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Pro-8a 2400 Air

Pro-8a 2400 Air

Wireless control and triggering
Recycling almost twice as fast as Pro-7
Ultra short flash duration
Color and power stable from flash to flash
10 f-stop power range in 1/10 or full f-stops

A workhorse with digital precision

Demanding photographers need products that deliver. That’s why the Profoto line of flash generators is the most rented in the world. And now we’re setting a new standard for flash photography with the Pro-8a Air, a robust and rugged workhorse built for precision digital shooting, all day.

Features

- Sensational fast recycling time 0.05–0.9 sec for Pro-8a 2400
- Up to 20 flashes per second
- Ultra short flash duration 1/12.000 s
- 10 f-stop power range- Extremely high color stability, ± 50° K over energy range 5.0 – 10.0
- Energy stability ± 1/50 f-stop flash-to-flash
- Wireless sync and control of your flashes with the Profoto Air system
- Automatic self seeking multi-voltage world wide
- Designed for usage directly with petrol generator
- Compatible with all current ProHeads
- Improved modeling light output
- PiPE (Pre ignition Plasma Establishing)

Product number

901002

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A workhorse with digital precision

Demanding photographers need products that deliver. That’s why the Profoto line of flash generators is the most rented in the world. And now we’re setting a new standard for flash photography with the Pro-8a Air, a robust and rugged workhorse built for precision digital shooting, all day.

Profoto Pro-8a Air offers you unmatched product performance in terms of flash duration (1/12,000 s), recycling time at 2400 Ws of 0.9 s, power control and versatility. Generate up to 20 flashes per second, and up to 1000 full power flashes per hour, with a flash-to-flash precision of ± 1/50 f-stop at all power settings. The output power can be adjusted over a full 10 f-stop range, from 5 Ws up to 2400 Ws, in increments of 1/10 f-stop, for really fine-grained control. You will experience flash-to-flash color stability within ± 40° K over the entire power range.

Just like everything in the Profoto system, the Pro-8a Air offers easy-to-use controls based on our user friendly design philosophy of look, listen and touch. The result? The Pro-8a Air frees up your mind, your eyes and your hands, so you can focus on the image you’re creating.

Shoot with the new Pro-8a Air. We think you’ll make fast friends.

 

Delivered with

Syncro cable
Power cable
User's Guide
Warranty
Safety Information

  • Specifications – Pro-8a 2400 Air

    Energy

    2400 Ws
    Energy Distribution

    Channel A 5–2400Ws 1.0–10.0
    Channel B 5–1200Ws 1.0–9.0
    Energy Control Range

    1.0–10.0 f stop (5–2400 Ws)
    Flash rate at 1.0//4.0//6.0//8.0//10.0

    20//15//10//4//1 (flash repetition rate per second at max recharging speed)
    Flash Duration t0,5

    1/12000–1/1600 s
    Modeling Lamps Total W/Pack (max)

    1000 W
    Modeling Lamps W/Head (max)

    500 W
    Energy Control Increments

    1/10 f-stop and full f-stops
    Energy stability flash to flash

    +/-1/50 f-stop
    Color stability flash to flash

    +/-40 deg Kelvin
    Color stability energy range 10.0–5.0

    +/-50 deg Kelvin
    Color stability energy range 10.0 – 3.0

    +/-110 deg Kelvin
    Color stability energy range 10.0–1.0

    +/-190 deg Kelvin
    Guide number @ 2 meters 100ASA with Magnum reflector

    128
    Specified data conditions

    A standard ProHead, 120 or 230 V AC
    Input Power supply

    100–127 V / 200–240 V, 50/60 Hz (Nominal)

  • Synchronization and control

    Sync Socket(s)

    2
    Lamp Head Socket(s)

    2
    Wire Sync

    Compliant to ISO 10330 Standard
    Wire Sync Connectors

    2 (¼ inch phono plug)
    Photocell/IR-slave and Switch

    Yes, with automatic sensitivity adjustment
    USB Interface

    USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible
    Wireless sync

    Yes, Profoto Air (LPA Pocket Wizard inside is available on special order)
    Wireless Remote Control

    Yes, Profoto Air (Not available with LPA Pocket wizard)
    Wireless Radio Range

    Up to 300 m
    Computer Control

    Yes, Profoto Studio via Profoto Air or USB cable

  • Miscellaneous

    Digital Display

    Yes, f-stop or Ws
    Fan Cooled

    Yes, two speed regulated
    Automatic Multi-Voltage

    Yes, power supplied worldwide without changing the std head modeling lamp
    Ready Signal

    Yes, beep sound and dimming of modeling light during recharge
    Auto Dumping

    Yes, can also be dumped manually
    Speed Control

    Yes (100 %, 75 %, 50 %, 25 %) See also speed control
    Fuse Requirement per unit at Max speed setting

    Slow blow fuse 16 A / 230 V, 20 A /110 V
    Automatic fuse type C,D,E 16 A / 230 V, 20 A / 110 V See also speed control

  • Measurements

    Dimensions

    37x18.5x25 cm; 14.5x7.3x9.8 in
    Weight

    12.2 kg; 26.9 lbs

1: Ws Switch
2: Sync Connectors
3: Photocell/IR-slave
4: Lamp Head Connector A
5: Sync Control
6: Flash Light Energy Display A
7: Modeling Light Control
8: Flash Light Energy Control
9: Modeling Light Switch
10: Test Button and Ready Lamp
11: Power supply (AC) Connector
12: Power supply Indicator
13: On Switch
14: USB Connector
15: Lamp Head Connector B
16: Ready Control
17: Flash Light Energy Display B
18: Speed Control
19: Flash Light Energy Control B

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  • Warranty

    All Profoto generators and heads are individually tested before they leave the company and guaranteed for a period of two years with the exception of flash tubes, glass covers, modeling lamps and cables.

  • Usability

    Flash equipment is a lot about technology. Photographers are not.


  • Software

    Profoto Studio Air brings it all together