Profoto - A1 Duo Kit (for Nikon)

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Quick Overview

  • 2 x A1 AirTTL-C, 2 x Li-Ion Batteries
  • 1 x Charger, 2 x Dome Diffusers
  • 2 x Flash Stands, 2 x A1 Bags
  • Built-In AirTTL, Use On or Off-Camera
  • Optional Wireless TTL with Air Remote
  • Recycling: 0.05 to 1.2 Sec
  • Li-Ion Battery: 350 Full Power Flashes
  • 9 Stop Power Range, 76 Ws Output

Product Description

Profoto has put together this A1 Duo Kit for Nikon for photographers looking for a lightweight, on or off-camera mini-system with advanced features including TTL and total wireless freedom. The Duo kit includes two A1 AirTTL-C Flash Heads, each with a Li-ion battery that gets 350 full power flashes, a Dome Diffuser, Flash Stand, and a bag with shoulder strap. A charger that tops up the battery in 80 minutes is also included. Optional accessories include an Air Remote TTL transmitter for wireless control up to 300', a Soft Bounce, Bounce Card, Gel Kit, and Wide Angle Lens.

The A1 was created for the professional photographer looking for portability and performance features or the ambitious non-professional who recognizes quality lighting but wants it comfortably and easily without the hassle of an overly technical interface. The A1 is easy to use. You can literally take it out of the box and start shooting. Your first shot is nearly always a keeper. The old adage about not judging a book by its cover simply doesn't apply here. The A1 is a good-looking flash, in fact, even its packaging could compete with Apple for design. Weighing 1.2 lb including its battery, the A1's sleek matte black finish not only appeals to the eye but to the tactile sense as well.

The first thing you'll notice about the A1 is its 2.75" round, tilting, rotating head which is the physical feature most responsible for the A1's natural-looking light with its soft gradual fall-off. While we rarely use superlatives, we've heard the light quality described as "beautiful". The auto-zoom built into the head handles focal lengths from 32 to 105mm. You can override the auto-zoom function at any time and make your adjustments manually. A filter kit with graduated CTO conversion filters and a fluorescent filter is also separately available to modify the unit's daylight color temperature.

The A1 performs as well as it looks and feels. It recycles in 0.05 to 1.2 seconds - significantly faster than most flash units in its class and has action-stopping flash durations from 1/800 to 1/20,000 second. The A1 supports HSS (High Speed Sync) allowing you to shoot at shutter speeds as short a 1/8000 second instead of 1/250 to blur a distracting background using a wide aperture while controlling strong ambient light behind your subject. The 76Ws head has an LED modeling light that can give you a preview of how the light is falling on your subject. It can be turned on or off, set to automatically adjust proportionally to the power level selected or just switched to manual where it can be modified by hand. All adjustments are indicated on the exceptionally readable white on black LCD display

The A1 is powered by an included lithium-ion battery that has a capacity of 350 full power flashes and thousands of partial power shots. Power is topped up on an exhausted battery in about 80 minutes with the included 100-240 VAC charger. The battery doesn't fade as its power is used, operating at peak performance until it's exhausted. Purchase of an additional battery is recommended.

So far, we've been discussing the A1 used on-camera but when used off-camera it really earns its name as a "Studio Light." The flash has a built-in transceiver that allows it to be used with other A1s, B2s or D2, B1 and B1X monolights. All the Air Remote wireless controllers can trigger the A1 at distances up to 1,000' and the Air Sync will give you simple wireless triggering, while the Air Remote will let you wirelessly adjust power, grouping, channel selection and modeling light on/off. It's the Air Remote TTL however, that allows you to explore and control the A1's full capabilities. It wirelessly allows assignment of channels and groups as well as TTL and power level. In fact, the A1 has a switch that allows you to set your main light to TTL, switch to manual operation to adjust manual units in other groups to ratio their output, then switch back to TTL and return to the original TTL setting which was stored for you. The A1 also has +/-3 stops of exposure compensation that can be modified from the remote for your specific needs.

Benefits
  • Round head with soft, smooth and natural fall off
  • AirTTL and HSS for fast professional images
  • Smart magnetic click-on mount for A1 Light Shaping Tools
  • 5 dedicated A1 Light Shaping Tools available
  • LED modeling light integrated to the head
  • Air Remote built-in (3 groups, 8 channels)
  • Rechargeable and exchangeable Li-Ion battery
  • 1.2 sec recycling time to full power
  • TTL/MAN switch
  • Built-in auto-zoom in head with manual override handles lenses from 32 to 105mm
  • Auto focus (AF) assist
  • Large Hi-Res LCD display
  • TTL Support for Nikon
  • Compatible with all Profoto Air Remotes, wireless range up to 1000'

Profoto A1

The world’s smallest studio light

 The Profoto A1 has three main user benefits that it delivers:

1. Natural and beautiful light

2. Easy to use

3. Never miss the shot

The Profoto A1 is designed with light shaping capabilities; it has a unique round head with a soft, smooth fall-off that makes it easy to create a natural and beautiful light. It also has a smart magnetic mount and three dedicated A1 Light Shaping Tools included that click on and off quickly and easily – a Dome Diffuser, Wide Lens and Bounce Card. They can also be stacked for more creative options.

The A1 also offers a built-in LED modeling light that makes it easy to set the light and understand how light and shadows work together. And it’s extremely easy of use. The user interface is large, clean and clear. Like all Profoto products it’s intuitive to use and you don’t need to read a long instruction manual to understand how it works. AirTTL remote is also built in to the A1. With AirTTL and HSS you create professional results fast and easy and with the remote you can seamless connect to other Profoto flashes and control them easily from the A1.

Profoto A1 is not only an on-camera flash, it’s also very effective off-camera as a standalone unit.

The A1 has its own Li-Ion high capacity battery built-in which lasts up to four times longer than AA batteries with no performance fade, and a facility to recharge quickly. So, you can

shoot for longer with confidence. A1 can keep up with you because it recycles four times faster than other on-camera solutions – that’s 1.2s at full power. Put simply, you’ll never miss a shot.

In The Box
  • Profoto A1 Duo Kit for Nikon
  • 2 x A1 Flash heads for Nikon
  • 2 x Dome Diffuser for A1 Flash
  • Battery Charger for A1 Flash
  • 2 x Li-Ion Battery for A1 Flash
  • 2 x Bag with Shoulder Strap for A1 Flash
  • 2 x Flash Stand for A1 Flash
  • Limited 2-Year Warranty
MFG Part# 901212
Condition New

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