Godox launches new circular head with magnetic modifiers for the AD200
Jul 12, 2018
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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With Bowens out of the way, the path is now clear for Godox to take on Profoto, and it appears they’re starting to do exactly that. Today we see a new head appear on the Adorama and Pixapro websites for the Godox AD200 which looks very similar to the head on the Profoto A1 speedlight.
Like the Profoto A1, this head features a round, circular face with magnetic modifiers. Given the popularity of the Profoto A1, despite its price, it seems that the design has been warmly received. So, it makes sense that Godox would want to get in on some of that action, especially with the AD200 being substantially less expensive.
There’s not a massive amount of information available yet and like the new Godox AD400Pro, there’s no price so far. But what we can tell from the pictures is that it’s a round head with a circular face. It slots straight onto the AD200 unit as a replacement for the current bare bulb & Fresnel heads.
It also appears that the front is magnetic as several other images show it attached to various modifiers. There’s a Fresnel type head.
A bare bulb style diffuser.
A gel holder with barn doors.
And a grid spot reflector combo that can be used as a background or kicker light.
It seems that the head and associated accessories are sold separately so that you only need to buy what you need, and DIYP has been told by Pixapro that the modifiers will be released after the head itself. Although, as I mentioned, there’s no word on prices yet. As soon as we know anything, we’ll be sure to update this post. Or, keep an eye out on the Pixapro website in the UK or Adorama if you’re in the USA.
Update: July 29th, 2018 – Adorama now have the head and accessory kit available to pre-order for $79 and $59 respectively.
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4 responses to “Godox launches new circular head with magnetic modifiers for the AD200”
And no breach of MagMod or Profoto patents??
A few months ago I looked into the magnet patents (requests by a friends) and it seems that the magnet attachments for speedlights were invented quite a while ago. Way before Magmod or Profoto came up with it.
Finally ? Just because of this ?
I’m not seeing if this is a bare bulb and reflector under the front glass, or a fresnel setup. Does anyone know? Edit: I just saw the fresnel was an add on, so it’s likely a bare bulb with different modifiers.
For the record, I love my AD200s though. My only regret is that I didn’t get the Adorama/Flashpoint version, as apparently Godox warranty/repairs is iffy. No issues with mine and they’ve held up great, BUT…