Just got my B10x Plus and Connect Pro. This video saved me tons of headaches from trying to read that tiny manual. This should be the definitive overview video for the Connect Pro. Give Seth a raise!
Finally! Now all we need is a green focus assist light for this remote/trigger and all forthcoming on-camera flashes to work with mirrorless cameraa. This is desperately needed for wedding and event photographers, or anyone working in low-light situations.
Air2!!!!! I was about to return my whole friggin setup. Then you showed how to see absolute power. Soooo nice now. Why would anyone ever want to only see relative changes (Air1)?? I know it is needed for backwards compatibility, but I can't understand why in the first place they would've created that mode to begin with. Thanks for your clear and comprehensive explanations! Well done.
Good review, thanks. I think the only thing you didn't mention was the 30m range for Bluetooth and presumable Air 2 mode, vs the 100m range for 2.4Ghz radio and Air 1 mode. Not often I need to control a light from over 30m (90 ft), but at least the option is there and the functionality is no less than the last generation of trigger. Thanks again for the thorough review and for including which model lights will function with Air 2, definitely on my shopping list now.
i've been a profoto user for the last 10 years and love the products. I've ventured into a godox ad100 for fun for my aquarium photos, it's done a great job and their controller was out 3 years ago, which is the same or better than what profoto just came out with. With all that is said, i do have white balance issues with my ad100 godox at low powers, which is unfortuante, for a hobby setting it's priced perfectly. fixed with a gel, but annoying. I might venture off to a b10 later but 2k for a light for hobby is quite expensive, i know i know, you get what you pay for. The 10th power system is quite a change and annoying to use vs. 1/2, 1/4 stop. great video!
Thanks for the walkthrough. So pumped - I ordered two. Goodbye Raven, goodbye Connect (really loathed using those). Without a great trigger, I found myself leaning towards our Canon lights for weddings (430RT/EL-1s). Hoping this ties the ProFoto system together enough for me to retire the Canons.
I've been waiting for this for a long time. Thank you for being the first to present. Can I use this in both Mode 1 and to at the same time with TTL with multiple strobes. I have both A1x's and B10's.
Looks perfect - the only thing I wish they had done was utilize swappable USB-C charged batteries instead of the triple A stuff. Other than that, thanks for the deep dive Seth! Gonna have to pick one up once the next check arrives 🤣
I'm heavily invested in Profoto B1. I also have a few B10. My dream is to be able to see the live current setting for all my lights so I know exactly what I'm shooting at.
Not sure if they’re changing hotshoe mount but my current profoto remote for my Nikon’s (generation before this one) fits and triggers my Leica’s. The Leica and Nikon hotshoe seems to be identical.
Good informative video Seth. I bought two of them as soon as they came out, along with a B10 Plus I got for a killer price to add to my kit. As you hinted to I hope they come up with a method for 2 way communication to none bluetooth lights, but if not cool.
So just wondering from an end users perspective. I you use an A1 with a newer flash unit that does have Bluetooth, is it possible see the power output of the newer flash and still adjust the older A1's power under the same mode 2? I under stand that you won't see the A1's power output, but will it still show up under mode 2 as it would in mode 1? Hope this questions makes sense?
No ports. So if you need that type of sync looks like the OG is still your guy. I think they looked at the mass market on this aspect I hear you though
hey, seth, I am an amateur but we tend to call these transmitters a trigger, as this is what it does, a 'remote' is a speedlight off camera, in 'remote' mode, fired via IR systems, also termed interchangeably with the word 'slave', NOT meaning any offence, just that it is commanded by the ttl of the camera system.
I just thought of another inovation, to label the lights, so if you have a softbox, umbrella, Para or reflector on each head, it simplifies changes, if you can label exactly what each channel does.
Looks great and display is very clear, just need to win the lotto then I will buy into Profoto. Think they should set Joe McNally a challenge to see if he can use all 100 channels, probably he would ask for more channels
Does the non-TTL version of the remote mean I can use it on different camera systems? I don’t use TTL with my Sony cameras, and my second shooter uses a Nikon D750. Would I be able to share the trigger with them?
Thank you so much. I still have the older version strobes plus an X model. Can I use one with the new system readout while using the other in its basic format? ( B10 &B10X ). Thank you, Aloha.
