Westcott
mdpitman
I’ll update my review when I order this again. I haven’t had a problem with Dodd yet but the box did not contain a tilter bracket, the diffusion and gel clip, nor the USB-C cable. I ordered it as new and it looks like it was used. The user guy looks like it’s been manhandled and the color gels have no color. It looks like gray and gold.
Charles
The FJ200 is a great combination of power and portability.
It is light weight (about the size of a 70-200 f/4...you can handhold it in one hand while holding your camera in your other hand), has a fast recycle time and the battery lasts a long time. Colors are also consistent.
It is part of a great system along with the FJ400 and the FJ80 and integrates seamlessly with Canon Speedlites.
As a Canon shooter that is a major plus.
One of the best features is that the trigger (The FJ-X2M) is universal...it works with Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony (with an adaptor), Panasonic and Olympus and allows for TTL and High Speed Sync.
Since I teach, this makes it easy to pass the trigger to all of my students, just changing the brand on the trigger.
Highly recommended!
josecardoz
Honest follow-up review. After playing with the charger (putting the battery back on to charge, taking it off) eventually it powered up. I thought it may have been a one off situation so I decided to keep it for about a week. Once the battery became low and I had to charge again, however, the same issue occurred in that the unit would not power on. Due to this and further research, I returned and went with the Godox AD200 instead. I still respect the Wescott brand (love the X-Drop system, umbrellas, etc.) but I cannot risk being on location and having power issues with my flash. I just received 2 Godox AD200s today, charged up fully, and powered up both without a problem.
I consider myself a novice in photography and wanted to develop my skills more and have spent countless hours studying and watching videos about the art. Wescott has been helpful to me in gaining knowledge about lighting so I decided to go with their ecosystem as opposed to others such as Godox or Prophoto. My first purchase was this FJ200. I was extremely excited!!! The package arrived a couple of hours ago and I literally was like a kid on Christmas! I started off by scanning the QR code and following the instruction guide. Charged the battery up fully, popped it in correctly to hear the “click,” and hit the power/test button. Anticipation led to nothing. The unit is DOA. I triple checked my work an it will not power on at all. To say I’m extremely disappointed is an understatement. Furthermore, now I’m questioning the brand in respect to strobes, wondering if I should have went a different route. Photography gear is truly an investment and for issues like this to occur it is really disappointing. Sending it back today along with the separate trigger I purchased. $500 investment, $0 return.
