Thanks for the st, Wes! The color display of the pro seems to be pretty impressive 😂.

thanks for doing this! good to see the difference

Great review 🙌🏽 can we please see the Godox V1 pro vs Profoto a10

Great Video!

Thanks for this Wes. Did you notice if the control wheel is still loose and flimsy?

@julianroberts9544

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Wes. That’s saved me buying one and being disappointed. This is more important to me than the new features it brings. All they had to do was firm it up - like the original V860

Wes, is an AD400pro overheating test in your roadmap? Would love to see how it performs in that regard. Keep up the good work.

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Afraid not. I was never really drawn to that particular model. And nor do I know anyone who has one. Maybe when the second edition comes out lol

@BenSussmanpro

5 ай бұрын

FWIW I have the AD400 and I’ve used it continuously at events for 2 or 3 hours at usually 1/4 power, thru both a softbox and barebulb bouncing off a wall, and never had any failure- but I can’t tell you how hot it’s gotten (I’m afraid to find out 😬).

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

@@BenSussmanpro yeah, the 400 has an internal fan, so not too much to worry about there.

Thanks Wes. That’s saved me buying one and being disappointed. This is more important to me than the new features it brings. All they had to do was firm it up - like the original V860

@thebeachoflife

3 ай бұрын

What do you like about the V860 vs the V1

@WesPerry

3 ай бұрын

Smaller and costs less? And some people prefer the front mounted LED.

Maybe the extra endurance is achieved by relaxing the colour stability. (This is what Sony did with their on camera flashes to make it compatible with the A9III)

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Seems unlikely. But I’ll keep an eye out for that. It was a necessary sacrifice for the a9iii at higher shutter speeds that are actually faster than the flash, as the colour of the flash varies from the beginning, to middle, to end (starts warm, goes cool, goes warm again). Nearly impossible to avoid this. Limitations of bulb flash technology.

Awesome review. I’d sell my old V1 for the pro, but it seems the controls for the power settings are still the same squishy ones, unless you know differently. Thanks!

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Terribly squishy But not the same. Brand new squishy 😂

I hope you outfitted Veronica with her own pair of sunglasses, Wes! 🐈‍⬛ 👓

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

She’s always big on safety 😏

@wendystumbaugh695

5 ай бұрын

@@WesPerry LOL!!!! 😂

For your overall testing could you deduce the ACTUAL W/s of the little front flash? I have had trouble finding any actual numbers online. Just to give me a ballpark of comparing it to the 76w/s main flash tube.. And I'd assume using it would knock down the recycle times as well..

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

I’m going to work on that for the full review. Trying to see if I can intercept the signal to measure it lol

It's surprising that not only they stick with the same design, but also make it larger. One common problem for V1 is that the hotshoe, or in some cases the entire bottom plate, break due to its weight. My broke and the flash hit the floor so hard. Luckily it still work fine (and that was with the metal plate mod installed)

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Hot shoe looks the same, bottom plate changed. Will be interesting to see if anything is further reinforced on the inside.

@kelvintong7872

4 ай бұрын

metal plate mod, are you referring to buying a 3rd party metal hotshoe base? I am considering either getting this or V1 for my sony 7m4 but I am worried the hotshoe will break on me

@WesPerry

4 ай бұрын

It’s not actually a third party shoe, just the updated one godox puts on new models which you can buy as a replacement part.

@ingbaza555

4 ай бұрын

@@kelvintong7872 mine is 3rd party. Didn't know that Godox has one also haha.

@WesPerry

4 ай бұрын

Umm… where did you get it?? I ordered mine from aliexpress, but it’s the exact same part as the one that comes on the newer flashes (they retroactively added it). Godox had to start selling them through the wholesale channels because they were getting so many requests for replacements.

Wow excelellent video, the battery from the V1 pro can be used in the old V1?

@WesPerry

2 ай бұрын

Yes, they’re totally swappable

@luiseduardo22285

2 ай бұрын

@@WesPerry Thanks

The FCC approval teardown pictures show that there is a deal of cuircuit duplication to support the removable fill flash. This probably accounts for some of the extra size. BTW don't you find it a bit odd that the fill flash is removable. I would have thought that it would be cheaper and easier to just build it in. I suspect we may see something else that used the slot. A L AF assist light perhaps?

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

For point 1, yep, they reuse Everything they possibly can, to a fault. Honestly it’s a crime that this flash has the same back screen as the original V1 when everything else is coming out with beautiful OLED displays these days. Including their new nano transmitter. And point 2, especially after taking the fill flash out and finding it’s essentially an empty case with a tiny bulb in it, it seems a Very odd. So Hopefully they come out with some interesting accessories. If it was Only for the fill flash, I would expect 2 contacts, but this mount has 4, so there seems to be the possibility for something else going on there.

@gsanchez922

5 ай бұрын

That the exactly thought I had

Have you tried swapping the new battery of the pro with the old one's?

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Yeah there seems to be no functional difference

Hello, I just bought the v1 cause the seller said is the same thing of the v1 pro. The only thing that change is the second flash. Do you think should I switch and take the v1 pro?

@WesPerry

4 ай бұрын

Watch my full review for more info. Depends how much power and speed you need!

Does new battery fits V1?

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Yes! It’s nearly identical in specifications. Unlike the oddball WB100 battery for the AD100 Pro, this battery’s only difference is the ability to charge via usb-c. V1 Pro likewise functions identically with the old VB26A battery (purportedly. I have yet to test this myself).

@ValtersPelns

5 ай бұрын

@@WesPerry Thanks for the video and answer! 👍🏼✌🏼

that n sync joke was underrated haha

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Under-noticed 😏

Thanks for this Wes. Did you notice if the control wheel is still loose and flimsy?

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

It’s so bad 😖

@julianroberts9544

5 ай бұрын

Hmmm. Thanks Wes...@@WesPerry

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

I was using it at a shoot last night and it’s much worse than on the original V1. Feels flimsy and is barely even usable. What were they Thinking??

@samarianosans

5 ай бұрын

I thought it was my unit and now im confirming that they made it worst. thanks for the review @@WesPerry

@WesPerry

5 ай бұрын

Just finished doing my tear down and the button/control pcb of the new Pro is totally new! This makes me even More upset! Why make a new part and make it Worse???