Profoto D30 Price, Availability Confirmed
Swedish lighting company, Profoto has announced the Profoto D30, a mains-powered monolight developed to provide versatile, reliable lighting for professional photographers in the studio and on location (with power).
The D30's key technical specifications include a flash power of 500Ws over a range of 11 f-stops, giving photographers refined control over the light output to suit a range of creative demands and situations.
Photographers can use one of three flash modes, Eco, Boost and Freeze. ECO mode enhances colour consistency and extends the equipment’s life; Boost mode provides additional power and Freeze mode minimises the flash duration to eliminate motion blur. These options make the Profoto D30 adaptable to a variety of situations, whether capturing high-speed motion or focusing on portraiture with precision lighting.
The D30's bi-colour LED modelling light brings added flexibility. Its adjustable colour temperature and video-ready colour rendering make it ideal for both still and video applications. It can also serve as a continuous light source where a subtle, adjustable fill light is required, allowing photographers to match ambient light.
The D30 is said to have a sturdy yet compact design that is also lightweight, allowing for easy transportation and swift setup, even with large modifiers. The light also features Profoto’s AirX connectivity, enabling remote control via a camera-mounted remote or through Profoto’s mobile apps.
The Profoto D30 is compatible with Profoto’s 100mm light shapers, offering a broad range of creative options for photographers. With user-changeable flash tubes and a helpful handle, the D30 is designed to be robust and adaptable.
Profoto Product Manager, Göran Marén, said, 'With the Profoto D30, we wanted to reshape professional studio lighting. Could a strobe with this speed, consistency, and robustness really be this compact, lightweight, and simple to set up? Yes, it can!'
Profoto D30 Price and Availability
The Profoto D30 is available now, priced at £1,895 in the UK or $1,995 in the US.
