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I love this kit

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017

I love this kit! I shoot a lot on the go and a lot outdoors in direct light and this fits the bill! Fires all the time and east to adjust from camera with the controller I purchased separately.

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Zipp

Quality has gone downhill.

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2019

I went with Elinchrom because of its ruggedness. My Ranger RX lights would shoot in any condition and were very reliable. I used this in a very light mist outside and it shorted out. Almost $600 later for the repair, I can use it again. Will probably be switching over to ProFoto now.

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Joe A

I love this kit

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017

Style: Hi-Sync To Go KitVerified Purchase

I love this kit! I shoot a lot on the go and a lot outdoors in direct light and this fits the bill! Fires all the time and east to adjust from camera with the controller I purchased separately.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2017

Style: Hi-Sync To Go KitVerified Purchase

Exceeds expectations. Lightweight and portable with the power of multiple speed lights.

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Zipp

Quality has gone downhill.

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2019

Style: Hi-Sync To Go KitVerified Purchase

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Kym

Good Product. But Figure out How to setup/charge the battery the first time was a pain !!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017

Style: Hi-Sync To Go KitVerified Purchase

I will rate this product 3 stars. Not because of the quality of the strobe lights but for the lack of detailed explanation about HOW to setup the battery the first time you unbox the package. Call me stupid but even the quickstart guide does not provide the details HOW to prepare the battery. They mention fuse that needs to be put to a socket. there is no single picture that will help the user to understand what they are talking about. Here an extract I found in their big documentation:

"The battery is secured with an ATO 20 A fuse. The topside of the battery includes transport
pockets for two spare ATO 20 A fuses. When travelling by air and in general, remove the fuse to
deactivate the battery and place the fuse into the free transport pocket!
1. Insert the 20 A fuse into the battery.
2. First connect the Elinchrom Li-Ion charger with the battery, and then connect the charger to
the mains.
3. Charge the battery until the Elinchrom Li-Ion charger status light turns to green"

Would have been so difficult to add pictures and steps about how to assemble and configure the battery for the first time ???? This is such a shame for expensive product.

I had to scratch my head to figure out the fuses were the 2 yellows parts. Plus, it is hard to remove a fuse part from its original position which leads me more skeptical that they were the fuses. I had to use a knife to take them out in order to insert them in the socket.

Again, WHY Elinchrome does not include these setup steps ?? step 1) picture that shows..here are the 2 fuses. 2) remove one fuse from his position 3) insert fuse in socket 4) assemble the 2 parts 5) plug in in order to charge the battery .

I believe people have faced the same concern and return the product because they could not the battery

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Edwidge J. Volmar

It really feels like having a portable studio

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017

Style: Hi-Sync To Go KitVerified Purchase

Very solid portable lighting kit. Battery is light and rugged and has the capacity for a large number of bursts. The modeling lamp is a lot brighter than I expected from something so tiny and is much welcome. It really feels like having a portable studio. The only reason I felt the need to knock off a star is that out of the box this kit only works with the Portalite softboxes. The flash head is so tiny it simply cannot support the weight of anything heavier. If you wish to use the Rotalux or Motiv modifiers you will need to purchase the adapter. I wish the kit came with the adapter out of the box instead of expecting the customer the spring an extra $100 on top of the cost of this kit.

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Chancy Rendezvous

Much-improved interface, Hi-Sync is great...

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2021

Style: Hi-Sync To Go KitVerified Purchase

Really nice graphical menu system compared to previous models (I use a couple ELB 400s alongside Quadra RX Hybrids). Build doesn't feel as tough, though I may equate quality and heft unfairly. I haven't had any issues. Lighter can be nicer I guess. They all do the exact same job for me once configured for controlled by the pro or plus transmitters.

Reviews on discontinued products might seem a moot point, but Elinchrom's Hi-Sync beats HSS for my purposes -- more power in every situation (compared to the Godox AD600s I bought specifically for HSS). Elinchrom has switched to HSS for the ELB500 to accommodate TTL, so I'm sticking with my 400s and these Hi-Sync heads for anytime I have to balance against sunlight.

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