The best under rated channel in the photography world

@tomaszbejnarowicz

Жыл бұрын

i bet 60% of people will leave after seeing this intro :D

@mrphunky

11 ай бұрын

Agree bro!!

@princegeorge13

4 ай бұрын

Fact

@alexanderpetrenko79

Күн бұрын

@@tomaszbejnarowicz 35% more will leave seeing it in 60fps

As a current modern commercial photographer working for adidas, Mc Donalds, Nike, etc. I can confirm that the gear doesn't matter. Your technique and talent matters. Also, clientes don't know shit about brand names hahaha as long as it's big they think they are getting their money worth. I have never received a comment about "hey, you are using Godox equipement, let's do profoto for the next one" NEVER. Amazing video, you have 25 years of experience in hollywood, I'm working at the top of the industry right now and still doesn't matter.

@GPhotoFashion

4 ай бұрын

Why you use Godox? if you work for this company you have plenty money to get all Profoto or Broncolor, why struggle with the Godox awful menus?

@alexk574

3 ай бұрын

As a professional photographer who has worked with LinkedIn, Chevron, Nissan, and Stanford Healthcare, I must disagree with you. Is it possible to get a very short flash duration using Godox? The flash duration they advertise often falls short due to trigger latency issues.

@dreamteamtokyo

2 ай бұрын

@@alexk574 Yeah this guy @mairoarde is full of bologna. He can "confirm" gear doesn't matter? I'd like to see how, I know people who have been using Profoto for 15 years. The products are made so well, and they just work great without any issues whatsoever. I myself use almost all Profoto when it comes to lighting and softboxes etc. Over thousands of dollars. Am I complaining about the price?? No 🤣 because with Profoto's amazing products I make my money right back and then multiply it. I'm curious to know if you asked a professional rally driver if his vehicle matters, or an athlete if their equipment matters, or Navy SEAL if his gear matters? Also, the clients for brands like adidas, McDonalds, Nike etc. would not be present at a photoshoot. Their marketing/media team would be and anyone who has done photography for those companies (which I'm sure they have) would absolutely call you out on using cheap a** Godox products from Amazon 😂😂😂 You ALMOST pulled off that bull crap story.

@memcrew1

14 күн бұрын

@@dreamteamtokyo😂 Got em!

@shichaosun3298

6 күн бұрын

@@dreamteamtokyo did you try continuous flash with a stacked cmos camera (like sony a1 or canon r3 or nikon z9)? Profoto works terrible with those high end cameras because they works terrible at high fps. I mean those cameras take 20 or 30 frames per second and profoto does not catch up well and miss fire a lot. Very disappointed by profoto. Godox works perfect with my a1 (at 30 fps) and never miss any fire. Profoto does not catch up well even at 10 fps.

Have lived pay check to pay check for many parts of my life. Made plenty of poor financial decisions. Definitely appreciate the honest opinion in your vids

I love your honesty and help with showing what is important. Thank you.

I appreciate your through and candid review. I've bough MANY Godox products based on your review and I can honestly say I truly love their lights and glad I invested in them! Thanks :)

THANK YOU ! as a newbie to flash and teaching myself, i appreciate your honesty and PROFESSIONAL opinion! It gets overwhelming reading and watching reviews.

My favorite channel and human being I ever found on Internet, so fun and so real and creative and talented. Thank you for your videos, I am truly blessed to find you here. Thank you for the work you do on here for us.

The other day removed the diffusion from my beauty dishes and now I'm hooked. Thank you for showing the little details that lead to amazing differences.

