There are people who say they are ‘into photography’ because they regularly take selfies and are a dab hand at swiping their favourite filters in place, and then there are those who understand the principles of the F stop scale and have more than one lens. This is something for the latter style of photographers.

The SK 400 II studio Flash Kit comes from Godox, a Chinese company founded in 1993 that specialises in photographic equipment and it comes with a built-in Godox 2.4G wireless X system. The ‘SKII Series’ is a low budget option for budding photographers setting up a studio for the first time and this compact flash strobe is for e-commerce product shooting, portrait and lifestyle photography. It would work well in small or medium studio shooting and can be used as a high light, background light or hair light.

The SK 400 II is quick and simple to set up and it easily installs various Bowens mount light accessories, such as softbox or filters for different effects. You get a clear output display on the large LCD panel, 40 steps from 1/16*1/1, it has an anti-preflash function, enables synchronization with cameras that have a one-preflash firing system and has a good output stability - no more than 2% shifts when under the same output. Other features include the 150W modelling lamp that adjusts from 5% to 100%, auto memory and recovery of adjusted panel settings, colour temperature of 5600+/-200k, Rycle time of 0.4-3s and flash duration of 1/2000 to 1/8000s. The SK 400 II can be triggering with a sync cord, test button, slave triggering and wireless control port. In the kit you get the SK400II Flash Head, power cable, lamp cover and modelling lamp.

Overall, this is great budget option to enter you into the world of portrait or still-life photography. It performs well considering its price and is compact and straightforward to use. RRP £130.00

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4.5 out of 5

Pros

Easy to install Bowens mount light accessories

Built-in Godox 2.4G wireless X system

150W modelling lamp adjusts from 5% to 100%

Clear LCD panel

Anti-preflash function

No more than 2% shifts when under the same output

Auto memory

Compact

Low cost