Profoto A1 - Detailed Field Review. Better be late than Never :-)

[@mjcz5853]

Great video. I just purchased my first A1X , and can say, there is no comparison in the build quality and quality of light as compared to the cheaper, similar flash made another manufacturer, I was not expecting that. The A1X is not a purchase, it’s an investment in my business and worth every penny.

[@4shantanu]

Things looking so easy , i think it wasn’t. It comes from experience. Truly masterclass sir 👌🏽

[@SpeedyNeo]

The blue background in broad daylight is absolute science. Well done.

[@Karthickdeva]

Wow I got more details of all aspects in photoshoot. I starts my mobile photography very detailed with your OnePlus 3 with few lens video... After seen my mobile gallery the guy who working with me gave his DSLR n lenses to shoot his sons first birthday I was feeling like in heaven someone's believes me more then I have...... Thanks man yr are my master

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you fo the words. 😊🙏

[@Karthickdeva]

I starts my mobile photography very detailed with your OnePlus 3 with few lens video... After seen my mobile gallery the guy who working with me gave his DSLR n lenses to shoot his sons first birthday I was feeling like in heaven someone's believes me more then I have...... Thanks man yr are my master

[@richardlopez46]

Nice review. I don't own one Profoto light yet, but I have rented them, and that's one other plus about the Profoto line worth mentioning.. They are available for rent at photo rental houses in major cities around the world. And whether you own one or two lights and need another one or two for a shoot, you can rent them and they will work seamlessly with all other Profoto lights and gear. And if you don't own any you can rent just about any Profoto light made as well as light modifiers.

[@ShaktimaanofMars]

Apart from product i've learnt much about lighting and workflow, thank you Sir...

[@Rakesh-sd8xb]

I am a big fan of your channel. There is a unique style in your creations. In fact I always check for your new video whenever I open KZbin app. This video was very helpful for me to understand how the light plays it's role in photography rather than the product specifications. Its a different way of presenting a product without the direct presentation. Thank you for your wonderful creations.. Keep going on..

[@mithsharaj]

It's always something classy, whether be it a car or any product you portray. Respect your way of approach. 👌🏿

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you.😊

[@sirfkhaaana]

Everything is this was so useful for a beginner photographer to understand how light in the frame works! After the video finished i realised it was 25 mins long video i saw, I got so indulged in it that I felt it wad a 4 or 5 mins video. ♥ awesome content!! Learn Earn and Share

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Maaan... 🙏😃

[@ನಮ್ಮಆಡೂರ]

Whaaa... What a quality of video What a knowledge of language We love you sir 🅈🄾🅄 🄰🅁🄴 🅃🄷🄴 🄻🄴🄶🄴🄽🄳

[@artofliving3157]

Sir you are great The way I learnt a photography from your videos I had never learnt from any one Thanks 🙏

[@jpdj2715]

I really like your presentation and storytelling. Excellent. Mind you, Ws is not plural of Watt, but short for another unit called Watt.seconds. To prevent this confusion, some manufacturers replace Ws by J as they are the same. Ws is like kWh a unit of energy consumption. Here it says nothing about light output as it just reports energy consumed in one flash. Watt as energy of potential power is defined as W=Ws/s. Thus, 76 Ws in 1/1000 second gives 76 / 1/1000 = 76000 Watt. Which explains why a flash of 76 Ws is so much more powerful than a lamp of 76 W. For a photographer, for comparison, we need to look at a reference flash angle of e.g. compared to a 35mm FF lens, the ISO and matching guide number. Profoto gives the guide number for their studio kit for a specific reflector which is a good indication. You will see that the difference between a 1000 Ws studio flash and a 76 Ws speedlight actually is a couple F-stops only. Or, with two speedlights in one softbox, sufficient Amps for speedy repeat flashes, you have a lot of options compared to a high powered (portable) studio flash.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you Sir... For your explanation. Just learner something important 🙏👍😊

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you Sir... For your explanation. Just learner something important 🙏👍😊

[@tonsmthomas]

Thank you for this particular. I don't think I'll be able to afford an A1 anytime soon but will definitely try the angles and settings for the next shoot using flashes, and then maybe I'll rent an A1 later.