I had a conversation today with another photographer who's dipping his toe into portraits and boudoir. He was asking me how I was able to get such great shadows and what I was using, where I was shooting...all that. I told him I just had some black fabric in the middle of my living room and I was using a standard Alienbees B400 ($250 strobe) and sometimes a soft box. That was it...and he was very surprised. I told him that you need to practice with what you have available to you and get as proficient with it as you can. More expensive gear, although they do sometimes have luxury features, don't take better photos on their own merit. I told him that it was always fun to work with a new model because I never knew how they were going to feel about seeing the "simple setup" in the middle of my tiny apartment living room. But when they saw the images we captured, their whole perspective changed and they got into the shoot a lot more because they were seeing the results vs the equipment load. Bottom line is, if your budget only allows more inexpensive gear, then learn to use that gear to its full potential and then later on, if you choose too, you can get something nicer. But more often than not, you can still create amazing art with simple gear. You'll just have to use your imagination and learn to have fun with what you're doing. I would say that sometimes it definitely shows where you spent your money (lenses for sure make a difference). But if you can do a side by side comparison like you did here, and not really see a huge substantial difference between the two, then why not go the cheaper route? Hell...you can buy 3 or 4 strobes for the price of the one "premium" one and then you open yourself up to all kind of possibilities. Thanks again for always just being yourself! Take care!

I agree with you. I started the transition to Godox/Flashpoint 2 1/2 years ago, and liked the result so much that I had completely switched both my field kit and my studio over to Godox/Flashpoint in less than 6 months. I had several brands of lights before and was forever having misfires and other problems. In 2 1/2 years I haven't had a single flash failure due to an equipment problem. Operator problem, yes, but not because of the Godox/Flashpoint equipment. I started with the X2Tc transmitter, because of the pass thru hot shoe on top. It let me continue using my old flash transmitter and lights while I tested the Godox communication and the two Godox lights that I had bought. The success with them convinced me that switching was the right thing to do, so within 6 months I had replaced all of my lights. I have never looked back. It took a few months, but I sold and gave away all of my old lights. Goodbye Alien Bees and everything else.

So many uploads! Love it

Thank you so much Markus for the very helpful and informative comparison video and the precious tips! God bless you and good luck!

This is one of the reasons I love your videos. You're not trying to sell anything. I was all about the brand. Known and expensive brands meant quality for me. I used Photix for some years. Great light but expensive as hell. A few months ago, and based on one of your videos, I got my first GODOX AD200 and loved it. I loved it so much that I got a V1 for my camera. It was a third of the cost of a Canon Flash. Now I'm saving for a 600 Thank you

Forever boy! Your honesty and down to earth! LOVE IT!

I’m very satisfied with my GODOX lighting system. I use the V1, ad200Pro, ad400pro, ad600pro and the QS600. No regrets with any of these.

I love how brutally honest you are....if I could I would subscribe again and again!!! Such an amazing person!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Most clients do not even know the brands Godox or Profoto. They merely see a big flash. Big flash = professional. Same with the cameras. People do know the brand names, but generally not the models. As long as it is a big DSLR or mirrorless camera, you are good to go! 😉

@randomoneforstuff3696

Жыл бұрын

The more macho the more impressive!

@WilsonSilverthorne

Жыл бұрын

For us clients or models rarely even mention or care abt the equipment. I may hear that’s a big lens and camera but that’s about it. I just smile and say “we are going to create great images today”. Leverage what you have.

@randomoneforstuff3696

Жыл бұрын

@@WilsonSilverthorne I wonder if they would even notice if you're using a micro 3/4 (or even 1 inch) sensor versus full-frame. I mean, obviously they wouldn't want you using a pocket camera, but what if...

Markus thanks 4 the rant, more importantly, I appreciate your honest experience & recommendation. Have a fabulous trip.

Great video as always Markus. Thank you !

LOVE THIS DUDE. How have I not found this channel sooner. Great vid!

@MarkusPix

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Your reasoning is so convincing. Thanks for great tips!

Oh Markus Markus!😳 you rattled the cage with this video and I’m so glad you did!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’ve been a Godox user and absolutely love the products, I have the Xplor600 and it fell once while on location and it’s still working! I also have a couple of AD200s and they are my workhorses. Love your videos and your vast knowledge, you’re proof that it’s not the gear but rather how well you can use it that will make or break you

I have been using the AD600 for almost 7 years. I am surprised that the bulb is still working after so many years.

you helped me decide what i needed to get. thanks!

