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Li ght S ha p i ng T ool s[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com S t yl e y o u r l i gh t to p er f ec t i o n Shap e th e light th e way you want, wit h minimum fu ss. In th e st udio or o n loc ation, just sel ec t the c omp one nt s you ne ed fr om th e vers atile P rofot o Light Sha ping T ool sy ste m. Refle c tor s, umb rella s, grids, sp ots, s of tboxes an d mor e – ea[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com S u p e r pe r f or m an ce – e a sy h an d l i n g We designe d and e ngine ere d Pro foto t ools a s a high pe rf orma nce sy st em for pro fessio nals – with b uilt -in rugg edn ess a nd du rability . At the s ame tim e, we made s ure t hat you c an ea sily cont rol ligh ting in de mandin g situation s. As a p[...]
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www.profoto.com 6 www.profoto.com ProHead In the s tu dio , the s t anda rd heav y-d uty t ool is th e Pro foto Pro Head w ith 2 50 W or 5 00 W hal oge n lamp, built for pro ducin g flas hes u p to 4 800 Ws, over a nd over again, hou r af ter h our . The f an work s wh en th e head is us ed o n all pack s except P ro - 7b. The P roH ead inc lude s[...]
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www.profoto.com 8 www.profoto.com 9 Acute/ D 4 T win Muc h like the Pr o T win, t he Pr ofoto Ac ute / D4 T win do uble s th e per for manc e of a nor mal he ad, resu lting in eith er sh or ter fl ash d uratio n whe n use d with a single g ener ator , or fa st er re cycling / highe r power , wh en us ed with t wo gen erat or s. The Ac ute / D4 T w[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 1 1 L i gh t sh ap er s an d o th er a cce s so r i e s Get t he righ t balan ce of shad ow sof tn ess a nd sha rpn ess w ith ou r range o f re flec to rs, zoo mabl e in diffe ren t cons tellat ions fr om 20 –1 00° . Additio nal grids a nd um brella s c an be fi tt ed ea sily . AcuteB Head For our s malle st bat[...]
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www.profoto.com 1 2 www.profoto.com 13 Grid and Filter Holder It preven ts b lockin g of fan co oling an d overh eating w hen a fil ter n ee d to be u sed. The F ilter H olde r is positio ned b ehind th e moun ted G rid to all ow you to us e a dif fusion fil ter fo r incr eas ed e ffi cienc y . Fit s th e New an d the St and ard Zo om Refle c t[...]
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www.profoto.com 1 4 www.profoto.com 15 Narrow Beam T ravel R e flec tor The N arr ow Beam T ravel Re flec t or gives one o f the high es t light out put s of a ll Pro foto r efle ct or s, similar to th e Narr ow Bea m Refle ct or . Light sp rea d angle: 20 ° Guide n umb er (At 2 me te rs /2400 Ws / ISO 100/21 °): f/ 45. 7 10 06 13 Nar row Bea[...]
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www.profoto.com 1 6 www.profoto.com 1 7 7" Grid Reflec tor Allow s direc t us e of 7" g rids. Light sp rea d: 40 – 90 ° Guide n umb er (At 2 me te rs /2400 Ws / ISO 100/21 °): f/90.3 – f/32.5 10 06 54 7" G rid Refle c tor Di sc Reflec tor Desig ned fo r use wit h an um bre lla. It keeps ligh t fro m spilling of f the e dge s[...]
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www.profoto.com 1 8 www.profoto.com 1 9 G i an t s All Pr ofoto Gia nt s are p ower ful t ools t hat allow you t o cre ate ou ts t anding pict ure s in an un com plicat ed, dire ct way . Our m ulti-p urp ose Gian t Refle ct or ra nge s ta rt s at a m ode st 15 0 cm in diame te r and e nds wit h a 20-s ec to r , 3 00 c m m ode l. Our uniq ue powe r[...]
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www.profoto.com 20 www.profoto.com 2 1 Profoto Gi ant White 150 The P rofot o Giant Whit e 15 0 cm wit h white r efle c tor s for a sm oot h ef fec t, in th e st udio or on l oca tion. Light sp rea d: 1 05° Guide n umb er (At 4 me te rs /2400 Ws / ISO 100/21 ° ): f /16.8 10 03 1 4 Pro foto Giant W hite 1 50 F ront Diffuso r 25 45 18 Dif fuso r f[...]
