The Godox round head speedlight, first teased during Photokina 2018 is finally a real, finished, final product. Now it has an official name, too, the Godox V1. And it’s coming a month or two sooner than expected.
Here are the specifications:
- flash power is still unknown but possibly similar to V860-II
- TTL+HSS
- round Fresnel head with 28-105mm zoom
- li-ion battery-powered operation, 650 full pwr pops
- ~1s recycle time at full power
- built-in modelling light in the head and video light on the front
- AF-assist light
- magnetic rim on the head for attaching accessories
- head tilting backwards to ‘negative’ is possible
- Power level: 1/1 – 1/256 in 0,1EV or 1EV increments
- Radio Master and Slave operation (no IR anymore)
- Redesigned user interface and simplified menu system
- Radio channel scanning function (to avoid interference)
- Availability: 2019 March-April
Here’s a 9-minute video in which photographer Robert Hall goes hands on with the Godox V1 and discusses its features:
