GODOX AD200 Flash GUIDE How to use the Flashpoint Evolv 200

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This video is a guide to using the Godox Witstro AD200 Flash / aka Flashpoint Evolv 200.
In it I go over mounting the AD200, button operations and functions, as well as the cryptic custom functions menu. If you are looking for how to learn flash photography, check out my beginners guide to off camera flash playlist.
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[@trishlindstrom251]

You're a fantastic teacher. Clear, concise. Thanks!

[@curtiswrigley]

Its Raining tutorials! Thanks Rob for these helpful, practical videos. I see you've been making good use of shelter at home time. I've been using Godox for more than a year, so consider myself fairly educated; but I always pick up a kernel of wisdom when watching these.

[@robhallphoto]

Had to do something functional since I can't shoot! Glad to hear that even advanced users can pick something up from them!

[@mattstolzman]

Great video. Thank you

[@cheilabiazussi5480]

Amazing video... thank you

[@barrekelley9268]

Great job, thank you.

[@jakubkolcar6789]

Very good tutorial!

[@jonrok]

thank you best tutorial i have watched on this flash that F menu i couldn't find it thank you

[@ADivaForLife]

Thank you .. thank you for this 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@Hankersonphotography]

Awesome. I had no idea a pocket wizard could fire this. Thanks.

[@ThangNguyen-gm7uu]

Thank you I learn something today

[@kongchang1]

Thank you, better than going through the manual ...

[@heatherlopez7396]

Thank you!!!

[@dhillonvideoniagarafalls]

Nice very nice

[@thalathmohammed2556]

Super 👍👍

[@ScottFearn]

Thank you for this video! Do you know what soft boxes are compatible with this mount?

[@maxmacias7666]

Thank youu

[@markgarcia137]

Any settings how to close light of my ad200 everytime i open my triger may ad200 automaticaly open the contenues light..

[@MikeT-yy3]

Hi Robert, Always enjoy your videos, big fan. Question if I may - Do I need to dump the flash when changing the power setting on my AD200 Pro. I am finding the output in manual mode changes value after changing the power level

[@charlstondsouza2097]

Thank you for the video, does any of the viewers know if the Godox AD200 battery have a serial number or any type of identification, TIA

[@rogeraziz9933]

Hi Robert, do you know if you can use the optical slave with the AD200?

[@franciscohernandezreyes5678]

this version evolve an godox works whit the X1t trigger? thanks and follow you, nice conten

[@AllenDiese3]

thanks

[@normanterry]

Hey Rob, at 5:33 you mention a video on the masking function was "linked above" but I have not been able to find the link to that video.

[@EpicsodeOne]

Thanks you just saved my a$$ have a shoot in exactly one hour and I was wondering why the AD200 didn't show any S1 S2 modes 😅 cus I've just bought a 250D and updating the Trigger just didn't want to work.

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

Would this work with my hasselblad 500 cm?

[@eduardo2k]

F4 can be useful to kill shadows behind subject, may be? you talk something about mask,can you put link to that video? thanks.

[@photonsonpixels]

Thanks for your tutorial Robert. How would I connect this flash unit to my PocketWizard Flex 5? Do you know what kind of cable I would need? Thank you.

[@SaifElnasrphotographylovers]

Great question 👌🏿 did you got answer

[@BaerrusMagnus]

Robert, thanks for a highly useful video. My question is can I see the power level being output with AD200 is in TTL mode? I want to optimize my workflow where I start with TTL, then switch to manual for fine tuning. I have not found a way to do that as it seems that switching to manual just returns last saved output level.Instead of staying with last used power level (in TTL mode)

[@robhallphoto]

That would be the TCM function on Pro series triggers, otherwise it just uses memory to keep your last manual setting.

[@minkymott]

When you are on AF6 and say "Now we go to the main menu" your finger moves too fast. Which is the main menu? When I press the "GR/CH" button it goes out of the F6 menu. This was a very helpful video. Thank you.

[@bullwaves6681]

Can I use it without transmitter, just the camera with it?

[@jerimijones7557]

FYI, you'll have to scroll to F7 to change the ID (@ 5:53). This helped me sync my X2T-S trigger. Found it in the instruction manual.

[@kaltor7988]

can it work as a slave for canon flash 600EX?

[@zealmb3207]

Is there a way to buy a cord or adapter for constant power rather than the recharging battery?

[@christiankotoman1356]

Hi Robert! Could you help me with a problem on my ad200? The modeling light stopped working, and it seems to be on the flash, as it doesn't work on the fresnel head and adb2. Is there something that disables the function? I updated the firmware and it still doesn't work! Thanks!

[@doncollins6465]

Thank you for this great rundown. Can you use the AD200(pro) for video?

[@SirRelith]

If you're referring to the modeling light it is just not very bright at all. My phone's light is brighter. This is for photo only. Unless you want to use it as a practical light or something like that.

[@mandytoh6471]

My godox AD200 has t0.1 at 1/128 power is 10989 but I can see yours is at 13333. Is there a way I can make the flash duration faster?

[@djxcel23]

Difference between the ad200 & ad200 pro ?

[@kendrickcontent]

So I have 2 evolv 200 but one won’t trigger at all never have since I bought it. The other works just fine both on same godox R2 trigger…. What could be wrong?