One of the best channels for photography online.

@MarkusPix

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that

such a great breakdown, thanks!

Thanks Markus, I will buy a Godox AD600 because of your very honest opinion on these two flashes. thanks

Thank you. You are winning in my book. I kind of felt that same exact opinion on godox vs profoto and you verified it for me. ;-)

Marcus, you're the BEST!

Great review between the two!!!

@MarkusPix

Жыл бұрын

Thankya, thankya very much

Subscribed! Thank you for the review!

You re a great man,always independent and telling truth...

I'm so glad you did this video! I'm not invested in lighting equipment yet, but I want to tinker with it. You've confirmed what I have suspected all along that Profoto is very well made and has an easier UI, but is outrageously expensive! The Snap-on tools of the lighting world! What I didn't know was if the quality of light was better (?). Looking at your comparison, the Godox has a warmer, more natural looking color while the Profoto's colors are cooler and less natural looking. Yes you can tweak it in post and make it any color you want but why add to your work flow? I've seen professional photographers switch over to Profoto when they finally got the money only to wonder, "Am I missing something?" I think the same mentality that says, "If your camera isn't black, then it's not PRO" or "If you don't shoot Canon or Nikon, then you're not a PRO" also says, "Profoto = PRO, Godox = amateur."

I love your videos Man!!!

Great Video!! Been using godox for about 5-6 years. only had a V1 go out on me because of the hotshoe. changed it out for $20 and its still kicking 50-60 weddings later. I have 3 ad200's, 1 ad300, and 2 V1's

Great video! As for having to have "professional" gear to get hired, it's been my experience that it's not the person with the most expensive gear that gets hired. If the people doing the hiring have any experience at all, it's usually the person who can get the job done who gets hired. Learn your craft and get so good at it that you can't be ignored. Do that and the work will follow.

You are the man, honest and straight

My wife and I were both in stitches at the end🤣🤣🤣 I would also rather take the money and… 😂😂😂

Man!!!!! If you don't know how to get your point across, then nobody does! Well done my friend. I am just beginning to learn about lighting, and I find it so interesting so thank you very much for sharing, your both entertaining and informational, I have so much to learn and I for sure will reflect on the various info you share. For much needed help, I'll be watching for sure, thank again Bobby.

Lol.... the dancer cut is the first belly laugh in the several years I've watch you... thank you.. very funny

Great video Markus

I am so glad I found this channel!

@MarkusPix

Жыл бұрын

😊

@Legndz

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkusPix You just saved me $8k on 4 B10x plus.

Just simply - thank You for the honesty)))!!!

Thank you I needed this

Thank you for your honesty.

No one mentions the mount system of Profoto... used it in the studio the other day, and dont like it at all! much prefer bowens system... line up 3 notches, slide in and click. locked on. Profoto, you have to slide the head into a rubber grip sleave, which it tight... its cumbersome..... just my opinion 🤷‍♂

@firstwitness5735

Жыл бұрын

They say Profoto has better color consistency.

Thank you very much for your honest opinion. It was very helpful!

The end result is what matters, 100% agree, my Ad600 has served me well since 2017 and this year I picked up 2 ad200's

So true. I’ve had them fall in the ocean. Cleaned it placed it in rice and week later it’s as if nothing ever happened. Works great. Thanks for this.

Now i know why i am happy to follow your Chanel. Honesty

U are awesome to watch, great review

Thanks Markus !!!!! You Always Tell It Like It Is :) :) Luv You Two :) :)

Love your show bro.

Awesome Markis, speaking for the command MAN...

Thank you for your frankness, it shows that you speak with sincerity. I still have my Godox 600bm, not the pro version. Thank you for giving your opinion as a great pro the truth in your explanations

@MarkusPix

9 ай бұрын

Bm is all I have and use

I definitely enjoyed the rant. It was sobering to hear it all from someone who actually field tested it and have real opinions about the performance to price instead of spouting about all the features. Thanks! Anyhow, I’m gonna go with the Westcott FJ400 backpack kit for my classroom use. Not having to buy multiple remotes for different camera brands was what sold me on the ecosystem and workflow. My students can bring in just about any brand of camera and learn how to use OCF in the classroom studio and anywhere on campus. 😁👍

@MarkusPix

7 ай бұрын

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LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! :)

I love this. If someone who isn't shopping based on his budget like I am says the budget friendly option is just as good if not better. I took note, thank you sir for your unbiased opinion.

