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Aberdeen Photo wrote:
shatter.. I am assuming that you prefer the Mola to the Profoto... Could you pleease elaborate on the difference?
It's tough to put it into concrete terms...most obviously it's larger, so you can use it further away from your subject or to light a larger area. But I think the shape of it (scalloped reflector pan) gives it a richer light with deeper and more precise blacks. Mine has the glass center deflector as well, so it doesn't have a dead spot in the catchlights...though that dead spot never bothered me. I also find it to have a much sturdier construction, whereas every Profoto model I've used has always had loose or broken deflector disc standoffs.
However, being larger than the Profoto, it's also a lot heavier and more of a hassle to store and transport. There's really nothing wrong with the Profoto, for folks in the market.
Have I seen the last image posted somewhere before??
Probably here, or in my Flickr stream...it's something I shot a year or so ago while on a shooting trip to LA and it became a sort of turning point for me from one style to another.
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Below are samples with the Profoto (21" dia, white, no grid). I always use the optional opal glass diffuser (most obvious in the first two pics).
