Godox AD200 long term review - 3.5 years of use

I used two AD200 for 3.5 years, mainly for in-studio and on-location indoors for portraits and business headshots. I fired between 50,000 and 60,000 flashes with each, mostly using the bulb and power settings between 1/16 and 1/8+0.7. I try to stay below 1/4 most of the time due to my shooting style with business portraits, since the recycle time get much slower once you get to 1/4 and above. I am still shooting with the initial bulbs that came with it. I am also using the AK-R1 with the round heads a lot for backdrop lighting. Typical modifiers I am using with the AD200 are 80x80 cm softboxes, 120x60 cm softboxes, beauty dish, large octa boxes, large 180 cm umbrellas, etc.

Chapters:

00:00 Start
00:53 What the flash went through
02:36 Accessories the AD200 was used with
03:59 Overall performance, reliability and battery life
06:52 Key advantages
09:32 Comparison to AD600Pro, V1 and TT685
11:55 Summary

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//plan and visualize your lighting with the set.a.light software (I really recommend it)
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//xRite color checkers (various versions)
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//backup hardware and tools
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western digital external harddrives: https://geni.us/MrKuBD
seagate external harddrives: https://geni.us/K4CQyw
transcent rugged external harddrives: https://geni.us/eV26o
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//my cameras

Sony A7iii https://geni.us/U2qYS
Sony A6000 https://geni.us/KKTdA9g
Sony X3000 https://geni.us/zKB4sZh

//my lenses

Sony 85mm F1.8 https://geni.us/w1Xm
Sony 55mm F1.8 https://geni.us/LS97sLV
Sony 12-24mm F4 https://geni.us/m3x5
Sony 24-105mm F4 https://geni.us/SOuG3
Sigma Art 35mm F1.4 https://geni.us/R76Be

//my flashes and lights

flash
Godox V1 https://geni.us/GfKs (make sure to check the model that fits your camera!)
Godox TT685s https://geni.us/YGaC (make sure to check the model that fits your camera!)
Godox AD200 https://geni.us/yeBJnsi (the newest version ist the "pro" version)
Godox AD600Pro https://geni.us/W4NFW
Godox SK400ii https://geni.us/VcRvNrF

rechargeable batteries Panasonic Eneloop Black: https://geni.us/StwX

LED lights
Godox SL60w https://geni.us/UpEIUQ
Godox SL140wii https://geni.us/sgM046f

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Zoom H1n https://geni.us/dIpr8O
Rode Smartlav+ https://geni.us/E2Lv6
Rode adapter https://geni.us/DxAEmmu

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Sekonic L-308X https://geni.us/jLx03
Sekonix L-858D https://geni.us/3qJ7H1D
X-Rite ColorChecker Video https://geni.us/wcVFDc

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Wacom One S bluetooth https://geni.us/NUr8ItW
Blackmagic Davinci Resolve Speed editor https://geni.us/9YnXycs
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//RAW development and video editing
Capture One Pro https://www.captureone.com/de/downloa...
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