I don't think I said anywhere in this review that it's essential because that wouldn't feel genuine to me. I said it looks cool and that's actually what a lot of people thought as well in my Instagram reel about the light. It's just a fun light to have cuz of the retro look. For practical purposes I would use this light for wide angle photos on the dance floor at events. Especially if there's no ceiling to bound off of which is the case outdoors. Hold in my left hand, take phoros with my right.

I’m not the same - Velveteen

Thanks, man!😁

Glad you found this one. Pretty happy with how it turned out. Yup, I’m in Mission but travel to McAllen and other areas for my photoshoots.😊

Yup!😊

@@fjhphoto oh cool! I’m from Austin and I went to McAllen for work and I went to the con center to shoot a few photos before I drive back home and it just so happened that comic con was going on lol it was a win win! 👍 great shoot by the way!!

I’m not the same - Velveteen

You're welcome and thank you for watching.😊

Kinda no way for me to test how the battery holds up in the long term but I'd imagine you can send it to either B&H or Adorama and they'll fix it.

It's similar but not the same.

Yes, a 6 stop ND.

Thank you! No, I only used full power for a few photos when the sun was directly on her. I was around 1/4th and 1/2 power a lot. For the photos under the brown pathway the light was at 1/16th.

@@fjhphoto Thank you for the response. You’re one of the best photographers on KZfaq.

⁠appreciate the kind words!🙏🏼

Not sure but that’s definitely a valid concern. Gotta check that myself.

Interesting comment.

I'm not sure how your mind went there...😅

@@fjhphoto just kiddin'... take care, blessed, and gifted brother! ❤️

It is!😊

No problem!😁

That's awesome!

Good concern to have for sure. It's so light and the softbox doesn't weigh much either that I would be fine using this light in some fairly strong wind on a light stand weighed down by just by camera bag. But if you can't use a light stand then yes you would get harsher light when using anything past a 35mm lens because of the distance. Without an assistant I would hold the light in my left hand while I take a photo with my right.

They're basically the same in terms of lighting and brightness. I mainly did some color grading, and distraction removal.

Yup!

Yes, for variable ND filters I think the Freewell brand does great. Very comparable to Polar Pro but more affordable.

He just had several business calls throughout the shoot. It's totally understandable to me. He still did a great job with assisting and I'm thankful he was able to help me.

She's awesome! Definitely want to work with her again.😊

Thank you!😊

Reshaped flash but with some nice modifiers, new display, and a couple new features like wireless sync. I am going to make a video going over it's output because I'm curious about that as well.

It did a great job! I had the camera on a tripod only but the times I've used it on a gimbal it does awesome. I used it at that shoot because it handles the heat better than my ZV-E1.

Yes, I meant to add them and forgot. I didn't go faster than 1/250th (around 1/125th to 1/250th), was at ISO 100, and at the widest aperture on both my sigma art 35 f/1.2 and sigma art 105 f/1.4. Had my 6 stop ND filter on the whole time.

@@fjhphoto thanks

I agree with your suggestion about the pause feature. That would be awesome if that gave the camera back the ambient reading. Maybe I can suggest this in an update.

Oh yeah, I'm the same way about batteries but it is just a matter of time to see how they hold up. I thought the X3 transmitter would die quick but it has lasted so long. I did about 8 photoshoots with it and it was still good but I wanted to charge it after those.

@@IndigoEyePhotography dont worry the batteries will outlast the the unit itself.

⁠guessing you haven't had good results with Godox products?

@@fjhphotoactually I’ve never owned any but have a couple colleagues who do and i I’ve helped them on shoots on several occasions (one regularly). I’ve noticed they are glitchy and not built to last. But they are cheap. I have seen a lot of people using their cinema lights though and those seem to be good quality. I got heavily invested in Profoto back in the day because at the time they were the only option for HSS and TTL in a portable location mono light. But they are expensive. But also built tough. If I were to start over I would probably go with Elinchrome because they are good professional lights for much less money. Godox is the least expensive but not really a pro flash. Broncolor makes the best stuff but are prohibitively expensive unless your a top dog. 🐩 I have noticed from my colleagues gear that Godox has been improving in quality and they are certainly innovative and come out with a lot of different solutions other manufacturers don’t think of. I see their value.

@@johnhewick1145sorry, can't take anyone serious who bashes a product yet hasn't used it themselves. I've used Godox lighting since 2016 and they've all performed great for my professional photography. Profoto fails too btw. In August 2021 I did a shoot where the light was misfiring. It was my friend's lights. Same friend got a light repaired by profoto and got that light lost on the way back. Told him he was SOL. I'll stick to what works for me and you can do the same.

Thanks, man! Seriously appreciate your help!😊

I would love that feature! Hopefully soon.😊