Thank you for your candor

Thanks for speaking your mind! Keep keeping it real.

You are a Legend!!! 🙏🏻

Thanks for an AWESOME video!

@MarkusPix

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Hello Mr. Markus... If you remove the 'price-point' factor of both units I would probably still lean towards the Godox. Unless there's been some color grading happening.. the Godox 'shots' (to me) has better color saturation with the Profoto leaning towards blueish. As always, your truthful and honest insight's of the photo/video genre is greatly appreciated. Cheers!

@jaimeduncan6167

Жыл бұрын

If you need color consistency I will suggest the AD600 pro

love the rant

Yikes! I hope you are feeling better Markus! Oh, yes, I agree with you. Cheers.

WOW! You are amazing! Thank you!

I truly appreciate this video ....my 4 light Profoto D1 Air kit was stolen out of my production truck over a year ago and I was looking at the Profoto B10's as a replacement, but couple days ago just decided to pick up the Godox Ad400 Pro just to give it a test run and was amazing surprised at how color accurate it is. I'm literally gonna put an entire gammet of a Godox kit together for the price of two Profoto B10's and run with it. Also thanks for the info on the non pro Godox vs the Pro....I guess the pro has high speed sycn is the only difference. New subscriber by the way

@anthonyreid7221

23 күн бұрын

The non pro godox 600 has high speed sync, it doesn't have ttl or color accuracy mode

Loved the ending 🤣 I’ll keep my wee Manfrotto light then. Been bashed around and still works. ❤️

I agree with color too, prefer the AD600. Think the Profoto might be just a slightly cooler light, but for my working Kelvin temp, AD600 and AD200 are a much better fit.

@westyavro

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that as well. Much bluer tones. The 600 was much better

thank you for making this. I was on the fence but Godox is just fine.

I’ve been curious to see this comparison

I have the Godox AD 600 for 5 years now and usually put it on a lightstand with a big umbrella. It happened 4 times, that the wind hit the Godox very hard and it fell to the ground, but the Godox AD 600 is still working fine till today. Only one time I had to replace the bulb, because it got broken (and a new umbrella). For my needs the power of the Godox V860II, or the AD 200 is usually enough.

I wish I could have grown up knowing you. We're about the same age but your outlook, practicality and humor makes you so rich. I do not mean money either. Just looked up the modifier on B&H ... Profoto OCF Magnum Reflector $225 holy crap. Godox RFT-19 Reflector (7") $19 ... I can hear my youngest daughter when she was 8 ... USE YOUR BRAIN IN YOUR HEAD!! LOL Always love your work Markus.

Fantástico! uma lição pra vida.

I love my AD600 pro and my 2 AD200's combined with the XPro trigger.

I agree with you 100%......I would love to go with the godox but their support (non existing) made me turn to westcott!!! profoto makes great products but for the price I'd rather get 4 of the godox/westcott and use them for the next 20 years. As usual great work and above all you make sense ! thank you!

I can get what you say absolutely. But the one question is left behind the curtains. Sometimes some people get inspirited with experience (high quality) gear. It doesn’t necessary makes them good at things they do, but it triggers to do something. You are one who doesn’t need that and that is great. Thanks for your work, like your videos a lot

I just got my AD600BM. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

Love this guy!!!

Informational, Thanks!!!

