Profoto Pro-D3: The Best Light in the World?

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2 ай бұрын

Ab Sesay takes the Profoto Pro-D3 through it paces. Looking at color consistency, flash duration and an impressive 56w LED modeling light. Photographer Ab Sesay show actual images to illustrate the results.
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@LastXwitness 2 ай бұрын

Let’s gooooooooo👏👏👏

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@trinicapone 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations!! There’s levels to this 🤜🏽🤛🏽

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes there are..

@donnamariajones8960 2 ай бұрын

So thorough. You are the LEVEL Ab!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

THank you! We out here.

@donnamariajones8960 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!!!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! thank you.

@atogweoghieaga2205 2 ай бұрын

Was blown away to see your KZfaq channel, finally we have a dedicated platform for the master in photography and lighting in particular, am sure you already know that I have subscribed with speed. Looking forward to learn and enjoy more the beauty of photography here!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I promise not to disappoint. More content is coming.

@linestodesigns 2 ай бұрын

Great video and Great Tips!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. My first comment ever. Lol

@TMEDIACOMPANY.MOV1 2 ай бұрын

D3 😮

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@AmaurisHernandez 2 ай бұрын

An autoamatic like and sub, just because it's you and your knowledge. Glad to see your channel running again! 🙌🏽

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you so much.

@GerrickTaylor23 2 ай бұрын

We appreciate you man!!!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you right back more than you can imagine.

@RexD-iw4df 2 ай бұрын

Loved the video, good job Ab!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@marcusbeasley3212 2 ай бұрын

This was a very detailed review on this.

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I live the details.

@akpevbe 2 ай бұрын

Very honest review 👍

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. That is my goal moving forward.

@AndyPeeke 2 ай бұрын

Great content!!!!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@richardpatterson4451 2 ай бұрын

Great review Ab and looking forward to your future posts!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

More to come!

@Photomeike 15 күн бұрын

Great review! I can't wait to own one of these one day!

@AbSesayPhoto 14 күн бұрын

Its is a great light.

@josephchan4198 20 күн бұрын

Watch most of the video. Good review.

@AbSesayPhoto 20 күн бұрын

Thank you Joseph. Appreciate you.

@brycer19er 2 ай бұрын

Awesome job!

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thanks you Bryce. it's about time I get my own channel. Last video was at bathhouse 14 years ago.

@geedeleo Ай бұрын

Great video Ab. Love your insights and tutorials. Followed you here from your Adorama tutorials. Just starting out with strobe photography and look forward to learning a lot from you.

@AbSesayPhoto Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback. Photography is the best job in the world, definitely keep shooting.

@alexiscuarezma 2 ай бұрын

Just subbed! you're a legend brother

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Alexis I really appreciate the support.

@eyesonly4451 Ай бұрын

When it came down to laying out the dollars, I decided on a good condition, used Pro-10 pack and ProHeads. The recessed head design of Profoto's current line of monolights leaves something to be desired across their full line of modifiers.

@AbSesayPhoto Ай бұрын

I do agree. The recessed head hurt the system from doing so much, from taking advantage of their Zelezoom, Magnum, and Narrowbean reflectors and usability in 3rd party Paras like broncolor. It would be perfect if they bring that to this line.

@witoldgawlowicz5776 Ай бұрын

Great video good start :)

@AbSesayPhoto Ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@kirkpine8342 2 ай бұрын

Glad your having your own channel! Excited to see more

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

More to come, Im happy to have another place for content to live.

@titodelgado6304 2 ай бұрын

Congratz again bro 🎉🎉🎉👊🏾 and i cant wait for all the content that you are going to unleash on us 😂

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

You already know! Im excited to post more.

@filibertkraxner305 2 ай бұрын

Boom! That's how you premiere a channel! As a pro, this is exactly the stuff I want to know about new studio gear. I'm a Bron shooter, but this thing looks really really good. Well done by those crazy Swedes 😎

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

I'll look to get my hand on a Satos as well. Thank you for watching.

@filibertkraxner305 2 ай бұрын

@@AbSesayPhoto That would be super interesting! Those things are crazy expensive but everything else about them looks so good.... I really love the grid + battery option they offer. Pity I don't have enough kidneys to sell to afford one right now, lol.

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

@@filibertkraxner305 LOL! Maybe one kidney will get you one.

@lumosone858 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for that video! The glass dome fits on the D3 same way as on the D2? See I`m right? Please go on with your Chanel!

@AbSesayPhoto Ай бұрын

Yes, correct; I definitely have more planned.

@osangulon 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. However, I would have liked something different from the successor to the D2. The increase in power from 500 to 750 Ws and from 1000 to 1250 Ws is not important to me. The D2 weighs less, which will have an immediate positive effect compared to the D3 - especially with large light shapers mounted on a boom. I like the large locking knob on the D2 better than the one on the D3, which seems to be slightly smaller. Especially with a large and heavy light shaper attached, the handling of the locking knob is very important! Of course, the modelling light is now LED, which will be cooler, but this is a positive change. The fact that the smallest setting range has been changed from 1.0 to 0.1 is good and to be welcomed, but irrelevant for me in my practice. Personally, I have never had a scenario with the D2 (500 Ws) where the 1.0 power setting was too much. Let's move on to the price, but what can I say, these are "professional" prices! What I would have really liked from the successor to the D2, however, would have been a free-standing flash tube, like the ProHeads. But as this is unfortunately not the case, I will not be buying a D3 in addition to my 4x D2 compact flash units, or replacing my D2 with D3 compact flash units.

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

I like all your points. I would say try the lock on the D3. I like the friction you get on the D2, but the D3 goes from relatively loose to completely rock solid; plus, it has a lot of grips; the size was a non-issue for me. No chance of heavy modifiers drifting. I am in 100% agreement if they had a "free-standing" flash tube, or what others may call no recessed, giving you 180 degrees of coverage, then I would instantly be sold. The modeling light was an overall huge improvement.

@osangulon 2 ай бұрын

@@AbSesayPhoto As I said, I don't find the new D3 compact flashes that exciting! A change is out of the question for me. I also don't understand why Profoto doesn't offer an external flash bulb for such professional flashes, even though a Magnum reflector, a Zoom reflector and the other reflectors expect an external flash bulb, as they are designed for them! The same applies to the correct beauty dishes made of metal! The large reflex umbrellas and the larger softboxes are also illuminated much more evenly. As I said, I don't understand the path Profoto has been taking for years. Thank you

@AbSesayPhoto 2 ай бұрын

@@osangulon I hear you. I do want the external flash tube more than anything else.