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Confused about flashes, are round flash heads better than rectangle flash heads? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by cricketmad14@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hi All, I'm new to flash photography.

Many flashes now come with a round flash head. Are they better or worse than the old rectangle flash heads?

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[–] f_14@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If you’re comparing the godox v1 to the godox V860iii, in my experience and from the reviews, the v1 is much more durable than the v860iii. Don’t know what’s the issue with the v860 but they have a nasty habit of dying in a year to year and a half.

I have both and the light is basically the same unless you’re shooting a specific shot against a wall. The V1 does have a really handy magnetic attachment mechanism that lets you put gels and a diffuser on it super easily which is actually the main advantage.