I'm having issues with my remote triggering my A10 off camera flash. When I do a test, it works, but when I take a photo, it doesn't go off. I have already updated my firmware. Help please!
Thanks for the walkthrough. With B10s and B10+s, if you change the power on the actual strobe itself, will it update on the remote? Or is this absolute power only showing correctly when only changing it via the new remote?
Seth, great video, one question I have for you is: Do you know if they have updated the locking device, I have come across a few people that have had issues with the older Profoto trigger lock breaking and the pin remains engaged. They have had big problems trying to get the trigger off of their camera when this happens. I will definitely be upgrading to this newer model, but thought I would ask that question. Cheers mate, keep up the good work and amazing content you put out!
So I havnt personally experienced any lock break. I will say it’s the newer lock that’s basically like the profoto A10 it’s updated from the air ttl remote if that helps? I run 8 speedlights and none of the locks have given me an issue (& if you watch my own channel you know I treat my gear pretty rough lol)
2 quick things. I got one of these and it showed a firmware update available. We’ll that update bricked it. I have a new one and will wait on the update… I noticed that on my B10+ lights (current firmware), the power is adjustable from the connect pro as I would expect, however if I change the power from the head, it does not update that setting on the Connect Pro, so they are then out of sync. Seems like an easy fix, but that is the current state of its operation. Thanks!
I have a pro connect to sony and i have sony alfa 7V but when seeing the Electronic screen finder display does not turn on and not show subject is there anything i can set differently in the sony ? is the control bad?
Camera specific to minimize any issues and cut out any lag time that can happen between ttl preflash and actual flash. Head over to 18:21 it’s cut up into chapters
Love your channel.. I have a question.. how do you handle 2 cameras with a Connect Pro each and one B10 Plus in terms of keeping the settings for each controller compared to Godox workgroup shooting. Thank you!
I just got the Connect Pro for my Canon R3 and the DIAL on the Connect Pro is extremely difficult to use. - The rubber they use on the dial is both slippery AND it has zero friction point. - Instead of being able to turn the dial with a single thumb like I am the A1 flash or the back of the B1 flashes I have to use 3... Yes you read THREE correctly fingers to get the dial to turn. - I think this is a product that needs some work. - Also disappointing to see that the B1 while functional with the transmitter still does NOT allow me to see the actual intensity of the light. - Essentially if you own the B1 series or any Profoto flash that DOES NOT have Bluetooth this trigger is a complete waste of money. - Disappointed. - Sending back to manufacture straight away. My advice is not to buy this device.
I also had problems with the dial being too stiff. I have purchased and returned 4 remotes with today being the 4th. All within the last 4 months. It's stiff with dry fingers much less if you are on location and it's hot outside or if you have anything on your fingers. Has anyone else had this problem with the dial being to stiff and what solution did you come up with? I really like the idea of the remote.
Is there a button combo that can be used for the New Connect Pro remote NOT to got to sleep? (The TTL air remote you have to hold there energy + button while holding the power button and you hear 2 beeps).
I'm not sure if this question has already been answered but can you use this trigger with you existing lights like godox, Flashpoint. If so what other brands would it be compatible with. I couldn't find anything on there FAQ on there website
So, I have a Profoto a10 and a Sony flashgun. How can I use this trigger to control both? I presume I’ll need a separate receiver for the Sony flashgun? I’m being told that this trigger might control different brand receivers also?
For the A10, is it possible to let the flash be E-TTL and all other channels be manual? I rented one recently and only found out how to choose A/B/C all TTL or all manual. My half-way solution was to just use D for manual but different strobes would have to share the same manual channel.
Seth--I'm thinking about switching to Profoto now that you can see the light power on the transmitter. I was going to get a pair of A10s and occasionally use one for on camera flash while controlling the other. If in that configuration, can you see the power of the other one?
Merci pour cette vidéo. Puis je utiliser 2 ou 3 Profoto Connect Pro avec les mêmes flashs ? Par exemple sur un mariage, j'ai 4 flashs installés pour la soirée dans la salle, est ce que 2 autres photographes peuvent être connectés aux mêmes flashs avec chacun un profoto connect sur leur appareil photo ? Merci encore.
hi all, does anyone know if it's possible to control the color + intensity of the continous lights of my B10X heads using the connect pro for sony? even with my profoto control app the secondary controls don't show... can anyone help? thnx!
