Elinchrom is expanding its lineup of light-shaping tools with its new Elinchrom ONE, the brand’s first battery-powered monolight. The ONE builds upon Elinchrom’s jam-packed lighting roster, giving creators a versatile accessory with impressive power of up to 725 full-power flashes on one charge — and a portable construction at just 3.3 pounds. Adding to the power and portability perks, the Elinchrom ONE boasts an intuitive touchscreen for a seamless user experience and a recycle time of just 0.9 seconds at full power.
Here’s everything we know about the new Elinchrom ONE battery-powered monolight, which is available for preorder today.
Elinchrom ONE Key Features
The Elinchrom ONE isn’t your average monolight. This battery-powered workhorse of a light-shaping tool is compact — roughly the size of a 70-200mm lens—but deceivingly powerful. It can accommodate up to 725 full-power flashes from one charge. Photographers can connect the Elinchrom ONE to a power source to continue shooting while charging. This is ideal for event days or long shoots. Also, with the built-in touchscreen interface and bicolor LED modeling lamp with an adjustable color temperature of 2700 to 6500, the user experience is nothing if not seamless. The Elinchrom ONE’s key features include:
- Portable construction at 3.3 pounds
- Integrated Li-Ion battery with 725 full-power flashes in one charge
- USB-C charge port
- Enables shooting while charging
- Natively compatible with Profoto OCF and Elinchrom bayonet mount (via adapter)
- Clear touch screen interface
- Bicolor LED modelling lamp with color temperatures of 2700 to 6500 and output of 3000 Lumens plus CRI 95
- Recycle speed of 0.9 seconds at full power
- Can sync up to 1/8000s with HSS
- TTL with manual lock
- Adapts cooling cycle around shooting style
- Removable tilt head
A powerful light-shaping system
The Elinchrom ONE is packed with light-shaping features. Its Li-Ion battery provides up to 725 full-power flashes on one charge, with a handy active backup option— charging while still shooting — for those long and intense event days. The ONE’s clear touch-screen interface offers an intuitive and smooth user experience. Plus, with a versatile color range of 2700 to 6500, and an output of 3000 Lumens and a CRI 95, the ONE is more than a light-shaping solution. It’s a boon to photographic creativity.
Built-in speed, precision, and customization
Elinchrom’s newest light-shaping tool works around your own photography preferences with a smart cooling system that interprets and adjusts to your shooting cycle. At the same time, the Elinchrom ONE can sync up to 1/8000s with HSS to adapt to the scene. Also, its removable two-way tilt-head with an umbrella detaches for more comfortable handheld shooting.
A compact and travel-friendly design
With a 3.3-pound construction that’s roughly the size of a 70-200mm lens, the Elinchrom ONE is more than powerful — it’s astonishingly portable. The travel-friendly tool means you can light-shape on the go. Additionally, with a USB-C charge port, you don’t have to pack one proprietary charger. You can power up this tool with whichever device fits best in your bag.
The Elinchrom ONE Off Camera Flash Kit is available at Adorama for $899.99.
