The GODOX AD-R12 Godox-mount 9.3 inch / 23.5 cm Long Focus Reflector pairs well with a Godox AD300 pro providing a tighter spread of light. The reflector is constructed with a robust black metal exterior and a silver diffusive interior, despite its compact size, it offers long focus capabilities, ensuring that your light reaches even the most distant subjects with ease. The AD-R12 ensures a uniform distribution of light across your subject and its unique design and shape provide a more even 55-degree spread of the beam, allowing for versatile lighting effects.
As the AD-12 provides a tighter spread of light, you will see a noticeable improvement in terms of brightness, so the position between subject and light can be increased. This reflector is way smaller and lighter than other long throw reflectors and from my testing more efficient too. If you are looking for an efficient hard light modifier for a Godox AD300 pro, in my opinion, this reflector is a very good option and for its price, you would be hard pressed to find anything better.
I searched for reviews online for the AD-R12 to see if I could find some examples of where the R12 reflector had been used with a Godox AD300 pro, but all I could find were product descriptions, hence the reason for this blog. When I walk our Border Collie (Rio) I some times take a AD300 and pair it with an AD-R12, mounting them on a Phottix Padat 200 carbon fibre light stand which enables me to experiment with environmental shots whilst keeping my kit to a minimum. I appreciate that hard light may not be as popular as using larger modifiers in relation to softer lighting techniques, but I thought theses images would provide some examples of what can be achieved with the AD-R12 and a Godox AD300.
Lighting setup: The AD300pro was placed roughly 12 feet out of frame, to the right for all of the images. Power settings wise the light was set at 16th+6 power. I also use a sheet of Ikea draw liner and place it on the inside lip of the AD-R12 reflector to help diffuse the light just a tad which works really well and cost virtually nothing in relation to other products like Magmod XL, although the AD-R12 dose not collapse down.