My Flashpoint eVOLV200 Fell Into Some Water - DOES IT STILL WORK?! (Godox AD200)

[@photo2000]

And the AD200 legend grows 👍👍

[@AnthonyToglife]

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@standleyshelton8172]

Damn that’s a tragedy! My favorite part was the non urgency to get it out, you knew it was over! Lol

[@AnthonyToglife]

Bruh, in my mind at the time, I definitely thought it was toast! I saw that splash and was like "that thing is gone!" hahahaha.

[@TMIDD]

Standley Shelton I said the same 😂

[@AnthonyToglife]

@@TMIDD I had accepted defeat 😂

[@ilkoallexandroff]

Last week trying to save my AD300 from falling in the sea, I ran to it holding Sony A9III, however I didn’t make it and everything was in the sea! AD300 died immediately, however the Sony A9iii with the X3 trigger and Sigma 50mm F/1.2 survived although being in the sea for around 0.3 second! I have a video of that moment in a video from last week on my channel! Cheers from Japan!

[@AnthonyToglife]

Ooooooouch!!! This made my heart hurt just reading it! 😭

[@jimwlouavl]

You are a heckuva story teller. I really enjoyed hearing this.

[@AnthonyToglife]

Thank you my friend!

[@agnethaladuff8559]

Wow, that is some experience you've been through. I'm glad that your flash didn't end up being a total loss. Great video!

[@AnthonyToglife]

Me too Agnetha! Thank you!

[@marcuspersley]

Great video story Tog. I know how you felt when that sucker hit the water.

[@AnthonyToglife]

@marcuspersley thanks my guy! I definitely was hurting inside 😂 but I knew it was gonna be what it was gonna be so I didn’t trip. Thankfully all was good.

[@OldguyinBelize]

i bought a couple extension heads to try and help with that. even tho i am hardly EVER in that situation, i really like the heads for a few reasons. glad it worked out OK!!

[@AnthonyToglife]

I’ve been contemplating picking up one of those extension heads mainly because I can think of a few scenarios where it’d be useful. I just haven’t jumped on it yet. If only I wouldn’t have took that “okay, a few more shots then we’re good” shot 😂😂😂

[@TheAmazingCarl]

Same thing happened to me at a lake shoot last year, both battery and AD200 were trashed after sadly.

[@AnthonyToglife]

Maaaaan that's a bummer @TheAmazingCarl. Did you buy another one, or did you go with something like an AD300?

[@TheAmazingCarl]

@@AnthonyToglife I have other AD200s I got used for cheap, they work fantastic for walking around OCF. It was my own fault, was windy, and water was choppy and the 10 pounds I had on the light stand didn't cut it. The worst part was the ambient light would have been perfect for backlit photos if it had lasted 5 minutes longer 🤷‍♂

[@AnthonyToglife]

The universe likes to make these sort of things happen in the final moments, just to make the pain sting a little bit more, lol. For me, the worst part was that the shots weren't that great, so it really wouldn't have been worth losing a flash over. Sometimes things look better in person than they do in cam.

[@michaeld1165]

Makes a good story!🤗

[@AnthonyToglife]

Indeed @michaeld1165! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@510visualz]

Yea bro you nailed it with the explanation. Most electronics don't get destroyed by water its sending electricity THROUGH that water that destroys it! Gald your 200 survived! Gotta being a C stand next time lol

[@AnthonyToglife]

Bruh, I have a C-Stand I bought like 2 or 3 years ago and I have NEVER used it 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hendersonribeirobrandina2120]

Every time I photograph near water I put my flash inside a transparent plastic bag just in case it falls into the water. Sometimes you do everything to avoid a fall but it just happens. hahaha Lesson learned! Greetings from Brazil!

[@AnthonyToglife]

That’s a great suggestion @hendersonribeironrandina2120, I will definitely keep that in mind going forward! I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@iamfraserk]

Damn that hurts. I once left 1 of my ad200 on top my car and drove off . I was so miss at myself

[@AnthonyToglife]

Ooooouch! Just reading that hurt my soul. I don't know that I would ever let myself live that one down, lol.

[@Tony-c7z9t]

Just a quick tip here for you Anthony, but if the weight that you added was immersed into the water, then it's effective weight is about 50% of it's actual weight, so maybe double the weight next time.

[@AnthonyToglife]

There won't be a next time @Tony-c7z9t LOL, but I very much appreciate that information! Thank you!

[@reginaldwalton]

Keep Hope Alive! 😄😄

[@AnthonyToglife]

That's the name of the game @reginaldwalton LOL

[@ks_portraits]

Dang bro. This whole situation sucks but at least you only have to come out of pocket for a battery and not the entire unit.

[@AnthonyToglife]

Riiiiight @ks_portraits. $59 was much better than $329, and at least the shoot was over so it didn't cut anything short.

[@dunnymonster]

Well for sure, you ended that photo shoot with a splash 😁🤪

[@AnthonyToglife]

Hahahaha, well played @dunnymonster, well played!

[@TasteofTaboo]

Happend to me too. It just killed my battery but I also open it directly and dried everything

[@AnthonyToglife]

I don’t think I would have had any desire to open mine 😂 I would have just bought another one.

[@philanderearglephotography1912]

Tog...Where's the weight to keep it from tipping? Brandon Cole does have this problem. 😂😂😂

[@AnthonyToglife]

Hahaha, it was in the water lol.

[@photo2000]

I had 2 SB-800s fall in a pond one time when I was shooting. It happens 🤷‍♂️. And unfortunately, we'd like to think we learn from these instances... but unfortunately we dont, and another time well down the road, we'll make another error of judgement and we'll loose some more gear.

[@AnthonyToglife]

I could not agree more @photo2000! 🙌🏾

[@inaflashnetworkinaflashpro918]

Invent in the magmod XL

[@AnthonyToglife]

I have something similar, but that’s not the quality of light I was after. No risk, no reward. 😉

[@veephotography0610]

bruh the stuff we do with our equipment near water lol

[@AnthonyToglife]

No risk, no reward. 😅😂😂

[@photo2000]

partially treated water!! 😯😯... if it's going back into the dam, I want it to be fully treated!! 🤢

[@AnthonyToglife]

Hahaha, it’s treated enough to swim in but not to digest. The water pulled from Mead is then treated to full extent.

[@photo2000]

I would have thought if the capacitors got any water on them and arced, then the flash would be toast. Must have got lucky and missed that component

[@AnthonyToglife]

I tend to agree @photo2000 however with this type of flash, there isn't really a continuous power draw except for the LCD. The capacitor likely wouldn't be pulling any power if the flash wasn't actively being fired, so I don't think an arc would occur. That being said, I'm not going to do an independent test to find out LOL.

[@VisiVisuals]

hopefully her shoes aren't more expensive the your AD200 😁

[@AnthonyToglife]

Hahahaha, they were not, that’s the reason she said she left the shoe @undercross81

[@JonesCollectiveMedia]

Lucky you! Glad it worked out and it was only the battery. I agree the modifier saved the flash! I thought you pulled a TMIDD at first 🫢😂

[@AnthonyToglife]

Hahaha, you know Midd be out there living dangerously with his gear 😂😂😂