Elinchrom EL Skyport Radio Slaves – Press Release

2007 PhotoPlus Events News Uncategorized

Sky’s the Limit With Elinchrom’s New Remote Triggering System
The EL Skyport Adds a Fresh Perspective to the Wireless World of Flash Photography.

Ramsey, NJ (October 18, 2007) – The radio slave world has a new kid on the block- Skyport, Elinchrom’s new wireless flash triggering system. One of the most compact, versatile and highest-performing wireless triggering systems on the market today, the much anticipated EL Skyport brings world renowned Swiss-designed Elinchrom electronics and precision to the wireless world of flash photography. This market has been dominated by either large expensive products and overcrowded by cheap and unreliable knock-off imitators.

At PhotoPlus 2007, Bogen Imaging, distributor of Elinchrom products in the United States, will be giving away two Skyport Universal Triggering Systems each day at 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM in a random drawing at the Bogen Imaging booth, #542. Attendees need to scan their ID badges, complete an entry form and be present at during the drawing.

The EL Skyport family consists of four modules:
· EL Skyport Transmitter
· EL Skyport Universal Receiver
· EL Skyport RX Receiver
· EL Skyport USB RX Transceiver

Standard features of the Skyport family include:
· Syncs up to 1/1000s
· Studio operating range of 165 feet
· Outdoor operating range of 395 feet
· Interference-free operation with 40 bit security
· Operates at 2.4 GHz – over 70x faster than the current market leader
· Eight channels with four workgroups per channel: control individual, group or all units
· Moveable, replaceable antenna optimizes reception
· Swiss-designed Elinchrom electronics

To make any manufacturer’s flash fire, photographers will need the EL Skyport Transmitter and one Universal Receiver. For added versatility and performance, photographers using Elinchrom RX heads or packs would use an RX Receiver which will allows them to wirelessly adjust flash power in 1/10 stop increments and turn on and off the modeling lamp. By using the group feature, photographers can break their lights in main, fill, background and hair, and fire each group individually or all groups together. Additionally, when using RX Receivers with RX heads, photographers can adjust the power on their main lights, fill lights, hair lights and background lights individually, than once the ratio is established, adjust all of the lights as one group.

The EL Skyport Transmitter
Used to transmit the remote signal to trigger flashes, the EL Transmitter connects to the camera via hotshoe or an electronic shutter release. The EL Transmitter can sync most battery powered flashes and any manufacturer’s flash head.

The El Skyport Transmitter features:
· Provides sync capabilities to any manufacturer’s flash head
· Can control flash power and modeling lamps for Elinchrom RX flash heads and packs
· Includes hotshoe with electronic shutter release socket
· Test button for manual flash trigger
· Long-lasting, low cost lithium battery provides up to 50,000 flashes per charge
· No limit to the number of lights El Skyport Transmitter can control

The EL Skyport Universal Receiver
The EL Skyport Universal Receiver can fire any flash head on the market today that contains a sync socket, and most battery powered flashes. The Universal Receiver includes a 3.5mm mini-sync socket with a convenient strap to attach the EL Skyport Receiver to the flash head.

The EL Universal Receiver features:
· Rechargeable lithium battery
· Three hour charge provides 30 hours of usage
· Automatically turns off if not used for 4 hours
· Can operate while charging
· LED indicates charge and operating modes
· Can be controlled individually or as part of a workgroup

The EL Skyport RX Receiver
Compatible with Elinchrom’s 300RX, 600RX and 1200RX monobloc along with the Ranger RX and Ranger RX Speed AS pack, the EL Skyport RX Receiver is designed to send and receive signals from the EL Skyport Transmitter and EL Skyport USB RX Transceiver.

The RX Receiver features:
· Only works with RX flash heads and power packs
· Can be controlled individually or as part of a workgroup
· No battery necessary – power is provided by the RX flash head or pack

The EL Skyport USB RX Transceiver
Designed to work with Elinchrom’s free EL Skyport software – available for download at www.elinchrom.com – the EL Skyport USB RX Transceiver is compatible with both PC and MAC and communicates with the RX Receiver and Universal Receiver.

The EL Skyport USB Transceiver features:
· Provides communication between the computer and lights used on a project
· Supports four workgroups and can control individual, groups or all heads
· No battery necessary – power is provided by the computer

EL Skyport Software
The EL Skyport Software is available for both PC and MAC and is designed to help create, fine tune, document and then save for future use, the simplest to the most complex of lighting projects. Skyport software requires an EL Skyport USB RX Transceiver to work, and when launched, it will locate any flash head or pack that is connected to an EL Skyport Universal or EL Skyport RX Receiver. When RX units are used, the software will provide an on screen display of the actual RX control panel. Everything that can be controlled on the back of the flash head can now be remotely adjusted by the photographer using the EL Skyport Software. This is the ideal solution for adjusting RX units on the fly, that are in hard to reach places or behind diffusion material.

The EL Skyport Software features:
· Compatible with all EL Skyport Receivers
· Provides detailed information about RX equipment including internal operating temperature, number of flashes fired, and total number of times the RX unit has been turned on since it was manufactured
· Can control up to 16 lights per workgroup, 64 per studio
· Complex lighting setups, can be documented, saved, printed and reused
· Stroboscopic effects can be created easily using any connected flash head
· Built in module tester

The EL Skyport is available in sets and in individual components:
Universal Trigger Set – $185 – Street price

  • 1x Skyport Transmitter with spare battery drawer
  • 1x Skyport Universal Receiver with US/Euro adapters
  • 1x 20cm, 2.5mm jack / camera x-socket
  • 1x 40cm, 3.5mm jack
  • 1x 3.5 to RCA Adapter
  • 1x 40cm, 3.5m, EL Standard sync socket

RX Trigger Set – $260 – Street price

  • 1x Skyport Transmitter with spare battery drawer
  • 2x Skyport RX Receivers
  • 1x 20cm, 2.5mm jack / camera x-socket

Computer Remote/Trigger Set – $354 – Street price

  • 1x Skyport Transmitter with spare battery drawer
  • 2x Skyport RX Receivers 1x 20cm, 2.5mm jack / camera x-socket
  • 1x USB RX Transceiver
  • 1x 20cm, 2.5mm jack / camera x-socket
  • 1x USB extension cable

Individual module pricing is as follows:
· Skyport Transmitter – $100 – Street price
· Skyport Universal Receiver – $104 – Street price
· Skyport RX Receiver – $98 – Street price
· Skyport USB RX Transceiver – $105 – Street price

For additional information regarding the Elinchrom Skyport, visit www.bogenimaging.us

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About Bogen Imaging:
Bogen Imaging Inc is a leading distributor of key accessories brands for the video, cine, lighting and photographic markets. Bogen is an international company within the Imaging Division of the Vitec Group, which owns the following leading, international brands: Manfrotto, Gitzo, Kata, National Geographic bags and tripods, Avenger, and I.F.F. As the exclusive US distributor of Metz, Gossen, Elinchrom, Lastolite, Reflecmedia and Formatt Filters, Bogen offers the most complete range of exceptional camera and lighting accessories in the business. The Bogen Imaging international network covers the USA, Germany, France, Italy, UK and Japan.

Elinchrom EL Skyport Transmitter

About the author: Photo-John

Photo-John, a.k.a. John Shafer, is the managing editor of PhotographyREVIEW.com and has been since the site launched back in 1999. He's an avid outdoor enthusiast and spends as much time as possible on his mountain bike, hiking or skiing in the mountains. He's been taking pictures for ever and ever, and never goes anywhere without a camera.


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