Profoto A10 On Camera Flash With Bluetooth (Canon)

I have shot every brand of speedlight reasonably available (because there are so many knockoffs...) and these are the most reliable, best by as far as they are high priced. I think the original marketing that they are portable studio lights is ridiculous. But these A10s are steadfast performers from beginning to end, I love them, they have made me a better photographer because I no longer have to worry about misfires, I can just work with my subjects.These speedlights are so dependable. They rarely misfire when used at a reasonable frame rate. I use them with grids, rarely with gels, they do give off a blue-ish tint sometimes compared to environmental light. They are my workhorse lights for outside photography. I've banged mine up quite a lot and they just keep ... MoreI have shot every brand of speedlight reasonably available (because there are so many knockoffs...) and these are the most reliable, best by as far as they are high priced. I think the original marketing that they are portable studio lights is ridiculous. But these A10s are steadfast performers from beginning to end, I love them, they have made me a better photographer because I no longer have to worry about misfires, I can just work with my subjects.These speedlights are so dependable. They rarely misfire when used at a reasonable frame rate. I use them with grids, rarely with gels, they do give off a blue-ish tint sometimes compared to environmental light. They are my workhorse lights for outside photography. I've banged mine up quite a lot and they just keep working.Versus the A2 these are a dual speedlight and air remote. Versus the real air remotes, I prefer the real ones because they are lighter. But sometimes you need to switch quickly from front flash to controlling lights and this is very handy.Things that could be better:-price, I mean, they are expensive if you break them. I've broken one of three so far due to a stand falling over (the hotshoe broke)-battery life is not the best and the batteries are expensive. I don't remember how much other li-on batteries cost but these are kinda pricey. However in my experience overshooting, as I do, two batteries will carry me for a wedding, three if I really go nuts with high powered flashes and need an extra battery to reduce my worrying (not sure i'd need it)-expensive adapters for bigger modifiers, or expensive and limited modifiers. IDK why you might want a strip box on one of these, but if you do it will cost you a lot for an adapter. I currently own everything except barn doors and it's all pretty great. The profoto modifiers are amazing and the magnet mounts are fantastic, way better than other competitors.

One thing I have hated about my Nikon speed lights is the obnoxious battery game. With the Profoto A1 there is only one rechargeable battery. It is clean and simple. The light itself is very good. I’m not sure that it’s better at outputting light than my speed lights but the recycle time is amazingly better and the fact that it’s round means I’m not shifting it around to get the maximum power when I go from horizontal to vertical.I already use Profoto B 1’s so I already have the trigger and it is easy to use off camera. I really hate on camera flash but did some test shots and was happily surpread with the results. I love catch lights and got some. I did enlarge them slightly in post. A modifier would probably provide a catch light I would be satisfied with. I’m ... MoreOne thing I have hated about my Nikon speed lights is the obnoxious battery game. With the Profoto A1 there is only one rechargeable battery. It is clean and simple. The light itself is very good. I’m not sure that it’s better at outputting light than my speed lights but the recycle time is amazingly better and the fact that it’s round means I’m not shifting it around to get the maximum power when I go from horizontal to vertical.I already use Profoto B 1’s so I already have the trigger and it is easy to use off camera. I really hate on camera flash but did some test shots and was happily surpread with the results. I love catch lights and got some. I did enlarge them slightly in post. A modifier would probably provide a catch light I would be satisfied with. I’m glad I pulled the trigger on this. Good bye to all the battery recharging circus.

In over a decade of shooting weddings and working with a variety of systems, this is one of the worst flashes I've ever used. The TTL function will give you different results, the light is under powered and lacks features. For example it's not possible to have this light be a simple slave by use of pocket wizard or optical trigger. It's radio only which means that you're not going to mix it with any other studio lighting if you need a small light as an accent somewhere. The unit does not remember your previous TTL settings so once you shut it off, you need to dial in the numbers again. The only thing it has going for it is that the metal foot is sturdy and works in Sony's hotshoe which was poorly engineered. This flash is about as terrible as they get.