Profoto RFi Review
Keywords: lighting, non_nikon, profoto
Each of the shoots had a different requirement for the gear. The soccer shoot was on-location at a local soccer field, so I needed the gear to be lightweight and easily portable. The headshots for the church required the gear to be able to be set up and taken down very quickly since I was working in an office area. The fall leaf photos required smooth, yet crisp lighting to pull out all the detail in the leaves.
At the end of my testing, I found the quality of light with the new RFi light shapers to be top-notch. One of the reasons for this is that all of the RFi softboxes come with double layer diffusion, meaning that light from the flash travels through two translucent panels to create an amazingly soft effect. The benefit of the double diffusion is that light is evenly spread from corner to corner with no hotspots or darker areas. The inner diffusion panel attaches via Velcro tabs on the inside of the softbox while the outer diffusion panel velcros around the recessed front perimeter of the box. The best part is that either or both of the diffusion panels can be removed to create a harsher, more specular light.
Originally written on November 15, 2012
Last updated on November 21, 2023
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2 comments
Larry Dumlao (heavydpj) on February 13, 2013
PS GREAT REVIEW!! I plan on picking up a couple 1' x 4' soft boxes.
Larry Dumlao (heavydpj) on February 13, 2013
Only downside that I see is that the ring may not allow the use of a Poccketwizard FlexTT5 (which mounts to the SB's hotshot. It looks as if it may elevate the flashed too high.