Flash (gear)

    Profoto’s new A10 speedlight is basically just an A1X with Bluetooth
    Sep 23, 2020 John Aldred

    Profoto has now officially updated its “World’s Smallest Studio Light” (speedlight) from the A1X to the new Profoto A10. It’s essentially the same speedlight as…

    Profoto AirX lets you shoot your iPhone with the Profoto B10 at up to 1/25,000 of a second
    Jul 8, 2020 John Aldred

    Profoto has today announced AirX, a new update for the Profoto App which lets your iPhone communicate with the Profoto B10 series strobes. It synchronizes…

    We’re not saying the Westcott FJ400 and Jinbei HD-400 are the same strobe, but they sure look similar
    Sep 30, 2019 John Aldred

    I’ve seen a few posts recently about Westcott’s new FJ400 strobe, with a couple of sites labeling it the “best value strobe” on the market. We…

    Yongnuo finally starts to unify their flash systems with the new YN560-TX Pro
    Jul 31, 2019 John Aldred

    A couple of years ago, I made a post about why I could no longer recommend Yongnuo to flash newcomers over Godox. In short, their systems…

    Profoto’s new B10 Plus doubles the power of the B10 to 500Ws with a 25% price increase
    Jun 5, 2019 John Aldred

    Profoto has announced the new B10 Plus strobe, doubling the power of the B10 from 250Ws to 500Ws. It’s a little longer than the B10,…

    The Godox V1 goes head-to-head with the Profoto A1 in this side-by-side comparison
    Apr 18, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    There has been some drama around the recently announced Godox V1, which was accused of stealing the Profoto A1’s design. But can the more affordable…

    Profoto threatens to sue Godox for patent infringement claiming they stole the A1 design
    Mar 14, 2019 John Aldred

    Launched in 2017, the $1,000 Profoto A1 was a pretty unique design amongst speedlights. Finally, the world had a round head speedlight – something that…

    A review of the most expensive hot shoe strobe in the world – the Profoto A1
    Oct 5, 2018 Stefan Tell

    The Profoto A1 is the new on-camera flash. And off-camera flash. And Air remote. You can use it any way you like. For me as…

    How to make a simple $10 DIY disco prism for Profoto A1
    Oct 4, 2018 Stefan Tell

    Controlling and modifying light is a lot of what photography with studio lights and battery powered strobes are about. Especially when it comes to portraits,…

    Profoto launches the new small and portable B10 250 AirTTL strobe
    Sep 12, 2018 John Aldred

    The new portable Profoto B10 250 AirTTL strobe has officially been announced. It’s a tiny 250Ws strobe, about the size of a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens…