I got a full Godox kit for my A1. V1 Pro, A,100 X3. For some of my use like low light event, off-camera TTL that works reasonably well is a necessity. After trying, i figured out that Godox can completely not do this. I found a used HVL-F28RM and HVL-F60RM and bought these. Woho! These flashes are just awesome, and great how they integrate with the camera. Flash photography got fun again! The AA batteries feels quite ancient though, but it works. And seems due to the good integration with the camera body they somehow get efficient, and even the F28RM can do quite some 20 pictures per second bursts. Then small things like not having to turn on or off the flash, the camera control that. Possibility to assign buttons on camera to control TTL flash compensation. No need to set high speed sync, it happens automatically. Ability to do 1/50000 sec shutter speeds and the flash handles that with no issues (a bit theoretical use case...).
@Manatee360Phototography11 күн бұрын
This is informative and unfortunate
@marclabro14 күн бұрын
i purchased godox V1S pro with subflash and miss all my on-camera ttl pictures. I used HVL-F60rm2 and all same pictures are perfect. strange but does it confirm that the sony flash communicates with camera for focus mode, exposure,... ?
@canadianbear600916 күн бұрын
So this video was made 1 year ago. Has Sony fixed this issue for the A7R5 ? And what flash would you recommend for this camera ?
@MrWhiterocket18 күн бұрын
Karl have heard of Sony fixing the TTL problem
@georgestuart731421 күн бұрын
2 years later on their latest Ninja model, this issue still exists... I don't even get the point of keeping the LUT function if they're not even going to bother fixing it.
@SDW20002 ай бұрын
This is exactly the problem I have had using the XPro S & XPro II S with my A7iv and A7Riv bodies. All images are underexposed by several stops, and it's inconsistent so compensation doesn't work. If I put a V1 on camera, TTL works as it should. I owned the XPro F for my Fuji, and TTL off camera works as it should. This seems to be a problem with Sony cameras only. I reached out to Godox, but they never replied to me. The support has been really disappointing.
@VaporTrailMix2 ай бұрын
7:25 "Costs MORE!!!!"
@j31572 ай бұрын
So, I just bought a Sony a7rii, because they've gotten much less expensive. Now, I want to do some HSS outdoor portraits using my Westcott fj-400 and the fj-X2m and it will not do HSS. I had to turn off several settings in the camera, update firmware on all westcott equipment and still no HSS for the Sony. All my old Canon cameras will do HSS with my fj-400 but that is what I bought the Sony to do. It is June 2024 and you'd think any issues with the a7rii would have been debugged by now. Anyone else have this issue?
@greaper5122 ай бұрын
Im using a sony a6100 in my room. The camera doesnt adapt for the flash. Im using 1/250 at 2.8 and iso us 6400 for with or without flash its just a brighter photo.
@pamtrip23 ай бұрын
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@pamtrip23 ай бұрын
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@Gruyntake3 ай бұрын
Nick fuentes ahhh face
@SrenPoulsen-Denmark3 ай бұрын
Confirmed wireless TTL broken with SONY A7III, FE 1.4/24 GM, Godox X2T (v1.4), Godox V1S (v1.8). Tested at F1.4 and F5.0.
@Mannyswanks3 ай бұрын
did u try turning wireless off. keey updated for a fix please.
@Keilikeramen3 ай бұрын
I have problem with godox ad200pro with WB tend to Yellow too much with off camera after if I don't need off camera I use sony flash is better choice
@brunoalves34 ай бұрын
I thought I was a bad photographer due to this problem. But I was doing the math right all the time.
@ThePanMan30004 ай бұрын
Brother I can't tell if your accent is Australian or American haha.
