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Lux Junior Retro Camera Flash Teaser, Godox Latest release!
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BBbuilder467
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Aside from being small, I'm not sure what value it has. It's a manual flash. I couldn't find the Guide Number.
Some of the rangefinder bodies don't have a built-in flash, so it might be practical for them.
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Looking closely at the back (around 7 to seconds in the video) this flash seems to have a simple (non-TTL) auto mode as well as variable-power manual from full to 1/64th. The power switch is marked OFF/M/A and the dial has "Auto f/2.8 ISO 100" marked on it.
Working from the scales on the dial I estimate the guide number is 11m with ISO 100. That would give a range up to around 4m on auto. There's also a switch on the side for S1/OFF/S2 which is usually for an optical slave trigger.
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I meant, I don't know how to justify this flash over the Godox TT350 that has everything you could want in a compact flash.
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I agree that the TT350 looks like a much better specified flash, but this new one is likely to be much smaller and presumably lighter.
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There's some more information on this flash here:
https://www.diyphotography.net/godo...-the-retro-themed-lux-junior-on-camera-flash/
https://www.diyphotography.net/godo...-the-retro-themed-lux-junior-on-camera-flash/
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It's about 20% smaller, 35% lighter, and a somewhat different form factor that may appeal to some... I think they could've made it even smaller for those looking for something super portable but it's all relative. Looks cute IMO, there's probably worse $69 flashes.
There's smaller 1st party bundled flashes, some even have tilt or can run off camera power, so that's probably the biggest knock against this if one of those is an option.
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kli
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Actually, it's missing the 360º swivel I desperately want, and that the Nissin i40, i400, i600, and i60A supply (not to mention the Canon EL-100). The one thing I hate about the TT350 is that 270º swivel that reminds me of my old 430EX.
But I can see the Lux Jr being an option if you shoot a system not TTL-supported by Godox (say, Leica or a Ricoh Gr) and want a small, autothyristor accessory flash option. It's a very narrow window of usage, but there are some folks who find a TT350 too big/heavy and are fine with hard direct fill flash and don't need a tilt/swivel head.
And some folks will always just want a small accessory flash to take the place of a pop-up flash if they don't have one. And at this time, most of the full-frame mirrorless bodies out there don't have built-in flashes.
Granted without tilt and swivel, some folks might opt for something even smaller, like a Fuji EF-X20 or something.
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As for being a "bad boy", I think we're more in the "nice girl"* department here. The whole concept seems to me a marketing strike of genius: selling a smart looking, inexpensive, and uncomplicated flash to people who couldn't care less about all the technicalities of TTL, HSS, RF triggering, zoom heads, and bounce flash.
I wouldn't know, of course, but I think the Canon 470EX-AI Speedlite was an attempt at the same market segment, but from the opposite viewpoint.
Many will probably soon find that the marketing promises was glossing over the very limited range of uses possible, but you can't have it all.
Godox products are in good standing in this community, especially among amateurs who see the benefits of a very capable system of RF controlled flashes from small speedlights to powerful studio strobes at prices that the established brands can't match.
Some experience misfires with the RF triggers, but whether that is a result of busy 2.4GHz network channels or bad products, I can't say. I have very few of those, and problems usually go away when I change channels.
* "nice girl" not to be seen as misogynistic, rather as contrast to the stereotypical use of "bad boy", and very much inspired by the video linked to in the OP.
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