[@donnlowel2387]

I still have my Profoto Acute B2 600 airS from 201, and still works and no issue whatsoever. No plans of selling it, i will keep it till it dies.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Great! They make some amazing lights. They rarely die on you! Cheers... 😀👍

[@shilpeshcmane7804]

Always enjoy watching your high quality videos with lots of knowledge about photography.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

🙏🙏🙏

[@tejasgandhi9146]

Sir your championship proved again What an content Just loved the video Have even downloaded the same. Just amazing!!!!!!

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

😃🙏🙏🙏

[@thejotaran]

This should be more of a flash tutorial.. definitely profoto if you have the dough ;) Great video

[@sayantandas6387]

That ' buy for now ' ending...Love it

[@MSmatt76]

Really great stuff sir. I own two A1s and they are awesome lights. The 75ws is misleading IMO. Previously, I used Godox ad200s (also very good lights) and my A1 (full zoom) at full power measured the same as my ad200 (w round head) at full power, I was very surprised. If you compare the A1 to Godox it seems incredibly expensive but if you compare it to a flagship Nikon or Canon it’s not that bad. The A1 comes with three very useful modifiers, a modeling light, a great battery and awesome recycle speed. By the time you add three modifiers to a SB-5000 (that can’t radio trigger other lights) I believe you would be close to the A1 price.

[@NigelDPresents]

Profoto A1 - $1000 Ad200 - $300

[@robertaltman222]

The key in comparing the power of the A1 to the AD200 is the 'full zoom' - if you create equal light spreads you will see the difference in power. On the other hand if you add a Magmod Magbeam fresnel to the AD 200 you will see a huge increase in 'apparent' power. Light spreads into a volume- the smaller the volume you contain it in the brighter the light will be...

[@sangbithde]

Great video...... I can't remember how half an hour went on while watching the video......this is a premium segment product.....happy with Godox🥰 .....it would be great if you make more videos on consumer friendly products that fit the budget of average middle class indian user..... by the way all ways love your videos Radhakrishnan Sir #pixelviilage

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@kiransai9836]

Waooohhh...every photographer must need this for evovle of photography thnq sir for ur detailed xplntion about this ..lv u sir

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

thank you :)

[@murugeshd2977]

Upgraded version, Beauty of Benz , its wow 😍 best review by an best e bee

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you 😊

[@mohdbabakhan9143]

Sir bahoth ache aapki sonch laajawab aapke talent ko salaam 🌹💙

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you 😊

[@rohitshelar3524]

Great video sir, as always i also liked the cinematography of over all video.

[@BANNERWORX]

Love your work and explanations in your videos, The Profoto A1 is a beast. Keep teaching and inspiring us.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

🙏

[@ansilh]

Once again , an awesome session and learned few new tricks. Thanks 😊

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you for the feedback 😊.

[@Wh33lsofFortune]

Seriously amazing quality content. Sure the flashes helped but the quality came from an outstanding team and photographer

[@bhaktisagarvid]

You have very unique voice sir like Amitji. Very strong and powerful.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@robertaltman222]

Great 'tricks' in making a small flash useful during the mid-day sun!!

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

🙏

[@mobileappinfo]

Nice skill and also very very professional..I loved channel

[@Sameer_0489]

Helped a lot to understand flash photography. I bought a flash today i.e Godox V860iiN. Can u please make a complete video about master, slave & radio and any topic related to flashes in the next video. It will be very helpful...Thanks for your lession.

[@roopsarajput07]

Sir I think you know about "GYAN BAANTNE SE BADHTA HAI"...We are supporting, keep it up...😍🤗

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

व्यये कृते वर्धतयेव नित्यं विध्याधनं सर्वधनात प्रधानां II

[@roopsarajput07]

@@PIXELVIILAGE Dhanyawadm...!🤗😁

[@bnkakl]

amazing video! loved watching you at work :-) its the rolls royce of flashes :-)

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

😃👌

[@devmrkool]

Learning new things in photography, will help me in clicking good pictures

[@sanuraveendran4452]

Sir-G June-ൽ കണ്ടു സൂപ്പർ..!

[@iconic_jod27]

wow very beautiful... wow love pixel village...... ♥♥♥♥

[@devsolanki9160]

Sir are you moving to mirror less? Pl say why not and why should?

[@trollbrand24]

Thank u chetta giving a valuable information for photography and ur way of teaching is vera level Ningala marana massssssanu.....

