#studio flash

Profoto non è un marchio che trattiamo spesso qui su SaggiaMente perché si tratta di un'azienda Svedese che produce sistemi di illuminazione professionali, sia da studio che trasportabili. La presentazione del nuovo flash portatile A1 non è stata del tutto inaspettata, in quanto si erano diffuse alcune immagini del prodotto già qualche giorno fa, ma il rilascio dello stesso consentirà di approcciare alla qualità dei prodotti Profoto anche agli amatori evoluti più facoltosi.

Il Profoto A1 si presenta come un flash di tipo classico da montare sulla fotocamera ma già nella vista frontale non possiamo non notare la sua "strana" forma circolare. Ho usato l'aggettivo strana proprio perché tutti i moderni flash per le macchine fotografiche digitali hanno ormai la tradizionale apertura rettangolare, ma è proprio grazie alla forma tonda che l'A1 assicura una illuminazione più naturale e con una caduta uniforme e più morbida. Il flash utilizza una batteria al litio proprietaria che consente di effettuare oltre 350 scatti a piena potenza e con un tempo di recupero molto veloce pari a 1,2 secondi.

È possibile utilizzarlo sia in manuale che TTL (anche HSS) ed è inoltre compatibile con il protocollo AirTTL della casa, fornendo quindi la possibilità di controllare altre unità flash (come ad esempio la B1 AIR) o di essere controllato tramite l'Air remote. La testa del flash è magnetica e consente di collegare una serie di modificatori concepiti proprio per l'A1, di cui alcuni come il diffusore a cupola, il diffusore largo e la carta di rimbalzo sono inclusi nella confezione di vendita. L'A1 dispone anche di una luce di modellamento a LED che, oltre ad aiutare nella composizione e nella messa a fuoco, può essere utilizzata anche come luce continua per brevi video. Il Profoto A1 è disponibile con compatibilità elettrica per Canon e Nikon ma è compatibile con tutti gli Air Remote (Canon, Nikon, Sony e Olympus) e più avanti verrà aggiunto anche il Modello Sony (voci di corridoio suggeriscono l'arrivo dell'Air Remote pure per Fujifilm). Il prezzo di vendita dovrebbe superare di poco i 1100€ ed è già disponibile in Germania e nei paesi del nord Europa, mentre la vendita nel resto del mondo si estenderà nelle prossime settimane.

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Profoto presenta A1, il più piccolo flash da studio al mondo

Profoto non è un marchio che trattiamo spesso qui su SaggiaMente perché si tratta di un’azienda Svedese che produce sistemi di illuminazione professionali, sia da studio che trasportabili. La presentazione del nuovo flash portatile A1 non è stata del tutto inaspettata, in quanto si erano diffuse alcune immagini del prodotto già qualche giorno fa, ma il rilascio dello stesso consentirà di…

SK Series Flash is a lightweight, compact and durable flash with complete functions. Design for shooting studio portrait and e-commerce products. This product is suitable for head shot, waist shoot and certificate photography, as well as product shooting, etc.. It can also offer high light, background light, or hair light in the large studios and workshops.

Getting Started With Studio Flash

We’ll explain the reasons later, but if you’re new to studio flash, just follow these simple steps to get started.

1. Set the camera to “Manual”. It won’t work with flash on any of the other settings. 2. Set the shutter speed to 1/125th or 1/100th 3. Set the ISO on your camera as low as it will go (typically 100 or 200 ISO) You can increase it later if you need to. 4. Set the lens aperture to f/8

Written By Xtraordinary Photography

Let me start by saying that my product reviews are going to be a little different to what you’ve seen before. I won’t be looking to baffle with all of the science and mathematics about the lighting and all that jazz.

I’m very easily pleased with photography gear; if it does the job I want it to do then that makes me happy. So when I review equipment, I do it on that basis and that basis alone.

So does it do what I want it to….

I was lucky enough to have the CITI600 sent to me the week before the Photography Show in Birmingham as I was going to be providing demo’s on the Pixapro stand using this light. Now, I didn’t really get the chance to do a great deal with it prior to the show and ended learning the vast majority of its capabilities while demoing it live to an audience.

First and foremost, the most noticeable characteristic of the CITI600 is the fact that it is battery-powered. Yes, as studio head that is battery-powered. For me this is a god send. I run studio creative nights and have kids portraits sessions which means that a lot of the time there are lots of people in the studio moving around quickly. Being able to take away the hazard and hassle of wires, extension cables and everything that goes with that is a huge huge selling point to me.

