**It looks like the old might Q-flash may have meet its maker with the new Profoto A1, With more technology and some better stats its shaping to be the next choice for wedding and strobist type photographers alike. With full power recycling at only 1.2 seconds with built in Li-ion battery its should be a dream for anyone who needs to overpower anything, and quickly. Support for Nikon and Canon at first with Sony coming later, this flash will be a game changer for many. Full PR below:
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The
Profoto A1 might be the smallest flash we’ve ever made, but it’s still built to
the same impossibly high standards we’ve set ourselves over the last fifty
years.
Our
focus with the A1 was to create a flash that delivers a truly high quality of
light, which is why it features a round head which delivers light that’s both
natural and beautiful with a pleasing soft-smooth fall-off, that blends
seamlessly with the ambient light.
Thanks to a smart magnetic mount built into
the head, light shaping tools and modifiers can be clicked on and off quickly
and easily. Within seconds you’re being creative with light, shaping it.
It
also has a zoom function that allows you to make fine adjustments to the spread
of light by simply twisting the zoom ring on the head, and for accuracy it has
a modeling light built-in to the head – so you can see what you’re going to get
before you press the shutter.