[@yadu7551]

Stunning presentation, awesome review. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@stephenpolwart2094]

Well produced video and photos! I'd love to see some comparisons though ... I rented the A1 awhile back and found it quite under powered in HSS compared to my Sb5000. So I stayed with my Nikon flashes.

[@YaminQuadri]

U are Soooo Crazy Sir ...Just Want to be a photographer like u

[@TechKnowFactory]

nice video... awesome.. B-Roll intro kalakki chetta....

[@emotionsoflifetoday]

My biggest pet peeves after buying this flash are the bounce card is basically useless. It can't stay on the darn flash. It always falls off and causes me to panic to pick it up. Had it almost stepped on at numerous events. I wish the magnet system was as robust as the Magmod setup. I think the Profoto aggressive marketing campaign was a huge success as a bunch of my friends went out and bought these. If you are in the Profoto eco-system already it is not a bad idea, but the amount of money for the flash plus the amount of money for the magnetic accessories that barely stay on the flash when stacked leave me with a bitter taste in my mouth. The battery life also seems to be a lot shorter in the field than the advertised number of flashes however I did not scientifically test this

[@shifteleven]

Thanks for sharing that. The magnet strength is something I haven't heard others talk about. Makes me wonder about the godox v1 too.

[@beatmixer0097]

Extremely disappointed with Profoto for never releasing an A1 version for the Sony platform. They said 2018 with the Nikon & Canon versions, that became summer of 2018 and then just *in 2018* and well, we are in March of 2019. I work at a camera store and our rental versions of the A1 are constantly being sent in for service and again, NO SONY model available. My guess is they are waiting for the version 2 and work out the bugs, cause there are too many. Appreciate your video and your creativity, keep up the great work and maybe, just MAYBE, Profoto will one day release a version for arguably THE MOST WANTED camera platform, Sony.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Yes... That's correct. I have copied your message to my contacts in Profoto and Sony India. Thank you for your comment 🙏🙏🙏

[@obscur_yoann]

The Profoto A1X and the Connect thing are now available for Sony too... 😉👍

[@EklaAaamiBandparty]

Respected Sir, Your Equipment Review and Recommendations are top-notch, without a doubt. But there are a lot of viewers of your channel, like me, who just trying their hands on Photography. Now, while Shooting with The Best Camera and Equipment in the Market sound very tempting, but with saving pocket money and occasional gift from parents restricts our budget, but not our spirits. So, I'd request you, if possible, please create a few 'Gear Recommendation' videos for things which are bang for the Buck, We'd really appreciate that. Thanks in advance...

[@amitray8171]

Sir I want to buy mirror less. Confused between Nikon d750 or d850. Pls. Suggest. I am big fan of u. You can say if there are options other than these two.

[@sbk_nef]

neither d750 nor d850 are "mirrorless" both are dslr's. Nikon has Z6 or Z7 in the mirrorless segment. Still my personal suggestion, don't buy nikon mirrorless, get a sony instead.

[@manavmadaan3216]

Salute to uh man... seeing uh it really feels like that age is just a number to be defined....!

[@devsolanki9160]

Sir you're right they're the best one. But the only hitch is it is too costly. And the wedding photographers do not take such risks of buying too much costly flash. So sir can you make another video for a budget best flash. Please sir

[@richardbierman9856]

Simple! If you want a cheaper round head flash, with the same power, better battery life, and the same functionality, get the godox v1,! This is really only a flash people in the profoto system would buy!

[@andrewlunn]

Fantastic video & demonstrations

[@ramalgokhale4848]

This is so informative ❤️ Thank-you so much..

[@vadimyakus]

Hahaha! Looks like freaking Profoto, Elinchrom and Broncolor are finally struggling LOL Screw them! They are way too expensive and offer nothing new these days. Thank you Godox for making professional photography fun and affordable again!

[@DEDITS]

sir I'm your an old subscriber THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND INFO SIR

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

You are welcome 😊.

[@cociancoc4104]

amazing video sir . Loved your classic Mercedes, Models . best video up til date. Thank you for your information. The best channel for photographers

[@Iskhakoff]

great review, thanks! what temperature does the modeling light have?

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Daylight. 5500 K. 👍

[@vishalroycm6970]

Really amazing video. I liked the way u did the shoot felt amazing art of knowledge u hve Big thumbs up for 👍📸👍😍

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

thank you

[@vishalroycm6970]

I knw ur a nikon favorite Can u do anything shoot on Canon

[@ranitdey6355]

As usual nice content with much information. Nice... What is the software you are using??

