One thing I skipped over in the script: HSS performance is better on the V1 Pro - less banding, and can usually be used with electronic first curtain enabled without issue, unlike on the V1 (and most other flashes).

1:40 so many people seem to not understand this! We're all using bodies with insane ISO performance, this isn't a studio flash, for events if you're at ISO 1600 or even 3200 the V1 will never overheat pretty much

My V1 is doing just fine. Super satisfied with the flash and I've got no use of newer model. Thank you for this review, you've saved me 70€ :)

The kind of review I'd expect from a former EE! One thing you didn't mention, Wes: Have you noticed a color temp difference between the V1 and V1 Pro? This has been mentioned in other reviews and your teardown of the V1 and V1 Pro filter stacks does show an additional correction filter on the Pro. That filter looks much like the one on current model AD100s to correct the a green color cast.

I'll wait for the V1 Pro go on sale hopefully during Black Friday. I got my V1 for $190. I use it typically at 1/16-1/4 as a rim light when I don't have room. Otherwise my AD300 Pros will fit almost anywhere a v1 would since you need an S2 anyways. $350 is hard to justify for a speedlight. Spare batteries for both V1 and the AD300 pro is cheaper than the price difference between a V1 on sale and V1 pro.

I like the improvements in the V1pro. I also noticed an improvement when using TTL during an event.

Thanks for sharing.

With that huge different in price, the pro version should have weather resistent feature.

Below is a table of specifications for the V1 Pro versus V1. You can copy these into a text table or spreadsheet. There are many similarities on paper, but a few essential differences as explained in the video. These 2 have different battery packs with different energy content 21.5 versus 18.7 Wh - not a big difference, but still. Battery packs are charged outside the flash so with optional additional packs you can use one and charge the other. The "Pro" supports and external optional power pack that adds 50 Wh energy in the case of a Godox ProPac PB960. These packs can feed two speedlights and can make for a shorter recycle time. There's a similar pack from Bolt that however has a swappable battery that charges away from the module part of the pack and has an energy content of 64.4 Wh. Currently I use a dozen of top model camera brand speedlights with their optional battery pack and with 12 AA NiMnH rechargeable battery cells, this maxes out at about 28.8 Wh energy. No wireless radio trigger in my case, but optional transceivers. But it recycles faster, has a higher guide number, has less vignetting, and can easily cover the angle of a 14mm full frame lens. Also, its full power flash duration is shorter. But recharging 12 AA cells for 12 speedlights is a major PITA (Pain In The Anatomy) and it took pathfinding how to do that in a non-frustrating way as sometimes AA cells have drained to the point they don't recharge in a conventional recharge adapter - you need a per cell monitor and a revitalisation program on that too. The big advantage is smaller and lighter than larger monoheads that you typically will use at significantly reduced power. I use two of these speedlights in a larger softbox (90x120cm = 3'x4' and deep parabola) or one in a smaller (e.g. 30x120cm=1'x4' strip). Firing speedlights into a softbox does not need a very wide flash angle, maybe: it depends. Note that a Profoto head with recessed flash tube puts out a flash angle comparable to a 35mm full frame lens. This means that light from such a head may not even touch the walls of your softbox in case you use than open without diffusers. So the Profoto RFi softboxes had two diffusers: one nearer the flash and another at the front. With the inner diffuser in place there is more distribution and light will hit the softbox side walls. For each softbox and flash combination this works out differently, especially with a variable flash angle, and hence requires testing. Another thing with multiple smaller speedlights is they are more easily hidden than larger monoheads, mount on cold or hot shoes, and when you need to light a large space, it is easier to get even distribution of light front to back with multiple lights than with a few big ones. My speedlights only work with AA cells in the speedlight and in the case of these V1 Pro, the question is if they can work on the external pack only. I have to go into the speedlights to remove, recharge and replace the batteries together with the optional pack, but if these could run off only the Bolt pack, in the case of studio/softbox use, you could hang that off the light stand and just swap charged batteries on that for the easiest recharge approach. Looking at prices, "God Ox" (a mistranslation of "Holy Cow!"), no longer applies to the price. "Go Dogs" it shall be, then. Godox V1 Pro Godox V1 Coverage (Full-Frame, mm) 28 to 105 28 to 105 Auto Zoom Head Yes Yes Flash Duration (1/second) 300 to 20,000 300 to 20,000 Recycle Time (approx. seconds 1.5 1.5 Secondary Illumination Modeling Light Modeling Light Hi-Speed Sync Yes Yes 2nd-Curtain Sync Yes Yes Power Range 1/1 to 1/256 n/a Wireless TTL/Manual Radio Radio Wireless dist. up to (m) 100 100 Wireless Channels 32 32 Wireless Groups 4 4 Battery chemistry Li-ion Li-ion Battery rechargeable Yes Yes Battery model VB30 VB26 Battery can be swapped Yes Yes Battery charges outside flash Yes Yes Battery energy (Wh) 21.5 18.7 External batt. pack compatible Yes No Optional ext. batt. pack (Godox) ProPac PB960 n/a Batt. pack energy (Wh) 50 n/a 2.5 mm (coaxial Prontor-Compur) Yes Yes Mobile App compatible No n/a Dimensions (mm) 156 x 124 x 76 197 x 93 x 76 Weight with battery (g) 580 530 3rd party opt. ext. batt. pack (Bolt) PP-500DR n/a Batt. pack energy (Wh) 64.4 n/a

I’m keeping my good old 3 GODOX V1’s

sir can you please make a video about Cheapest mirorrless full frame camera for wedding photography(sony) & sling bag (under 40$) to carry camera

The tint difference at 1:16 between main and sub is rather shocking and the vignette is too. (this all pertains to the "Pro" model.) Q1 - the vignette is from the flash, not the lens? Q2 - at what WB/tint had the camera been set? Auto? Flash? Cloudy? Q3 - what lens/focal length/aperture were used in these two shots? Q4 - what flash angle expressed in full frame focal length was set in the main flash head? Q5 - was the flash power of the main head lowered in order to get to the illuminance of the sub-flash? If yes, did you test CTC (colour temperature consistency) between the flash levels of the main head? N1 - in the "main" shot there is a darker spot ... could be dust on the sensor. Q - question N - note

Ad100 "pro" needs this update for sure

I have both the V1 and V1 Pro. I like the fill flash attachment for event type work, like cocktail hour at a wedding. I set it about as low as it can go then use the main as my key light bounced off of whatever. My OG V1 wheel button thing hardly works now after several years of use. I am incredibly disappointed that they used the same wheel on the PRO. This was a missed opportunity by Godox to totally revamp the user interface and buttons on the Pro. That said I’m still happy with the Pro and it gets the job done better than the V1.

Please review the Flashpoint Xplor 600 se