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New Lithium Battery for Elinchrom Quadra

August 4, 2012 • Blog, Gear Talk

I love using my Elinchrom Quadras.  Compact, lightweight and powerful, they are the perfect solution between speedlights and the larger Elinchrom Rangers.  And now they just got a whole lot better!

Elinchrom just released a new lithium battery for the Quadra, and it is very impressive.  Why?  How about 1 inch shorter, over two pounds lighter and 170 more full power shots than the original battery!  That means I go from 150 full power shots using the lead acid battery to 320 full power shots using the lithium.  All that in a 400 watt pack that weighs just over 4 pounds.

The battery comes with its own charger.  One thing to note is the new lithium battery’s remaining power is displayed on the side of the battery with 4 small green LEDs lights.  Just touch the button beside the LEDs to see the remaining charge.

I just did a shoot this morning with the new battery, and I lost count at around 200 full power shots.  This battery just keeps on going.  Slinging a four pound pack over my shoulder hardly even registers, the weight reduction is significant.  I am putting in my order for two more on Monday, these batteries really boost the performance of the Quadra.  The battery is $375, and the battery/charger set up is $499.

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