First monolight. Godox. But which one?

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18533121
... like a GT400II - surely they will do an update on the GT series too!...

Huh. The pre-order listing says GT400II, but it's showing pictures of the Mk I and has no mention of built-in R2 triggering. Weird. Oh, wait, some spec information just popped up. Guess they're in the middle of writing the listing.

https://www.adorama.co​m/gogt400.html

($279. The GT300II is pre-order listed at $210).

(Found 'em off the Godox Monolight category list). Not all the Godox lights get rebranded as Flashpoint by Adorama.

But. Maybe sooner than you thought. Adorama isn't listing the GSII series, but B&H is (200 ($115), 300 ($139), and 400) ($179) as special orders. And from the lack of eBay/Amazon listings, I'd guess this means the GSII series isn't actually released yet, either.

This is so odd and confusing. [headdesk]

At least you can get a Flashpoint version of the SK300II.

inkista wrote in post #18533458
Huh. The pre-order listing says GT400II, but it's showing pictures of the Mk I and has no mention of built-in R2 triggering. Weird. Oh, wait, some spec information just popped up. Guess they're in the middle of writing the listing.

https://www.adorama.co​m/gogt400.html

($279. The GT300II is pre-order listed at $210).

(Found 'em off the Godox Monolight category list). Not all the Godox lights get rebranded as Flashpoint by Adorama.

But. Maybe sooner than you thought. Adorama isn't listing the GSII series, but B&H is (200 ($115), 300 ($139), and 400) ($179) as special orders. And from the lack of eBay/Amazon listings, I'd guess this means the GSII series isn't actually released yet, either.

This is so odd and confusing. [headdesk]

At least you can get a Flashpoint version of the SK300II.

There's nothing on the Godox site. I sent Godox an email yesterday to ask if and when they would update the GT series. No reply yet (if they will at all). But now that the GTII series can be pre-ordered at Adorama, surely this means they will hit the stores soon. That would be really good news for me. I think I'll wait a bit longer before buying. Thanks for the heads up!

The SKII series is fully available here.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18533501
... But now that the GTII series can be pre-ordered at Adorama, surely this means they will hit the stores soon.

I would not be 100% certain of that.

Just as a counter-example, I believe the X1R-S receivers for Sony were listed for pre-order on Adorama for over a year before they eventually shipped.

And, of course, the "under development" listing for the X1T-P (Pentax) just disappeared into the ether (as did the same listings for the X1T-F, X1T-S, and X1T-O, before they reappeared as actual pre-order listings).

And it's not like the X1R-O or X1R-F are listed yet.

Not saying it's going to take that long, but I wouldn't count on it being imminent, either, especially since it's not up on the Godox site.

Forgive me if I double posted to this thread, but I dont see a previous one..

Im shooting three TT600s with hot shoe controller and I am *LOVING* the setup.. It would be grand to have a monolight one day, Im sure Godox or FP will meet your needs and you will be happy with the controller!

Andrew

inkista wrote in post #18533583

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18533501
... But now that the GTII series can be pre-ordered at Adorama, surely this means they will hit the stores soon.

I would not be 100% certain of that.

Just as a counter-example, I believe the X1R-S receivers for Sony were listed for pre-order on Adorama for over a year before they eventually shipped.

And, of course, the "under development" listing for the X1T-P (Pentax) just disappeared into the ether (as did the same listings for the X1T-F, X1T-S, and X1T-O, before they reappeared as actual pre-order listings).

And it's not like the X1R-O or X1R-F are listed yet.

Not saying it's going to take that long, but I wouldn't count on it being imminent, either, especially since it's not up on the Godox site.

Yeah, the wish was father to the thought. I'm in doubt too. The description doesn't sound like a GTII. All version II series mention the "built-in Godox 2.4G wireless X system" but it's missing here, as you said earlier. That is weird.

And thanks, ShutterKlick. As I was researching Godox lights your name popped up a few times in search results.