Hi, thanks for the video. Question: Can you have a group of lights or a light in a different group have a trigger delay? So you fire one group of lights - change something - fire the second group later on a second curtain or fire during a long exposure at a later time? Thank you in advance.
this is disappointing because the live numbers wont show in old models like A1X. I cannot afford to buy new flashes to take advantage of this new remote.
It would have been nice to at least include a USB-C port to charge rechargeable AAA batteries internally. It's one of the main reasons I want to upgrade from my Canon 600 EX RT flashes and remote (in addition to the lack of power). Having to remove small batteries and charge them in the 300 chargers can be cumbersome when you have 3 weddings back to back in a single weekend.
I will say as the owner of 4 Profoto Air Remotes they were never worth the amount I paid for them. Nothing worse when on a job not knowing your battery level. So on any important job that I know I would not have time to switch batteries I would have to install new batteries. I did get the Profoto app for my phone and its nice but just one more thing to deal with. So I'm pretty happy that they came out with this new remote. Only problem I shoot Nikon and Canon so would need two or I give the Raven a try.
Profoto says they have something in the works to get that going but as of right now at launch of this remote no since the hardware in those lights has no way to talk back to the remote but again they claim somethings coming so maybe just hold a bit …
I was expecting more groups than just A,B,and C with the new remote! I am using older units with Air 1 so purchasing the new remore would not benefit me but I could purchase this new remore if it would offer more groups since I usally have 4 groups or more! It's a shame!
@@LastXwitness Unless I am missing something this new remore can only fire those groups (D-F) and we have no way to adjust the power of those lights! Still we have to walk around and phisically change the power of those lights! In this case if I have more than 3 groups I can put the lights ( D-F) on the slave mode and it does the same job! I am a commercial photographer and it is common for me to use more than 4 lights and I need to be able to comtrol them individually! Also sometimes my camera and the strobs are too high up and out of reach so in order to change the power of the lights I have to phisically climb up the latter to change the power! Profoto used to have a very expensive Air USB which discontinued it and It became useless! they even removed the Profoto Studio Software from their website and they did not come up with any new solution! I am expecting Profoto resolve these issues and care about the fathfull photographers how invested heavily on their products! Plus, even If I want to purchase new lights with Blutooth there are no lights avaiable to replace the power of my D2 100 lights which I have 5 of them! Plus it does not give us the option to control each lamp individually just like Broncolor?! Thats a kind of remote I was looking for! No offence but for me This remote has nothing to be excited about! Oh I forgot 99 chanells! I am so excited about that! LOL I am so thinking about moving to Broncolor!
@@arko123 you are absolutely missing something.. you can adjust those lights from the remote.. Unless I don’t get what you’re saying… all you have to do is head to those groups and adjust whatever you want .. and they are adding more control capabilities via firmware . Did you watch this video?
@@LastXwitness I watched the video again and yes you are right I was missing something I see I can control the groups d e f individually from the remote (even though I wish we had more groups) but still I'm having issues with controlling the lights without reaching the remote! sometimes as I mentioned my camera and lights are hard to reach because they are too far up and I have to climb the ladder to adjust the power of the lights (since I cannot reach the remote control either) . it would be very helpful if they could come up with the solution to adjust the lights without reaching the remote control. the USB toggle that they had and discontinued was a decent solution though even though it was expensive for what it was! utilizing the USB air we could control the lights directly from the desktop and capture One. also considering there is no substitute lights with the Bluetooth for the 1,000 w D2 b1x monolights lights I believe they shouldn't be neglecting photographers who own those equipment and come up with a solution so we could adjust the power of our lights directly from the computer. if I'm missing something or you have a solution to fix my problem I really appreciate it if you let me know. thank you so much for your response.
"Profoto said they're doing something".... please please update the firmware so the B1's & D2's can see live current settings too! 🙏.... and I'll upgrade in an instant!
I think Profoto will need to release a hardware dongle for older heads (D1, D2, B1) that provides the necessary Bluetooth support for 2-way communication with the Connect Pro. Hopefully, that's what Seth meant when he said Profoto was working on something for older heads.
@@philipdstudio I'm hoping it's not an expensive hardware fix!? 😬.... Perhaps you could manually set both the new remote & all the lights to their lowest setting prior to using them for a shoot. Then it will know what setting it is at, by the number of steps from that given point - but just displaying the true values instead? Though I'm guessing as soon as the lights or the remote turned off, you'd be back to square one again... which would quickly become a pain in the arse!
