Elinchrom ELC 500 / 500 TTL Dual Kit - studio set with mains power

Elinchrom ELC 500 / 500 TTL Dual Kit - two-light studio set with mains power

The ELC is Elinchrome's latest series with LED model light and a few design improvements that improve usability and durability compared to the older BRX series.

This set is suitable for, for example, a school photographer or a professional photographer working in a studio. Due to its ease of use, this is also great for a home studio.

• Lights compatible with Elinchrom light modifiers
• 20W LED model light, equivalent to 120W halogen (3000 lumens)
• Includes HSS, TTL (requires latest Elinchrom Skyport Plus HS transmitter)
• Fast 0.1-0.8 sec loading time
• Autodump: Yes (i.e. when you reduce the flash output, the excess charge is automatically removed from the capacitors)
  
  

The Elinchrom ELC 500 / 500 studio light set includes two more powerful 500Ws studio lights.

Compared to the BRX series lights, the design has paid attention to usability and durability. Examples of these include the redesigned top handle , which makes it easier to move and handle the flash. The power cord is placed at the bottom of the flash unit , which means that if you accidentally step on the cord, the flash will not fall over, but the power cord will come off. The light can now also be placed on its back when you want to use the light, for example, as a backlight or fill light on the floor or table. One small but easy-to-use feature is the Elinchrom logo on the side of the flash, which also serves as a handy indicator. The logo is always a different color depending on which group the light is placed in. Like modern lights, the model light is an LED light , which is balanced to a 5700K color temperature and has a CRI of 92.

In terms of other features, the most notable changes are the addition of HSS and TTL modes. While the HSS provided by the flash may not always be necessary in the studio, HSS is helpful when you want to freeze the motion of fast-moving subjects, such as dancers or objects flying through the air.

These days, many photographers also shoot video in between stills. The ELC500 light is not designed with video in mind, but the LED modeling light allows these lights to be utilized in small-scale video shoots. It should be noted that the light's fan cannot be turned off.

The Elinchrom ELC flash has a built-in 2.4G radio, which allows remote control of the flash and the use of other Elinchrom lights in the same flash set. This means you can combine Elinchrom battery devices (ONE and FIVE) and even older Elinchrom devices.

In addition to the separately purchased trigger, the studio flash settings are adjusted from the rear panel of the flash and are displayed on the easy-to-read LCD screen.

The flash is compatible with the universal Elinchrom skyport Speed and Elinchrom EL-Skyport Plus triggers as well as the camera-specific Elinchrom Skyport Plus HS trigger. If you want to use HSS, you need the latest Elinchrom Skyport Plus HS trigger

The device has an Elinchrom mount, meaning a wide range of light modifiers are available for the flash. The lights also have a mounting hole for an umbrella.

Elinchrom ELC 500 studio light

The more powerful light in the set is the ELC 500 flash light with 500Ws of light output. Like the ELC 125 light, the ELC500 reaches 7Ws of power at the other end of the scale.

ELC 500 light specifications:

• Power: 700Ws
• Power adjustment: 7-slot adjustment range
• Guideline: 90.4
• Flash time at minimum power: 1/9430 sec.
• Charging time: 0.9 to 1.9 sec
• Color temperature: 5600K (+-150K)
• Model light: 20W (LED)
• Sync: Button, cable, radio
• Built-in receiver: Yes
• Sync speed: 1/1/8000 sec (HSS)
• Wireless frequency: 2.4 GHz
• Wireless channels/groups: 32/16
• Wireless range: up to 200m outdoors
• Power: Mains power
• Display: LCD
• Fan: Yes
• Dimensions: 26.4 x 16.7 x 27.9 cm
• Weight: 2.49kg

The sales package includes:
2 x Elinchrom ELC 500 TTL studio flash
2 x 90° reflector dome (16cm)
2 x LED model light
2 x Protective hood
2 x Flash tube
2 x Power cable
1 x Transport/Protective Bag