperature and power output varied, especially when batteries lost power. There used to be a lot of arguments against cheap Chinese made flashes like Godox, Flashpoint, YongNuo, etc. Why Godox/Chinese Flashes Should Be Feared I wanted an intermediary step, and even though my experience wasn’t ideal, I still believe Godox (and other similar Chinese made flashes) is that step. As an educator, I desperately wanted to love Godox. I need a reliable solution that I can wholeheartedly recommend to photographers who aren’t yet able to invest in the Profoto ecosystem. It is not because I’ve any desire to switch from Profoto I’m very happy with my Profoto gear. I’m going to say from the top that I really wanted to love Godox. 1x Godox XProC TTL Wireless Flash Trigger.Stay tuned for Part II once I receive a new test kit. Therefore, let this article be Part I of my initial thoughts on Godox Flash systems. It would also be unfair to ignore my experience. As you will read, I wasn’t able to get the radio system to work consistently. It would be unfair for me to post a complete review given the set that I received.
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