@KarlMeyer4 ай бұрын
Neither can I. Lol
@jozsefbanko23215 ай бұрын
Same here with a bit different gear. Still I hope I'll find a solution for this issue or a bug fix will come out. 🙏 Using Sony a7m3 with a Sigma lens adapter for Canon EF lenses (so not using native Sony lenses currently) and Godox AD400pro & 600pro wireless studio flashes. I fire the camera and a lot of times (but in a small percentage this does NOT happen 🥶) there's a sync issue with this setup, causing a time gap (1-1,5 sec) that means I press the shutter button and the camera "waits" about 1 sec to shoot. Imagine this while taking portraits. I got used to this but still cannot believe this. I like using Sony for its quality but it's so crazy to experience such a bug in a not cheap system. Experienced the same with Mark IV at work. Never experienced anything like this with Canon. 🤨🥶
@dimabelan3885 ай бұрын
I also struggle with problems like sometimes flash works and then it’s not, like some roulette, about your luck 😅 if you move flash forward back left right you can find positions where it’s work, and then it’s stop, like have bad connection, and for years i thought problem in godox hot shoe I changed maybe 10 times for 1 years. But to the end it’s because black color on smart shoe of Sony. I just clean it off completely with polishing pen and connection became stable. I use Sony a7iii
@dimabelan3885 ай бұрын
As like night club photographer I use Sony for years I can say very sure Sony sucks with flash !
@GunslingerMediaCo6 ай бұрын
Thank you! You out it togethr for me. I have Godox and Wescott on camera and off camera flash, and I have to use manual all the time. Then i bought the HVL F28RM and it just works. Which was exciting. About to buy a used HVL F60RM but decided to do some research and came across your video. Its so hard to find an all around good camera. Sony has been perfect for me and my work flow with the best hybrid photo/video switching there is, and the glass is great. But I want to elevate my craft and use flash.
@PhoggHawk6 ай бұрын
Does the vest properly power those Sundaras she's wearing in the b-roll? 😅
@markkuautio78316 ай бұрын
Sony’s TTL is best of to business. Minolta is first one to have TTL and Sony buy to Minolta.
@stringgunner697 ай бұрын
Hi Karl, my Sony A7M4 does the same on wireless ttl as you described it in your video. My Sony A1 does not. It works perfectly on wireless ttl with godox. I used the xproII transmitter and a ad300pro flash with recent firmware. That is really wired ......
@BampFilm7 ай бұрын
Round head vs square head shouldn’t really make a difference but it would to the catch light in someone’s eye
@The-Tall-Photographer7 ай бұрын
A little late to the party but commercially I always shoot manual. Far more reliable but not for the point and shooters.
@DanFox7 ай бұрын
Still the same exact problem in 2024. I really do hate the Ninja V for dumb stuff like this. I try to use it the least amount possible and just use other monitors unless I absolutely must have an external recording.
@CALICHEFPV7 ай бұрын
Bueno, no entiendo ingles, pero pude mirar el video y lei casi todos los comentarios, gracias a los traductores. Agradezco a este video ya que despues de verlo y ver que no me funcionaba el TTL en mi Sony a7III, con un disparador XPRO II y un Godox V860III, me puse a revisar las configuraciones de camara y video, resulta que despues de hacer algunos cambios, el sistema funciono sin problema. los parametros que revise fueron: CAMARA -. activar en pestaña de parametos de flash (1-12), flash inalambrico. DISPARADOR -. TCM transform function: Seleccionar para el caso del godox, el icono del flash - Legacy hot shoe: off -. PC socket: in. Bueno todos esto lo hice como tambien actualice tanto, camara, flash y disparador con el ultimo firmware de cada uno. Por otro lado no olvide revisar que los pines no esten torcido y colocar el cabezal, con la mayor paciencia y ver que quede bien en la camar. Espero esto le pueda ayudar a alguien
@tom73bom8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. I thought it must be my fault: The settings are complex, and I still do not know what each setting does. I thought TTL must be something for beginners as you get to at least a useful exposure somehow. I did lots of tests but did not get it to work with my A7iii as expected. Sometimes I get usable exposure with +3 stops flash compensation. Most of the time it is too dark. And sometimes it does not adjust when I e.g. open the aperture and overexposes the images so that it is completely unusable. This especially happens when the camera is in manual mode. In other automatic modes it correctly exposes the image, but it is not doing what I want (e.g. sets the ISO super high). I ended up working in manual mode (M) on camera and setting the flash power manually. This is the only reliable method, but it requires some test shots. On conferences or events, you need to be quick and do not always have the chance to take test shots. It is so annoying when you miss a moment because you are just too slow with the manual settings. I really wish I would have a reliable TTL option.
