hey guys making a quick video today we are going to be testing a few different
lights against one another we are testing the Godox AD600 and the Godox AD360ii
the Godox AD600 with an H600 head all against one another so we know the
true output difference between the light so that you guys can figure out what the
best option for you is and i'm also going to meter a TT685 just so we
know the difference between a speedlight and the AD360 and then the AD600 so basically I'm
going to set up a test between three different lights, record all the power
output so that we have some real-world expectations of which light is going to
be the best one for you
So much Godox gear alright AD600 check
H600 and
a TT685
let's do this
i'm looking for a light meter a light meter that somebody gave me five hours
ago
I most certainly did not lose this at all
just you see how I'm trying to run this test i have a light meter in the center
of the table and the other end I have an octabox
all right guys
first test this is I with the Godox AD600 and i will get the meter right here in
the center and see what we get
alright so the AD600 got 22.4 f-22.4 22 and a half stops on its actually a
little bit more powerful then tested earlier but I don't know what the
circumstances is maybe just kind of warmed up a bit but we'll see I've got
everything turned on right now so that everything has been running on twice
really hot in this room
so one note about the Godox AD600 from my tests earlier and
as well as what I'm going through right now that power is consistent obviously
that was a concern for something coming out of China you know that was used to
imitate us leading products and stuff like that but every time that I set it
up and I'm really consistent with where the meter is i'm just getting the exact
10th power output every single time
so good news for Godox AD600 owners now we're going to test the
Godox H600 attached to the AD600
I didn't test like this last week and actually the H600 was looking about
two-thirds stop less powerful than the Godox AD600 as a standalone unit
all right it's time to test the H600 head on the Godox AD600 and see
how much power we lose
so the H600 just came in with three readings at 16.9 which is again nice
that it's really consistent even on the head
we're getting the same power output every time that doesn't mean that we're
losing about a half stop compared to the AD600
yeah
The AD360ii actually came in with three results of 16.0 every time
earlier today when I was trying it was a 11.9 so I get it again the same results
to the 10th power
each time which is great all these lights have just been really really
consistent no power changes sometimes I'm cutting in and out here but each
lady and pops about 20 times in between on test
just for a matter of testing we're going to throw on a TT685 and see what
reading we get out of that I realized that it's not a fair representation of
power in a softbox because the tt685 is obviously shooting all its power through
a very narrow beam which really isn't bouncing off the walls it's mostly just
going straight through
but i figured i'd throw it on just to see what we get
the TT685 through the softbox gave us a rating of a . 8.9 a point a so pretty
darn consistent
alright guys so take a look at the results of the AD600 came in at 22.4
stops the H600 head on the AD600 came in at 16.9 stops and the AD360ii came
in at sixteen point out if you're interested the TT685 came in at 8. point
8
basically what we can conclude overall is that the AD360ii is about one stop
more powerful than the TT685 in the softbox again not a fair representation of power
in other circumstances you're going to get more light output out of the AD360ii on
the H600 however is about 1.4 stops more powerful than the AD360ii now given the
wattage of the unit's that's actually a bit surprising because AD600 is obviously
600 watts AD360ii is 360 you would expect about two-thirds or you know eight tenths of
a stop
more out of the AD600 than the AD360 but to produce one and a half stops more that
is actually a lot lot lot more power
I did do a test on the HSS earlier and essentially we're losing about .2
stops on both of them
but you're going to lose some more power as you increase your shutter speed
essentially what it's saying though is that there's not really a ton of
efficiency loss by converting to HSS so even though it is giving you that
duration
you're still getting a majority of the power at the peak so I hope that all
this information is useful to you guys I am loving this Godox system
I really really change the way I work and now that it's all working together
my speedlights, the AD360ii, the monolights all off one unit or if i'm using a
speedlight control them all the fact that it's all working together as
opposed to trying to daisy-chain multiple systems like I've been doing for years
has just really really helped my work
it's really sped up how I'm able to go throughout the day
I'm you know getting in and out of locations is faster
there's a lot less cables battery packs receivers to pack away batteries to
worry about a lot less issues you know with when a light isn't going off
you know is that the batteries and the light is that the batteries and the
receiver is that the batteries in the transmitter
it's really clear you know if your Flash dies your Flash dies with this system
and you know that's what needs to be replaced
which batteries need to be replaced overall it's just really saved a lot of
headaches for me on wedding days but it's easier that your system is the more
you're gonna be able to focus on the job
get creative and do all the things that you want to do
I think that if you are outdoors a lot of the AD600 along with the H600
is still a great option especially if you're a fast shooter
a lot of people are you know thinking about this power output of the AD600 and
saying oh you know it's such a blocky light and it's only putting out one and
a half steps more well that's a heck of a lot more power but what people aren't
considering is that recycle time of the AD600 is significantly lower than the
AD360ii, even at their full powers so AD600 is recycling 600 watts at two and a
half seconds while the AD360ii is taking about for my experience four and a half
seconds to our recycle 360 watts of power
so if you have an AD600 you're going to be able to shoot a lot faster especially
if you're not at full power once you get to a quarter it's pretty much
instantaneous recycle and you're still getting you know a majority of power
that you would get with an AD360ii if you are doing location work i would highly
recommend
adding the H600 with your with your AD600
I'm going to include links to all of the equipment that's involved in this video
I will also include at the bottom of the description
the equivalent chart for all of this equipment in a flash . terms of if
you're not aware Godox's entire new lineup is also available under the
flashpoint brand they kind of rebranded it so it's all had it all has different
names and stuff but it is the exact same equipment
i'm also going to be making a video on that going over what exactly everything
is between the two different brands just so that people are clear but offer
what's included in this i'll make sure to include that description case you
want to buy from adorama and getting US model
i just want to show you guys what a complete train wreck my room all these
is after i finish up these videos
you better appreciate it