Godox AD200 Pro II Pocket Flash Review | Big Improvements?

[@LMActionsports]

I myself am going on 6 years with godox. I started my business with two ad200̀'s and 2 tt600's. Since using them and learning how to do off camera flash I found their limits and now I picked up 2 ad600's and upgraded to 2 V1's. But I do a lot of action shots with Racers and athletes and I purchased the ad1200 pro and ad300 pro and both are phenomenal strobes also. Now I do athletes with a 6 strobes configuration with fog machines and color gels with all these strobes and get truly professional portraits. They have not failed me yet and I am still using some of the original batteries from 6 years ago. I have owned almost every trigger they have made and I couldn't be more happier with all their products

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Wow - that's pretty impressive feedback. What a great endorsement for the reliability of Godox's products.

[@LMActionsports]

@ yep I am a huge fan of their products. But their new stuff is starting to get out of hand with their prices. $900 for the new ad600 pro ii “yikes that’s high”. Every year I wait til Black Friday for the to go on sale. When the ad300 pro costs the same as the original ad600 both $500. The smart choice is to go with the ad600. But thanks for always sharing very highly detailed video reviews of all the products you test. I have based many of my purchases off of your videos. You tell us how it is the good and the bad. In this day and age that goes a long way for me. Happy holidays.

[@Jwitherow1964]

Nice,review. Dustin i have over 20 Godoxs lights, the only time i had one to fell is when the light fell into the creek, lol but it did shoot a few moire times after it was baptized.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

LOL - those flashes prefer to remain heathens, I'm afraid ;)

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent review DA!!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thanks!

[@GilbertTV]

you always do great reviews

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you!

[@nevermore311]

Thanks, Dustin. Comprehensive, as usual. I'm currently invested in an AD200 Pro, and got the AD-B2 for access to a modeling lamp and future expansion to 400W. I would've considered this Pro ii, but the incompatible heads makes it a bit complicated for me now. I could easily just get an older AD200 (I'm sure they're hitting the used market more commonly now), and a second AD-B2 to have a pair of strobes with modeling lamps, and not have to worry about modifiers being incompatible. Then again, if I got the Pro ii, I suppose I could have two separate strobes with modeling lamps, and then still be able to merge them onto an AD-B2. I like the upgrades, but it's going to take a bit more thought before I expand to a second unit. For now I'm going to keep riding my AD200 as a key light, with lithium speed lights handling the fill and effects.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Legitimate concerns. I think losing that compatibility might have been Godox's biggest misstep here.

[@LMNDZ513]

Dustin...Appreciate the look into this flash definitely one to consider as a secondary flash..is it the same case with this flash that 1/512 is only available with the use of the X3 trigger like the same situation with the AD600Pro II?..

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I believe that is correct regarding 1/512th.

[@robertcudlipp3426]

Excellent review, as usual, however I don't need a flash, present equipment is sufficient for my limited flash needs.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Fair enough.

[@tonishaw5269]

I’m confused. I’ve had no issue with the Bowen’s mount or soft boxes

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I'm assuming you're using the S2 adapter, though.

[@tonishaw5269]

@ that’s what it is… gotcha thanks

[@IVIMAGERY]

Can I use two of the new ad200 pros mark 2 with the ADS2 dual bracket?

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I think the answer is yes, but you probably should confirm with Godox as I haven't specifically tested that.

[@WillJBailey]

Ah man, only recently bought the V1...

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

The V1 is a nice flash. I've got a couple of those that I've used regularly for years.

[@morvegil]

I just bought this with the X3 trigger

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

That's a nice pairing.

[@joliver4083]

Thank you for this review. I use strobe 80% of the time for my portraits and I don't see much useful improvements. I recently bought Godox AD300 and Godox ML-GD for me to use bowens mount modifier without using S bracket.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

If you are already comfortable with what you have, the biggest reasons to upgrade probably seem more superficial.

[@gutoponto]

Is it possible to work with the Xpro trigger?

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Yes, it does work off the Xpro. I've used the XProS with it.

[@gutoponto]

@ tks 🙏🏽

[@ChaitanyaShukla2503]

Personally waiting for smaller AD100 replacement or upgraded(UI and display) for their on camera flashes. In case of V1 Pro Godox already has put a USB C port for charging in the battery itself so quite confused by omission here.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Hmmm, that's interesting on the USB point. I'm surprised they didn't do that here, then.

[@christianvasquez3937]

Buddy has no idea how to use flash yet hes here giving us his review 😂

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

🙄

[@benoittissier58]

The automatic translation is terrible, please turn it off.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I've heard that a few times, now, so I probably will. KZbin has been really touting this new feature, but it obviously isn't very good.

[@Lance_Magillicuddy]

FRAY-nl? Is that a Canadian thing?? Like how the Brits butcher the word aluminum? Your poor cousins down south say furNELL

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

It's a French word and that is actually the proper pronunciation. www.naturescapes.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=252412&srsltid=AfmBOopl9IfLI4BXm5qmPeBIpHtmP2-m2Wlhn-SWxIp_8E7jM1AtNgx6

[@jaegerschtulmann]

Only Americans use aluminum, Aluminium is used by the rest of the world including The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)