We've just had a heads-up from the wholesalers of the Profoto flash range that something new is here. They launched a High Speed Synch for the Profoto B1 Off-Camera Flash on the 15th of this month.
It opens up the ability to shoot in many new areas with any aperture and any shutter speed up to 1/8000 second. This means you can shoot wide open even in bright sunny conditions ( like Western Australia in the summer...) without getting blown-out skies.
If you're using it to capture movement in mixed lighting you can get super-stopping power without motion blur that might have been occasioned by ambient lighting. The HSS works for Nikon and Canon and has been tested for all common camera models.
The launch consists of firmware upgrades for the B1 and Air Remote TTL-C/N.
the firmware will be made available on:
www.profoto.com/myprofoto
and can be upgraded by the customer via USB. There are no hardware upgrades involved and the same flash tube can be used.
What a nice present for Christmas! And what a stunning flash system!
