System description
Pro-8a is designed to be free of compromises. Pro-8a is the fastest, roughest, most versatile and stable generator yet still with the widest power range we ever developed. Pro-8a has a new unique two stage SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply) recharging circuit making repetition rates faster than ever before.Shoot up to 20 frames per second or 2 per second at 1200Ws.Usage of cameras continues triggering is now practically possible with Pro-8a.Durability of Pro-8a is exceptional to comply with rental and fashion needs plus the greatly increased need of frames taken due to no cost of fi lm with digital cameras.
Due to our invention, Profoto PiPE technology (Pre-ignition Plasma Establishing – patent pending). Pro-8a has an extensive wide light power range with exceptional stability of the light energy and color temperature. Safety of the Pro-8a generator is exeptional and complies with the highest demands.
Profoto Air
Pro-8a is already equipped with the Profoto Air transceiver to prepare for convenient wireless sync and remote control.ProfotoAir system is operating on one of eight selectable radio channels on the 2.4 GHz radio frequency band for world wide use.
Profoto Air Remote (optional accessory)
Complete generator control and sync at your camera or in your hand, including flash energy and modeling light control. Control practically an infinite number of generators in up to six groups, either all at once in Master mode, or in individual groups.
Profoto Air Sync (optional accessory)
Allows synchronizing of a practically an infinite number of generators,with the same high performance as Profoto Air Remote.
Profoto Air USB (optional accessory)
An USB 2.0 offers wireless connection of your flash generators to the Profoto Studio Air, a software running on your PC or Mac that gives you full control of your studio flash system.
The interface can also be used for updates, extended optional functions and customizations.
NOTICE
When Pro-8a is remote controlled from a computer, the setting of the four controls (SYNC, MODEL, READY and SPEED) may be overruled by the Profoto Studio 2 program.
If any of the controls is computer overruled it will be indicated by four red LCD:s on the generator control panel.
For more detailed information, please refer to the Profoto Studio 2 User’s Guide.
Lamp Heads
Pro-8a is designed for all of the present state-of-the-art Pro heads and light shaping tools.For selected previous models of Profotos lamp heads were is a simple update for compatible fan cooling at 100–120V markets.
ProHead
The standard heavy-duty flash lamp head is the Profoto ProHead, built for producing flashes with Pro-8a,up to 2400Ws over and over again,hour after hour.It has an integrated high efficient, long life halogen model-pilot lamp with a switch and a fuse. A thermally controlled 2-speed efficient fan provide silent cooling. For safety reasons thermal protection is built-in.
The flashtube and halogen lamp are protected by a diffusing glass cover also serving as a light source corresponding filter and color correction filter. Optional glass cover versions are available.The optimized flash tube is made by high grade UV-free filtered quarts glass and heavy duty electrodes to maximize lifetime.
ProTwin
When demands are even tougher,the Profoto ProTwin is available with two flash tubes that effectively double the performance. Used with a single generator, it can produce shorter flash durations by splitting half of the power to two flash tubes.Used with two Pro-8a 2400 Air, it can half the recycling speed or double the light energy, up to 4800 Ws.
Powered from one of the two connected cables ProTwin has an integrated high efficient halogen model-pilot lamp with a switch and a fuse. A thermally controlled 2-speed efficient fan provides silent cooling. For safety reasons thermal protection is built-in.The flashtube and halogen lamp are protected by a diffusing glass cover also serving as a light source corresponding filter and color correction filter. Optional glass cover versions are available.
The optimized flash tube is made by high grade UV-free filtered quarts glass and heavy duty electrodes to maximize lifetime.
ProRing 2
For fashion or macro photography, when you want a direct and very prominent light, the Profoto ProRing 2 provides a ring flash capable of unlimited flash repetition rate due to built-in thermally controlled silent and efficient fan cooling. The optimized flash tube is made by high grade UV-free filtered quarts glass and heavy duty electrodes to maximize lifetime.
A powerful 200 W halogen modeling light are built-in with switch and fuse.