@Niffe20248 ай бұрын
Good to hear that others have same problems with Sony and TTL-metering. It's protectionism, but in wrong place because Godox is a very innovative flash manufacturer that flash users cannot pass by without considering it as a cost effective way to have flash system from handhelds to mobile powerpacked studio stuff.
@rogeryoung-qw9to8 ай бұрын
Hard to believe that the company who gave 20 companies (at no cost) all the technology and specs to build lenses for the Sony E mount system, has decided that the key to making money is by deliberately sabotaging the flash system!
@gianpaolopupillo59938 ай бұрын
is possible to have a link of that transmitter, i can't find it anywhere
@matiakd9 ай бұрын
Are you Australian or American? Aussie who watched a lot of TV maybe?
@matiakd9 ай бұрын
Super helpful video man. Saved me in a pinch! Thanks for making this!
@KarlMeyer9 ай бұрын
Ausi who has lived in the US for 20+ years
@marclabro9 ай бұрын
godox xpro 2 has now a metal socket and rotative closing system as well as V1S has both features too.
@robwasnj9 ай бұрын
Weird, I'm getting perfect exposures using TTL with my Godox TT685 and X1 trigger on my A1. I haven't used this flash for years but figured I'd try it out.
@axeltroja93909 ай бұрын
From my point of view no matter the manufacture the commander units are all shitty since the mirrorless cameras took over the market, because they didn't give them a front facing AF Assist light - especially for people that have to shoot people in low light. An Old Nikon SU-800 from 2005 can provide a sharp image even though there is no light at all on target. Build in AF Assist light sucks on all cameras > blocked by a big lense.
@RS-yf8hf9 ай бұрын
Thanks for addressing the issue. I have tried yesterday on my A7IV off camera Godox V1with X2 transmitter and TTL is underexposed a lot. Works fine on the camera. I never had an issue with this set up with my old A7R2. I have updated firmware on my godox and the camera but no luck. So now Im stranded with 3 godox flashes (Ad200pro, V1 and 860iii) I cannot use with my new camera :(
@Roman_4x59 ай бұрын
I used to shoot events with canon 5d mk2 and mk3 with 560 ex ii flash powered with AA and never considered the batteries to be a problem. Easy to swap. Cheap to replace. And back then we 400 ISO was a max I would use. These days you can shoot at 1600 ISO and flash will last forever. I am actually researching flash for a fill only... After years of using Sony.
@SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat9 ай бұрын
WHAT TO FIX???? SONY MADE THAT ONLY SONY FLASH WORKS... THEY DID IT INTENTIONALLY.
@sujangurung32629 ай бұрын
Great video Karl! Can this record 4k 60 in ProRes raw? Please let me know. Cheers
@KarlMeyer9 ай бұрын
Yep
@pipedlplara47929 ай бұрын
Are you using the hotshoe adapter for Sony it comes in the Westcott box, checa this out, I love Wescott cost a little bit more than the Godox and is better or good as a Profoto for a third of the Profoto price.
@noway188010 ай бұрын
Do it nowwwww lmfao. I swear to God if I was woken up like this I would think i was still dreaming hahaha
@Momo-bb2fn10 ай бұрын
When a failed radio show host joins the police
@its.addiee10 ай бұрын
lol but at the same time oof
@ajolleyduck293310 ай бұрын
Much safer than them forcing entry and using surprise. I like this.
@rjmac300110 ай бұрын
man just go outside so we can go back to sleep
@mattmatthews541410 ай бұрын
It should be normal for cops to talk like bumper car wranglers and oldies radio DJs.
@patsheppard261610 ай бұрын
You tube why didn’t you include where these extremely rude and overbearing cops work so we are sure never to go though that area. The quality of life has been destroyed there.