Profoto has just announced an unusual new flash trigger called the Profoto Connect. While flash triggers generally have physical buttons built into them, the Connect takes a page from Apple’s design manual and is completely button-free.
“From time to time something comes along that changes everything, this is one of those rare occasions,” Profoto says. […]. petapixel.com
Profoto made a splash in 2017 by unveiling the A1, its first on-camera flash and the world’s smallest studio light. Now a challenger has appeared: the Godox V1 is a new round-head flash that will provide a cheaper alternative. petapixel.com »
2019-03-07 21:10
A year ago, Profoto launched the A1, its first on-camera flash and the world’s smallest studio light. That light will soon have some serious competition: the increasingly-popular Chinese lighting brand Godox is getting ready to announce its own round-headed flash that will compete directly against the Profoto A1. Photographer Robert Hall was visiting the Godox […] petapixel.com »
2018-09-27 22:02
In 2016, I made a video comparing the Profoto B1 and Godox AD600. Since then both models have had an updated release and Broncolor has also released the Siros 800 and 400. I decided to put all three models head to head to help people decide which is the best option. I compare these 3 […] petapixel.com »
2018-03-21 19:14
Billed as the World's smallest studio light, the Profoto A1 is actually a hotshoe-mountable 76Ws flash with a round head, high-speed synchronisation and a recycling time of 1. photographyblog.com »
2017-09-20 19:00
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_4235413921","galleryId":"4235413921","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"standalone":false,"selectedImageIndex":0,"startInCommentsView":false,"isMobile":false}) }); As expected after last week's photo and specs leak, lighting manufacturer Profoto has launched an on/off camera flash unit called the Profoto A1. dpreview.com »
2017-09-19 18:39
Profoto has just announced the A1, the lighting brand’s first-ever on-camera flash. It’s also what the company calls “the world’s smallest studio light.” “Our focus with the A1 was to create a flash that delivers a truly high quality of light, which is why it features a round head which delivers light that’s both natural […] petapixel.com »
2017-09-19 18:18
Profoto has announced the launch of its new B1X off-camera flash, a model that follows the maker's B1 model. According to Profoto's website, 'This isn't an update, this is a significant replacement with improvements in three important areas; power, power and power. dpreview.com »
2017-05-15 21:22
The high-speed class at Rochester Institute of Technology learns Arduino programming and some simple circuits as an introduction on triggering high-speed flashes in complicated situations.
Six California cities will take part in an automated, sound-activated camera program that is designed to reduce noise pollution caused by loud cars. [Read More]
Apple’s Made-for-iPhone (MFi) licensing program may soon allow third parties to create dedicated strobes for current and future iPhones. According to sources who spoke with 9to5Mac, MFi partners were briefed on “new specs” that will allow them to manufacture strobes that connect and sync over the Lightning port instead of Bluetooth. The report cites “sources […]
This past month, a student showed me an Instagram post with floating scrabble letters and asked me how it was done. After a few moments of reflection, I decided there was a number of ways to photograph floating letters and it would be a great idea for a student lab. To explore different techniques would […]
Canon DSLRs can trigger Canon Speedlites using the pop-up flash. If you try triggering those same Speedlites with a different camera’s flash, it doesn’t work, which means that there’s actual light-based communication going on between the DSLR and Speedlite.
After teasing the product and sharing some sample portraits, the Chinese flash manufacturer Godox has now officially announced the A1. It’s a flash, LED, and trigger 3-in-1 unit designed for smartphone cameras.