GODOX A1 External Flash and Radio Trigger for Smartphones

“ . . . Godox A1 is a compact box that combines a mini flash, mini LED light, and a 2.4GHz radio transmitter. It has a built-in battery, which charges via a USB C port and provides enough power for many flashes. It is controlled by an app available for both iOS and Android devices (for Android, it will be available later in September 2017), and the connection between the two devices is established via Bluetooth.

It can be used in several ways:

• Hold it along with your phone and use the flash as a more powerful alternative to your smartphone's LED flash.
• Use it as a classic "off-camera" flash; position it to achieve lighting different from direct illumination.
• Use the built-in LED lamp (a combination of 3 smaller LEDs) for situations where you don't have enough light for focus, for a modeling light, or when shooting video.
• Its biggest advantage – use it to trigger your studio lighting, which you have set up for a photoshoot.
• If you have Godox TTL lighting, such as the AD600, you can use the gadget as a master or even a slave flash.
• You can remotely control Godox LED projectors, for cases where you have invested in LED instead of pulsed lighting.
• Studio lighting can consist of serious monoblocs with their accompanying accessories, or if you like to be mobile, you are an avid strobist and can trigger your compact system flashes.
• Godox A1 wirelessly triggers Wistro flashes or those with a built-in or added X1 or XTR16 receiver via radio. For those without such a receiver, the option for optical synchronization remains.

As I said, the possibilities of the gadget are many, and perhaps most often, several Godox A1s will be used in TTL mode to create impressive photos. Speaking of TTL, why not also use it in cases where you have TTL flashes to set up a quick arrangement that everyone can shoot with their phone.

Okay, I tried the Godox A1 in the Foto Kafe Media studio, equipped with a set of Expert flashes. I called the regular model, who has a habit of lounging in an armchair, and set up a quick lighting scheme . . .”

Author Ivan Maslarov – Jumbo.