Seems like you don’t realize how big a change it is going from only controlling 3 groups ABC To now having all 6 ABCDEF. Or going from 8 channels to 100.. or firmware based to add actual features .. or now being able to see the power settings in the remote (for the newer lights) aside from just the change value of your adjustments . It’s a pretty massive change even the battery life is way better
Profoto is a great light but since this system cost so much I wished they would look ahead......unless you have the new lights this is worthless....worthless....not paying 10,000 again for this new stuff!
Trying to justify 100 channels made me laugh. I get it, 100 channels but to spend so long discussing this “feature” makes me think there isn’t much else going for it
Sure laugh. Justify what? As if you’re paying a subscription fee for each channel? Aside from it virtually guaranteeing any user to find a clear channel to shoot uninterrupted… think about mass scale commercial use cases you probably don’t go anywhere near.. like E-Commerce where huge warehouses of say 40 shooting bays going on at once for product shots in the thousands going on at once where they can easily be on separate channels and just get the work done. And yes they need to do that so they own the image and can use it rather than run into usage rights issues . We have mass scale of this use case more than you’d think. I felt it was a great aspect of this remote to share so maybe I spent and extra minute on it . They could give the user 100 channels so they gave us 100 channels 🤷♂️
@@LastXwitness that’s my point. If that’s the greatest feature of it then there is your issue. Also, before you start talking about channels you should consider how much bandwidth there is per channel and how much tolerance is between them. If it’s just the same amount of bandwidth shared split over 100 rather than 20ish then you don’t really gain that much...
@@Lucy-dk5cz .. no that’s your issue… no one is saying this is the greatest feature of this remote … it’s great we have more channels and I decided to chat about it for a moment. You have a great day now 👋
Just got my B10x Plus and Connect Pro. This video saved me tons of headaches from trying to read that tiny manual. This should be the definitive overview video for the Connect Pro. Give Seth a raise!
Finally! Now all we need is a green focus assist light for this remote/trigger and all forthcoming on-camera flashes to work with mirrorless cameraa. This is desperately needed for wedding and event photographers, or anyone working in low-light situations.
Thanks Seth
Nice setup
It will be great to see where it goes
Thanks Karl
This was such a good thorough breakdown of that remote.
This is a video I am going to have to bookmark and come back to once I get one. A lot of details in this video.
Great overview love the top down view of this system.
Thank you ! 🫀
Air2!!!!! I was about to return my whole friggin setup. Then you showed how to see absolute power. Soooo nice now. Why would anyone ever want to only see relative changes (Air1)?? I know it is needed for backwards compatibility, but I can't understand why in the first place they would've created that mode to begin with. Thanks for your clear and comprehensive explanations! Well done.
Just got one: I love it. Thanks for your great video. Stefano
VERY cool. Thanks, Seth!
Thanks Mike!
I just ordered one of these - and recieved it before the A10 flashes I ordered....grrrr = can't wait to get this up and running
This was a massive help. Just got this remote. Thank you.
Good review, thanks. I think the only thing you didn't mention was the 30m range for Bluetooth and presumable Air 2 mode, vs the 100m range for 2.4Ghz radio and Air 1 mode. Not often I need to control a light from over 30m (90 ft), but at least the option is there and the functionality is no less than the last generation of trigger. Thanks again for the thorough review and for including which model lights will function with Air 2, definitely on my shopping list now.
i've been a profoto user for the last 10 years and love the products. I've ventured into a godox ad100 for fun for my aquarium photos, it's done a great job and their controller was out 3 years ago, which is the same or better than what profoto just came out with. With all that is said, i do have white balance issues with my ad100 godox at low powers, which is unfortuante, for a hobby setting it's priced perfectly. fixed with a gel, but annoying. I might venture off to a b10 later but 2k for a light for hobby is quite expensive, i know i know, you get what you pay for. The 10th power system is quite a change and annoying to use vs. 1/2, 1/4 stop. great video!
Thanks for explaining the control mode 2. It’s saved me a headache. 👍🏼
Thx for a great tutorial, especially the power settings. You always explain things so well.
