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Profoto Pro-7b manual

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    2 Pro -7 – Gener ators Photograph ©2 000 Greg Delves[...]

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    Gener ators – Batter y W orking on location is alw ays a challenge. There’s not enough time. There’s not enough light. And worse: there’s no electricity . The Prof oto line of battery flash gener ators eliminates the dependency of electricity , without compromising the quality of the light or the f amous Prof oto versatility and ease of us[...]

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    5 Gener ators – Batter y Needless to say , we offer very powerful battery generators, with performance surpassing many regular flash units. But we also offer battery packs f or those who need some- thing a little less powerful - or when the first priority is to tr avel light. flash dur ations down to a 1 / 3000 seconds, the P ro- 7b will give [...]

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    Photo: © OscarF alk[...]

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    8 Batter y – Shape your own light Gr ab and move The sturdy , r ubber -clad handle on the lamp head takes the hassle out of adjusting the light - even when the head is hot after hours of shooting. ”Set it on five!” On every lamp head there is a scale with large white figures to help you remember your f avorite settings f or each Light Shapi[...]

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    9 Shape your own light – Batter y W e have the tools you need R eflectors, umbrellas, softboxes, grids, spotlights, special effects, ring flashes, striplights - the Prof oto line of Light Shaping T ools offers everything you might possibly need. The guiding is there T o guide you when zooming the Light Shaping T ool, there is a chart on each on[...]

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    10 Batter y – Heads Lamp heads f or the P ro-B2 and the P ro- 7b If you choose one of our most powerful battery gener ators you can use all the lamp heads that fits the state-of-the-ar t P ro- 7 series - plus the light-weight Pro-B Head. ProHead F an Cooled Head 90 0 7 09 with 250 W Halogen lamp In the studio, the standard heavy-duty tool is the[...]

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    Photo: © Simon Cederquist. Heads – Batter y 13 Acute / D4 Head 90 06 66 With a modeling light of 250 W and a maximum flash output of 4800 Ws, the Acute / D4 Head is the top of the line lamp head f or all Acute gener ators, as well as the Prof oto D4. When using this head on the AcuteB 600 there is a special adapter allowing you to use the high-[...]

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    Acute2 R 12 00 /2400 (with radio slave module) 1 0˚ WideZoom grid 1 0 06 36 Standard Zoom R eflector 10 0 6 10 Magnum R eflector 1 0 06 24 Wide Zoom R eflector 10 0 7 11 T eleZoom Reflector 10 07 12 Narrow Beam R eflector 1 0 06 1 7 Narrow Beam T ravel R eflector 10 0 7 1 3 Disc R eflector 1 0 06 54 Grid R eflector 10 0 7 0 5 7” (18cm) G[...]

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    Softbox 2 x3 ´RF (60 x90 cm) 25 45 26 Softgrids, masks and diffusers available. ProRing Diffuser 10 0 7 8 4 PR Softlight R eflector 1 0 06 42 PR Close -Up R eflector 1 0 06 43 PR WideSoft Reflector 10 0 7 17 Silver Umbrella 1 0 06 1 6 – M 10 0 7 2 0 – L Softlight R eflector silver 1 0 06 07 ProGlobe 1 0 06 73 ZoomSpot 10 0 7 3 4 FresnelSpo[...]

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    Photo: © Gregory Heisler .[...]

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    18 Batter y – Prof oto B2 Nomenclature: 1: Main power on /off 2: Model light timer 3: F ast /slow recycling 4: Sound on /off 5: Slave on /off 6: Dual sync sockets 7: Photo / IR-cell 8: Charge inlet 9: Indicator for bat ter y charge 1 0: Head connection 1 1: SYM/ASYM Switch 1 2: Energy control 1 / 2 f-stop 13: Energy control 1 / 1 0 f-stop 1 4: R [...]

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    20 a b c d e f g hi k j j l P rof oto P ro- 7b T echnical data: Energy: 1 200 Ws Energy control: Over a seven f-stop range (down to 1 8 Ws). In 1 /6 step adjustments Energy distribution: Symmetric or Asymmetric (2:1 r atio) F-stop @ 2 m: w/ M agnum 90 .3 R ecycling: 0. 09-2.8 sec. Flash dur ation: 1/1 4 00 - 1/3000 sec. Flash capacity: Up to 250 fu[...]

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    21 m h g f d c b a k j i l e P rof oto AcuteB 60 0 T echnical data: Energy: 600 Ws Energy control: Over a seven f-stop range (down to 9 Ws). In 2 /1 0 step adjustments F-stop @ 2 m: w/ M agnum 64.2 R ecycling: 0. 09-2.6 sec. Flash dur ation: 1/1 000 - 1/6800 sec. Flash capacity: Up to 1 60 full power flashes per charge Modeling Light: 65 W continu[...]

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    SAAB aircrafts. Picture taken out of a par allel flying helicopter using a ProT win head with Magnum reflector . Photo © Claes Axstål.[...]

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    Even though it takes advanced electronics to control a modern flash generator , there will be a human being oper ating the pack. There will be a hand of flesh and blood turning the knobs, car rying the pack, and inserting the cables. And there might be eyes tired from many hours of shooting that’s checking the dials. Design mat ters All in all,[...]

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    26 Batter y – Accessories Photo: © Oscar F alk. 26 Charging the AcuteB 60 0 / 600R The Charger 1A (included with all AcuteB 600/ 600R gener ators) can recharge an empty battery in 5 h. The Charger 2A is twice as f ast. The 85W Adapter will also let you use the modeling light in the studio, without using the energy from the battery . AcuteB 60 0 [...]

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    Prof oto AB, Box 20 23 , SE 128 2 1 Skarpnäck (Stockholm ), Sweden. Phone +46 (0) 8 - 4475300, F ax +46 (0)8 - 44 7 532 0 . Email inf o@profoto.se – www .prof oto.com 1 04141/ T echnical data and product descriptions are subject to change. 2006. Product Photos: Gert Jansson. Printed in Sweden by Jernström Offset. fjellis.com. P rof oto – Th e[...]