Godox’s New Universal Flash

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Godox just announced a new modular lighting setup, the iT32 iFlash and X5 TTL Wireless Flash Trigger, and it is something interesting for photographers who jump between different camera brands. Instead of buying separate flashes for each system, the iT32 lets you swap out the hot shoe to match whatever camera you are shooting with. The flash itself doesn’t have a built-in shoe at all, it connects magnetically to the X5 trigger, which comes in different versions for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, and OM System cameras.

The iT32 is compact and simple, about the size of a deck of cards, weighing 170 grams. It has a touchscreen on the back, a tilting and rotating head, and built-in diffuser and reflector panels. It supports full TTL and high-speed sync, along with manual power control from 1/128 to full. There’s also an LED modeling light, wireless 2.4GHz control, and magnetic color filters for creative lighting. Recycle time is as fast as 1.5 seconds, and flash duration can go down to 1/30,000 of a second.

The X5 trigger ties the system together. It is both a transmitter and a hot shoe that snaps onto the flash with a magnetic click, instantly syncing the two. You can also use it to control other Godox lights in the X system, not just the iT32. The flash is available to preorder for $79, while each X5 trigger version costs $19.90.

You can see the presentation on Godox’s YouTube channel here