Neewer Vision 4 Studio Flash Strobe with Trigger and Reflector

I've used many, many lights before; studio strobes, hotshoe flashes, tungsten, led, household incandescent, fluorescent, custom (homemade) lighting rigs, you name it, I've tried it. If you are looking for a quality product at a good price point, this is for you. If you want to add a portable strobe to your arsenal, one that can hang with some of the big boys of lighting but doesn't cost the same as a new honda, this is for you.When I first started my photography business I shot exclusively outdoors, natural light is the best light ya know? Then I realized the lighting wasn't always optimal and so I started using a hotshoe flash but I recognized that it still wasn't always enough. Then one day, a friend of mine asked me to check out his new lights, a set of the Neewer C300 lights that he got for less than my single canon brand flash unit. I was shocked to see all the features they had and the impressive quality considering the price he paid. I was hooked.This light is incredible. Portraits in the bright midday sun? Not a problem. Lighting a whole group of groomsmen easily with just one light? Check.It is incredibly easy to use, I charged the battery and took the light to a wedding the day I got it and never read the instructions because I didn't have to, the interface on the rear is very straightforward and the display is easy to read.The build quality is great; at that same wedding, a gust of wind caught the included umbrella and even with 2 sandbags on the stand, the light fell into the deck piling, the stand was bent but the light was unaffected. The housing is plastic but it is very durable.The battery life is great. I've shot a handful of events with this light now, 2 long weddings, some half-day bridal sessions, and a handful of portrait sessions. The light has never died on me or even taken too long to recycle. At a 10-hour wedding I shot on-and-off with it all day at various power settings and at the end of the night it was still firing away at the dance floor without issue.The one thing I can't speak to is the wireless transmitter, as I always shoot tethered to the long cord. Just a personal choice so I'm never too far away from the light. I've learned the hard way 3 times now (so maybe I haven't actually learned) not to leave the light around at busy events, because people will inevitably touch it, bump it, knock it over.

This works very well. It’s portable and I also use it in studio. The battery life is great. The one complaint is the soft box that comes with it is merely an umbrella and very poorly designed to accommodate this unit. It’s very hard to get to the control panel with this contraption of a diffuser. I will have to buy another diffuser with a Bowen’s mount to accommodate the unit.

Neat shape of the soft box, I really like the octagon. Solid body on the light itself which gives it some weight, but not a whole lot. Can get pretty bright on the highgest setting and won't lose brightness until the battery is completely dead. Fast recycle time too which saves a lot of time. The trigger works well too and also has a good battery life. This is definitely designd for professionals.

Make no mistake about it, this thing gets the job done and is really great value. However, the soft box sucks. I've ended up using my cheap umbrella instead. It would be amazing it came with a proper Bowen's mounted soft box. The remote trigger is also sort of sucky. It isn't compatible with other neewer 2.4ghz flash kits. I ended up buying one of their speed lite kits that came with two flash triggers. I use one of them on a wired tether with this strobe and fire the odd man out as a slave flash. It works pretty well; but it's irritating that the Neewer gear isn't all compatible with their other products. My only other complaint (so far) is that the joint between the grip/stand mount and the strobe unit itself is kind of wobbly even when tightened down as tight as I can get it. The flash itself has a ton of power and is near perfect (maybe a little bulky) for hand held real estate fills and decent for on the go portraits too.

Bought 2 for outdoor shoots. Even bought 2 extra batteries but still have not had to change batteries mid shoot. Take anywhere great light.

I can’t comment on battery life or durability.I really like the strobe. It’s easy to use and will expand my photography considerably. Not a fan of the soft box/umbrella that came with it so I ordered a new one with the Bowen’s Mount.If I had to find a negative it would be not having full control of the modeling lamp. But apparently that comes on a much more expensive lamp. However that being said, instead of the one minute timer they could easily add a two and three minute option.

I haven't used this on a job yet, but initial unboxing and testing seems to agree with all the other 5-star reviews. This thing is awesome, works great out of the box, and DOES work with other triggers. The trigger that comes with this strobe takes a strange battery type, and I would rather use my other Cactus V5 triggers, which do work great. As long as you can plug your trigger into the Sync port on this strobe, it should work fine.I'll edit my review at a later time after I've used this strobe for some gigs but right now: I love it, great quality, awesome price, it's everything I could hope for!

The media could not be loaded. I would not recommend this for used in inclement weather, but it did stand up to a light, unexpected drizzle due to the protection of the soft box, which was a nice accessory to have. This was a great little flash to add to my system. Worked as advertised