ELINCHROM D-LITE RX 4/4 TO GO
Smart design, impeccable build quality and clever tricks make this kit as versatile as the studio flash equivalent of a Swiss army knife
This kit is based around a pair of the latest and most powerful D-Lite RX 4 heads in the D-Lite line-up, rated at 400Ws. D-Lite RX 2 and ‘RX One’ heads are also available, with 200Ws and 100Ws ratings respectively.
Build quality is excellent throughout, from the heads, stands and softboxes to the carrying cases. The control panels of the heads are wonderfully intuitive, based on smartly designed pushbuttons and a digital display. Clever tricks include customisation for the step change in power adjustment, if you don’t like the default 1/10th EV setting. You can also program the optical slave mode of the heads to ignore pre-flash pulses of flashguns, if you want to trigger them that way.
For easy triggering, the Elinchrom heads have built-in RF receivers and the kit comes complete with a remote controller. This enables you to assign multiple heads in groups, and to adjust their power outputs and other settings direct from the hotshoemounting controller.
Utterly reliable, the Elinchrom heads maintain an extremely consistent colour temperature throughout their entire power range, while power output is similarly consistent on a shot-to-shot basis. Autodumping is available when reducing the power setting and, if the going gets hot, auto-sensing fans helpfully kick in to dissipate the heat.
The square 66cm and octagonal 56cm softboxes supplied with the kit are of particularly high quality. There’s also a deflector that you can pop into the octagonal softbox, to create a beauty dish effect if so desire.