Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

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Anyone else have this issue, even at 1/8 or 1/16 or lower powers, when you have a couple minutes of heavy firing? I can't recall if I had this problem when they were brand new, or if this is a result of battery degradation due to not shooting for nearly 2yrs after COVID began.

Nov 10, 2023 at 12:13 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

Yes. I've come to the conclusion that Godoxs just are pieces of shit. They're cheap for a reason. Honestly, they're basically throwaway units. I'm moving over to profoto and it's sort of amazing to have a flash that just....works.

Nov 10, 2023 at 09:22 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

ProFoto shooter here for a few years ...

B10+ x2
A10 x3
Connect Pro x2

Great power, great light, no-surprise performance, well-built, classy displays, some great modifiers

- BUT -

weak group management (can't mix TTL and M groups at same time), crazy expensive modifiers/accessories and some just aren't worth it. Their OCF softboxes take forever to put together on a job and cost a ton — versus a Westcott Rapid Box that pops together in seconds (and saved you a ton of dough). There's other examples — it's a process to nail down you mix of modifiers.

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Nov 10, 2023 at 11:22 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

OT - I wonder what the super-zealous Godox users will think when the flood of inexpensive Chinese EV's hitting the American market next year. Will they dump Ford, Chevy, etc for previously unknown brands (BYD, Nio, Ora, Xpeng, etc) just 'cause they're cheaper? We won't have to ponder long, as the flood is coming quickly.

Now back to photography gear ...

Nov 10, 2023 at 11:38 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

Many modifers allow connection to different brands of lights by changing the mount adapter.

I am not brand loyal for anything. Been shooting studio work for the last few years and started doing weddings this year. I need an ecosystem for lights. On camera speedlight and off camera lights of various power that all communicate to each other.

Godox and Profoto are the main players. Wescott recently came around by rebranding Jinbei. But Jinbei does not offer enough model options.

If another brand appears with an extensive eco system, I will consider switching when my current gear breaks. But so far, the only thing that has broken is the hot shoe mount on 1 speedlight, which I repaired myself with a $15 hot shoe replacement.

Nov 10, 2023 at 12:16 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

I have had issue pop up but only when shooting in a really humid/hot summer night with heavy firing in a particular time.

Older Good may run into a QC problem every once in a while.... but I have been good with my last round of lights.
knock on woods.
My AD200 (Cheetah branded version) are going strong. (2x)
6-7 years old.

Pro photo is over priced. let's be real. I am all for buying quality equipment.

And that is a no on Chinese electric. Korean or Japanese yes.
Even the Chinese would tell me ... they know to purchase a German made Mercedes over the same version made in Fuzhou China.

Nov 10, 2023 at 09:19 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

We have B10's with the connector and A1's for everything else. Wouldn't purchase any other as these have been flawless. Used a Flashpoint Li-on IIIR2 and it worked fine, but the alkaline version went through something like 8 batteries in about two reception songs. Profoto OCF soft boxes are cheap and not worth the $ imo. Just try to remove the baffle in a 1.3 x 1.3. Our new favorite modifiers are Westcott Apollo. The build quality is on par or better than Profoto for 1/3 to 1/2 off the price.

Nov 11, 2023 at 09:56 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

I know companies and products change/improve but I had some crazy issues with the Cheetah/Godox units Ed Tan used to sell. Batteries smoking, firmware updates that brick RF units. One of my associates melted their first radio speedlight at an event (love that smell). I know their stuff got better, but my early adopter ethos burned me in this instance (everyone else at the time shot with PocketWizard and Q-Flash).

It will only be a matter of time before ProFoto assembles in PRC to save money. The new Volvo EV30 (also Swedish, like ProFoto) has a great design / specs but gets the price surprisingly down because of its PRC assembly. The wind direction's pretty clear.

Nov 11, 2023 at 10:42 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

Used to have that issue with Godox.

Switched to Profoto A1s + the Profoto system about 5 years ago and never had that issue again.

But maybe try the V1s? They're on sale now.

Nov 12, 2023 at 02:50 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Godox V860 II on-camera over-heating?

I would not blame Godox uniquely for an issue that largely affects all speedlights of that type!...
Canon started with the 580EX damaging itself from heat accumulation within the enclosed head and because of too many requests for repairs from head accumulation,
they added a protective circuit to FORCE the photographer to slow down the firing rate in the 580EX-II.
Canon user manuals warn about heat accumulation, but they were forced into speed reduction in shots fired simply to overcome photographers who failed to heed warnings.
Decades ago one guy reported damaging multiple Canon 580EX flash units beyond repair, before he realized what he was doing to promote their destruction.

Studio heads often have xenon tubes exposed to cooling air, and fans to exhaust hot air from within softboxes, because heat accumulation is a natural byproduct otherwise.
Heat in an on-camera speedlight has no such natural cooling or fans, so when you shoot speedlights too often without time to dissipate heat, they damage themselves.

https://neilvn.com/tangents/over-heating-melting-flashes-speedlights/

In this side by side test, the V860-II stopped firing first, of the three Godox flash models.

Feb 20, 2024 at 07:31 PM


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