For a few a long time, the Profoto B10 has been my go-to light. Indeed when Profoto reported more current ones, I never saw the have to be update.
Without a doubt, the company built one of the foremost culminate lights you’ll get at a great cost. But in later a long time, Elinchom came beneath modern administration. The company already discharged the Elinchrom 5 and Elinchrom 1. Both lights were great but came with issues. In any case, the Elinchrom 3 is the idealize adjust between both lights. On the off chance that you’ve been considering Profoto lights, the Elinchrom 3 is something that will likely hit stop on that buy.
Table of Contents
1. The Big Picture
1.1 Pros
1.2 Cons
2. Gear Used
3. Ergonomics
4. Construct Quality
5. Ease of Utilize
6. Picture Quality
7. Who Should Purchase the Elinchrom 3?
8. Tech Specs
THE Huge PICTURE
The Elinchrom 3 is, in numerous ways, the idealize light for photographers who need what Profoto can do, but at a cheaper cost point and with superior construct quality than lights from the huge retailer house brands. The Elinchrom 3 has 261 watt seconds, whereas the Profoto B10 is 250. I already called the Profoto B10 the most excellent light that I’ve tried. And in numerous ways, it still is. But Elinchrom gives photographers a bit more control and a more reasonable price point. What it lacks is the reality that you have got to require the iced arch off to mount Profoto light forming instruments. It too likes to eat your umbrellas, and it’s exceptionally frustrating that I can’t just stick a 6-foot Westcott umbrella in there exceptionally effectively.
Still, this can be the most excellent competitor to a Profoto light that I’ve seen in a long time. But Elinchrom still incorporates a bit of work to do.
Pros
- Great light output
- Lightweight
- Basic to utilize
- Elinchrom’s interface is simpler and more natural to utilize than Profoto’s
CONS
- 1/1550 max streak term in standard mode. Indeed in activity mode, it can’t beat Profoto’s 1/50,000
Gear Used
We tried the Elinchrom 3 with the Rule EOS R5 and the Rule EOS R. Both of those units and the focal points we utilized, are the Phoblographer’s. The Elinchrom 3 we tried was a loaner unit that we returned.
ERGONOMICS
The Elinchrom 3 looks and feels like numerous other lights from the company’s most later endeavors. The battery unit is contained inside the unit, because it was with the Elinchrom 1. On the back of the light is a panel that lets you control it in any case you require. It moreover works with Elinchrom’s skyport transmitters; we’re beyond any doubt that that’s how most photographers will utilize it. Eventually, it’s truly fair a barrel with a bit of control at the back. And that’s all.
Here’s the Elinchrom 3 following to the B10. The B10 is littler, doesn’t have a detachable frosted dome, and has a detachable battery. Something else, they’re nearly exceptionally comparable but for Elinchrom’s umbrella connector and Elinchrom’s USB-C charging arrange. And shockingly, I can’t adjust one light stand mount from one light to the other.
Build QUALITY
The Elinchrom 3 feels good in general. Whereas it doesn’t feel as strong as Profoto’s light, I think that’s since of the distinctive construct. There’s no detachable battery, which makes it feel like a more plasticky unit. But in genuine life, the light appeared impeccably fine when we tried it. It’s too still little sufficient to fit into most rucksacks. Our as it were gripe is that once you would like to connect a softbox to it using Profoto mount, you require to expel the iced arch.
EASE OF USE
Most of the menu from the Elinchrom 3 is picture-based. And most picture takers that have utilized lights some time recently will be able to figure it out effortlessly. A few of the more profound menus utilize content, and those are basic sufficient to be figured out. In reality, there was nothing with the Elinchrom 3 that I wasn’t able to figure out. But at that point once more, most of my interaction with the light was through my Skyport. I found it a bit troublesome to discover the second-curtain streak setting. But once that was done, it was as clear as ever.
Picture QUALITY
The Elinchrom 3 has wonderful picture quality. When utilizing it with the Rule EOS R5 amid some hours on a shoot, it conveyed lighting for us that we felt looked beautiful right out of the camera. That eventually leads to less of a got to alter and less images to alter. It’s genuinely a favoring in so numerous ways. Everything moreover worked beautiful consistently:
high-speed adjust, moment window ornament flash, etc. We didn’t test the action mode since we didn’t truly got to. Considering that, in spite of the fact that, it’s still difficult to beat Profoto’s specs on that.
WHO SHOULD BUY THE ELINCHROM 3?
In the event that you already possess a Profoto light, I do not think there’s a reason to switch over. Profoto is still more neighborly around playing with modifier brands than Elinchrom is. But if you haven’t purchased either, at that point the Elinchrom 3 is genuinely the light to get unless you’re shooting a lot of sports. In the event that you are a representation photographer, photojournalist, or product photographer, at that point the Elinchrom 3 is really the single best light of this sort that you simply can get. In case your work requires more versatility the way that intellect does, at that point go for the Profoto B10.
TECH SPECS
These specs are taken from the Elinchrom 3 posting.
Elinchrom THREE Unit
Vitality 261 Ws/J
F-Stop
1m, 100 ISO, HP Reflector 26 cm, max control 64.3
F-Stop
1m, 100 ISO, OCF Dissemination Arch, max control 22
Control extend 6 F-Stop / 7 – 261 Ws
Control increases
Manual / TTL 0.1 F-Stop / 0.3 F-Stop