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www.profoto.com 22 www.profoto.com 23 Sof tbox 3 x 4' RF 90 x 120 x 47 cm, int erna l silver coat ing with s te el ro ds, inne r and f ront dif fu ser . 25 45 27 Sof t box 3x 4' RF Sof tbox 2x 3' RF 90 x 120 x 47 cm, int erna l silver coat ing with s te el ro ds, inne r and f ront dif fu ser . 25 45 26 Sof t box 2x 3' RF All Pr [...]
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www.profoto.com 2 4 www.profoto.com 25 Di a Mask 80 c m Dia Mas k 80 cm fo r Sof tb ox 3x 4’ . Crea tes nat ural, circ ular highlight s. 25 45 53 Dia Mas k 80 cm Stri p Masks The St rip Mas ks brin gs a st riplight e ffe ct out o f the S of tbox. 25 45 47 Strip Ma sk 7 cm fo r 1x 3' 25 45 4 8 Strip Ma sk 20 cm fo r 1x 3' 25 45 4 6 Strip[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 2 7 Si lver Umbrella The Silve r Umb rella pr ovides fo cus ed light ing, along wit h sof t shad ow defi nition. It is espe cially suit abl e for bringin g out st ruc tu ral de tails in mat erials o r if a higher ligh t out put is ne ede d. Silver Um bre llas ar e available in s mall, medium a nd larg e diame ter s.[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 29 Hardbox This uniq ue light sha ping to ol is act ually a kin d of abs orb er tha t eliminate s st raylight an d red uce s the size of t he light s our ce to it s minimum. Wit h th e Hard box it’s possible t o cre ate a light cha ract er similar t o direc t su nlight, wit h dee p shar p shadow s and pin point-siz[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 3 1 S pe c i a l L i gh t T oo l s Strips, st ills, spot s an d barn d oor s. Invalua ble for s pec ial ef fec t s for st ill life , jewelr y an d fas hion pho tog raphy , eve n inclu ding st age light ing ef fec t s. St ill Light A rigid light box wit h fan- cool ed hea d cre ates a n even illumina tion and e xt rem[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 3 3 M atthew Jordan Smith and the StripLight PH OTO © Ma tt hew J or da n Smit h Stri pLight Rigid and s t able strip ligh t with fa n-c oole d head c reat es sha rp out lines a nd sof t ed ge sha dows. Sp len did for still life A ND fa shion ph otog raphy. The fro ste d cover is int er chang eabl e with a clea r ve[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 35 St ickLight The P rofot o StickLigh t (3 0 cm) is a small a nd han dy lamp h ead for c ar , furnit ure, inte rior an d pe ople p hoto grap hy . Ca n be plac ed be hind or so met imes eve n inside t he subje c t to cr eate su blime lighting e ffe c ts . Can b e place d almo st any w her e. Stand ard s ta nd co nne [...]
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www.profoto.com 36 www.profoto.com Air Case for Pro -8/ Pr o- 7 wi th one head Cap acity: P ro -8a / P ro - 7 a gen erato r , o r Pro - 7b/ B2 gen erat or with 2 a ddition al bat terie s ( whe n use d with optio nal pad de d divider 3 4 02 07) , plus 1 P roH ead wit h Zoom Re flec t or and C abl es. Size: Inside 39x 25x4 1 cm, out side 47x 34x48 c[...]
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www.profoto.com 38 www.profoto.com 39 Pro Fresnel Cas e Cap acity: P rofot o Fresn el sp ot 1007 41/ 100771 Size: Inside 45x37x 57x37 O ut side 45x65x 45 34 02 1 5 Air Ca se fo r Fresn el spo t Air Case for StripLi ght Larg e Cap acity: L ar ge StripL ight with Bar ndo or s, Mount ing Har dwar e and C able s. Size: Inside 224x25x 2 4 cm, out side 2[...]
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www.profoto.com 40 www.profoto.com 41 Modeling Lamps for Pro Heads Internati onal 10 20 02 25 0 W / 120 V Halo gen Mini- ca n E11 socket 10 20 07 50 0 W / 120 V Halo gen Mini- ca n E11 socket 10 20 1 4 100 W / 120 V Hal oge n Mini-c an E11 socket Modeling Lamps for ProRing2 Internati onal 10 20 1 9 20 W / 12 V Fros ted G 4 for Pro Ring2 (10 need ed[...]
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www.profoto.com 42 www.profoto.com 43 T ranspor t ati on Cap A light weight , eas y-to-u se tra nspo r tatio n pro tec tio n of the g las s cover , fla sh tub e and m ode ling lamp. 10 07 08 T rans por t Pr ote ct ive Cap for fla sh he ads “Hea vy-Duty” Prot ec tion Cap An ex t ra st rong m et al pr ote ctio n ca p with c lasp. T he pe rfe c [...]
