Godox Ving V860 ll flash - $199/£161
Godox Ving V860 ll flash kit with X1 transmitter - $245/£199
X1 transmitter - $40/£37
www.godox.com
I`ve been a big fan of independent flash brands since I was a teenager. Marquee brands“ hotshoe units were always disproportionately expensive, and for a young photographer on a stacking-shelves budget the appeal of cheaper and more powerful models from secondary manufacturers was obvious.
In those days of course flash unit controls were much less complicated, but working with flash was generally much harder than it is today - all we expected back then was a cable socket and a manually variable burst of illumination.
The Godox V860 ll is a very well made flash unit that comes equipped with an AF assist light on the front, a sync socket for cabled triggering and a USB port for firmware updates.
The head offers full tilt and swivel movements, manual and automatic zoom, a diffuser and a white card reflector for catchlights
Flash changed with the advent of aperture priority options, the coming of full TTL metering, optical off-camera communications and then, eventually, radio controls. While in the distant past the independent flash brands were very much following in the footsteps of the big names, now we often see the resourcefulness of some companies putting the sluggish progress of the main brands to shame.
While Nikon and Canon have held on to their intermittently effective optical flash control systems for far too long, innovative brands such as Godox, Phottix and others have been making real progress in the field of 2.4GHz radio controls. The big names have been catching up of course, but for those looking for something that doesn“t come with a significant premium for having radio wireless TTL control these companies offer an interesting set of alternatives.
Specification
Godox V860 ll
Compatible
Canon, Nikon, Sony
Guide No
60m/190ft @ ISO 100
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