I’m looking to buy a battery powered strobe for location use.
500 or 600 watt should do the trick.
I’m thinking possibly the Bowens XMT500 or the Godox AD600 as I have a load of Bowens studio strobes (GM500) and lighting modifiers already so I’ll be able to use them with either of these battery powered strobes.
I’ve done the math and the prices, including the required trigger, come in at:
Bowens XMT500 – £699
Bowens XMRT remote (Canon) – £129
Total: £828
Godox AD600 manual version (not TTL) – £485
ST4 trigger – £59.99
Total: £544.99
So, Godox is £283 cheaper.
I think there is some connection between Godox and Bowens, but I suspect the Bowens might be build to a slightly higher standard? Not sure, but the Godox (being a Chinese knock off) seems a bit on the pricey side also, I would have thought cheap Chinese brands would be just that, ‘cheap’ but the AD600 seems far from it.
Any advice here as to which head to go for, or if there are any other brands to consider, excluding Broncolor and Profoto for price reasons. Not sure about Elinchrom as I have loads of Bowens modifiers.
500 or 600 watt should do the trick.
I’m thinking possibly the Bowens XMT500 or the Godox AD600 as I have a load of Bowens studio strobes (GM500) and lighting modifiers already so I’ll be able to use them with either of these battery powered strobes.
I’ve done the math and the prices, including the required trigger, come in at:
Bowens XMT500 – £699
Bowens XMRT remote (Canon) – £129
Total: £828
Godox AD600 manual version (not TTL) – £485
ST4 trigger – £59.99
Total: £544.99
So, Godox is £283 cheaper.
I think there is some connection between Godox and Bowens, but I suspect the Bowens might be build to a slightly higher standard? Not sure, but the Godox (being a Chinese knock off) seems a bit on the pricey side also, I would have thought cheap Chinese brands would be just that, ‘cheap’ but the AD600 seems far from it.
Any advice here as to which head to go for, or if there are any other brands to consider, excluding Broncolor and Profoto for price reasons. Not sure about Elinchrom as I have loads of Bowens modifiers.
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