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I’m pretty excited about this.
I have the previous generation 1100ws Elinchrom Ranger and use predominantly Elinchrom modifiers, but I have found the Godox ecosystem and triggers to be more reliable, flexible and convenient, so I have been running a hybrid system.
I considered the new 1200WS Ranger, but the price point and huge delays in Fuji support, not to mention having to invest in such expensive triggers (you need at least two of any critical gear) made it pretty unappealing.
Godox speedlights, including the V1 round head speedlight, can function as triggers. The Godox V1, which works better than the Profoto A1, is cost competitive with the cheapest Profoto or Elinchrom triggers, so you get a great speedlight and a backup trigger. And the other Godox trigger options are far more intuitive and reliable and cost a lot less.
I work regularly enough with the latest generation Profoto and Elinchrom gear. The Profoto especially has proved to have far more reliability issues than the Godox gear, which surprises me to no end. And, in parabolic(ish) modifiers and Softboxes, the bare bulb design of the Godox gear punches above its WS rating compared to the Profoto gear.
I can’t say without testing if that will be true of the AD1200, but if it puts out light relative to the other Godox gear, we will have a winner.
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