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or plentiful power with easy
control, superb quality and
all-round versatility, the
Elinchrom D-Lite RX 4/4 To
Go Set twin-head kit wins out. Taking its
performance, features and quality into
account, it’s also great value. The only
limiting factor is that it’s not battery-
powered, so you can’t use it where there’s
no access to an electrical mains outlet,
unless you invest in a power inverter.
For battery-powered flash, Elinchrom
wins out again with its ELB 500 TTL To Go
Set. The Profoto B10 Plus is eminently
portable and works brilliantly, but it’s
comparatively pricey.
As a budget buy, the twin-head Interfit
Honey Badger Unleashed kit delivers
impressive performance at an affordable
price. If you’re more interested in lower-
power, constant lighting, the Manfrotto
offers the best balance of price and
performance, whereas the Rotolight
AEOS gives greater maximum output.
Features
Build & handling
Performance
Value
Overall
How the
lighting kits
compare
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Elinchrom
takes the prize
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Group Test Lighting kits
STUDIO FLASH LOCATION KITS LED PANELS
Manufacturer Elinchrom
D-Lite RX
4/4 To Go
Interfit Honey
Badger 320Ws
2-Light Kit
Elinchrom
ELB 500 TTL
To G o S e t
Interfit
Honey Badger
Unleashed
Phottix
Indra500 TTL
Profoto
B10 Plus
Manfrotto
Lykos Bi-Color
Rotolight
AEOS
Web elinchrom.com http://www.interfit
photographic.
com
elinchrom.com http://www.interfit
photographic.
com
phottix.com profoto.com manfrotto.co.uk rotolight.com
Head power 400Ws 320Ws 500Ws 250Ws 500Ws 500Ws 1500 lux, 1m 5750 lux, 3ft
Power range 5 stops 7 stops 7 stops 9 stops 8 stops 10 stops 4 stops 4.3 stops
Power adjustment 1/10 f/stops
(cus to m)
1/10 f/stops 1/10 f/stops 1/10 f/stops 1/3 f/stops 1/10 f/stops Stepless Stepless
Max recycle time
(normal mode)
1.3 sec 1.3 sec 2.0 sec 1.4 sec 4.8 sec 2.5 sec N/A N/A
Power supply Mains only Mains only Mains/battery Battery only Battery
(optional mains)
Mains/battery Mains (optional
battery)
Mains (optional
battery)
Battery life (full power) N/A N/A 400 flashes 430 flashes 400 flashes 200 flashes N/A N/A
Cooling fan Auto-sensing Always on No fan No fan Auto-sensing Auto-sensing No fan No fan
Modelling lamp 100W 60W (equivalent)
LED
LED, 2,500
lumen
LED, 1,250 lumen LED (low power) LED, 2,500
lumen
N/A N/A
Modelling lamp settings Prop, full, low, off Prop, full,
manual, off
Prop, manual,
timer, off
Prop, full, off Prop, full,
manual, off
Prop, full,
manual, off
N/A N/A
Sync socket 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack None N/A N/A
Wireless RF trigger Included Included Phottix Odin II
TTL, £125/$125
Interfit HSS TTL,
£80/$100
Phottix Odin II
TTL, £125/$125
Profoto Air
Remote TTL,
£349/$429
N/A Phottix Odin II
TTL, £125/$125
Dedicated TTL/HSS
triggering
HSS with trigger
upgrade
N/A Can, Nik, MFT,
Pent, Sony
Can, Nik, Sony Can, Nik, Pent,
Sony
Can, Fuji, Nik,
MFT, Sony
N/A Can, Nik, MFT,
Pent, Sony
Head dimensions 14 x 26 x 19cm 13 x 13 x 15cm 14 x 9 x 16cm 15 x 18 x 15cm 14 x 27 x 19cm 11 x 24 x 10cm 26 x 4 x 15cm 30 x 2 x 30cm
Weight per head 1,500g 1,400g 680g 2,300g 2,100g 1,900g 470g 1,400g