Thanks for the walkthrough. So pumped - I ordered two. Goodbye Raven, goodbye Connect (really loathed using those). Without a great trigger, I found myself leaning towards our Canon lights for weddings (430RT/EL-1s). Hoping this ties the ProFoto system together enough for me to retire the Canons.
Outstanding presentation Seth! Thank you so much.
I've been waiting for this for a long time. Thank you for being the first to present. Can I use this in both Mode 1 and to at the same time with TTL with multiple strobes. I have both A1x's and B10's.
Thank you!!!
About time 👏
For real..,
Excited to see this new remote. Definitely looking to get three of these for my kit.
Yea I’ll need a few lol. Gotta get one for our GFX systems buddy!!!
Great video. Thanks!
Looks perfect - the only thing I wish they had done was utilize swappable USB-C charged batteries instead of the triple A stuff. Other than that, thanks for the deep dive Seth! Gonna have to pick one up once the next check arrives 🤣
The batteries you can get everywhere, e.g. if you forgot any charger and none is available for whatever reasons
@@rolandrick and you also risk the connectors going bad if in humid area. It doesn't even have to be in there for long
Finally Leica support!!
My Nikon remote triggers my leicas
Super helpful video. Thanks so much. ❤
I'm heavily invested in Profoto B1. I also have a few B10. My dream is to be able to see the live current setting for all my lights so I know exactly what I'm shooting at.
And like I said in the video. They say they have something in the works to achieve that so we shall see
@@LastXwitness and you will die waiting on it.
Man, you shouldn’t spend my money by convincing me to buy that new trigger 😆. Thanks for the detailed walkthrough.
Not sure if they’re changing hotshoe mount but my current profoto remote for my Nikon’s (generation before this one) fits and triggers my Leica’s. The Leica and Nikon hotshoe seems to be identical.
Good informative video Seth. I bought two of them as soon as they came out, along with a B10 Plus I got for a killer price to add to my kit. As you hinted to I hope they come up with a method for 2 way communication to none bluetooth lights, but if not cool.
what I did not hear you talk about was HSS. Can this remote set HSS on lights?
It’s profoto working on a Panasonic/Olympus Version of this Remote?????
So just wondering from an end users perspective. I you use an A1 with a newer flash unit that does have Bluetooth, is it possible see the power output of the newer flash and still adjust the older A1's power under the same mode 2? I under stand that you won't see the A1's power output, but will it still show up under mode 2 as it would in mode 1? Hope this questions makes sense?
Have you noticed a battery drain on the Nikon Z9 while using the ProConnect?
Useful, thanks!
Looks cool! Can I use this with a cable to my Phase One back like the OG remote? I don’t see any ports. Thanks!
No ports. So if you need that type of sync looks like the OG is still your guy. I think they looked at the mass market on this aspect I hear you though
hey, seth, I am an amateur but we tend to call these transmitters a trigger, as this is what it does, a 'remote' is a speedlight off camera, in 'remote' mode, fired via IR systems, also termed interchangeably with the word 'slave', NOT meaning any offence, just that it is commanded by the ttl of the camera system.
I just thought of another inovation, to label the lights, so if you have a softbox, umbrella, Para or reflector on each head, it simplifies changes, if you can label exactly what each channel does.
Looks great and display is very clear, just need to win the lotto then I will buy into Profoto. Think they should set Joe McNally a challenge to see if he can use all 100 channels, probably he would ask for more channels
Oh I think we are all gonna get nuts with it but joes def got hit gears going on it
Does the non-TTL version of the remote mean I can use it on different camera systems? I don’t use TTL with my Sony cameras, and my second shooter uses a Nikon D750. Would I be able to share the trigger with them?
Yeah I think you've got it right. Single pin. Should work with any camera with a hot shoe.
I'm wondering if the Non-TTL will support HSS. If it does, I'm definitely going for that version.
@@jesustoast666 I’ve come to learn that HSS won’t work with the non-ttl triggers. If you want HSS you better spring for the brand-specific trigger
Thank you so much. I still have the older version strobes plus an X model. Can I use one with the new system readout while using the other in its basic format? ( B10 &B10X ). Thank you, Aloha.
I'm having issues with my remote triggering my A10 off camera flash. When I do a test, it works, but when I take a photo, it doesn't go off. I have already updated my firmware. Help please!
Thanks for the walkthrough. With B10s and B10+s, if you change the power on the actual strobe itself, will it update on the remote? Or is this absolute power only showing correctly when only changing it via the new remote?
