Profoto’s photography lighting products promise simple setup with consistent lighting output and quality, and its newest offering, the Profoto Pro-11 continues the brand’s legacy.
The new Profoto Pro-11 gives photography professionals industry-defining speed and power with some seriously exciting and advanced features including the next generation Profoto AirX connectivity. Let’s get into some of the highlights and see what’s new with the Pro-11, which is available through Adorama today.
Key Features
- Built-in Profoto AirX (3rd gen Bluetooth wireless Profoto connectivity)
- AirTTL Integrated with B1, B2, and D2
- Smartphone connectivity, HSS, wireless control and updates
- Captures action with quick bursts up to 50 flashes per second
- Short flash durations down to 1/80,000s
- Compatible with various flash heads
- Reliable shooting at high volumes with uniformity
- Simple and clean interface with high-res display
- 2400Ws from 2 Outlets, 11 f-stop power range
- Optional Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji Remotes
- Recycling: 0.02-0.7 seconds
- Uses modeling amps up to 500W
- Includes power cable and limited 2 year warranty
A User-Friendly and Functional Design
Some of the more noticeable improvements with the Pro-11 include user functionality, new visuals and audible design, a more advanced circuit board, and an internal redesign. With these reworked designs, as well as a variety of others, you’ll experience unrivalled speed, control and consistency for your image production. The clean user interface with large high-res display provides the information you need at a moment’s glance in large and bright white fonts.
Cutting-Edge Connectivity
Profoto AirX maintains connectivity with existing Profoto remotes and devices with AirX enabled apps. The Pro-11 also revisits integrated TTL and is fully compatible with the optional Air Remote TTL-S/N/C/F for Sony, Nikon, FUJIFILM, and Canon. This allows wireless TTL and exposure compensation at distances up to 330′ in TTL or 1000′ in manual mode.
Through the Profoto apps, you’ll not only have a remote control and the freedom to connect and use your smartphone camera, but you’ll also enjoy wireless firmware updates as soon as they become available. This means streamlined compatibility with other connected Profoto products. As Profoto’s product manager Göran Maren said, “The connectivity between cameras, lights, and apps will define how professional images will be created going forward.”
The Profoto Pro-11 is a durable and rugged piece of gear with some incredible built-in specs that are made to last. Profoto has set the bar high with what’s sure to be one of the best future proof flashes you’ll ever own. “Could the Profoto Pro-11 be the ultimate studio flash? We’d like to think so.” Maren said.
The Profoto Pro-11 is available now through Adorama for .
Feature image via Profoto