I used Profoto lights for about 10 years as a photo assistant on commercial shoots until Godox came along. I had owned a bunch of Alienbees for most of that time as my personal gear, but the lack of built in batteries was always such a hassle. Bought a handful of AD200s when they were brand new and they're still going strong today as my primary lights. Customer support and build quality aside, the one advantage Profoto still maintains is that dead simple interface. Godox and other brands need to simplify their lights. It's exhausting having to scroll through multiple screens just so I can disable all the complicated features 90% of us will never use. You're really paying that premium for the brand and support and that's it now that there's so much competition in the space.

@MileyonDisney

Жыл бұрын

Wow! I haven't heard of Alienbees for a long time. Probably since Godox made it big.

@westyavro

Жыл бұрын

AD200's are so nice and easy to use.

@jeffreywrightphotography

Жыл бұрын

@@MileyonDisney Yeah, I'm another one that switched from Paul C Buff to Godox. Though I liked the Buff Lights themselves, it was a problem that they had multiple lines of lights that all all worked a bit differently and weren't consistent with each other. White Lightning, Alien Bees, Einsteins, DigiBees. Individually they are all really good but don't form a cohesive system. The remote system (cyber commander) is also overly complex and slow to adjust. With my Godox's I love how (relatively) cheap the remotes are and how quick and easy they are to use and how similar each flash unit is to the others. I also love how they have so many different sizes of strobes in different shapes and power outputs that all work on the system remote system. It lets you start with something as cheap and simple as a hotshoe flash which is still usable within the system if you add a more powerful light and can even act as the remote. Then if you buy one of the dedicated remotes you can also use that hotshoe off camera. Everything builds up very nicely into a bigger and better system as you can afford more lights.

Excellent. Thank you.

Proexpensive! Thanks for this video!

I shot dynalites for a good deal of my career. Before that I had normans and Balcar. I'm happy that you say people hire you for your talent. I worked as a commercial photographer and really hate that so many KZreadrs keep saying its just who you know and the big boys aren't any better. I've worked around a lot of big boys and they are amazing.

Thanks for this honest view. I discovered the same thing myself. I own Godox units and have used Profoto when I rented studio space. They did not bring any quality difference to my photos. Keep the money in your pocket.

Very helpful Markus. After the lighting video, consider making a drone comparison.

I have been a pro photographer for over 40 years and can attest to the quality of GODOX and specifically the AD600 B TTL version. Used it for several magazine shoots the likes of VOGUE, Harper's BAZAAR, ELLE, etc...

Interesting review. I will admit I am a Profoto shooter and enjoy the benefits of the equipment that you accurately mentioned. The cost is a factor but it is more about weight and durability for my need. I am impressed by the degree to which you use your equipment outdoors which is a use case much more harsh than my own. I think your arguments would be stronger without the mention of cost difference being my only minor suggestion. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts

@MarkusPix

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a kind profoto user 😁

Nailed It!!!!

Thank you!!!!🙏🏽

I love Godox and other import brands because useful accessories are in reach and won't break the bank - especially now that battery technology has improved!

I own and use six Godox AD600 that work very well. I set them up in banquet halls a 1/8 power and shoot all day without any battery change.

You are super Independent. My hats off to you. I just use my shop drop light a lot. lol

Perfeito review !

Been shooting for 13 years and I've never heard anyone say "if you don't have Profoto you won't get taken seriously". With that being said I've shot with Alien Bee's, Bowens (own a 500R), Yong Nuo Speedlights, Godox, Westcott (Own the FJ80, 200 and 400), and have created great images with all of them. And I now own a Profoto B10+ and the A1X and I love it. But at the same time I've always wanted Profoto lights since I started shooting years ago. I agree with most of what you've said Marcus. Profoto is not for everyone, the price is steep, and I plan to add more Profoto gear to my kit over time! Keep up the great work Marcus!

Godox user here since Day 1! Dual Ad200 to be exact

Thanks for sharing, It alway goes to the end result and how much do you want to spend on a brand. I use the AD300 and the AD600!

I've seen a lot of your DIY lights in your past videos. It could be interesting if you paired up with a mfr to come up with a product that would meet your quality, usability, and value standards. I am sure that would be a long project, but it could be an interesting journey.

Special Thanks For sharing This video

Thanks Mark