![]() ![]() ![]() High Speed Sync: Up to 1/8,000s with 9 f-stop power range Recycling time:0.1-1.9 (Quick burst up to 20 flashes/second) It is very simple to setup to trigger the off camera flash on the fly – both in isolation and in conjunction with an on camera A1). It’s also worth noting along with these elements that this flash works seemlessly with Profoto Air receiver systems, and in our case, specifically the Profoto A1 flash. Related: Profoto A1 Air-TTL Flash Review tech specsīelow you will find an overview of the Profoto B1X flash technical specifications. We believe it is because of this fairly niche market (working professionals) that Profoto is able to make sense of their pricing. It’s pretty obvious that your average photographer is not going to need the power and convenience of the Profoto B1X, however professional portrait and wedding photographers would benefit from this as we have experienced. We have often viewed Profoto as an “investment” brand. The only con we can identify after our use with the Profoto B1X is simply the cost. The overall quality of the B1X is what sets it apart for us, and as working professional photographers, it is an easier pill to swallow financially – especially given this is an investment product that will end up usable for years to come, and spare us many headaches that we used to have with our old flashes. These are examples of challenges we ran into with our previous flash setups, and while workable, they did not feel sustainable to use in the long term. Some of the reasons we were led to upgrade our flash system to Profoto’s line of products was specifically because we needed a flash that was easy to use, consistent, and wouldn’t unexpectedly die due to abnormal battery drain. ![]() The reasons for this have been observed through consistent use of the B1X for photography – most particularly during weddings. If it’s not apparent, the good qualities about the Profoto B1X significantly outweigh the cons for us. Let’s break down some of the reasons why it’s so good. Without a doubt, the Profoto B1X is our preferred off camera flash, and if we needed to replace it, we would purchase it again. You need to do a lot to make your flash worth the cost when a B1X costs over $2,000 and you could buy 5 Canon speedlites for the same cost. Profoto products are instantly appealing, but they also can be difficult to stomach when looking at the price tag. While these were good options for us at the time, as time has gone on and money has allowed us, we really wanted to upgrade to a new flash system that could handle our approach to photography & make photography easier for us. In the first year of our photography business, we relied on more inexpensive alternatives in the form of speedlites by Yongnuo and Canon. The Profoto B1X is the off camera flash we were looking for. ![]()
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