Often times the only creative limitation placed on a photographer is the ability to bend light to their will. The ability to model light and control lighting is the basic skill that separates the amateur from the professional and Elinchrom has a full range of lighting kits to satisfy everyone from the budding professional to creative strobist.
Getting started
If you’re ready to take your photography to the next level, consider the Elinchrom BRX250/500 or D-Lite RX kits. Both kits offer everything a portrait or product photographer needs in a bag. Both flash heads offer quick recycle times (as little as 1.6 seconds at full power), built-in stand brackets for an additional umbrella or other light modifiers. Both models give the user a full 5-stop power range that can be programmed in steps of 1/1, 1/2, 4/10, 1/3, 2/10, and 1/10.
The BRX models are available in 250-watt or 500-watt options and the D-Lite RX are available in 100, 200, and 400-watt models. For which light you chosse, we recommend picking up an Elinchrom Skyport kit.
For the Strobist
While the BRX and D-Lite RX models are great for the photographer getting their feet wet in strobe photography or if they typically work in a smaller studio setting, those that need more power or take their photography outdoors will be better serviced by the Elinchrom ELC Pro HD500 or 1000 kits. The ELC Pro HD line of compact strobes have a lot to offer the photographer looking to control light in just about any lighting environment imaginable.
The ELC Pro series offer some big step-up options including an OLED display for controlling the light’s power output, f-stop range, and even allow you to save and recall user presets. The OLED also displays other unit information including EL-Skyport, photocell, flash duration, beep tone, unit recycling time, and creative mode (if selected) all in a clear concise fashion.
Speaking of creative modes, the ELC Pro HD strobes offer three creative modes to choose from: Strobo mode, Delayed mode, and Sequence mode; each mode allows a photographer to fully express their creativity and get the shot they’ve imagined.
The Strobo mode allows you to capture motion in a single frame by firing a constant strobe up to 20Hz at full power. Delayed mode allows for first, second-curtain flash or the flexibility to fire anywhere in between with predictive synchronization within a short sequence. You can set the delayed flash in a range from 0.001 seconds up to 10s that can be used to create surreal portraits incorporating anything from light trails to freezing high-speed action or any combination of the two. Lastly, the Sequence mode allows you to set the flash to sync with your camera’s motor driven burst mode up to an insanely quick 20-frames per second. Make no mistake that the ELC Pro HD series of strobes from Elinchrom are the tools needed in your arsenal to create an image that is only limited by your imagination.
Choose Elinchrom
No matter where you are in your photography career Elinchrom offers you everything you need to create the best photograph you can imagine. Whether you’re just getting started or have wanted to experience with strobe-assisted light modeling or if you’re a seasoned pro that’s shooting a dirt biker in front of an eclipse, Elinchrom offers the tools you need to get the job done. All Elinchrom models featured in this article have a kit option that is truly a one-bag lighting solution that are lightweight enough to become part of your mobile studio set up. All models above are compatible with Elinchrom’sSkyport radio trigger system and their long line of current and legacy accessories. The BRX, D-Lite RX, and ELC Pro HD series strobes come with a 5V sync socket to protect your camera, intelligent pre-flash detector system for use with speedlights, 7mm umbrellas shaft, accessory bayonet, and a user replaceable flashtube.
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