Seth, great video, one question I have for you is: Do you know if they have updated the locking device, I have come across a few people that have had issues with the older Profoto trigger lock breaking and the pin remains engaged. They have had big problems trying to get the trigger off of their camera when this happens. I will definitely be upgrading to this newer model, but thought I would ask that question. Cheers mate, keep up the good work and amazing content you put out!
So I havnt personally experienced any lock break. I will say it’s the newer lock that’s basically like the profoto A10 it’s updated from the air ttl remote if that helps? I run 8 speedlights and none of the locks have given me an issue (& if you watch my own channel you know I treat my gear pretty rough lol)
2 quick things. I got one of these and it showed a firmware update available. We’ll that update bricked it. I have a new one and will wait on the update… I noticed that on my B10+ lights (current firmware), the power is adjustable from the connect pro as I would expect, however if I change the power from the head, it does not update that setting on the Connect Pro, so they are then out of sync. Seems like an easy fix, but that is the current state of its operation.
Thanks!
Mr Adorama . Ive been a long time customer what is the use of this product? why should I buy it and what it does to my photography
what's the point of air channel 1-100 and in which situation it is useful ?
Can you shot outdoor in hi speed sync with the b10 and the connect ? Thanks
I have a pro connect to sony and i have sony alfa 7V but when seeing the Electronic screen finder display does not turn on and not show subject is there anything i can set differently in the sony ? is the control bad?
One huuuuuuuuundred setups (Dr Evil voice)
Is this camera system specific like the TTL remotes are ?
Camera specific to minimize any issues and cut out any lag time that can happen between ttl preflash and actual flash. Head over to 18:21 it’s cut up into chapters
Thank you so much, great explanation!!! Loved it! One question i mis the option for HI-S that was on my other remote ! Do you know why its left out?
what does '1st' mean on the left top of the connect pro?
Hey, my registration update when connecting to the profoto app keeps failing. Do you know what I can do to fix this?
Love your channel.. I have a question.. how do you handle 2 cameras with a Connect Pro each and one B10 Plus in terms of keeping the settings for each controller compared to Godox workgroup shooting. Thank you!
does this work as well with a fujifilm flash ?
Brilliant review - Useless trigger
I just got the Connect Pro for my Canon R3 and the DIAL on the Connect Pro is extremely difficult to use. - The rubber they use on the dial is both slippery AND it has zero friction point. - Instead of being able to turn the dial with a single thumb like I am the A1 flash or the back of the B1 flashes I have to use 3... Yes you read THREE correctly fingers to get the dial to turn. - I think this is a product that needs some work. - Also disappointing to see that the B1 while functional with the transmitter still does NOT allow me to see the actual intensity of the light. - Essentially if you own the B1 series or any Profoto flash that DOES NOT have Bluetooth this trigger is a complete waste of money. - Disappointed. - Sending back to manufacture straight away. My advice is not to buy this device.
I also had problems with the dial being too stiff. I have purchased and returned 4 remotes with today being the 4th. All within the last 4 months. It's stiff with dry fingers much less if you are on location and it's hot outside or if you have anything on your fingers. Has anyone else had this problem with the dial being to stiff and what solution did you come up with? I really like the idea of the remote.
Does this remote allow for HSS?
It looks like Profoto plans Leica capability in November. Will they also offer the small connect for Leica?
What a great system. Might have to trade up from my Yongnuo 😂👌
Is there a button combo that can be used for the New Connect Pro remote NOT to got to sleep?
(The TTL air remote you have to hold there energy + button while holding the power button and you hear 2 beeps).
I'm not sure if this question has already been answered but can you use this trigger with you existing lights like godox, Flashpoint. If so what other brands would it be compatible with. I couldn't find anything on there FAQ on there website
So, I have a Profoto a10 and a Sony flashgun. How can I use this trigger to control both? I presume I’ll need a separate receiver for the Sony flashgun? I’m being told that this trigger might control different brand receivers also?
FINALLY! My Godox friends can stop making fun of me and my Profoto trigger.
For the A10, is it possible to let the flash be E-TTL and all other channels be manual? I rented one recently and only found out how to choose A/B/C all TTL or all manual. My half-way solution was to just use D for manual but different strobes would have to share the same manual channel.
