I know there are a lot of Godox users and the V1 flashes are pretty popular. But I haven't seen much discussion about Neewer. I noticed that the Neewer Z2 Pro appears to be a Godox V1 Pro rebrand with very minor feature tweaks (no HV battery port, no secondary sub-flash but with an updated color LCD). Even the manuals for each are very, very similar and most specs are identical.
Yet here in Canada, the Z2 Pro is currently available for less than half the cost of the Godox (CAD 145 vs. CAD 410). In the US at the Neewer store, it's USD 138 after 40% off (until Oct. 12).
What's the catch? Shopping around for Godox from various sources and I noticed pricing is very, very consistent. Their newer gear is quite an upgrade from their offerings years ago, but also isn't necessarily the 'bargains' that they used to be.
I'd probably mostly use the Z2 Pro as OCF and Neewer says it's compatible with the Godox X radio system. It's Godox's radio system that is primarily why I'm transitioning to them from the now unreliable Canon RT system. I don't really use off-camera speedlites all that much but like the specs of the lithium battery powered options from Godox for OCF use at events, etc. Actually the V850III manual speedlite appeals somewhat more to me than the rather bulky looking V1 design, but with the sale price of the Neewer Z2 Pro being less than even the V850, it seems like the most logical solution, from an economics perspective.
Anyway, if anyone has any experience with the Neewer Z2 Pro relative to the Godox equivalent, and as a bonus, use of the Z2 Pro in the Godox radio ecosystem, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks!
Oct 09, 2025 at 07:58 PM
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