ELINCHROM D-LITE RX 4/4 To Go
They say that power is nothing without control; meet the Pirelli of studio flash kits
Elinchrom D-lite RX flash heads combine sophisticated features with intuitive controls, making them highly versatile yet very easy to use. This kit is based on a pair of the most powerful heads in the series, with a rating of 400Ws (Watt seconds). Accessories include 56cm and 66cm softboxes, a translucent deflector, stands and a full set of cables. Two carrying bags are supplied and the entire kit has a premium quality look and feel.
All Elinchrom RX flash heads have built-in RF (radio frequency) receivers. The kit adds a hotshoe-mounting El-skyport Transmitter Plus for triggering the flash heads and remotely adjusting flash settings, up to 200m away.
The heads also have an ‘intelligent’ slave mode, so they can be triggered from a flashgun while ignoring any pre-flash pulses. Elinchrom uses a proprietary mounting system for reflectors, rather than the standard Bowens S-type bayonet mount, along with a non-standard 7mm brolly socket. A secondary socket is built into the flash head’s stand clamp, enabling use of standard 8mm brollies.
Performance
Simple push-button control enables the output of each head to be adjusted in 1/10 f/stop increments. Power adjustments are very accurate and the consistency of output is excellent. Recycle speeds are the joint fastest here, matching the Honey Badger, despite the Elinchrom’s greater output power. With a total power range of five f/stops, the minimum power setting is still quite strong, but this shouldn’t prove a problem.
£725/$820