ELINCHROM ELC 125 TTL / ELC 500 TTL

Elinchrom has built a strong reputation in studio and location flash systems for robust build quality, top-drawer performance, reliability and ease of use. Mains-powered D-Lite monobloc heads and kits have long been a favourite of discerning photographers, thanks to their compact portability, simplicity and overall superb lighting quality, especially when combined with Elinchrom’s excellent range of softboxes and various other light modifiers.

However, based on conventional, rather than IGBT (Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor) technology, D-Lite heads lack advanced modes like TTL flash metering and an ‘Action’ option, which fires a short-duration flash for freezing action. The new Elinchrom ELC 125 and ELC 500 heads add these as well as many other upgrades.

Key features

IGBT technology enables the versatility of advanced shooting modes, but it comes with a catch. There’s a real technical challenge in maintaining the consistency of colour temperature throughout the power range, especially at low-power settings. Consistent colour quality has always been a particularly strong point of Elinchrom flash heads and, thankfully, it’s been passed down to the new IGBT