Godox AD100Pro long-term review after 1.5 years of use (still worth it in 2024?)

Curious about the Godox AD100Pro? Watch this long-term review after 1.5 years of use to see if it's still worth it in 2024!
#godoxad100pro #ad100proreview2024
This is my long-term review of the Godox AD100Pro. I got 2 of the AD100Pros for about 1.5 years now and I am sharing my experience in this review. Feel free to comment and also ask questions in the comments.
Details on the greenish tint
• Fixing Godox AD100 Pro...
00:00 - Start
00:40 - Overall assesdment AD100Pro
01:22 - Power Output
02:44 - Recycle Times
03:29 - Modelling Light with slight issues
04:50 - Build Quality and Durability
06:23 - Mounting Options
08:00 - Green Tint Issue
10:47 - Summarty - Final Assessment
#godoxad100pro #longtermreview

[@Heiko_Kanzler]

On a short note: my recently bought AD100 has no green tint. Godox changed the fresnel.

[@ego-shooters]

Thx Heiko for the info. I also contacted my retailer and they are even swapping parts to fix it as I was told. I am really happy that this was solved.

[@ludo1632]

tint is fixed but color temp is not - about 800 kelvin higher than other godox like the ad300

[@lighthousephoto7143]

@@ludo1632ugh that’s frustrating

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent summary!

[@ego-shooters]

Glad you liked it!

[@paulng3913]

Very Good Review. Thank you.

[@ego-shooters]

Thy, I am happy to help.

[@ggarciacota]

Vielen Dank! Great video as I’m wondering to buy and keep some AD100 and this helped me have a plan for my next flash units. Just subscribed to your channel

[@ego-shooters]

You are welcome. So what have you decided?

[@ggarciacota]

@@ego-shooters then kept 2x AD200 & 2x AD400 for main lights outside lightning and used Glow ParaSnap soft boxes since they are very light and quick to set up. I followed your set up. I love Germany and I travel there twice a year. Maybe one time we can do a Metal shooting. Thank you

[@ego-shooters]

@@ggarciacota just ping me some time ahead before coming here.

[@ihashup]

No brainer to go for the AD200pro since it is the same price as the AD100 even if it was a perfect light with no issues. Also the ability to combine AD200's together makes it honestly the best flash in the market for this price range.

[@shamanbeartwo3819]

I went to the camera store last year looking at the AD100. The salesmen pointed out that for a just a bit more, I could bump up to the AD200 (not even the pro) and get a lot more quality. So, I went with the AD200Pro along with a 450Pro. I definitely want another AD200Pro for outdoor work.

[@ego-shooters]

Best choice

[@veselinvasilev9362]

Thank you!

[@ego-shooters]

You're welcome!

[@ChacoOutdoorsman]

Great video. There is a cheap adapter for the normal speed lights like the tt850II that lets you connect the magnetic accessories. Oh and as you said, listen to more heavy metal I liked the video even more 🤘🏽

[@ego-shooters]

Thx! Is that adapter by Godox or a different manufacturer? 🤘

[@gaetanoamodeo7416]

@@ego-shooters Hi, I have it from Rogueflash. there are two size, depending of the flash (i.e. canon 600 or Canon 430)

[@ego-shooters]

@@gaetanoamodeo7416 I got one now, thx for the info!

[@Potalakh]

The same thoughts, but i would recomend ad300pro as the main flash and ad100pro as backlights.

[@ego-shooters]

I had the 200 before so I forced myself not to take a look at the 300s :-) gear geek fighting :D

[@amitkrupal1234]

ISO 200, SS 1/200 F8 on 24MP APS-C are Two ad100 on stand with white umbrella enough for reception, group photo.

[@ego-shooters]

I did a measurement right now using the AD100 in a Godox Umbrealla UB-105S with diffusion cloth in front of it. With your settings and the AD100 at full power I got just f6.3. This was just one flash and not two. From my experience these flashes are not really powerful enough and I also burned one when shooting at full power for 15 minutes. From my perspective I would go for the AD200s.

[@HectorRiveraPhotography]

geeeen tint has been resolved !!

[@notmyname8527]

I bought the SMDV softbox which works very well with the V1. magnetic. I bought the round head for the AD200 but it does not fit in the SMDV .

[@ego-shooters]

Thx for the info, that's interesting.

[@jaym5938]

Godox makes an adapter to allow speedlights to use the AK-R1 kit. Works well enough for what the kit is.