[@jody1622]

Thank you for showing how to change the flash heads! I looked all over the 'manual' and saw nothing.

[@sheenn9356]

Can ad200pro be conected to canon 80D without trigger

[@jineshpatel1938]

How long does the battery last?

[@lintoncoke5094]

Is their a way to use the ad200 to a strobe that is not godox in slave mode?

[@johnnycarroll9231]

Robert, thanks for all the great tutorials. I'm using a Nikon D7100 with a X1 Trigger and a mixture of Godox AD200 and the Flashpoint version. HSS is initiated at 1/250, rather that when it is exceeded. My camera's flash sync speed is set to 1/250. With the shutter set to 1/250, when I take a photo, the AD200s automatically go into HSS mode. I'm not sure if this is a bug in the camera firmware, or a setting issue in the trigger and / or flash. Any thoughts? Thanks.

[@robhallphoto]

I believe it's a Nikon specific bug and I'm not positive it's ever been addressed via firmware. Sorry, if I was still a Nikon user I'd probably be more in the know if there was a solution. Did you try to ask the Godox User Group on Facebook?

[@rockeetj]

@@robhallphoto I'll check it out, thanks!

[@meiminemy]

Uncheck "Auto FP 200" or "Auto FP250" in the camera settings if your camera allows you to. My D600 let's me do that. That solved my problem. Hope that helps. Thanks.

[@wanneske1969]

Mine only has 2 heads. But it's a great strobe !

[@christianhotter]

I wish I had known how nice the Godox lineup was before buying 5 Nikon flashes. I'm not sure why a company like Nikon would not have a wireless system built into their flashes.

[@robhallphoto]

Woof. Yeah the Nikon speedlights are really overpriced and underperforming compared to what's available from 3rd party flashes these days. It's pretty sad that they haven't been able to develop something more competitive.

[@morrphotoworld]

Hi Robert, great video as always. My Flashpoint R2 Pro trigger won't fire my Flashpoint eVOLV 200 R2 Flash. Settings seem correct. On same channel and group. Any suggestions? Thank you.

[@jerimijones7557]

Might be the ID. What ID is ur trigger set to?

[@jerimijones7557]

I went to F7 on the AD200 to change the ID to match my trigger's ID.

[@tytlyf]

Is there a way to trigger the camera from the flash itself? Say I'm holding the AD200 50 feet away, I'd like to trigger the shutter on my Sony A7III from the strobe?

[@robhallphoto]

No, the AD200 doesn't transmit an outbound signal. But you could do it via some type of wireless transmitter / intervalometer, like the Godox TR / TX.

[@luistunonjr.304]

Hey Robert would you know why my AD200 only has 7 functions instead of 8 and why I can get it to display the flash duration? Many thanks.

[@robhallphoto]

likely because your firmware is out of date so it's missing a function that was added later. And your flash duration won't display if the flash is in HSS (because there is no t.1 flash duration in hss).

[@luistunonjr.304]

@@robhallphoto Thank you Robert; really appreciate it.

[@kevinfalby4482]

How do you factory reset an AD200?

[@JYP1M]

✌🏾

[@FrEakYAfTab]

Stupid question here, but how do i take off the bare bulb? Can't take it off by force, help 😔

[@skybutterfly6953]

I can’t either😂😂😂I’m going to go to camera store.

[@icapturethelight1877]

You didnt mention F7 what is it

[@martindalpe.photography]

is it 200ws on each head ?

[@robhallphoto]

All 3 heads use 200w/s, yes.

[@royandescartes]

damn. talk about getting straight to the point.

[@darc1027]

Do you have any issues with the power on/off switch not working for the ad200? I have to turn mine on and off multiple times before it turns on. I work in real estate photography and turn it on and off all the time I couldn't find a good answer or solution to this problem. Thank you

[@robhallphoto]

the stability issue / weak point of the ad200 on/off switch is the reason it was updated/improved on the ad200 pro. While I haven't dealt with it personally I've certainly seen it mentioned on multiple occasions.

[@darc1027]

@@robhallphoto thank you for the quick response and good info.

[@LonerMob]

My evolv 200 doesn’t show group channel or ttl option. It has never been dropped and its sibling works fine. This video saved the day.

[@robhallphoto]

Was your first part still a question? If so : 3:21

[@vinayakkuchgave7451]

What is 200..?

[@A1Bokeh]

dude it took me like 2 minutes to turn it on..heh

[@PDRChris]

You skipped how you turned it on.

[@robhallphoto]

0:46

[@nicoleorozcorealtor]

I hope you didn't expect anyone to understand any of this lol. Like what!?

[@SaifElnasrphotographylovers]

GODOX AD200 / AD200Pro Original WB29A Battery Pack - 14.4V 2900mAh Spare Battery on eBay that’s the easy part to find Battery but the rest of the attachments still searching for the cheapest when I find I’ll post url 🤞🏾 thank you for great explanation of the new technology it most takes from you some time to study it , well done 👌🏿🙏🏻

[@speliotis]

Helpful but you go so fast..... Hard to follow along

[@robhallphoto]

Space bar. Pause button. Video speed. Plenty of tools to make it as slow as you need.

[@speliotis]

@@robhallphoto Your trying to teach an audience with new info... Yes I can watch it several times.. but the teacher can also take its a little slower don't you think?