ELVARNIXO

Penumbra 1200 Monolight

34.500,00 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

The Penumbra is the studio's dependable sun: nine stops of IGBT-controlled power, colour that stays put from full to a whisper, and a modelling LED that tells the truth about what will fire.

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
  • Aluminium housing; every board potted against vibration
  • Colour held within ±150 K across the full power range — curve shipped per serial
  • Wireless group control across sixteen channels
  • Nine-stop power range in tenth-stop steps
  • Temperature-governed fan with a printed noise figure

Specifications

Energy 1200 Ws
Recycle 0.09–1.8 s
Power range 9 stops, 1/10-stop steps
Colour stability ±150 K full range
Mount S-type, steel
Weight ≈ 4.1 kg
Warranty 2 years, parts stocked 15

Care

Let fans finish their cool-down before casing; store capacitors formed by powering the unit monthly between jobs. Flashtubes and modelling LEDs are user-replaceable — handle tubes by ceramic, never glass. Annual service includes capacitor health, colour check and firmware.

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.

What about flash duration for action and liquids?
t0.1 figures per power step are in the photometric report. Freeze modes trade colour stability for speed and say so honestly.

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.