Godox AD200 vs AD600

[Roger_1]

Im trying to step up my photos and am looking for an off camera flash solution and looking seriously at Godox AD200 and AD600. I would mainly be using the flash for portraits and food and beverage photography, mostly indoors.

I like the lower price and more compact/portable form factor of the AD200, but im afraid it may not be powerful enough for outdoor portraiture.

For those if you with the AD200 do you ever wish you'd gone for the 600 and if so in what situation. Vice versa also anyone with the AD600 wish you'd gotten the smaller cheaper AD200 ?

 

[Torsten Hoff]

I have both the AD200 and the AD600Pro. Whether the AD200 is enough for your portraits depends on the style — full length vs. upper body and fill vs. overpowering sunlight. The AD200 kicks any speedlight to the curb in terms of light output, so anything that can be done with them is a piece of cake with the AD200. Modifiers will also have a large effect on light output. I think the AD200 will suffice in many situations, and if it doesn’t, you could combine two with a AD-B2 bracket and double your light output.

 

[Michael H]

As noted, two AD200s can be combined using the Godox Adapter, giving you a 400w head.

In a video by Robert Hall, I remember him saying he mostly uses the AD200 now, over the AD600. When he needs added power, he combines two AD200 heads.

I bought two AD200 and the Godox adapter for my needs.

I can see Godox putting out an AD360 in the not too distant future, as suggested by Flash Havoc or here .

 

[flatpicknut]

Im trying to step up my photos and am looking for an off camera flash solution and looking seriously at Godox AD200 and AD600. I would mainly be using the flash for portraits and food and beverage photography, mostly indoors.

I like the lower price and more compact/portable form factor of the AD200, but im afraid it may not be powerful enough for outdoor portraiture.

For those if you with the AD200 do you ever wish you'd gone for the 600 and if so in what situation. Vice versa also anyone with the AD600 wish you'd gotten the smaller cheaper AD200 ?

The amount of light you need will depend on your shooting style, your environment, and how portable you want to be.

Are you wanting "studio-clean" ISO of 50 or 100 and aperture of f/8 or f/11 or higher? Then the AD600's would be a better choice. If you can tolerate (or even prefer?) a bit more grain with higher ISO's and want more open apertures like f/2 or 2.8, then you don't need as much light and the AD200's should be perfectly fine.

If you are mainly shooting indoors or in low light, then the AD200 is probably fine. If you shoot in bright daylight very often and want to use larger soft boxes, then the AD600 is better.

If you shoot without an assistant and/or need maximum portability, then the AD200 is better.

I personally like "studio-clean" for most of my portraits and use three XPLOR 600's for location shoots. The downside is that I lose out on the portability and have to haul my gear around in a wagon. If I wanted a backpack solution, then I would use one or two AD200's (and I wouldn't take C-stands on location, lol.).

The nice thing is that you can buy two AD200's and they may be all you ever need. If you eventually decide you need more power, you could add an AD600 or two and your AD200's would still be useful members of the Godox family, able to communicate with the same transmitters, and able to be used for hair lights, background lights, and such.

The Godox family, from flashes to 600 W-s strobes, is a very flexible solution.

 

[Roger_1]

Thanks for the replies, Im going to pick up a couple of the AD200s and use those until I feel I NEED more power.

I appreciate the input !

 

[Simon Barker]

There's a simple solution to your problem, buy a cheap Godox studio head and an AD200.

It'll cost you about the same as the AD600 but you'll have a tool better suited to indoors work (or at the very least, at a much lower cost) and still have the flexibility of location stuff with the AD200.

 

[WalterJ1959]

I like the lower price and more compact/portable form factor of the AD200, but im afraid it may not be powerful enough for outdoor portraiture.

If you are in bright sun and shooting in HSS at 1/8000 sec the AD200 will not be able to over power the sun. But you can add more power to the flash by putting a ND4 or ND8 filter on your lens and/or add a second AD200. There is a photographer that does a lot of Youtube videos using only this light set up and he has commented that he prefers the portability of the AD200. What is good is that for each photo he shows he lists the power setting of the ad200 and his other camera settings. I like his demos but not the music he picks for the video. Often he is only at 1/4 to 1/2 power but sometimes he is at full power and makes it work. Here is a link so you can see if the AD200 may work for your style. But if you need f/8 and not f/2 you may need more power.

Here is one of his videos with a single AD200

And one where he does a pool shoot in full sun using ND filters and AD200

So you can use a small light outdoors but bigger would be better but not always needed.

 

[FrankZayas]

As noted, two AD200s can be combined using the Godox Adapter, giving you a 400w head.

In a video by Robert Hall, I remember him saying he mostly uses the AD200 now, over the AD600. When he needs added power, he combines two AD200 heads.

I bought two AD200 and the Godox adapter for my needs.

I can see Godox putting out an AD360 in the not too distant future, as suggested by Flash Havoc or here .

Am I missing something here? The 360 has been out for years. I have one.

 

[jlafferty]

Yes, you're missing something. Check the links.

As noted, two AD200s can be combined using the Godox Adapter, giving you a 400w head.

In a video by Robert Hall, I remember him saying he mostly uses the AD200 now, over the AD600. When he needs added power, he combines two AD200 heads.

I bought two AD200 and the Godox adapter for my needs.

I can see Godox putting out an AD360 in the not too distant future, as suggested by Flash Havoc or here .

Am I missing something here? The 360 has been out for years. I have one.

 

[FrankZayas]

OK, thanks. However from what that article says, it would be an AD 360 PRO. The previous poster said "putting out an AD360" sometime soon. That product already exists.

 

[Michael H]

360PRO

 

[flatpicknut]

OK, thanks. However from what that article says, it would be an AD 360 PRO. The previous poster said "putting out an AD360" sometime soon. That product already exists.

Yeah, that was my first response, too! Then I looked at the link and saw the mockup of the suggested product that would look a lot like an AD600Pro but with a smaller body. Same battery and same Bowens mount, so that would be nice.

Really, though, the jump from the AD200 to the AD600 is about right to me. Two AD200's gives a flexible 400 W-s option, and then the next step is an AD600.

--
Doug Brock

 

[Serjojeee]

As noted, two AD200s can be combined using the Godox Adapter, giving you a 400w head.

In a video by Robert Hall, I remember him saying he mostly uses the AD200 now, over the AD600. When he needs added power, he combines two AD200 heads.

I bought two AD200 and the Godox adapter for my needs.

I can see Godox putting out an AD360 in the not too distant future, as suggested by Flash Havoc or here .

IMHO it'l be more interesting for me if they'll make a 360 in jinbei mars-3 way, but with bowens mount - to use it with ad600 in 2-light setup with ad-360 on a boom. With modelling light in proportional mode 600/38w 360/24w so you can trust your own eyes when mixing light.