Elinchrom ELC Pro HD - High end compact.. Create your next adventure with the ELC Pro HD 500 and ELC Pro HD 1000, the highest-performing monolight studio flash on the market today. Delivering the widest power range, fastest flash duration, and perfect color and exposure accuracy, it’s the ultimate solution for demanding creative professionals with action-packed stories to tell. Thanks to a simple user interface and the Creative Suite including stroboscopic, sequence, and delay modes, you’ll be bringing your wildest ideas to life in no time.
- Lightning fast recycling
- Navigate with ease
- Superfast flash durations
- Widest power range
- Perfect color and exposure accuracy
Empower your adventure
Choose a 500 Ws or 1000 Ws unit with no disadvantages. Both feature lightning fast recycling times so you can experiment with photo bursts to your heart’s content.
Navigate with ease
The easy-to-use interface features a crystal-clear OLED display that shows the power in Elinchrom F-Stops, Watt-seconds and the flash duration at the same time. Simply change the power output or browse the menu at the touch of a button.
OLED screen
The ELC is the first unit to incorporate an OLED screen that displays every control for the most professional user experience. As well as Elinchrom’s stop based power scale, you will now be able to see the power in Joules, flash durations and many other settings. A jog wheel provides easy navigation of the new menu.

Available as either 500 Ws or 1000 Ws these units are the highest performing and most professional units on the market. Equipped with an OLED display for an easy and precise user experience the ELC Pro HD benefits from cutting edge technology. Recycling times are lightning fast while Swiss precision guarantees consistant power time after time, shot after shot. But hardware isn’t all. The software built into this unit gives you the freedom to configure the ELC to your individual style of shooting, for every application.
Key Features
STROBO MODE: Enables you to take a picture with stroboscopic effects within a single frame. Simply experiment for the optimum result.
DELAYED MODE: Provides the option of first or second curtain sync and everything in-between, plus predictive syncronisation within a short sequence.
SEQUENCE MODE: Allows you to sequentially trigger up to 20 ELC’s, in bursts or as a continuous cycle, to utilise the highest frame rate of your camera.
LOW POWER: The ELC Pro HD enables you to work with very low power flash and continious light.

Enhanched interface with control
Never before has there been a unit so close to the user. With highly precise control you can alter everything for a new user experience.
Why ELC Pro HD
- Superfast flash durations across the complete power range with visual confirmation on the OLED display.
ELC Pro HD 500: up to 1/5000s and ELC Pro HD 1000: up to 1/5260s Huge power range; ELC Pro HD 500 - 7 f-stops and ELC Pro HD 1000 - 8 f-stops.
User selectable and even shorter recycling times. Now you will never miss a shot !
Even better colour and power stability.
Unique OLED power display for information and clarity.
Three unique creative modes; Strobo mode, up to 20 Hz
Delayed mode, from 0.001 – 10s, for second curtain sync and other effects.
Sequence mode, up to 20 units can be synchronised in sequence to keep up with the fastest motor-drive at up to the full power of the flash.
All special features utilise the full flash curve with normal colour balance.
Features
Wireless - Radio remote control of power settings and flash triggering with the EL-Skyport system.
System - Full control over all Elinchrom units with the EL-Skyport Software via the optional USB Transceiver RX.
Powerful - Available in 500 or 1000 Ws, these units are ideal for most photographic applications.
Intelligent - With programmable features for the photocell, EL-Skyport, audio and modelling lamp settings the ELC Pro HD simply offers more.
Performance - Combining the best of two worlds the ELC Pro HD units provide excellent flash duration with super balanced colour.
Unique - OLED display for information and clarity.
Precise - Control knob for power adjustement over 7 and 8 f-stop ranges and menu browsing.
Creative - The wide range of creative power and flash modes offer greater flexibility in your work.
Safe - Satisfies every safety standard.
Elegant - Robust fire retardant shell with rubberised handle.
Professional - Built for the most creative use.
Included
- Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 500
- Glass Dome Transparent
- Halogen Lamp 300W / GX 6.35
- Protective Hood
- Sync Cable 5m
- Velcro Cable Binder
- Reflector 16 cm
- Manual Multilanguage E/G/F/ESP/IT/NL/RU
- Quick-Guide
Specifikationer ELC 500
Specification | Elinchrom ELC 500 Pro HD | Elinchrom ELC 1000 Pro HD |
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Energy | 522 Ws | 1045 Ws |
F-stop (1m, ISO100, Refl 48°) | f/64,8 | f/90,4 |
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Power range f-stop | 7 f-stop | 8 f-stop |
Power range Ws | 7-522 Ws | 7-1044 Ws |
Power range Elinchrom scale | 0,1-6,3 | 0,1-7,3 |
Power increments | 1/10 f-stop | 1/10 f-stop |
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Flash duration t=0.5 Max power | 1/2330 sec | 1/1430 sec |
Flash duration t=0.5 Min power | 1/2940 sec | 1/2780 sec |
Best Flsh duration at power | 3,1 (1/5000 sec) | 3,6 (1/5260) |
Flash modes | Strobo, Delay Sequence | Strobo, Delay Sequence |
Auto Power dumping | Yes | Yes |
Max Flashes per sec at min power | 20 flashes/sec | 20 flashes/sec |
Recycling Slow | 2.0 sec | 4.0 sec |
Recycling Default | 0,75 sec | 1,5 sec |
Recycling Fast | 0,6 sec | 1,2 sec |
Color temperature in Kelvin at max power | 5600 K | 5600 K |
Color temperature Stability | ± 200 K | ± 200 K |
Power Stability | ± 0,1% | ± 0,1% |
Multi-Voltage | 90 - 265V | 90 - 265V |
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Modelling lamp | Halogen 300 W /GX 6,35 | Halogen 300 W /GX 6,35 |
Color temperature Modelling lamp | 3400 K | 3400 K |
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Flash tube | Plug-in, EL-24080 | Plug-In, EL-24080 |
Skyport Built in | Built in, 20 Frekvenser / 4 Grupper | Built in, 20 Frekvenser / 4 Grupper |
Skyport Range | 60m Indoor, 200m Outddor | 60m Indoor, 200m Outdoor |
Sync socket | 3,5mm (5V) | 3,5mm (5V) |
Built in Fan | Yes, electronically intelegent temperarture controlled fan | Yes, electronically intelegent temperarture controlled fan |
Protection class | IP20 | IP20 |
Umbrella fitting | Centred, for Elinchrom 7 mm + Extra for larger umbrellas | Centred, for Elinchrom 7 mm + Extra for larger umbrellas |
Power consumption Slow | 350 W | 350 W |
Power consumption Default | 700 W | 700 W |
Power consumption Fast | 875 W | 875 W |
Size | 31,5 x 14 x 21 cm | 31,5 x 14 x 21 cm |
Weight | 2,35 Kg | 2,9 Kg |

Elinchrom are a Swiss studio lighting manufacture famed for their consistent innovation and being at the forefront of both portable and studio photographic lighting equipment. Since the start in 1962 Elinchrom have continued to develop and innovate flash lighting, groundbreaking products. Elinchrom studio and portable lighting solutions are available for both professionals and those just getting started with flash photography.