I found Neil while checking this flash unit out. I have to say, I'm glad I did. Really impressed with his quiet yet informative style. Also, the model is stunning, having a natural beauty about her. Thank you for sharing you're expertise.

Thanks for an excellent review Neil. You have such a calm and clear approach.

Thanks for this, Neil. Nice demonstration of the A1 and a really useful tutorial on tastefully using speed lights. Cheers!

the flash master is back! we need more videos

I love your calm and to the point, relevant teaching method, you're my new guru..;-) THANKS!

beautiful review!!! So happy i found your channel!

Great video! I got one because of watching your video - Can't wait to try it soon!

I received my A1 yesterday. I love your tip with using the bounce card with the black side. It yet works great and provides a much softer flattering light.

I loved the far away photos .. good work thank you

Thank you for this great and informative video, love all the info and great portraits of Anastasiya Ana, just the way I love to take my portraits.

Many thanks for this excellent, informative and useful review. Your channel should have 100 times more subscribers...

Nice job on the portraits and good direction. I have the A1’s and I enjoy using them. Easy to change settings and reliable. I never used the black card as a bounce flag- great tip.

excellent, very informative, thanks Neil

Great review, as always.

Great video and very helpful to get me going with the A1

Great content and review! Subscribed!

I have three Nikon flashes SB800 and two SB900's. I just picked up the Profoto A1 because I am tired of missed shots due to the Nikon SB flashes and I'm highly considering selling my other SB Nikon flashes because this strobe is awesome! Worth every penny. No more missed shots! Great Review Neil!!!!

Thank you you for the amazing review I really like your style Keep going 👍🏻

Wow very informative and direct, even the comments to your page is nice thanks a lot for sharing your expertise!

Amazing as always! What light stand are you using? If that had been me, my lights would have blown over like 3 times without a bunch of sandbags and it doesn’t look like you’re using any

Excellent review sir!

Excellent. I really learned a lot. He is very intelligent photographer.

The way you explain very calm, like about it.

That was a good demonstration of the Profoto A1 as your information was simple, complete and you outlined it well as you do in all your videos. I think a key aspect of this light is it's integration into the existing Profoto system as illustrated by your example toward the end of the video (12:40) which in my case will be a great benefit. Thanks for posting this video.

subscribed, great informative content

Top class review Neil ! I'm looking forward to your Nikon D850 review ; -)

An awesome piece of gear, I love my A1. Great review thanks, part of the reason why I picked one up.

Great review Neil and beautiful photos - May I know what a City is here where you made the photos - it looks like Europe or U.S.A ? - I appreciate to know the name of the city or the country - it looks like having a lot of good places where to shoot photos .

Good review👍🏻

thank-you for the honest review. nice to see a review that doesn't feel like a profoto sponsored advert. seeing how the battery attaches to the front of the flash makes one wonder .....will profoto make a larger extended capacity battery.

Thank you Neil for the review. Price aside, this flash does seem appealing. Do you happen to know if an on camera A1 can be used to trigger an off camera A1? It seems like you would be able to but I haven't seen anything to confirm this...

Excellent review Neil. I have 3 Canon 600EX-RTs, and they have the built in transmitter, as you probably already know. But, I am guessing the don't have the power to use outside like you showed in your video... Philip

Thanks Niel, I really enjoyed your review and mini tutorial. I love the Profoto gear, but I see a lot of negative comments on the product e.g. poor value for money, old technology, overpriced etc. What are your core reasons for using Profoto?

Noel: May I use this with Canon 1DX-Mark II Camera? Please guide me. Thank you.

What size umbrella is this you are using outside in alley ?

thanks for the video but if you're bouncing or modifying the lights with the umbrella, what's the point of buying this? my 600ex-rt will do the same job no? i thought their biggest selling point is the round head which they're claiming to produce better quality light no? i know better cycle time, and stuffs with the battery but those alone not enough to upgrade to this right? also taking into account that the power out is not powerful than 600 ex-rt and twice as expensive.

What's the umbrella holder? Where can I get that?

you have a dutch name.) i love your work. is this flash powerfull in sunlight? (on camera and off ) in day it is for fill light. thnak you for your time

Hello Neil. I’m shawn thank you for share this video with us. Maybe I ask a question ; when is the time that profoto make this a1 flashgun for Sony system? We like very very much n been waiting for 2 years by now. Hmmm what a disappointed. Thank you Shawn

Neil: do u have any vid for us poor people on using cheaper flashes ? Thx.

Ah, sound is much better!

Mark Ewels Wedding Photography 1 hour ago Hi Neil I'm a UK based wedding photography and first time user of Protofo products when I recently purchased four A1's. I've a few observations that I'd like to share with you.... - I don't think I was fully aware when I purchased that the A1 doesn't function the same as speedlights. So no full power, half power, quarter power etc so I need to adapt my thinking to the Profoto power range of 2 to 10 with 10 being full power, 9 being half power etc. So I really need to get used to this (I'm sure I will). - When using an A1 on camera to act as a trigger to other A1's the on camera display illustrates the power adjustment to the off camera A1's and not the actual power level itself which I would prefer. - Frustratingly an on camera A1 does not appear to work with Nikon's auto ISO set up (not on my D850 or D750) whereas my Nikon SB910 works just fine - When using 'back button' focus on my D850 and D750 the AF assist when on the 'auto' setting on the A1 does not work I would also very much like to interact with other A1 users to share our experiences but although Profoto's Facebook page (and Profoto USA) shows a 'Community' page I don't appear to be able to join it. I hope my comments don't come across as negative because generally speaking I am finding the A1 to be quality product and I'm hoping that the minor issues I've pointed out are largely addressed with future firmware updates. Many thanks Mark

NO more black foam thing?

Which camera are you using here

sorry a bit of topic but I had a feeling Harvey Keitel and you are twins :)

Really nice images..I can't decide this light or the sb-5000

great video but what the heck that music is creepy af.... lol still super good video good job

Another great review, Neil. And in my opinion the honest one from all the more or less crappy, Profoto-sponsored reviews here on youtube (I can‘t hear the word „game changer“ anymore). The A1 is still a 1000€ Flash and therefore - on first sight - highly overpriced. I bought one just because - as you mentioned - it fits perfectly to other Profoto OCF-Flashes and therefore also to the two B1 and two B2 I am using. I am doing sports photography and sometimes missing an additional on-camera flash to have a little fill-light right towards my subject, but also want trigger and control my other OCF-Flashes as easy as possible. And this little thing does the trick! When started I‘ve jused other brands (chinese stuff) in combination with several Nikon‘s SB910 and had hard times to make this different brands and systems work together with Phottix-Triggers. Tons of batteries to check/charge, cables hanging around everywhere and limited reliability. That was a mess! Jep, Profoto is very expensive - but is does, what is was designed for - it works reliable and delivers the results I‘m looking for. The performance justifies the price. All the best from Germany!

give us more

For the price of the A1, $1000, you can buy 2 Nikon speed lights that give away little to the ProFoto in quality or ease of use. it's a nice piece of kit, but extremely overpriced. I know you get easy-to-use menus and magnetic modifiers, but I can't justify $1000 for this, when everything else is half the cost.

A speed light for $999?! Thank you, but no thank you! You can literally buy 3 x Godox AD200 lights for $299 each and be happy as a happy camper. I am not even mentioning the power output!!!

I drives me nuts that these pros shoot with their lens hoods reversed! The Profoto video with Haiyin Lin is the same. Do they not know why the lens hood is there? Granted, the photos are great, but it's just so amateurish shooting without the lens hood in the proper position. Or, no lens good at all. Pay attention to the details!