(Hands on) Elinchrom Ranger Quadra AS RX

I am so excited about my new purchased of the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra AS RX and 2x action heads with the new Lithium (li-ion) batteries. I am currently still using my 2 x canon 600ex-rt flash units. I want something more powerful for the summer sun in Australia.

The Research

I have been doing some research about the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra hybrid vs the non-hybrid. I have posted the questions on some Elinchrom pages.

Here is the direct answer from The Flash Centre: "Scott, there is no difference between the Hybrid and some of the later Quadra RX packs. The re-branding to "Hybrid" was to help indicate that these packs are compatible with both the lead gel and li-ion batteries (some of the very early Quadra stuff is not li-ion compatible without a modification). If you want any further infer please feel free to PM us. Thanks".

After receving the message, I went head off and purchased one of the two remaining (in-store) Elinchrom Ranger Quadra AS RX - the non-hybrid version with the new batteries. I am glad as I can spend the cash difference into getting the modifiers I want.

Unboxing

Here's some of the pictures about me unpacking the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra. I did make a mistake. Just like most people who dont read the user manual and went ahead to charge the battery. I plugged the battery straight into the charger and after half an hour. The battery remained flat. Then I saw that there is a "fuse" that has to be inserted into the fuse's slot before charging. I insert it and went back into the charger!

Then I spent the next hour or so reading the manuals.

elinchrom quadra charging battery li-ion

Skyport trigger

The skyport trigger is very light weight comparing to the Canon ST-E3 RT unit. A battery came with the purchased so all is good to go.

The first test

After the battery has been charged, I took my wife and my baby out for a quick photo shoot. Wife forbided me to post the photos so you will get to see some of my photos with the Quadra in the next post! All I can say is, it's easier to use than I thought! *EDIT* I briefly told her that I am blogging this and will be adding a photo as a sample to show the beauty of Elinchrom*

Next, I will be posting some photos from the wedding I took using the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra. Here is the link to the NEXT POST.

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Tung + Anna | Asian Wedding Photographers (Wedding Ceremony)

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Here's the Part 2 of Tung and Anna's wedding ceremony photographs. The edits from this session is unlike the previous Tea Ceremony. This is our standard colours. Photos are all post processed and edited. Part 1 can be seen here. wedding ceremony

Anna's wedding gown preparation was in a pretty tight-spaced. I am pretty pleased with the ability to capture her expression from the reflection off the mirror in the room.

The ceremony is held outside Himeiji Garden on South Terrace, Adelaide.

After their formal wedding ceremony, lots of balloons are released. Are you able to guess the correct number of balloons? We do have an air permit to release these much balloons into the air and these aren't the normal balloons. :)

Next section - Reception (Stay tune)

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Tung + Anna | Asian Wedding Photographers (Tea Ceremony)

I'm very excited to photograph Tung and Anna's wedding. Tung is the brother of Thu whom I had photographed earlier this year. Asian wedding photographers

In this tea ceremony series, I am showing my Artistic Edit which differs from the standard colours.

This is a cross cultural (Chinese-Vietnamese) wedding. It is an honoured to be part of the traditional ceremony, especially the exchange of gifts. The ceremony is different from those standard tea ceremony because the gifts also include the traditional Vietnamese bridal dress. This is because the bride is from a Chinese background. This is a symbol of accepting her into the Vietnamese family. Asian wedding photographers

Here is the link to the next series.