[@ego-shooters]

Thx

[@SkumleRafte]

I have two AD100pro units, I had them about the same amount of time as you, usage amount, about the same I guess perhaps a little less. one of mine just had that same burn-in just the other day. My initial guess was that it was because I had placed it rigged to the sealing facing down and being on for a few hours, perhaps that "facing down" meant that the heat had little space to escape. Your video is 4 months old, how are your burned in unit holding up today?

[@ego-shooters]

Id some more shoots with it but my "standard shoots" indoors with power settings not above 1/4 and it is working. I am using two to illuminate the white backdrop so then both shoot at the same distance, one left, one right, no differences experienced in performance. In general: I will retire these units in the future and use them as backup only.

[@michaelreis4334]

same here

[@deeharris8567]

I had two - they both melted with black carbon buildup beneath the plastic lens, on the plastics that surround the bulb, and some actual melting of the fresnel plastic. Was very disappointed, especially after owned several Godox speed lights, 200s, a 600 and 300. Thinking back now, especially with the V1 in their product line, I don't know why they green lit this project.

[@ego-shooters]

Jepp, good summary

[@Marko-od7eb]

When you fire your flash at full power it is advisable to zoom it out away from the difusor because it releases huge ammount of heat when fired at full power. This is completely normal thing and it happened to my Nikon SB-700 flash aswell. As for the green tint that problem has been resolved by Godox. Just got the new type of AD100 PRO with the pink filter pre-installed and it solved the green tint issue.

[@ego-shooters]

Thx for the Info on the green tint issue. Concerning the heat and the modifier: I had it in the S2 Bracket in a 80 cm softbox. I think it is really bad if just 20 flashes within 5 minutes causes that burn. Anyway I am making sure that I will stick to my 1/4 or less rules for the Ad100Pro also :-)

[@Marko-od7eb]

@@ego-shooters Just try to zoom out flash blub to 80-100mm back while shooting full power and problem solved. And because you use sofbox, there won’t be any difference.

[@ego-shooters]

ah ok you mean the internal zoom of the flash, I thought you meant moving the flash in the modifier

[@Marko-od7eb]

@@ego-shooters Yes, the internal zoom. I never shoot it too close while on full power because of overheating issues and of course it burns the plastic because all that heat has to go somwhere. And that’s not bad design by Godox. The very same thing happens to almost all Nikon flashes aswell if you use full power for prolonged time.

[@ego-shooters]

hm, I think it is a "weird" design then if you have to rely on your gear. Maybe they should have included some metal items to lead the heat out.

[@earlekimel7771]

As others noted, the green tint has been fixed. It was fixed before you made this video. Given your need for 600 and 1200 watt lights, it’s clearly not for you (it took me 15 min to fix my AD100, just bought a second (already fixed) in November.

[@ego-shooters]

I use >200 WS only when I am using larger modifiers like >120cm in diameter. Concerning the green tint: I found out that there is even a repair service by my retailer, will have that done, soon. Doing it myself with the adequate magenta gel would have cancelled my warranty so I did not do that, used some gels with the AK-R1 sometimes.

[@Nickporter17]

Tell me why this is a bad idea: use the ad100 with an x2 trigger and a short cold shoe magic arm as an on camera flash instead of the v1.

[@ego-shooters]

interesting idea, you just need to test if it fires reliably, because the triggers usually should not be too close to the flash for firing reliably. At least that was like that some years ago, haven't tried it like that.

[@Nickporter17]

@@ego-shooters oh interesting! I wonder if that will be an issue. I can test with my other godox stuff to see before I order. I need it on camera flash it's between this wacky idea or just a simple V1. What do you think?

[@ego-shooters]

This "the trigger is too close" was constantly a topic in the tech forums, there is also a setting within the trigger to set distance from 0-30 or 1-100 meters, maybe it is not an issue anymore if you configure it correctly. With a V1 you might have an easier handling but your idea is pretty nerdy, I like that. I am releasing a long-term V1 review this afternoon European time btw.

[@Nickporter17]

@@ego-shooters awesome I'll check it out!

[@ego-shooters]

@@Nickporter17 I set it as "premiere", just to check that feature out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5OmmGNnpd5mqpI

[@HaimGreen]

The green tint is because of the front element, the plastic, now they change it to more white one..

[@john-lenin]

800-1200 shots? You need to get a wet plate camera. Three shots is more than enough.

[@ego-shooters]

Well ..... no 😁