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

CaptureOne Pro. 🙏

[@rajanvijayakumar8907]

Sir. Vanakkam. Very nice Video. very useful one for me. Thanking you sir.

[@staszeksawczyn]

What a great video! Immediately subscribed for more!

[@atharvathuse9484]

A fan from Pimpri...

[@ranicaptures]

i hav been to their workshop in blore. even godox is going to launch their round head flash in march right. it looks similar like profoto A1. they launched in photokina

[@put1us70]

your videos are amazingly helpful. I am your subscriber now. I have a one quick question ... from where I can buy this Profoto A1 lights in delhi. who is the genuine authorised seller ?

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

You can speak to Ankit Shukla of Srishti Digital at 9911443999. They handle ProFoto officially in India. He will help you with the purchase. 👍

[@VMCGALAXY]

Awesome video..lot to learn.. thanks.

[@kaushikkaushik3492]

Hi, I'm a hobbyist photographer and I plan on doing it professionally in the near future. I currently shoot natural light and sometimes shoot with ocf godox speedlight with umbrella, the setup was cheap and I was happy with the results for sometime and now I want to improve lighting techniques and I want to move into using softboxes, I use the godox trigger and speedlight, and when I tried to find light modifiers I came across the bowens mount and elinchrome mount, is there any one advantage over the other in ease of use or number of modifiers available in both the mount etc is my question, which one should I go for? I'm planning to upgrade to godox ad 400pro in the future So I want the light modifiers to be compatible with the speedlight as well as the strobe, please guide me

[@casamunot9729]

Sir, do you live in Pune??

[@somnathchakraborty88]

Always love your classic merc.. 😍 Please do some meetups in different Cities.. love from Chennai.. 🙂

[@niladri.ssv.bhattar]

@pixelvillage sir please suggest between canon 77d and 80d

[@blackking6323]

I am here from pune models insta story.

[@sbk_nef]

this video is LITTTTTTTTTTT!!!! 🔥

[@prstudios8109]

I was eager to see the output of the technique than the flash. It's too over priced .. but your technique was good, will implement it.

[@maxfotostar8508]

Nice, but I happy with Godox AD400Pro

[@SinghsPerspective]

So so so amazing!

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you

[@creative_treasure]

Hello, nice video. Did u tried using godox ad200 ? :) . Try Shooting the same

[@somnathchakraborty88]

1000$ ! Wow ! That's like a godox ad600 and a ad200 !!!

[@dhirvasandani]

which software are you using in the video

[@maheshpothuraju9206]

Hii iam a fan and I have a request to make videos on food photography too

[@kunalsil3529]

We need Pixelvillage's review on PROFOTO B10 ...

[@Leekitsin]

Fan from Bangalore

[@unyimeabasiasuquo2881]

You inspire me a lot

[@ronsta11]

I love the W124! Is that car yours?

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Yes. 🙏

[@michaelscoots]

I owned a mint e320 black w124 wagon. One time my assistant and I pulled up to a venue for a winter wedding at night and the valet said that we looked like we were with the KGB! LOL. Man, I miss that tank - black MB Tex seats and third seat in the back. Also had the cover for the rear. Must have taken it to at least 300 weddings and various shoots between 2006 and 2014 and it never let me down. BTW, another great video but sticking with my Godox/Flashpoint gear :)

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

@@michaelscoots KGB 🤣🤣🤣 They don't make cars like this anymore 😔

[@michaelscoots]

PIXEL VIILAGE Last of the hand built MB’s. The ones made in Germany contained parts made in Germany - imagine that! I miss the sound of the door closing and the sound of the pneumatic locks and rear hatch as it closed. I lived in Boston and the winters were rough on it; although it was mint the mounts for the perch springs were beginning to rot. It was too much money to fix - but looking back wish I just kept it. Amazing car!

