4OX

Why has this light never been talked about? I've been studying studio lights for weeks and I can't find anything negative...I'm buying my first studio light, stand, modifiers and this baby rocks! What say you? I DO want HSS and TTL. Portability is huge plus! Comes with R2 transceiver. Wonder if R2 works with yongnuo Speedlites?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

I don't think transmitters are interchangeable between most brands. The Godox/Flashpoint should be compatible as Flaspoint is a rebranded Godox, with possibly a better warranty.
I'm a member of the FB site:"Learning to Light: an OCF Lighting Community", and "Strobist" FB site. There are quite a few using Godox/Flashpoint equipment there.

4OX

Cool

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

You should really check out the Facebook sites I mentioned above.
Some great examples and how they did it.
They are closed sites but just ask to become a member.

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

I have one. It is fantastic. For $748 you get the light and a 7" reflector, the transmitter and a decent case. For only another $35/each, I got additional receivers for Nikon flashes so I can trigger the XPLOR and my Nikon units all in TTL and HSS. I did get a Bowens mount universal Speedring so I can mount all my modifiers that just have the rods.

I think if you have Nikon or Canon-compatible speedlights, the appropriate receivers should fire those as well. So Phottix, Youngnuo, Nissen, etc should work.

I have used it for hundreds of exposures and the battery still shows a full charge. It also has a plug allowing you to fire it by Pocket Wizards if that is best (that looses the HSS and TTL, however.).

So far I have seen NO negatives. It is a solid unit. You DO need to use it on heavy-duty light stands as it is not light weight, but that is a small price to pay for the versatility of the unit. This is a $2100 Profoto equivalent in a $750 head. Actually $2500 Profoto equivalent because you have to buy the $400 transmitter for the Profoto setup.

I use it with my 24" Chimera collapsible beauty dish for photographing HS Seniors.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Nice!
( Captain, 40x is a dentist.
Got any with teeth showing?)

aflundi Loc: Albuquerque, NM

I have two of them and completely agree with CaptainC, except that I'll add that for about $80 you can add an extension:

https://www.adorama.com/fplfxp600.html

that allows you to keep the weight low and anchor the lightstand. For a small additional cost, it makes the already versatile Xplor considerably more flexible. A must have IMHO.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

That's a surprisingly low price for such a useful accessory.

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

Yes, I forgot about that. I think I should order one.

mawyatt Loc: Clearwater, Florida

I've been using these (have 3, 2 with iTTL and one manual) for a couple years now, ever since they first came out. Agree, great portable strobe. With the AC adapter they become great studio strobes too, without worrying about the battery. This was handy since I use them mostly for special macro/micro studio photography.

Outside what's mentioned below and corrected with later firmware updates, the only issue I've had is an occasional trigger miss with the R2 trigger (Nikon) and a slightly non-uniform output from some flash outputs at the same power level. There was a special mode one could engage that caused the RF output signal in the R2 transmitters to be attenuated, as close proximity with the XPLOR 600 (Godox AD600) strobes (built-in R2 receivers) could cause receiver overload and missed triggers (this was long ago, I can't remember the details, Google it if you are interested) Since I use these for massive macro/micro stacking sessions (>500) the missing triggers and non-uniformity became more of a problem for my use than others might experience. The non-uniform output causes slight banding when stacked the silicon chips I image, so I've moved away from the XPLOR600 for this use (I use the new Adorama SK300II now and so far they've been very good).

The AC adapter and remote head are good options for what I consider a really good portable strobe.

BTW one thing that might be of interest to some folks, these are really fast strobes, in some cases as fast or faster than speed lights at a specific power level.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-400319-1.html

Best,

Mike

mawyatt Loc: Clearwater, Florida

CaptainC,

Really nice shot, well done!!

Best,

Mike

4OX

Is this private message?

4OX

Guess not.

Nikonman44

Nothing to do with fottoggin but how old is your dachy?

I have six and range from 4 to 12/ 13

very good dogs and love to be photographed in thier own time.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Passed away last year at almost 16.
Really miss him...
Amazing critters!