Comments on: RSO – a Review (Sort Of) – Elinchrom Ranger AS Speed

By: TonyM

TonyM — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:07:20 +0000

Great review, I really appreciate it. Does one need to trigger the Ranger RX with Skyport triggers or can PocketWizards be used? What is the simplest most reliable way?

By: Ryuji

Ryuji — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:04:42 +0000

Did you get to try Hensel Porter? I actually bought Quadra soon after my previous comment… and I love it… except the price for every little adaptors and modifiers is ridiculous, at least in the USA…

By: Tim Hind

Tim Hind — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:41:11 +0000

Great review. I’m about to purchase the Ranger so an informative review like this helps!

By: andres castro

andres castro — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:55:40 +0000

sofia: The problem is not the lights. It’s your camera. That canon does not have a specific sync port for pro lighting. You have 2 options. byuy the elinchrom or dimilar wireless trigger system (recomended) or by an atachment for the flas shoe to accept a sync cable

By: Sofia

Sofia — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:40:08 +0000

Hello!

I just bought an Elinchrom Ranger Quadra and I am all happy, problem is that there is NOWHERE written HOW you use it. I mean, how do I make it work with my Canon 450D????
I’ve been doing photography for years, but only used scanlite. Simple and straight.
Now that I finally have this set I am blank.
Takes the edge off the enthusiasm…
I read the manuals, but it doesn’t say anything there about how to connect them.
I’ve googled 100’s of pages to find SOME place where some kind soul spells it out, but I can’t find any. PLEASE help by posting something, or answering on my e-mail. I would appreciate it SOOOOOO much! Tonight I am going to experiment at home again, but in case I don’t make it…
I can offer you a link from my website in return!

Kind Regards, Sofia

By: Tim Driver

Tim Driver — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:02:05 +0000

This was really useful for me – Have been looking at the rangers needing some extra information

Thanks

By: Bert Stephani

Bert Stephani — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:54:15 +0000

@Ryuji: I’ll be reviewing the Hensel Porty soon, looks like it’s even better than the Ranger

By: Ryuji

Ryuji — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:20:14 +0000

Thanks for the nice review! I currently use a bunch of Sunpak 622 Super for strong location lights but they are getting beaten up and as these new products come out, I am seriously considering to upgrade!

By: Bert Stephani

Bert Stephani — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:19:59 +0000

@Tony: As far as I know you get 100% power if you plug only one head in both the symmetrical and the asymmetrical. I also use it with just one head. The biggest advantage of the asymmetrical to me is that you get 100% power if you plug the head in socket A and less power if you use socket B. This allows you to also set your light at a lower minimum power. Sometimes I just want that little touch of flash and even the lowest power setting on the symmetrical would be too high.

By: Tony R

Tony R — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:46:31 +0000

I would like to hear further comments about symmetrical vs asymmetrical. I am about to make the plunge. I get the idea, asymmetrical, 66% key light and 33% fill. A good place to start for portraiture but I rarely do that. Most of the time I want one big powerful light. So if you plug one lamp in is it possible to get 100% with symmetrical? With asymmetrical?. I want to be sure before I part with my money. Tony R.