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My biggest concern would be new camera model compatibility and the speed of firmware updates. From what I recall, Profoto were pretty slow to resolve problems around TTL exposures with the B1 and Canon 1DXII.
Yes, $1000 is a lot for an on-camera speedlite relative to those available from Canon or Nikon and considerably more than those from Godox, for example. But... it could be worth it in some situations if it proves reliable, robust and with much better thermal dissipation than other comparably sized units.
Shooting weddings with the Canon 600EX-RT (first version) units, the biggest problem IMO is the inevitable thermal protection shutdown with rapid shooting. While better than some off-brands, it always eventually happens. While one can quickly turn off-on the on-camera flash to reset it, it's a hassle to reset those off-camera up on stands. And off-brand, units like the Godox AD-200, eventually hit a prescribed number of consecutive pops that force a shutdown, though it's a much higher number (100 at 1/4, 150 at 1/8, 200 at 1/16, 300 at 1/32..).
Someone posted their (possibly Profoto sponsored) review of the A1 over in the General Photography forum: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1510297
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