Seth--I'm thinking about switching to Profoto now that you can see the light power on the transmitter. I was going to get a pair of A10s and occasionally use one for on camera flash while controlling the other. If in that configuration, can you see the power of the other one?
As an owner of multiple profoto lights, yes you can. You can also use the app and control everything which I find extremely useful.
Merci pour cette vidéo. Puis je utiliser 2 ou 3 Profoto Connect Pro avec les mêmes flashs ? Par exemple sur un mariage, j'ai 4 flashs installés pour la soirée dans la salle, est ce que 2 autres photographes peuvent être connectés aux mêmes flashs avec chacun un profoto connect sur leur appareil photo ? Merci encore.
hi all, does anyone know if it's possible to control the color + intensity of the continous lights of my B10X heads using the connect pro for sony? even with my profoto control app the secondary controls don't show... can anyone help? thnx!
Hi, thanks for the video. Question: Can you have a group of lights or a light in a different group have a trigger delay? So you fire one group of lights - change something - fire the second group later on a second curtain or fire during a long exposure at a later time? Thank you in advance.
currently no but I have heard that could be in the works with future firmware updates so I guess we will see
Why does profoto always makes this triggers last for Sony 😑
this is disappointing because the live numbers wont show in old models like A1X. I cannot afford to buy new flashes to take advantage of this new remote.
How can anyone make money changing lights every 5 years..........Profoto is starting to piss me off
It would have been nice to at least include a USB-C port to charge rechargeable AAA batteries internally. It's one of the main reasons I want to upgrade from my Canon 600 EX RT flashes and remote (in addition to the lack of power). Having to remove small batteries and charge them in the 300 chargers can be cumbersome when you have 3 weddings back to back in a single weekend.
I will say as the owner of 4 Profoto Air Remotes they were never worth the amount I paid for them. Nothing worse when on a job not knowing your battery level. So on any important job that I know I would not have time to switch batteries I would have to install new batteries. I did get the Profoto app for my phone and its nice but just one more thing to deal with. So I'm pretty happy that they came out with this new remote. Only problem I shoot Nikon and Canon so would need two or I give the Raven a try.
Will this new trigger work with my Godox Flashes?
No. It’s only working with Profoto flashes.
So B1X, SOL with power readout?!
Profoto says they have something in the works to get that going but as of right now at launch of this remote no since the hardware in those lights has no way to talk back to the remote but again they claim somethings coming so maybe just hold a bit …
Nikon Link broken.but i assume it's the same price as all the rest
It is now fixed, thank you for letting us know. The answer to your question is yes, same price for all.
@@Adorama No worries!! you guys are like the Gift that keeps on giving anyhow!!
I was expecting more groups than just A,B,and C with the new remote! I am using older units with Air 1 so purchasing the new remore would not benefit me but I could purchase this new remore if it would offer more groups since I usally have 4 groups or more! It's a shame!
…what? .. it has ABCDEF groups ..
@@LastXwitness Unless I am missing something this new remore can only fire those groups (D-F) and we have no way to adjust the power of those lights! Still we have to walk around and phisically change the power of those lights! In this case if I have more than 3 groups I can put the lights ( D-F) on the slave mode and it does the same job!
I am a commercial photographer and it is common for me to use more than 4 lights and I need to be able to comtrol them individually! Also sometimes my camera and the strobs are too high up and out of reach so in order to change the power of the lights I have to phisically climb up the latter to change the power!
Profoto used to have a very expensive Air USB which discontinued it and It became useless! they even removed the Profoto Studio Software from their website and they did not come up with any new solution! I am expecting Profoto resolve these issues and care about the fathfull photographers how invested heavily on their products! Plus, even If I want to purchase new lights with Blutooth there are no lights avaiable to replace the power of my D2 100 lights which I have 5 of them!
Plus it does not give us the option to control each lamp individually just like Broncolor?! Thats a kind of remote I was looking for! No offence but for me This remote has nothing to be excited about! Oh I forgot 99 chanells! I am so excited about that! LOL I am so thinking about moving to Broncolor!
@@arko123 you are absolutely missing something.. you can adjust those lights from the remote.. Unless I don’t get what you’re saying… all you have to do is head to those groups and adjust whatever you want .. and they are adding more control capabilities via firmware . Did you watch this video?
