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ALL-IN-ONE The head keeps things neat with a ballast inside. The yoke can be tilted too
light over large distances. And it was fitted with a honeycomb grid to cut down the spill. For throwing light a really long way, this is an impressive piece of kit. We also used a 4ft Silver Octa Softbox that mounts to the standard reflector. This Profoto-fit unit slides up and down the standard reflector to allow you to tighten the light beam to dial in the look even more. The Octa Softbox opens out and clicks into place speedily and solidly. With a silver interior, it gives a crisp look, but an inner diffuser and full- size outer diffuser soften this. It also comes with a honeycomb grid to cut down spill and make this gloriously soft light more directional. It’s the control modifiers like this give you that helps fine-tune the output to change the mood or look. And Profoto has a huge range of beauty dishes, fresnels, zoom reflectors, snoots, barn doors, gels, grids and just about any sort of light- modifying kit you could imagine all in the expected high quality. Of course, one of the issues right at this moment is that this is Profoto’s first and only pro-level LED. If you want colours and special effects, you’re out of luck. But this is the first of what promises to be an extensive range of lights. Profoto is keen to expand from being one of the ultimate lighting manufacturers for photographers to a must-have brand for professional filmmakers too. And if the new L1600D is anything to go by, then it’s going to be an exciting time ahead to see what this Swedish company can dream up. PRO MOVIEMAKER RATING: 9/10 A powerful daylight LED with unique features and lots of modifiers Pros: Quality of light, build, power Cons: Only daylight at the moment
SPECIFICATIONS
Type: 5600K daylight monolight LED Output: 1,225,000 lux at 1m/3.3ft with included reflector, 96,250 lux bare Colour accuracy ratings: CRI 97, TLCI 97 Dimming: 0.1-100%, via Android and iOS app, DMX, on-board control Remote: Bluetooth, wireless DMX Wireless range: 100m/328.1ft Accessory mount: Bowens S, Profoto Power: 1600W Input power: 100-240v AC Support mount: 1x 1 1/8in stud Weather resistance: IP54 Dimensions with reflector (wxhxd): 49.8x29.7x25.9cm/ 19.6x11.7x10.2in Weight: 14kg/30.8lb with cable, reflector and yoke
for different colours, HSI modes, gel modes, even magenta and tint – or the special effects so many lights boast nowadays. The Profoto is all about incredible quality of daylight- temperature light – and it does that incredibly well. At the front is an accessory mount which accepts full-size Bowens S accessories or Profoto’s own range of modifiers. In standard form, the unit comes with a Bowens-fit reflector that clicks into place smoothly and is released by a solid catch. With this in place, the output is focused to a 12° beam and puts out a simply blinding 1.225 million lux up to 1m/3.3ft away at full chat. This sort of insane power means the light could be deployed successfully with the whole range of large modifiers that made Profoto famous. It finally opens up a variety of top- quality modifiers pro photographers have had for years, but filmmakers – especially those used to HMIs – could only dream of. We tried a large, Bowens-fit reflector that directs the
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