Here you will find battery flashes for photo studio and outdoor photography. Why battery flash? With battery-powered studio flashes, you take the studio light with you everywhere. You don't have to look for wall sockets when you are on assignment with your client and you can create magical light for the wedding photography in the environment chosen. The battery flash either has the battery built into one and the same unit or the battery is placed with the generator, which gives the low weight of the lamp head an advantage in tougher environments and climates.
The battery flash has the great advantage that it can be used everywhere without the need for power supply from a wall socket. This means that you bring the creative freedom that the bright studio light provides everywhere on your photo assignments. Another advantage is that the battery flash can be placed in hard-to-reach places and that there is no risk of the power cable being visible when the flash is placed on a lighting stand with boom.
Battery flash models with a built-in battery in a single unit have the advantage that no cable is needed between the battery pack and the lamp head. This type of battery-powered studio flash has advantages for on-location work in the client's office or other assignments outside the studio where you know there is no risk of strong wind or when the flash must be held by an assistant during the shoot. Since the battery is in the flash head, all the weight is concentrated at the top of the light stand, which can be a disadvantage for action photographers and adventure photographers. However, many event photographers and wedding photographers appreciate that the flash is cordless and only consists of one part when the lighting needs to be quickly moved around a room.
Battery flash with generator battery pack separated from the light head provides a very compact and light light head, perfect when the flash needs to be placed high on a stand or on a boom stand. Very popular battery flash model among action photographers and adventure photographers because the light lamp head is easy to place in demanding environments and does not become a big wind catch on windy days. In addition, the generator with battery can be protected in a bag when it snows or rains and the small lamp head can be provided with a protective plastic bag or similar. Even during travel, this model has advantages in that the different parts of the flash can be easily stowed away in the photo suitcase.
Elinchrom's latest battery flash models all have a feature called Active Charging. When shooting in the studio, you can leave the flash connected to a charger, which means that it is powered continuously from the wall socket without a break for battery charging being required. When you then go out on photo missions, the flash's battery is always fully charged and ready!
Yes, of course you can! All Elinchrom studio flashes have the same accessory bayonet, either directly on the lamp head or via adapter, which means that the same light shaper can be used on all models. In addition, both flash variants have the same high stability in terms of color temperature and exposure.
It's easy to see all the advantages that the battery flash provides, but there are work situations when a studio flash, powered by a wall outlet, may be the best choice. If you need to work very quickly at high output power, the traditional studio flash is usually faster to charge up to full power. If the flash is placed in a ceiling system or permanently mounted in another way in a studio, it is also an advantage of powered studio flashes that can be activated via a switch.