ELVARNIXO

Octans 400 Battery Strobe

58.500,00 Kč

Tax included where applicable. Delivery, rigging and commissioning arranged by your concierge.

Measured per serialPhotometric and colour report ships in the box.
Commissioned by our crewRigged, cabled, balanced — and taught.
Fifteen-year partsTwo years labour; loaners while yours is on our bench.

ELVARNIXO Strobes — daylight, on demand

Location flash is a logistics problem wearing a beauty problem; the Octans solves both — measured colour in a weather-shrugging shell, with runtime numbers you can plan a day around.

Strobe electronics are the quiet half of the craft: IGBT control that cuts flash duration to the ten-thousandth, capacitors rated for heat and years rather than spec-sheet mornings, and colour held within 150 K across the whole power range. Housings are aluminium, not painted plastic; every board is potted against vibration and every unit burn-tested before its serial number is granted.

Design & Craft

  • Two years parts and labour; parts stocked for fifteen
  • Swap batteries mid-shoot in seconds — packs charge in the case
  • Recycle times measured at mains voltage, honest at burst frame twenty
  • User-replaceable flashtube in a machined ceramic mount
  • Aluminium housing; every board potted against vibration
  • Full-power flashes per charge stated with modelling-light duty

Specifications

Energy 400 Ws
Flashes per charge 450 full-power
HSS To 1/8000 s, TTL modules
Colour stability ±150 K full range
Mount S-type, steel
Weight ≈ 3.0 kg
Warranty 2 years, parts stocked 15

Care

Blow dust from vents monthly, keep gel frames clean of melt, and form capacitors with a monthly power-up if the unit sits idle. Transport in the fitted case; the electronics forgive roads, not drops. Colour and timing are re-certified at annual service.

Questions, Answered

How fast is the recycle really?
Rated at mains voltage and full power in the specification — measured, with the burst behaviour noted. Battery units state shots per charge at full and half power.

How consistent is the colour across power levels?
Within ±150 K across the full range on our bench, and the exact curve for your serial number ships in the box. Mixed fleets match because every unit is measured, not sampled.

The ELVARNIXO Promise

Trade up within five years at an honest, published buy-back rate. Working photographers' equipment should hold its value the way it holds its colour.