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PHOTONICZ ONE Wants to be the First Weather Sealed, Fully Functional LED Strobe

Chris Gampat
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08/29/2017
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Last Updated on 08/31/2017 by Chris Gampat

For years now, I’ve not been a fan of LED strobes or flashes simply because they’re just not powerful, but a new option called the PHOTONICZ ONE is promising to put that problem to rest. But it’s also claiming it can go a step beyond. Besides offering 2,500 watt seconds of power, it’s claiming to offer a flash duration of 1/50,000 at 30 frames per second at full power. Then there’s the TTL options for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Fujifilm, Panasonic and a Olympus. But even then, what’s even more astounding is that they’re offering weather sealing and a full color Touch LED screen panel.

Sounds pretty insane, right? Right, I’m glad I’m not the only one.

Before I get into the unit more, I should explain why I’m so skeptical. For years there has been a push to make LEDs the new big thing. LED flashes are in pretty much every phone and lots of off-camera flash options are using LEDs. But professional photographers have known better–for years. One of the biggest advantages of using an actual flash is flash duration–which tends to overpower sunlight and stops fast moving motion. Want to photograph a basketball player making that really big shot? If you’re not cranking your ISO up all the way, the only way you’ll be able to stop the fast moving motion is by using big flashes. We’ve talked to photographer Patrick Murphy Racey about this a while back. And if you look at the setup he’s using, you’ll understand just how much light is really meant to do something like this. There have been options like Triggertrap which can help, but since the company folded earlier this year there isn’t really something that can be reliable.

Even further, LEDs have not been able to actually trigger a full on chemical reaction in the same way that a real flash does. Flash, in its infancy, was done using what’s called flash powder–which created an explosion. Then it became pint-sized and put into cubes. But not a single dedicated camera manufacturer has used LED flashes simply because of how weak they are.

According to Digital Trends,

“While the company is making big speed boasts, Photonicz says its flagship strobe also has a first-of-its-kind touchscreen interface to access settings and presets. The functionally is expanded with the Photonicz Remote, an iOS and Android app that allows several aspects to be controlled remotely, including the shape and pattern of the light.”

Developed by photographers Alex Munoz, the PHOTONICZ ONE is seriously looking to change the game. Beyond this, the PHOTONICZ ONE is claiming to be smaller than a lot of other options on the market because they want you to take it anywhere–and (as we stated earlier on), even in the rain! It boasts an aluminum chassis and claims to deliver over 1,000 full power flashes on one charge. Additionally, the wireless radio transmitter is boasting claims of being able to trigger the flash at 1 kilometer away, True TTL to see what you’ll get before you even take the photo, and to work with your Android or iOS device.

It sounds pretty insane (as in insanely awesome and no one has ever done anything like this before). So if it is indeed something that can be brought to the market, then more power to them! For more information, please go check out their Kickstarter campaign.

 

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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