The D1 500 would be better suited than the 1000 with leaf shutter lenses since it has a flash duration slightly greater than the 1/1600 sec at about half power.

Einstein + Vagabond Mini + Large Foldable Octabox + Pocket Wizard FlexTT5 + AC3 + PowerMC2 is the ultimate wedding lighting solution and all the above components add up to just $1300 MSRP. We’re talking about a complete lighting system for less than the cost of just one BMW head!

With the PCB/PW system, almost every con listed by Lee is negated and the additional pros include battery portability, money in the pocket, bare bulb capability, shorter flash durations, excellent color stability, wide power adjustment range (640ws max), better customer service, inexpensive repairs, lighter weight, etc, etc, etc.

As a working wedding photographer, I’ve never had a client take interest in what brand my lights are. They simply want to have a great day and great photos to remember it. It seems like the Profoto gear is better suited for inflating photographer’s egos than improving their photos, customer experience, or bottom line.

The 1000 models don’t go as low as the 500 and 250.
I bought a pair of Elinchrom BXRi 500 lights and even on the lowest setting I have to shoot at f/11 or higher in the studio at my normal subject-to-light distance using elinchroms Portalite softboxes (only one diffusor, could probably go a stop wider with the Rotalux ones)
In fact, the 250w/s Profotos should be enough for most people indoors and they also let you shoot at f/2.8, which the 500 and 1000′s doesn’t (assuming the lights are fairly close to your subject) without ND’ing either the lights or the lens.