In what way? I'm guessing the wireless issue that seems to have plagued all Canon Speedlites within the last few years.I have 5 EL1's and they are without a doubt the worst flashes I've ever owned.
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In what way? I'm guessing the wireless issue that seems to have plagued all Canon Speedlites within the last few years.I have 5 EL1's and they are without a doubt the worst flashes I've ever owned.
Definitely a drag!Yeah, you are correct, my friend. In some wedding venues they aren't even usable here in New York when trying to use a couple at a time. Also, I do find them to be quite inconsistent in terms of flash output when using them with our R3's. We just finished up our last wedding for a little bit while we take our month of rest. I've been waiting for this point to begin making changes to our workflow, and soon we'll transition away from the El1's. I'm not sure what our solution will be yet, but we'll begin testing soon.
I was wondering if this was happening with the EL-5. Yikes!Yeah it really is. Throughout our years of using Canon equipment I haven't really had any real gripes with any of our gear except for the weight of it, especially when compared to Sony's offerings, however, I am very let down at the performance of the EL1's, and after seeing recent news about Canon potentially not releasing anymore EL1's, I would say it pretty apparent that they know there is issues with them as well. Even looking at the recent reviews on the EL5 from B&H shows that there's an even larger problem going on with Canon's flashes.
Do the V1 Pro specs include the sub-flash? If so, can save some weight and size without that on.This is great. when I shoot weddings where the subjects are backlit (ceremony exit, speeches) so this solves a lot of problems.
It weigths 466g without battery 580 with.
Dimensions 76x156x124mm
The Godox V1 for comparison is :
420g withough battery, 530g with.
76x197x93mm
V1pro sizes taken from Godox V1pro user manual, V1 sizes taken from web vendors.
This makes the V1pro a candy bar heavier and swole but possibly smaller in overall area?
I get the feeling that fixing the RT issues can’t be done in a backward compatible manner. Which would seem a bit ironic, given the new shoe on the EL-5.Yeah it really is. Throughout our years of using Canon equipment I haven't really had any real gripes with any of our gear except for the weight of it, especially when compared to Sony's offerings, however, I am very let down at the performance of the EL1's, and after seeing recent news about Canon potentially not releasing anymore EL1's, I would say it pretty apparent that they know there is issues with them as well. Even looking at the recent reviews on the EL5 from B&H shows that there's an even larger problem going on with Canon's flashes.
Their website says "early February," so hopefully pretty soon!I think I'm going to as well now that we have a little down time in the following weeks ahead to do some testing. I haven't looked in-depth yet - what were they saying for release dates?
I got mine yesterday, and here are the "in-hand" specs:This is great. when I shoot weddings where the subjects are backlit (ceremony exit, speeches) so this solves a lot of problems.
It weigths 466g without battery 580 with.
Dimensions 76x156x124mm
The Godox V1 for comparison is :
420g withough battery, 530g with.
76x197x93mm
V1pro sizes taken from Godox V1pro user manual, V1 sizes taken from web vendors.
This makes the V1pro a candy bar heavier and swole but possibly smaller in overall area?
Using an AD200 with remote head (on top of the X2T) brings three times the power of the V1(pro) with at least half weight in hand, and with much better balance compared to a top heavy speedlight; after trying for the first time, I would never ever go back to have a full sized strobe on camera, especially for an entire wedding. 600g on top of a camera puts too much strain on the body at the end of the day.I got mine yesterday, and here are the "in-hand" specs:
Without battery and w/o SU-1: 472g
Without battery + SU-1: 492g
With battery and w/o SU-1: 592g
With battery + SU-1: 612g
The SU-1 is actually quite handy, basically acting as an electronic, adjustable bounce card. I emailed Godox to see what the watt-seconds are, as it's not listed in manual, but I'd say it's equivalent to a pop-up flash on consumer grade cameras. Has more power than I was expecting!