Godox AD1200Pro Battery Powered Flash System

Ok first use today on a fashion shoot, 1/4 power fully charged overnight.95 shots and battery is at 2/3rds. So 1/3rd power used for 95 say 100 shots should mean about 160 shots at full power to use 1/3rd. I should have been able to shoot about 480 shots at 1/4th power. Anyone getting 500 full power? Are you using the model light or no?

I've only been using this light for about a month, so I can't comment on longivity. Out of the box it seems to have good build quality and a decent travel bag. I bought the AC adapter and use this as a studio/travel light, and it excels at both. I'm very pleased with the color and power output accuracy, I do macro photography requiring focus stacking so this is a must. Two things that I think could be improved; 1. The head's made of hard plastic, I have a 6'x4' soft box and if I position it vertically the light body will flex... makes me a bit uneasy. 2. Although it's nice the mount is made of metal, the mount doesn't sit flush on some studs.

So far the unit (and the sales-service by Strobepro) has been fantastic.We use a mix of fast flash-duration battery-powered Profoto Pro packs and Elinchrom Quadras with our Hasselblad given it's high sync-speed.However, having acquired a GFX50S to go with our H5D-40 due to the Fujis' ability to use HC lenses, we wanted some HSS ability (backed by hefty Ws) given the low sync-speed of the Fuji to allow us to use HSS vs. ND filters all the time when using Fuji lenses or Hassy lenses on the GFX with the Fuji body shutter selected (vs. the leaf-shutter on the Hassy lenses).As we work with a lot with animals, the ability to use spot-metered TTL for the first shot and then 'lock-it-in' for tweaking helps keep light-testing time down and helps us better exploit an ... MoreSo far the unit (and the sales-service by Strobepro) has been fantastic.We use a mix of fast flash-duration battery-powered Profoto Pro packs and Elinchrom Quadras with our Hasselblad given it's high sync-speed.However, having acquired a GFX50S to go with our H5D-40 due to the Fujis' ability to use HC lenses, we wanted some HSS ability (backed by hefty Ws) given the low sync-speed of the Fuji to allow us to use HSS vs. ND filters all the time when using Fuji lenses or Hassy lenses on the GFX with the Fuji body shutter selected (vs. the leaf-shutter on the Hassy lenses).As we work with a lot with animals, the ability to use spot-metered TTL for the first shot and then 'lock-it-in' for tweaking helps keep light-testing time down and helps us better exploit an animals' (often short) attention-span.We acquired the AD1200 after being very impressed with a used AD200Pro we acquired 'on a lark'. The 1200 is well built and very well thought-out (as is the rolling case and various accessories that come OEM).Controls are a no-brainer and the build quality is far better than the Eli Quadras and on-par if not better than any post-Ranger Elinchrom units.Our only two wish list items are:-------1. Make the fan temp-controlled vs. always on.2. A rubber cover-flap for the Broncolor-esque cable socket. Lots of tiny holes there begging for dirt entry.Looking fwd to using it and a forthcoming R1200 ring flash (sans shroud) in our Bron Para once we DIY a low-profile Bowens adapter.Recommended.