The AD200 is on my list for the holidays. Please let me know how you like it, Paul.
I can't say enough about the AD200. Just to nitpick on it, though, the AD200 is a tad heavy (2 pounds with battery) and it feels a little bulky to me. Sometimes I wish it was hot-shot compatible, but in reality who want's a two-pound speedlight in the hot-shoe?
On the plus side, one AD200 has an output that is equivalent to
three V860II's and that... Is a whooooole lotta light. Output in TTL mode seems very consistent but in all fairness I don't use TTL all that much; I typically will take a single TTL shot to establish a baseline exposure and then switch to manual. The battery seems to last forever on a full charge and at lower power settings like I typically use (e.g. 1/8, 1/16) the recycle time is essentially instantaneous for as many shots as I've ever needed. Since the AD200 is shaped like an on-camera speedlight it accepts my existing gels kit and and my Rogue 3-in-1 flash-grid, which is kinda nice. You also get two (yes, two) 1/4" x 20 threaded sockets; fancy
that!! This is actually really handy, at least for me, because it means I can attach a QD plate to the AD200 and use a tripod/ball-head as a light stand, which I do frequently. Finally, and I'll admit it took me a while to figure this bit out, the bare-bulb head is just the ticket when using an umbrella or softbox (d'oh!).
w00t. :beguiled:
