When Profoto released the cordless, battery-powered B1X monolight in 2017, I was rather skeptical. Why should a company release a new light if it offers mild improvements over the old model? Faster recycling, better battery life, and more modeling lamp output aren’t exactly groundbreaking.
Yet the build quality, the ability to freeze motion, and the number of flashes per charge make this light worth every penny.
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The powerful Profoto B1X is a successor to the award-winning Profoto B1 on-location flash.
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photographyblog.com »2017-05-15 17:00
Profoto isn't calling the new Profoto B1X monolight an update, but instead it's a replacement in a pretty big way. Most importantly, the Profoto B1X is offering a lot more LED Modeling light power (which works great double duty for video) and 50% more power overall. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-14 17:34
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