3/7/2023 0 Comments Primophoto review![]() This isn’t a knock on the light so much as it is a bit of friendly advice that, if you purchase this light, you should splurge for the Profoto Gel Kit as well. Since I didn’t have gels for this light, I had to spend extra hours in post, correcting color. When shooting receptions, I use CTO (color temperature orange) gels to match the color of the flash with the warmer ambient light commonly found in wedding venues. My only issue is that the flash doesn’t include gels. As evidenced in the comparison photo from earlier, the diffuser really softens the edges of the light, creating a beautiful falloff. I found myself using the dome diffuser almost 90% of the time. The kit comes with a dome diffuser, a “wide” lens and a bounce card. Profoto has jumped on the magnet train (and what a nice train it is), building a magnetic ring into the head of the A1 for seamless attachment of mods. I’m happy to report that the Profoto A1 modifiers are of good quality and surprisingly easy to use. This segues nicely into the next section…Īttaching the magnetic dome diffuser to the Profoto A1 If it were mine to keep, I probably would have given it a go, but for the purposes of this review I was limited to the Profoto-brand modifiers. This light was sent to me for a test drive on loan, so I didn’t want to risk damaging the zoom dial. So what about using MagMod with the Profoto A1? I’m told that the MagGrip will fit the A1 head, but I didn’t dare try and squeeze it on. The Profoto A1 is already a bit more powerful than a standard speedlight (to my eye, at least) and gridding your flash will diminish the light source even further. Keep in mind though, that when stacking mods, you’re going to lose power. The light from the Profoto A1 is still a bit cleaner, and the falloff more nuanced, but for those who need more bang for their buck, I’d recommend the Godox/Magmod combo. Light shape/falloff comparison between Profoto A1 and Godox V860iiĪs you can see, by adding a MagMod grid plus diffuser gel to my Godox speedlight, I was able to achieve a somewhat similar result.
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