The Brand New ProDaylight 400 Air put to use!

APRIL 19, 2012  FREDRIK FRANZÉN   

On April 16, Profoto introduced two new HMI lights to our line of continuous lights sources: ProDaylight 200 Air & ProDaylight 400 Air. We wrote a short post about it yesterday, and if you want to know all there is to know about it, you should definitely check out our new webpage dedicated to the subject.

Today, we present the first video and the first batch of images we have seen shot by someone that does not work at Profoto, using the ProDaylight 400 Air. The man behind the camera is Gordon Andersson – freelance photographer and professional blogger in Stockholm, Sweden.

The video was filmed with the Nikon D800, 45mm PC-E, f/2.8, 1/50s and iso 200. The images was shot with the same camera, but instead of using the lens, Gordon decided to shoot through his large format camera, f/5,6-8, 1/30s and iso 800. (See video below.) The result speaks for itself.

Also, the fact that Gordon’s video is like a moving portrait is a beautiful demonstration of how the ProDaylight units blurs the line between still and moving images. Thanks for for sharing, Gordon!

See more of Gordon Andersson’s moving portraits at his website.

©Gordon Andersson

NEW: ProDaylight 200 & 400 Air

APRIL 18, 2012  FREDRIK FRANZÉN  

ProDaylight 400 Air with ballast

In 2011, Profoto released the continuous light source ProDaylight 800 Air, thereby introducing the concept of light shaping to video. For those of you who have not yet experienced it, ProDaylight is an HMI light that provides daylight color temperature, which is ideal for most photo and video shoots.

On April 16, 2012, we expanded our line of  continuous lights with two new HMI lights: ProDaylight 200 Air & ProDaylight 400 Air. The two new versions are  smaller and more lightweight than the preceding ProDaylight 800 Air , yet powerful and robust enough to handle a variety of assignments. The fact that neither the ProDaylight 200 Air or the ProDaylight 400 Air units use fans to keep cool makes them dead silent – a priceless feature when working with live sound video. The word “Air” simply means that both units come with Profoto’s Air radio remote function, which lets you control the light from the palm of your hand. Needless to say, both units are compatible with most Light Shaping Tools.

Information regarding exactly what Light Shaping Tools are compatible can be found here.

Learn more about out the different ProDaylight units and our line of continuous lights in general here.

Oh, and check in with us tomorrow for a few examples of images that was shot with the new ProDaylight units!

ProDaylight 400 Air

ProDaylight 400 Air with ballast

ProDaylight ballast