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

I can imagine 🙏. It took me 16 months to get mine to this shape. She was standing still for 4 years before I found her. Still got a few things to fix. Like the AC efficiency, Hood Liner, couple of door winders etc. But she is now running very smooth. Can travel at 100 KMPH without any drama 😀🙏

[@manikanthtalakondapati1559]

Sir please give some tips to snap a huge building and statues beautifully with Mobile

[@manzarjamilajk]

CENIMATIC

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

😊🙏

[@shiyasali5812]

Hello Sir would you please teach us about "COLOUR THEORY" in photography and about most popular colour combination like "ORRANGE&BLACK" "GREEN AND RED" etc...... It will be nice if talk also about like about "split complementary" "complementary" "analogues" "triadic" Hope a knowledge from you sir Thank you

[@kushalsudarshan8057]

Sir you look like Sanjay leela Bhansali☺☺☺

[@shabeebongallur9403]

ഇങ്ങള് പുലി ആണ് ട്ടോ😎😍😘

[@prabhukaran404]

wow very use full video

[@ajaypowar222]

Which is the software you are using in this video

[@omkarjamsandekar462]

Wow! Classic black w124

[@TheTRUSTBASS]

Very confortable car.. Great video a lot of learn. Nice this Boteco, but is not like here in Brasil. This is more expensive, here they are cheaper the name "Boteco". This products are very expensive to beginner photographers here.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Yes Patrick... I am aware. This restaurant is co-owned by a Brazilian Chef. He told me the real meaning and ambience of a 'real' Boteco. Thank you for your comments. 🙏🙏🙏

[@dfordreams3630]

Which camera do you use for photography? #DFORDREAMS

[@RayValdezPhotography]

d810

[@mohammadabdurroufhrithik5152]

Sir please make a video about taking sharp photos. Most of us face focusing problems, confuse about focusing points, confuse about aperture value as a result the picture become blurry.

[@dhsolution549]

wow!

[@MileyonDisney]

The models are young and attractive. They probably had a 'honeymoon' after the shoot. Get jiggy with it! How many 3x as powerful Godox AD200's can you buy for the price of just one Profoto A1? I can't see how they would sell ANY of these overpriced, patent-stealing flashes. I bet MagMod is fuming when they talk to their lawyers.

[@nareshhp777]

Great video sir 👍, plz try to make video for mobile photography for same scenario.

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Very soon 😊

[@nareshhp777]

@@PIXELVIILAGE 😃

[@MrKhandeshi]

Woooow... :)

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

😊🙏

[@ajitsingh5182]

Great sir, but it is too costly....market rate is going low day by day..its hard to maintain the studio cost....so pls make video by mid range products

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

Thank you😊

[@pankajsuthar6500]

Nice product sir .thank you i was searching for flash

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

You are welcome 😊

[@p_adam19]

Can you please compare it with the Godox V1 when it becomes available

[@angelisone]

The Godox V1 is designed for children, beginner & amateur photographers. The Profoto A1 is designed for photographers that DO NOT do searches or homework. A1 has no overheating & no shutdown. V1 just because it has a li-ion battery, it will overheat & shutdown. You are screwed w/o extra battery. It's best to save the money for the ATG/Nissin MG10 Flash Set.

[@p_adam19]

@@angelisone petapixel.com/2019/03/14/profoto-accuses-godox-of-stealing-its-a1-design-for-the-v1/ That is desperation, isn't it

[@angelisone]

@padam19, Michelin can sue Yokohama Tires Company. But they won't win. Just because they are made out of rubber & round. Inside the circuit is not the same. The ATG/Godox V1 is the clear winner over overpriced Profoto F graded A1. ATG is ATG, Canon, Sony RT Systems Godox is compatible with ATG, Cheetalight, Godox & Neewer ATG/Godox have 2.4GHz TTL transceiver built-in with S1 and S2 modes.

[@angelisone]

Still, better go with ATG/Nissin MG10 if you are a serious photographer. Then you can speed up the recycle time when using ATG Gold, Nissin or Quantum Turbo Battery Pack.

[@richardbierman9856]

angelisone utter balderdash! Seen reviews on the godox v1.? I would be willing to bet I can either beat or equal any photographer using the profoto a1, with the godox v1,!

[@richardbierman9856]

No better than the godox v1, save yourselves a lot of money!

[@bojidardimitrov7220]

In such situations, people sometimes complain about shiny greasy faces or parts of the head. How do you deal with that

[@PIXELVIILAGE]

That's why people apply light make-up. But if make up is not available, you can use a dry cotton cloth and keep wiping off the shine whe. You see it 👍

[@FILMPHIC]

Why It's Better Than Godox V1?