I think it is still wise to get the 300 now while you can at reasonable prices and learn how to use it alongside the TT600 with the XPRO. Later in the year, or next year, you will indeed know more about what you want in your system and what capabilities you are lacking, allowing you to make a better choice with potentially newer offerings. The 300 may still be very useful, and all you may want to do is add a new strobe to the equipment pool.

With the 300 and TT600, you are going to have the equivalence of at least 4 flashes, if not a bit more.

You only live once, and you get older each day, time is of the essence!

I think that's good advice, Cary. Thanks. And you're right about time being of the essence! No really. See, I just checked and where the SK300II was available in my shop yesterday, it's "temporarily sold out" now. And it's not even listed in other Godox selling shops here (the SK400II is). However, the SK300II has not been around that long so my guess is it's just a popular monolight and it'll be on the shelves again in no time. Right?

I looked on Amazon.de and I can buy it there for 113 euro instead of the 149 in my local shop. That's a fair bit of difference on such a modest amount. I'm actually considering that now, even though delivery would be in 2 to 4 weeks but at least I would have one. So I think I'm going to call my shop and ask when they're expecting to have the SK300II in stock again.

And I just received the TT600 with the X-Pro. Looks very nice. Of course me being me, I forgot to order extra batteries. I have only three spare Eneloops. Obviously...

lol, yes, I always forget batteries!

I am in a similar situation, already owning a TT350, and looking for xpro + a monolight to start portrait studio. I am hesitating between SK300ii et QS400ii. The first has min power output 1/16, vs 1/32 for QSii.
Another substantial difference I have not read in the previous posts is that QSii has autodump, but not SKii.

You should be able to make up the need for 1 stop lower light intensity pretty easily with light placement and aperture, wouldn't you?

AlexLaB wrote in post #18533929
I am in a similar situation, already owning a TT350, and looking for xpro + a monolight to start portrait studio. I am hesitating between SK300ii et QS400ii. The first has min power output 1/16, vs 1/32 for QSii.
Another substantial difference I have not read in the previous posts is that QSii has autodump, but not SKii.

That's how I started too: the QS400II vs the SK400II. Then the GT400 came into view. But since there is no GTII series yet, and after all that's been talked about here in the thread (and elsewhere) and taking in all the thoughts and advice, starting with the more humble but also relatively cheap SK300II has begun to make more and more sense to me. Plus the SK300II is half the price of the QS400II. For me that was definitely also a factor. I mean if there would have been a GT400II I know I would have bought that one. But the QSII not so much as it is a more standard strobe. So then the SK300II was the best choice for me. And now it's sold out here...

Is this an economical option for you? It appears to be about 108 Euro. I am not sure how VAT works with the British Pound and shipping, etc.

https://www.amazon.co.​uk …?smid=AV14KMDWH​87JR&psc=1

Yes, it would be as the UK is still part of the EU (for now) so there are no customs. There are a number of SK300II units on eBay.uk for just under 99 euro. Problem is they come with a UK Power plug. In the EU we use a different plug. So that's why I'm looking on the continent.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #18533982
Yes, it would be as the UK is still part of the EU (for now) so there are no customs. There are a number of SK300II units on eBay.uk for just under 99 euro. Problem is they come with a UK Power plug. In the EU we use a different plug. So that's why I'm looking on the continent.

Contact the seller, I’d bet they come with EU std plugs and he’s adding his own power leads.

I used to work in IT and I’ve thrown away thousands of (inferior) EU power leads in my time.

That's not a bad idea. I clicked TeamSpeed's link again and saw that the seller is Letwing Digital Studios. They're China based and this one is all over the place. Seen him on Amazon.de and eBay too. Has a good reputation.

My shop just emailed me that the SK300II is expected as late as early March. Letwing Digital Studios can deliver between 16 Jan - 2 Feb. That's a month earlier. Yes, I will contact Letwing and ask about a EU plug. Thanks for the tip!