Which entry level flash?

[Scooter]

From vague memory, you bought the Safari 2 after helping out on this shoot

it was a cracking light, far better than the one that it replaced

From memory, we used 7 of these flash units on this shoot.

But, technology has now moved on and all that I currently have (or need) is the Visco 5, nearly as good and much smaller/cheaper

I still use my Safari-2 Worn a hole in the power switch (now covered with gaffer tape) but it all works just fine - and with the addition of a 2.4GHz radio, it works with the newer Godox controllers too (I use an X-Pro with it). I mostly use it on a boom as the head weighs very little - and the pack works well as a counterweight.

On location I pretty much exclusively use 2 AD200's with the Fresnel heads. They do take a battering and I've rebuilt one of them a couple of times - so the cheaper options from Visico look very attractive (ie it's better to lose a cheaper light than an expensive one)

 

[Phil V]

I mostly use it on a boom as the head weighs very little - and the pack works well as a counterweight.

Last couple of times I’ve used mine, this is exactly what I did.