Nice to see you! I really believe you are taking your channel in the right direction ! Indeed, what makes great photos is a great photographer. "Good" gear is not enough as not every gear is good for every job; It needs to be the proper gear for the job... And of course, one needs to have the right techniques and knowledge to get the most out of the gear he owns... even being able to work it in total darkness, quckly. As much as I always like your reviews, the idea of sharing your knowledge will surely be most appreciated by new and also by experienced photographers. Looking forward to your next video. Take care Darren! 👍😎👍

There’s enough gear review channels, good change of direction plan.

Funny ... just stumpled upon your Channel via the Profoto vs Godox video. Seen that it is 3 years old and asked myself if you still make videos. And just found this video a month after its release! Keep going - and yes, there is a demographic who doesn't need the same lens review over and over but professional targeted topics, lessons and/or thought discussions.

Always great to see you and hear your comparative point of view. Glad you are still sharing your knowledge with the time and dedication it takes to make these videos. Let me put a bug in your ear about future videos about gear: NOT A GEAR REVIEW in the typical sense. Yes, other people have done this, but your personal take and type of work you do would be extremely useful to a lot of people that do not have the budgets of Lindsey Adler, Karl Taylor, or Jerry Ghionis. In a series of videos (separate series of videos on portraits, landscapes, weddings etc), you could cover which lens or types of lenses (primes vs zooms) you prefer and why, what focal lengths you find most useful for your style, what focus modes you find most helpful, and what strobes, stands, modifiers you found particularly helpful and why. The focus could be your decision making on what stand to take with you and why. You get the idea. Your viewpoint is always appreciated, and often on KZfaq, there is a practical side missing. Important points like not cheaping out on stands or what kind of stands for what that you find helpful would be appreciated. Thanks as always - and appreciate your efforts. One last thing: Purchased my first strobe system 4 months ago (Godox) on sale and price and convenience was definitely an issues. I just find it amazing that I can shoot one shot in TTL, and then through the transmitter, dump the settings and go to manual mode if I desire - without going to look or touch the light itself. How cool is that? Haven't faced the overheating issue yet (because it's been winter here in Texas), but I will definitely watch for this.

Long time fan and follower here…great to see you back Darren!! Swifty level excitement 😂

Great video Darren. I would to see more videos like this one.

I dig it. I'm all for changing things up. Thanks for the great vids!

Look forward to your new direction... from Sunny SW Florida! ;)

Switched to Flashpoint a couple of years ago. Happy with them.

Great Idea, looking forward to your new contents

Excellent decision.

Really like the new channel direction. I've been using Godox Ad200s for years and they are as solid as anything I've tried. Perhaps the external nature of the bare bulb helps with cooling.

Nice redirection for the channel, Darren. 'Would love to see more technique videos.

Welcome back to KZfaq. I'm a Profoto user and I have to say the 4 to 6 week turnaround time has not been my experience. If your product is still under warranty, they generally send it back within 5 to 7 days, even says it on thier website. I've had to send one of the new triggers back and got a brand new replacement within a week. And just sent back a B10X that would not turn on and received it back within 10 days.

I like this

Def new photographers get hung up about gear. Ive been using my Sony a7rIII going on 6 years. And the photos are so very different. Composinh, lighting/light shaping, and distance along with just understand how to edit in post along with trying to get it right in camera as much as possible comes with time.

Good informative video. Your comparison is with the B1/B1x series, which is pretty old. What about a comparison with B10/B10X or B10 Plus/B10X Plus?

Its always good whatever the channel does. Sunny FL rules.

HI Darren - a couple things. The AD 400 Pro is bigger than the 300 but not terribly so and with go longer. Also the AD 600 Pro doesnt really have this problem at all. That said there is a hack to Godox lighting and over-heating. It is not perfect but can get you through in a pinch, and that is to remove the battery and put it back in. This seems to reset the mechanism that is controlling the overheating. I suspect that the overheating throttle is software based and not so much because the light is on the verge of melting - so taking out the battery resets the shot count and allows you to keep shooting more steadily. You may have to do this several times to get through, but it works in the immediacy and can get your through. Of course, do so at your own risk - at some point you might damage the light - but in my experience you can do this several times without any real problem. -PD

Hi Darren. no mention was made of size difference, or even if you cared. The Profoto looks significantly bigger than the Godox. Maybe an AD 600 is less likely to overheat than the AD 300, and may be a consideration if you don't mind a bigger flash

Where in SW Florida?

Love the video, however, I would disagree with you about "new" photographers being hung up on gear. Most of the videos I watch and things I read in FB forums are very experienced photographers talking about "gear" and what they use and how they got the picture. So I'm just saying, don't put that misnomer on beginning photographers.