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Junior In Name Only
And remember that there is also a Lux in that name. Lux for luxury as well as light.
In the early digital years flashes were a frequent part of the smaller cameras. Whether they were compacts, DSLR’s or the early mirror-less models, the makers frequently added a small flash tube facing somewhere forward.
Sometimes they output was so small as to be laughable - but people could boost up the ISO and get some results. Of course that boosted the digital noise, but there you are - compromise is the superglue of life. It sticks us to the kitchen table more often than we would like to admit.
Prior to that film camera makers had realised that people needed a certain amount of power in a flash - the pros might have their Metz 45 and 60-series, but the amateurs needed something as well. They needed a compact flash that ran on penlight batteries and had enough power to light up for 25-64 ASA colour films at an indoor party.
The Godox Lux Junior is the modern retro evocation of this style of flash. It’s got a hot shoe, but no TTL capability. You set the ISO of your film or sensor on the dial, choose an f-stop, and blaze away.
If you elect to use 100 ISO as a recording sensitivity, you can switch the flash to “ Auto “ and a thyristor cell will cut the light off when it thinks it has enough exposure. I know this works, as I use a similar option on the Godox Lux Senior ( also a retro flash ) for results that look very similar to the older units.
Be aware that this can be narrow, and you’ll get darkened corners for some frames - butt he flash is a consistent colour temperature and recycles itself busily from two AAA cells.
This is retro, reliable, and fun, and very compact. If you shoot manual at small powers, you can do surprising macro work.
Check out the Godox Lux Jr here.
All images and text by Richard Stein