This battery can fire 500 full power flashes on one charge. Let that sink in for a minute. That means that if you were shooting at the full 600w, you could fire continuously for 21 minutes (taking into account the recycle time of 2.5 sec). Now I wouldn’t advise this as you’d probably blind your model! So lets strip that back to even shooting at half power- around 1000 flashes at half power means you could literally go all day shooting with this.

As I mentioned above the CITI600 is as the name suggests 600w of awesomeness. Stepping down in third stops to 1/256th power, meaning the sheer range of power available extremely versatile opening lots of doors as to how it could be used. Not mentioning the three-step LED Modelling lamp which I have used to shoot at very shallow apertures to. The battery boasts an inbuilt charge indicator so that you can see at the press of a button, on or off the head, how much charge you have remaining. The official charge time from empty is around 4 hours, however, I’ve not yet had this down less than 25% of its charge, and the recharge time has generally been around the 1 hour mark for me.

There are of course two versions of this light available; the full manual and the TTL version. If, like me, you’re used to working with manual lighting, it’s a no brainer at the price its retailing right now at £450 (correct 27/04/16), and to be honest at the usual price of £599- its still a bargain! If you’re more inclined to use the TTL version for shooting in ever-changing conditions, or for quick set up- again this light offers extremely high value for money.

The High Speed Sync capabilities of both versions offer sports and dance photographers an easy line into high-powered HSS shooting, with speeds of up to 1/8000sec available. Not to mention the Strobetopic function too for multiple bursts in one exposure.

The bulb itself is very easily accessible and changed with a three prong system, and there will be an update allowing an external head to be plugged into the bulb socket for extra reach if needed.

So, let’s get back to me using this light. Weight wise its manageable for one of my assistants to hand hold even with a soft box attached at 2.6kg, and handles itself well at the top of a light stand too out on location.

Since arriving back from the photography show I have used this light on quite a few different types of shoots- just to see what it is capable of. Now this is raging from kids portraits in the studio, to a full day Fashion Editorial shoot (see the video at the bottom of the page) and each and every time it has performed brilliantly. I use the standard Pixapro trigger system, rather than the ST- III which is used for HSS and TTL shooting, as I like easy trigger systems and this is a reliable and simple remote. I tend to shoot a lot of my work with the light positioned around 8ft in the air pointing down towards my subject, so being able to adjust the power, and the modelling lamp, from the trigger on my camera is extremely important to me. The screen on the side of the unit is bright, easy to navigate and displays all of the relevant information and menu’s its ease.

Being an S-Fit/Bowens Fit, all of my existing Pixapro adaptors work seamlessly with the CITI600- I mainly use a 95cm Octabox and a 45dregree reflector.

Now I already use a range of location lighting systems such as the Elinchrom Quadra and Pixapro’s own PowerCore600. If I had the choice- at the price of the CITI600 and everything else taken into account- it would be the CITI600 every single time. The fact that I could potentially buy three of these heads for the price of one Elinchrom Quadra system is very appealing.

I can honestly say that I am in awe of this light. It’s very rare that I get excited about equipment, but the more I use this the more it makes sense to swap out all of the other lighting I use and replace it with these. I have yet to use the TTL or the HSS function (as it’s just not my way of working) but the feedback I have seen from other photographers is overwhelmingly positive.

See Pixapro’s Website here

SPECIFICATIONS

ModelCITI600                                      Manual Flash

Max Power                                          600Ws

Guide Number                                     87m @ ISO100  with Standard Reflector

Colour Temperature                            5600±200k

Flash Duration                                     1/220s – 1/10,000s

Recycle Times                                     0.01 – 2.5 Seconds Recycle Time

Manual Flash Power Range                1/1 – 1/256 (1/3 Stop Increments)

Power SourceBuilt in (removable)       11.1V / 8700mAh Lithium-ion Battery

Number of FlashesApprox.                  500 Full Powered Flashes Per Charge

Flash Modes                                        Manual / Multi

High speed Sync                                 Up to 1/8,000s

Radio Frequency                                 2.4GHz (Compatible with PIXAPRO PRO                                                               ST-III TTL Triggers)

Work Range                                        100m with ST-III Transmitter in Open Area

Channels (Radio)                                 32

Controllable Slave Groups                  5 (A, B, C, D, E)

Slave Modes                                       S1/S2

Other Trigger Methods                        PC Sync Port, 3.5mm Sync port, USB                                                                   port for Pro AC Trigger Set

Dimensions                                         220mm x 245mm x 125mm

Net. Weight                                         2.69kg

Accessory Mount                                S-Type

BOX CONTENT

Item                                                           QTY

CITI600                                                Flash Head1

Flash Tube                                                   1

Standard Reflector                                      1

Lithium Battery Pack                                   1

Battery Charger                                           1

Power Cord                                                 1

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