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Elinchrom ELC 1000 and big air

August 21, 2014 • Blog, Gear Talk

Fort Collins, CO.

I have continued to shoot with the new Elinchrom ELC 1000s, and I just can’t stop shooting these bad boys.  Why?  The need for speed, or in this case, firing off 500 watt pops at 8 frames a second.

Fort Collins, CO.

Recently I worked with an incredible rider (thanks Chance!) who caught enough air to make me dizzy.  I mean every jump and this guy is running into bird migration patterns.  Our crew of Cree, Casey and myself had a blast shooting Chance as he did trick after trick.  Here is a short video of the shoot…check out how fast those lights are shooting.

Fort Collins, CO.

I have gotten some questions on powering these lights in remote locations.  Since they are AC units, you need to bring a generator on your shoot.  But not just any generator.  These lights suck power to keep up with their lightning fast recycle times (up to 20 flashes per second!), so I recommend a 2000 watt generator or bigger.  I’m using a Honda 2000 watt generator right now.  We shot two lights off it on this shoot, and it worked like a charm. Can’t wait to try some creative portraits using these new lights.

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