Sony and Profoto Announce Collaboration at Photokina 2016
Collaboration Includes Release of new Profoto Air Remote TTL-S as first Interoperable Product
COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 19, 2016 – Sony Electronics, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world’s largest image sensor manufacturer, has today announced a collaboration with professional lighting company Profoto with the aim of providing visionary photographers a new platform to bring their creative and ambitious visions to life.
This collaboration allows for optimized compatibility between Profoto flashes and other light shaping tools with Sony interchangeable lens cameras (ILC). Sony has licensed the technical specifications for four1 of its ILC models to Profoto, enabling them to develop product which provides a rich light shaping experience for Sony α camera users.
“The passion for enabling great photography is one that we share with Profoto and we are excited that Sony α users will be able to broaden their shooting possibilities,” said Neal Manowitz, Vice President of Digital Imaging for Sony Electronics.
The first product in the Profoto line-up to benefit from the collaboration is the Profoto Air Remote TTL-S that wirelessly integrates a Profoto AirTTL flash with select Sony α cameras. Air Remote TTL-S is a small, wireless radio transmitter that attaches to the Sony camera’s hotshoe. The remote allows TTL metering with any Profoto AirTTL flash. In TTL Mode, the user just points and shoots, and the Air Remote TTL-S will communicate with the flash to automatically give a perfect exposure. The Air Remote TTL-S also comes with patent-pending Profoto High-speed Sync technology – faster, more powerful and more consistent than any other HSS solution on the market.
The Air Remote TTL-S system will be available globally in early 2017, priced at $590 CA.
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Notes to Editors:
1. Current compatible cameras are α99 II, α7 II, α7R II and α7S II.
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