Overview

Wireless control and triggering
Recycling almost twice as fast as Pro-7
Flash duration up to 50% shorter
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 deg 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

Technical data

Specifications Pro-8a 2400 Air

Energy	2400 Ws
Energy Distribution	Channel A 5-2400 Ws, 1.0-10.0 f-stop Channel B 5-1200 Ws, 1.0-9.0 f-stop
Recycling Time	0.05 - 0.9 sec.
Wireless Radio Range	Up to 300m
Energy Control Range	5 - 2400 Ws over an 10 f-stop range, in 1/10 or 1/1 increments.
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
Fastest camera shutter speed 2400Ws	1/500 with cable, IR or Profoto Air fast mode. 1/250 with normal Profoto Air
Max leaf shutter camera speed	Depending of the specific cameras leaf shutters opening and closing time delays
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
	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 (1/4-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
Wireless Remote Control	Yes, Profoto Air
Wireless Radio Range	Up to 1,000 ft (300 m)
Computer Control	Yes, Profoto Studio via Profoto Air or USB cable (TBA)
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
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	14.5x7.3x9.8 in; 37x18.5x25 cm
Weight	26.9 lbs; 12.2 kg

Specifications - Pro-8a 1200 Air
Energy	1200 Ws
Energy Distribution	Channel A 5-2400 Ws, 2.0-10.0 f-stop Channel B 5-600 Ws, 2.0-9.0 f-stop
Recycling Time	0.05 - 0.9 sec.
Wireless Radio Range	Up to 300m
Energy Control Range	2.0 - 10.0 f stop (5 - 1200 Ws)
Flash rate at 1.0//4.0//6.0//8.0//10.0	20//17//11//7//2 (flash repetition rate per second at max recharging speed)
Flash Duration t0,5	1/12000 - 1/2200 s
Fastest camera shutter speed 2400Ws	1/500 with cable, IR or Profoto Air fast mode. 1/250 with normal Profoto Air
Max leaf shutter camera speed	Depending of the specific cameras leaf shutters opening and closing time delays
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 - 6.0	+/-50 deg Kelvin
Color stability energy range 10.0 - 4.0	+/-80 deg Kelvin
Color stability energy range 10.0 - 2.0	+/-160 deg Kelvin
Guide number @ 2 meters 100ASA with Magnum reflector	90
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 (1/4-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
Wireless Remote Control	Yes, Profoto Air
Wireless Radio Range	Up to 1,000 ft (300 m)
Computer Control	Yes, Profoto Studio via Profoto Air or USB cable (TBA)
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	13.6x7.3x9.8 in; 34.5x18.5x25 cm
Weight	26.9 lbs; 12.2 kg

Nomenclature

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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Pro-8a Air Features

A workhorse with digital precision

As an assistant, your job is to solve problems. The Pro-8a Air gives you the tools you need to solve those problems. Either as an assistant or as photographer, you'll be pleased to learn the Pro-8a Air hosts a variety of features unmatched by any other flash manufacturer. The first is speed. Blazing speed! It will allow you to design lighting for applications previously unheard of, such as recycling at 20 frames per second, flash duration as short as 1/12000th of a second or being able to run all day from ordinary household current without tripping a circuit breaker on a 15A circuit (in USA). And the Pro-8 Air Remote allows you to adjust output and control modeling lamps on an infinite number of generators and heads.

One of the critical success elements in studio or location electronic flash photography is consistency. Actually, two kinds of consistency. One is light output and the other is color temperature. When you set up complicated lighting, you can be more confident knowing that at any given time, the Profoto Pro-8 Air fires within plus or minus1/50th of an f/stop. The same goes for color temperature. If your strobe is putting out a wide variation in color temperature, you will face an awful lot more post-processing. On the other hand, if it produces consistent results - plus or minus 50-degrees Kelvin - you can save a lot of time afterwards by batch processing. Good lighting means consistent lighting, something your boss will appreciate.

As a photo assistant, it's helpful to know all those great Profoto light shaping tools, in fact all accessories including heads, work with the Pro-8 Air. Photographers and assistants, working together, can design and execute lighting designs the same way they always have, with reliable, consistent and proven Profoto technology.