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www.profoto.com 44 www.profoto.com 45 Profoto Charger 1A Inclu ded wit h all Acu teB g ene rato rs, ca n rec har ge an e mpty A cute B bat ter y in 5 hou rs. Inclu des ada pte rs fo r world wide us e. 10 02 90 Pro foto Cha rge r 1A Profoto Charger 2 A Inclu ded wit h all Pr o- 7b a nd Pr o- B2 gen erat or s. Can r ech arg e an em pty Pro -B b att e[...]
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www.profoto.com 46 www.profoto.com 4 7 Pro- 8/ Pro - 7 and D 4 Power Cables 10 25 06 Pro / D4 Powe r Cabl e EUR, 5 m 10 25 07 Pro / D4 Powe r Cabl e US/ CAN, 5 m 10 25 14 Pro / D4 Powe r Cabl e DK, 5 m 10 25 16 Pro / D4 Powe r Cabl e UK, 5 m 10 25 20 Pro / D4 Powe r Cabl e CH, 5 m Acute and Com Pact Power Cables 10 25 01 A /CP Powe r Cab le EU , 5 [...]
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www.profoto.com 48 www.profoto.com 49 Profoto Air R emote Our s pecially d esign ed digit al radio sy ste m, Profot o Air Remo te is built int o all Pr o-8 g ene rato rs a nd new C omPac t s. Co mple te fla sh con tro l at your c ame ra or in your h and, inclu ding fla sh ene rgy c ont rol an d mod eling light c ontr ol. Co ntr ol an un limited n[...]
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www.profoto.com 50 www.profoto.com 51 Pocket Wizard ® Multi MA X Poc ketWizar d MultiM A X T ran sceiver 10 02 3 2 Poc ketWizar d MultiM A X (EUR ver sion) 10 02 96 Poc ketWizar d MultiM A X (US ver sion) Synchro Cable 5 m 5 m syn chr o cab le for Co mPac t, Acut e2 / D4, Pro - 7 an d Pro -8. 10 30 0 1 Synch ro Ca ble 5 m Synchro Ex tension Cable [...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 53 Pro- 8a 2 400/ 1200 Air The P ro -8 a Air gives you t he powe r , p recisio n and sp ee d you ne ed to c reat e per fe ct pic t ure s, on dema nd. Fla sh-to -fla sh colo ur st ability o f ± 40° K, t han ks to P rofot o’ s pat ent ed PiPE (P re-ig nition Pla sma E st ablishing ) tec hnol ogy , ma kes it ea sy [...]
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www.profoto.com 54 www.profoto.com 55 Pro- B2 1 200R (Radi o optional ) The B2 of fe rs you: a full 8 f-st op ran ge up t o 1200 Ws, 200 full p ower fla she s per c harg e and r ec ycling in 0. 04 – 1.8 s an d fla sh dura tions of 1 /2 200 – 1 / 7 4 00 s. Opt ional radio fo r wirele ss t riggerin g. 90 0 8 80 Pro -B2 1200 Inc l. Multivo ltag [...]
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www.profoto.com 56 www.profoto.com D 1 1 000/500/2 50 Air (Rad io option al) Y ou a re in con tro l with t he new D1, Comp ac t. Co nvenienc e and Digit al pr ecision in a han dy for mat. C ompa ct a nd light weight with b uilt -in re flec to r . Built -in microp roc ess or s ensu re ou tpu t consis ten cy t o ± 1/ 10 f -st op an d ± 500 º K co[...]
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www.profoto.com www.profoto.com 59 10˚ WideZoom Grid 10 06 36 Magnum Refl ector 10 06 24 Wide Zoom Refl ector 10 07 11 TeleZoom Refl ector 10 07 12 Narrow Beam Refl ector 10 06 17 Narrow Beam Travel Refl ector 10 07 13 Disc Refl ector 10 06 54 Grid Refl ector 10 07 05 7” G ri ds 5˚ - 1 0 06 35 10 ˚ - 10 0 6 34 LIGHT SHAPING TOOLS Grid a[...]
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10 42 51. P ro fo t o c a rr ie s o u t c on t in uo u s d ev el o pm e nt of it s p ro du c t s. S pe c if ic at io n s a r e s ub je c t t o ch a ng e w it h ou t no ti ce . 2 0 09 A ll pr o du c t p h ot o s © Ge r t J a ns s on . 2 -149. Pro foto A B Box 202 3 , Flyg fält sgat an 4, SE- 128 21, Skarp näck, Swed en T el: +46 8 4 47 53 00 , F [...]