Profoto b1

[nickgillespie]

I have Paul C Buff strobes and my best friend has the b1 and the b2. There is absolutely no comparison. The light that comes out of the prophoto is consistent and beautiful every single click.

But... If you aren't making a lot of money as a photographer (>$100,000/year - before taxes) I wouldn't consider it. You can get good enough results with even the Alien Bees if you're doing <$50k a year. When you are pulling in so much that you need a good tax rightoff... go for it.