Profoto B1x 500 Air TTL Head

Profoto B1x 500 Air TTL Head with 1 B1x Battery Included

Shoot with AirTTL or manual mode and connect wirelessly with other AirTTL flashes.
Cordless design and wireless controls allows you to shoot without any restraints.
10 times as powerful as the average speedlight, with 500Ws adjustable in 1/10 f-stop increments over a 9 f-stop power range.
Quickly exchangeable and rechargeable Li-Ion battery provides up to 325 full-power flashes and tens of thousands at lowest power.
Fires up to 20 flashes per second, with flash durations of up to 1/19,000s and fast recycling times of 0.05-1.9s.
Control ambient light with HSS and create crisp images without motion blur at shutter speeds up to 1/8,000s.
Can be wirelessly controlled from up to a 300 m range with any optional Air Remote
Powerful and dimmable LED modeling light makes the set-up easy and can also be easily blended with natural light in low light situations.
Delivers superior control and quality of light with its built-in reflector.
Simple, intuitive user interface with large, high-resolution display.
Compatible with our compact, lightweight OCF Light Shaping Tools and 120+ of Profoto’s wide range of light shapers.

B1x 500 AirTTL

Recommended for: On-location photography
Popular applications: Portrait, Wedding, Sports and Action

Flash
Max energy: 500 Ws
Energy range: 9 f-stops (2-500 Ws)
Energy control increments: 1/10 or full f-stops
Recycling time: 0.1-1.9 (Quick burst up to 20 flashes/second)

Flash mode settings: Freeze (shortest flash duration) or Normal (color balanced) mode

Flash duration t0.5:
Normal mode: 1/1,000 s (500 Ws) – 1/11,000 s (2 Ws)
Freeze mode: 1/1,000 s (500 Ws) – 1/19,000 s (2 Ws)

Flash duration t0.1
Normal mode: 1/400 s (500 Ws) – 1/6,000 s (2 Ws)
Freeze mode: 1/400 s (500 Ws) – 1/8,000 s (2 Ws)

Energy stability: ±1/20 f-stop flash to flash

Color temp stability:
Normal mode: ±150K over range; ±20K flash to flash
Freeze mode: ±800K over range; ±50K flash to flash

F-stop @ 2m / 100 ISO: 45 2/10 with Magnum Reflector

TTL: Yes
HSS: Yes

Modeling light
Selectable settings: Off, Proportional, Free (5-100%)
Max power: 24W LED (Output equivalent to 130W Halogen)

Wireless connectivity
Operating range: Normal sync and remote control up to 300 m (1000 ft). TTL and HSS up to 100 m (330 ft).

Additional connections
USB: Yes, USB Mini port for FW upgrading

Wire sync voltage: Compliant to ISO 10330 standard
Sync socket(s): 1
Wire sync connector: 3.5mm Mini-Phono

Powering
Input power supply: Exchangeable Lithium-Ion Battery 14.4V/3Ah
Battery capacity: Up to 325 full power flashes

Miscellaneous
Fan cooling: Yes
Ready signals: Yes
Auto dumping:Yes
Photocell/IR-slave and switch: Yes

Measurements
Width: 14cm (5.5″)
Length: 31cm (12.2″)
Height: 21cm (8.3″)
Weight: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs (including batteries)