In this video we'll be unboxing
and taking a closer look at the Godox QT400IIM.
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But with all that being said, let's get into it.
So, this is the QT400IIM.
It comes in three different models.
There's a QT400IIM.
There's the 60IIM and there's also the 1200IIM.
So, there's three different power outputs
that are available with Godox.
So, I've got the QT400IIM studio flash with me now.
This is Godox's higher tiered studio flash range.
So, there's the SK series, the QS series
and the QT series which I have here with me now.
why it's the higher tiered Flash range
is because it's a full-featured flash
including high-speed sync, faster recycle times
and also faster flash durations.
So, other features that are included,
that it has an inbuilt X system wireless receiving system here.
So, that there also allows you to use the X1 trigger
with the actual Godox flash
without the need of purchasing additional receivers.
There's faster recycle time of 0.05 to 0.9 seconds.
There's a shorter flash duration
so that really flash duration goes from 1/316th of a second
all the way up to 1/28984th of a second.
And there's over 10,000 continuous flashes per second.
So, that actually means you can use this
to pretty much freeze motion
which is why it's such a really good flash.
It also has 1/8000th of a second high-speed sync
and it has multi flash and delay flash and mask function.
So, pretty much all the bells
and whistles included in a full-featured flash.
It's available in three different power outputs.
So, it's the 400 watt, the 600 watt and the 1200 watt.
So, with all that being said let's get into it
and unbox this.
So, bits and pieces of documentation,
the instruction manual, the Godox warranty card
and a QC pass card. Remove this styrofoam.
And in this box we've got the E27 150 watt modelling lamp.
We've got the bowens seven inch reflector.
we've got a flash tube glass protector.
We've got the QT400IIM itself.
And we've got an AC cable and the sync cable.
So, I've got the QT400IIM and the QT400,
the first edition set up here on some stands
just so you can have a look at the difference
in terms of form factor and design.
So, as you can see they are quite similar
in terms of their size,
their shape and pretty much their make as well.
So, they're made from an aluminium chassis here.
So, the main difference you can also tell is the color.
So, the QT402 was in orange color
previously whereas they've used them all black
and sort of a sleek design here.
So, just powering on the flash here,
we'll go through some of the settings.
Turning that on.
So, we'll go through some of these buttons here.
Firstly, the dial here to the right
allows you to turn off the flash
as well as control the power intensity.
As you can see there, the convenient feature
that the QT400IIM has is that shows a flash duration
as well as the power output on the same screen.
So, that's really convenient feature to have.
And on the top left here,
we've got the wireless channel triggering and channel function.
So, you can switch that on and off.
So, switching this on and off
allows you to turn off that inbuilt receiver,
allows you to disable or enable that X1 triggering.
From there you have the group channel function.
So, you can actually when you press down on each button there,
that allows you to change the group.
So, you can cycle from A to D even E, F and 0-9.
So, there's 16 groups in total there.
Holding down on this button
he allows you to change the channel.
So, you can see the channel indicator is now blinking.
You can actually change that with a doll view
and that's the use of the set function.
So, when you're pressing down here,
you want it to lock in some of those settings.
Just select 4 for example and then press set.
That locks it in there.
Now, the mode button here allows you to change
the mode of the flash similar to a speed light.
You have three modes. You've got the manual mode there,
you've got high-speed sync.
So, you know when high-speed sync is on
when it has little indicator there
and the logo for the high speed sync.
High speed sync, you can control the intensity
there just like so.
So, you can only control it from 1/16th output
all the way up to full power of 1/1.
The modes, you've got manual,
you've got high-speed sync and you've got multi as well.
So, if you want to do stroboscopic effects
you've got the multi and back to manual.
So here, you've got the slave mode so you can set--
If you have multiple flashes of the QT series,
you can set them to slaves.
Slave-1 or slave-2 or off. The buzz.
So, we currently have the buzz off
but what you can do is actually turn it on which pretty much
makes it sound every time you change the setting
or when the flash itself goes off just like so.
And you got the modelling light on and off.
So, you can turn that on.
And to turn that off you actually can't just press it.
You need to hold down for a few seconds
and that turns the modelling light off.
So, turning that back on,
you can see some numbers have popped up here
that controls the intensity of the modelling lamp.
So right now by default, it's actually set to 5%.
To change that,
you need to just press down at once until it blinks
and then you can now change the intensity
of your modeling lamp 5% all the way up to 100% there.
Lock that in. And you can turn that off.
So, just hold down and turn that off.
Now you've got the test button which fires off the flash.
You want to keep that a test
and then you've got your outputs as mentioned.
So, this is for the legacy Godox wireless system
for the FT16 and XT16 triggers.
You've got the sync port here, just 6.35 mil sync port
if you want to connect to your camera
by sync cable or use other wireless triggers for example.
So, if you have other wireless triggers that aren't Godox
that you can definitely use them by using that sync port.
And you've got the on/off button there.
At the bottom here, you've got the AC jack
and then you've got the fuse compartment.
Now, just to the front of the flash here,
it's a Bowens S mount.
So, that's a really common or universal mount nowadays.
So, that supports lighting modifiers
such as the one included here.
this is the bowens seven inch reflector.
That seven inch reflector has a little hole here
that allows you to mount umbrellas, parabolic umbrellas,
things like that. So, that's really great.
But that Bowens S mount allows you to mount soft boxes,
barn doors, beauty dishes, snoots
and a wide array of lighting modifiers
that you can use with these flashes.
Now in the front here, you can see the flash tubes.
So, that's just the traditional circular flash tube there.
And with the inclusion of this glass protection though,
you can actually mount
that directly onto the front of the flash there.
That allows you to protect the actual flash tube itself
during use, during storage and during transport.
So, it's a really good inclusion that Godox has out of there.
Now here, we've got the E27 modelling lamp.
So, this is 150 watt
and that just screws directly into flash itself.
And the great thing that Godox has thought of was to create
a Bowens cap protector that will house all of that.
So, as you can see there, that will house all of that
so you're not having to remove all those bits and pieces
when you're packing away
or when you're transporting your actual flash.
And the physical aspects of the flash,
you've got the optical sensor in the top here
which is the same as on the first series.
So, that there allows you to trigger the flush optically
if you're not using the same wireless triggering.
And at the bottom here, you've got a large handle
that controls the tilt knob.
As you can see it was exactly the same
with the previous edition.
So, that allows you to tilt the head.
And just on the side here,
you've got the mount for the umbrella.
So, it allows you to mount umbrellas, parabolic umbrellas,
umbrellas soft boxes, etc. So, that's pretty much it.
In terms of build quality, they're really the same.
And the main differences between both flashes are that
this flash can do high-speed sync.
So, the previous model wasn't able to do that.
The flash duration is significantly higher
on the QT400 IIM.
It also has inbuilt X triggering system,
the receiver built in which means
you won't have to buy additional receivers
and you won't have to use those ports therefore receivers
because it's all built in now.
So, those are the major differences between the two.
So, that was a quick unboxing and overview of the Godox
QT400IIM studio flash.
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