I’ve been a big Godox fan for a couple of years, but the Neewer Z3 is enough to make me think about jumping ship. The Neewer company has been going since 2011 and has built up a big fan base across the world. The name has become synonymous with high-performance photographic kit at very competitive prices. That’s a heady mix. Headline acts include a variety of flashguns and studio/location flash heads, LED panels, ring lights, video lights, and related add-ons such as soft boxes, brollies, reflectors, and triggers, to name but a few.
I’ve recently been impressed with the Neewer RF1 Macro Ring Flash, but the new Z3 looks and feels more like the Godox V100 flashgun that I reviewed a while ago. Like its Godox competitor, the Z3 is a 100Ws flashgun that features a built-in RF wireless transceiver for master/slave operation with multi-flashgun setups, or remote off-camera use with the similarly color touchscreen-based Neewer QZ hot-shoe trigger. The Neewer Z3 definitely has its eyes on the prize, aiming to be one of the best flashguns on the market, available in Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Fujifilm-dedicated options.
