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Profoto has launched a $300 light stand bracket for its $1,100 speedlight

Nov 11, 2020 by John Aldred 26 Comments

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When Profoto first announced the original $1,000 A1 speedlight, I thought they were just having a laugh. But it turns out that it wasn’t April 1st and no, they weren’t kidding. To its credit, the Profoto A1 ended up being a pretty solid speedlight. Still a little overpriced for many, but decent with the obvious perk of doubling up as a backup flash trigger for existing Profoto users.

Then they brought out the A1X and most recently the $1,100 A10. And if you didn’t think these prices were high enough already, Profoto has just announced the new Profoto OCF adapter to go with them. It’s $300. Yup. Three hundred bucks.

A $300 hunk of plastic and (maybe?) metal to let you stick your speedlight on a light stand and use it with your Profoto modifiers (or an umbrella). Again, I get it. It’s going to mostly be Profoto strobe users who buy into the A-series speedlights. But $300 for a flash bracket? vs $25 for a Bowens mount one (That can also hold the A10).

I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think I will ever be able to get myself in the mindset of a Profoto shooter.

If you’re interested in getting a really expensive speedlight bracket, though, the Profot OCF Adapter is available to buy now for $299 and is already shipping.

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About John Aldred

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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