The Profoto D2
The world’s fastest monolight with TTL
Features
- Compact and lightweight.
- Freeze the moment with flash durations up to 1/63,000s.
- Capture the action with super quick bursts up to 20 flashes per second.
- Shoot with AirTTL or manual mode and connect wirelessly with other Profoto Air flashes.
- Enjoy precision and control over a 10 f-stop power range available in 500Ws and 1000Ws.
- Control ambient light with HSS and create crisp images without motion blur at shutter speeds up to 1/8,000s.
- Delivers superior control and quality of light with its built-in reflector and 300W Halogen modeling light.
- Can be wirelessly controlled from up to a 300 m range with any optional Air Remote.
- Simple, intuitive user interface with large, high-resolution display.
- Optional Quartz flashtube for high volume packshot available.
- Compatible with 120+ Profoto light shaping tools.
The compact Profoto D2 is a great flash for all kinds of photography. Whether you’re shooting portrait, sports, food or fashion, nothing’s too fast and no job is too difficult. Freeze action with absolute sharpness and shoot in super quick bursts. Use TTL to point and shoot with ease or use HSS to shape light in broad daylight.
Powerful and easy to use, D2 also provides the reliability and color temperature consistency to be a high volume workhorse. With a wide range of 120+ light shaping tools to choose from, the D2 gives photographers who demand only the very best high-end light shaping excellence in a superfast and versatile package.
Important to note:
If the D2 is used in high volume studio applications we strongly recommend using the optional High Capacity Flashtube for D2.
D2 500 Air TTL Specifications
- Max energy: 500Ws
- Energy range: 10 f-stops (1 – 500Ws)
- Energy control increments: 1/10 or full f-stops
- Flash mode settings: Freeze (shortest flash duration) or Normal (color balanced) mode
- Flash duration t0.5: Normal mode: 1/2,600s (500Ws) – 1/17,000s (1Ws), Freeze mode: 1/2,600s (500Ws) – 1/63,000s (1Ws)
- Flash duration t0.1: Normal mode: 1/1,000s (500Ws) – 1/7,700s (1Ws), Freeze mode: 1/1,000s (500Ws) – 1/13,500s (1Ws)
- Energy stability: ± 1/20 f-stop
- Color temp stability: ±150 K over range. ±20 K flash to flash
- F-stop @ 2m / 100 ISO: 45 8/10
- Modeling light: Max power: 300W, Lamp type: Halogen
- Operating range: Normal sync and remote control up to 300m (1000ft). TTL and HSS up to 100m (330ft).
D2 1000 Air TTL Specifications
- Max energy: 1000Ws
- Energy range: 10 f-stops (1 – 1000Ws)
- Energy control increments: 1/10 or full f-stops
- Recycling time: 0.03-1.2s
- Flash mode settings: Freeze (shortest flash duration) or Normal (color balanced) mode
- Flash duration t0.5: Normal mode: 1/1,600 s (1,000Ws) – 1/11,000s (2Ws), Freeze mode: 1/1,600s (1,000Ws) – 1/50,000s (2Ws)
- Flash duration t0.1: Normal mode: 1/600 s (1,000Ws) – 1/5,800s (2Ws), Freeze mode: 1/600 (1,000Ws) – 1/12,200s (2Ws)
- Energy stability: ± 1/20 f-stop
- Color temp stability: ±150 K over range. ±20 K flash to flash
- F-stop @ 2m / 100 ISO: 64 8/10
- Modeling light: Max power: 300W, Lamp type: Halogen
- Operating range: Normal sync and remote control up to 300m (1000ft). TTL and HSS up to 100m (330ft).
D2 500 Air TTL (#901012)
D2 500 Air TTL includes:
- 1× D2 500 AirTTL
- 1× Power cable
- 1× Bag XS
- 1x USB Cable 2.0 Type A to Micro B
D2 Duo Kit 500/500 Air TTL (#901016)
D2 Duo Kit 500/500 Air TTL includes:
- 2× D2 500 AirTTL
- 2× Power cable
- 1× Bag S Plus
- 1x USB Cable 2.0 Type A to Micro B
D2 1000 Air TTL (#901013)
D2 1000 Air TTL includes:
- 1× D2 1000 AirTTL
- 1× Power cable
- 1× Bag XS
- 1x USB Cable 2.0 Type A to Micro B
D2 Duo Kit 1000/1000 Air TTL (#901017)
D2 Duo Kit 1000/1000 Air TTL includes:
- 2× D2 1000 AirTTL
- 2× Power cable
- 1× Bag S Plus
- 1x USB Cable 2.0 Type A to Micro B
Recommended Accessories:
Recommended Air accessories for Off-camera use
- Air Remote TTL-C for Canon (#901039)
- Air Remote TTL-N for Nikon (#901040)
- Air Remote TTL-S for Sony (#901045)
- Air Remote TTL-O for Olympus (#901046)
- Air Remote TTL-F Fujifilm (#901047)
- Air Remote for most DSLRs and medium format cameras (#901031)
6 reasons to choose the Profoto D2
1. Freeze the moment
The D2 can provide super quick flash durations up to 1/63,000 of a second. Shoot a splash of water and it will be frozen in mid-air – a photographic work of art.
2. Catch the moment
The D2 can shoot up to 20 flashes per second. That’s fast enough to catch the best of any moment. Ask your subject to jump and you’ll have 20 mid-air exposures to choose from.
3. Control your surroundings
Profoto High-Speed Sync (HSS) enables you
to shoot with shutter speeds up to 1/8,000 of a second. Use HSS to shoot with large aperture in bright conditions or to freeze action with absolute sharpness.
4. Shoot with ease using TTL
Point-and-shoot in TTL Mode. Switch to Manual Mode and control the light with intuitive buttons and menus. Forget about the flash and focus on the light.
5. Overpower any light
The D2 packs enough of punch to overpower the available light in almost any situation. Its power is also a blessing when shooting at larger distances or when using larger Light Shaping Tools.
6. Grow with speed
It has the speed to set you free, and the power for you to be at your best. It’s an integrated part of the extensive Profoto system. Go full speed ahead with the D2.