@@LastXwitness I watched the video again and yes you are right I was missing something I see I can control the groups d e f individually from the remote (even though I wish we had more groups) but still I'm having issues with controlling the lights without reaching the remote! sometimes as I mentioned my camera and lights are hard to reach because they are too far up and I have to climb the ladder to adjust the power of the lights (since I cannot reach the remote control either) . it would be very helpful if they could come up with the solution to adjust the lights without reaching the remote control. the USB toggle that they had and discontinued was a decent solution though even though it was expensive for what it was! utilizing the USB air we could control the lights directly from the desktop and capture One. also considering there is no substitute lights with the Bluetooth for the 1,000 w D2 b1x monolights lights I believe they shouldn't be neglecting photographers who own those equipment and come up with a solution so we could adjust the power of our lights directly from the computer. if I'm missing something or you have a solution to fix my problem I really appreciate it if you let me know. thank you so much for your response.
Leica version of for Leica M's?
SL2 Leica themselves don’t support TTL in all their cameras. Only a select few right now
@@LastXwitness thanks, if no leica camera supports TTL, why have a 'Leica' version? as nikon triggers work on leica cameras in Manual mode.
"Profoto said they're doing something".... please please update the firmware so the B1's & D2's can see live current settings too! 🙏.... and I'll upgrade in an instant!
I think Profoto will need to release a hardware dongle for older heads (D1, D2, B1) that provides the necessary Bluetooth support for 2-way communication with the Connect Pro. Hopefully, that's what Seth meant when he said Profoto was working on something for older heads.
@@philipdstudio I'm hoping it's not an expensive hardware fix!? 😬.... Perhaps you could manually set both the new remote & all the lights to their lowest setting prior to using them for a shoot. Then it will know what setting it is at, by the number of steps from that given point - but just displaying the true values instead? Though I'm guessing as soon as the lights or the remote turned off, you'd be back to square one again... which would quickly become a pain in the arse!
My guess is a new B1 battery module (of some sort) that connects to the USB port located on the area where the battery connects.
@@philipdstudio Bluetooth over 30 ' is worthless....I think they are just milking us.
Bit of the ol "in/out"
Disappointing is that profoto is sooo expensive for 98% of the potential users 😢
Seems like a tough sell for little change. Reinventing the toothbrush ?
Seems like you don’t realize how big a change it is going from only controlling 3 groups ABC To now having all 6 ABCDEF. Or going from 8 channels to 100.. or firmware based to add actual features .. or now being able to see the power settings in the remote (for the newer lights) aside from just the change value of your adjustments . It’s a pretty massive change even the battery life is way better
I can't believe it takes AA batteries, what a failure. Why isn't this USB chargeable Grrr
what a joke....batteries...LOL get with it Profoto
Yeah great idea… Waiting for your device to charge up instead of just switching batteries and continue to shoot. 🙄
Profoto is a great light but since this system cost so much I wished they would look ahead......unless you have the new lights this is worthless....worthless....not paying 10,000 again for this new stuff!
Trying to justify 100 channels made me laugh. I get it, 100 channels but to spend so long discussing this “feature” makes me think there isn’t much else going for it
Sure laugh. Justify what? As if you’re paying a subscription fee for each channel? Aside from it virtually guaranteeing any user to find a clear channel to shoot uninterrupted… think about mass scale commercial use cases you probably don’t go anywhere near.. like E-Commerce where huge warehouses of say 40 shooting bays going on at once for product shots in the thousands going on at once where they can easily be on separate channels and just get the work done. And yes they need to do that so they own the image and can use it rather than run into usage rights issues . We have mass scale of this use case more than you’d think. I felt it was a great aspect of this remote to share so maybe I spent and extra minute on it . They could give the user 100 channels so they gave us 100 channels 🤷♂️
@@LastXwitness that’s my point. If that’s the greatest feature of it then there is your issue. Also, before you start talking about channels you should consider how much bandwidth there is per channel and how much tolerance is between them. If it’s just the same amount of bandwidth shared split over 100 rather than 20ish then you don’t really gain that much...
@@Lucy-dk5cz .. no that’s your issue… no one is saying this is the greatest feature of this remote … it’s great we have more channels and I decided to chat about it for a moment. You have a great day now 👋
Complaints about the amount of the channels in the remote should be directed at :
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a 400$ remote that requires batteries… lol
great vid, but uninspiring product