Elinchrom Five

£1619/$1849 www.elinchrom.com

Elinchrom has launched the Five, a new battery-powered monolight. This 500 Watt lamp is capable of 450 fullpower flashes on a single charge – but if you shoot at a much lower power setting, it’s capable of firing thousands of flashes. It can be plugged into a USB-C power source so you can continue shooting even when the battery is low – perfect for a studio environment. The Five benefits from a simple menu layout that can be controlled with buttons on the back of the flash head or from the Elinchrom Skyport Plus trigger. With a speedy recycle time of just 1.6 seconds, you can shoot almost constantly even on full power – and the lower the power setting, the faster the recycle time. The Five also features a 26W bi-colour LED modelling lamp, with an adjustable colour temperature from 2700 to 6500 Kelvin, an output of 4000 lumens, and a CRI rating of 95, making it ideal for static video interviews or shooting in dark environments. You can use the Five with a range of S-type light shapers, such as the Elinchrom Rotalux softboxes or an umbrella, and the unconcealed flash tube ensures that the light spread is optimum. For sports and action photographers, the Five features a high-speed sync (HSS) mode that can fire at 1/8000 sec to freeze motion. TTL can also be used if you would prefer to let the light automatically gauge how bright the flash needs to be, using your camera’s exposure settings.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Designed for photographers who prefer to work without wires, the Elinchrom Five is perfect for shooting on location or in a studio, thanks to its consistent, high-quality illumination and support for modern lighting tech.