Hi Shelby,Any more experience with these that you all would like to share?
I'm thinking of picking up one or two monos in a few weeks and am struggling between the elinchrom and D1 units. I like the D1 better, but still am on the fence. I think the 500's would be sufficient for me, but the 1000s would be really nice.
Do the D1 monos accept any other manufacturer's modifiers?
I know nothing about profoto, but I'm about to sell off my remaining 35mm stuff (I think) to finance an RZ and some monos... I want good lights this time.
I just advised a fellow in Texas on lighting and we carefully determined what lights to get based on his specific applications ... with an eye to more versatile use later as he grows to better understand lighting (which I am teaching him).
At first, I thought he would be okay with Elinchrom ... Quadra battery units and monos, and we also looked at Hensel ... but we ended up selecting Profoto for him: 2 Acute B600 AIRs and a D1 1000 kit. I also recommended he get the D1 domes mentioned above including the -600K version.
What is interesting about the difference between the D1/500s and the 1,000s is that they are the same size ... the 1,000s are about 1lb heavier. In past that was not true with the Profoto Compact Monos. IMO, if you can swing it, get the 1,000 kit you'd be amazed how quickly you can run out of light with certain applications and certain light modifiers.
I vastly prefer Profoto over Elinchrom (which were my first serious lights). For one thing, the mount is much more secure compared to Elinchrom. IMO, this is also true with Hensel lighting, the mounts are much more secure.
FYI, the D1 monos take Elinchrom light modifiers by using an adapter offer by Profoto. I use an Elinchrom 7' Octabox and Gobo box with my Profoto lights.
All other 3rd party light modifer makers offer mounts for Profoto (or any other major lights). One of my favorite softbox makers is Plume ... I have 2 giant Plume Wafer softboxes in my studio. I use them with my Profoto lights.
-Marc