AB VS Elinchroms

It started life as a Konova 72" softbox which I got for a great price, then I just beefed up the internal diffuser, added another diffuser closer to the light and mounted a silver deflector to the speedring. If you're reasonably good at sewing and drilling through metal then you should be able to knock one up without too much trouble.

I chose elinchrom for the simple reason that If i ever want to upgrade to higher up elinchrom models, all of my modifiers and accessories will work with them. And I could still use my d-lites as background/hair lights ect.

Hi John,

I think that is the mindset of many D-Lite owners. It makes a lot of sense, especially if you're liking the Elinchrom strobe and have some cash invested in the modifiers.

TMR Design wrote in post #5983176
Hi John,

I think that is the mindset of many D-Lite owners. It makes a lot of sense, especially if you're liking the Elinchrom strobe and have some cash invested in the modifiers.

And I cant wait to upgrade to the RX heads so I can use the functionality of the skysports!

The Style RX are simply amazing. Build is exceptional. You really can't ask for more in the way of features, performance and a comprehensive line of branded and third party modifiers. Beyond that I don't need to keep looking. Price, of course, can be a dissuading factor but I am very comfortable with my D-Lites and I plan to beat them to the ground (not really, lol) as I use them and budget for RX or Ranger. In the mean time I don't have to drive myself crazy over lights and can work very comfortably with what I have to produce great images. This way I can add and upgrade to other important areas of the kit and studio.

TMR Design wrote in post #5983463
The Style RX are simply amazing. Build is exceptional. You really can't ask for more in the way of features, performance and a comprehensive line of branded and third party modifiers. Beyond that I don't need to keep looking. Price, of course, can be a dissuading factor but I am very comfortable with my D-Lites and I plan to beat them to the ground (not really, lol) as I use them and budget for RX or Ranger. In the mean time I don't have to drive myself crazy over lights and can work very comfortably with what I have to produce great images. This way I can add and upgrade to other important areas of the kit and studio.

Exactly what I'm doing at the moment! Although I've been so happy with my D-Lites, the BX series is looking mighty good too, at this stage. Ultimately, the RX series is the best, so I think I will swing that way, but it won't be because I'm unhappy with my D-lites!

This thread is really good. You can tell most people here have Elinchroms. I am over in Korea and looked for a package that I could use out doors. I ended up going with 2 AB800 and the Vagabon II. People that actually own AB stuff have nothing bad to say about them. I did a mini test today metering output. 20 flashes were within 1/10 of each other. I looked seriously at the Elinchroms but for what I am shooting I think the AB were a better purchase. When I leave Korea and end up in Germany I plan on putting a full studio together. I will most likely go with Elinchroms for the studio but I am pretty happy with these strobes and I am impressed with the build quality of the foldible softboxes. I wish some more AB owners would chime in on here.

yeah, I'm looking to pick up a lighting kit and this thread has a lot of info on elinchroms modifiers but not a lot on AB vs Elinchroms. I've been considering a small AB kit but I might want to switch to Elinchroms now.

Gotta go visit google...

I have also been looking at AB's. I was under the impression that AB's were very popular here (I still think they are) but I am starting to be swayed to Elinchroms. I would also love to hear about the AB's.

Well I am still one the fence, best thing about AB is there customer service. I have been in the customer service industry for many years and I love it when companies have amazing customer service. I have to deal with sigma on a weekly basis and there customer service is about that of McDonalds in the getto. I have written them many nasty grams and now I deal with there Manger. Point being Pual Buff and the amazing people at AB and WL are always on top of there game. I might keep my ABs and look into the Zuse system