ELC Pro HD 500 / 1000
Awaken your vision, fast
© Philippe Echaroux

Push boundaries with a high-performance solution for professionals
Create your next adventure with the ELC Pro HD 500 and ELC Pro HD 1000, the highest-performing monolight studio flash on the market today.
Delivering the widest power range, fastest flash duration, and perfect color and exposure accuracy, it’s the ultimate solution for demanding creative professionals with action-packed stories to tell. Thanks to a simple user interface and the Creative Suite including stroboscopic, sequence, and delay modes, you’ll be bringing your wildest ideas to life in no time.
Empower your adventure
Choose a 500 Ws or 1000 Ws unit with no disadvantages. Both feature lightning fast recycling times so you can experiment with photo bursts to your heart’s content.
Navigate with ease
The easy-to-use interface features a crystal-clear OLED display that shows the power in Elinchrom F-Stops, Watt-seconds and the flash duration at the same time. Simply change the power output or browse the menu at the touch of a button.
Capture the impossible
Switch to Strobo Mode to capture movement in seconds, literally one movement per frame. The ELC Pro HD can deliver up multiple consistent stroboscopic flashes per second at 8Ws – it’s the key to your dream shot.
Create movement
Create incredible motion effects in delay mode. Opt for first or second curtain sync and everything in between, and predictive synchronization within a short sequence. You can set the flash sync delay between 0.001 to 10s, and the results will be stunning.
“Gone are the days when studio lights could scare you with their complexity”
Philippe Echaroux
©Philippe Echaroux
Illuminate your wildest ideas
With infinite creative possibilities


Turn your dream images into real life adventures with the fastest studio light ever.

The most professional monolight unit
Are you constantly thinking about new images you want to create? Something bigger, better, and more stunning than your last one. Simple. Create your next adventure with the ELC Pro HD 500 or 1000, the most professional studio monolight unit from Elinchrom. Use flash in burst mode like Tom Bol in his BMX series, create a world of moving color like Phillipe Echaroux in “The Pigments” or invent your own fantastic lighting universe fast from scratch: the ELC Pro HD Dual Kits are all you need.

Shape your next adventure with Elinchrom Light Shapers
Take your next adventure to a new level. Whether you’re looking for more depth, intensity, reflection or spread, you can transform your lighting to suit your needs with the full range of Elinchrom Light Shapers.

Take full control with the Elinchrom Transmitter Plus
Strong and robust with extra range, the latest version of the Elinchrom Transmitter Plus lets you simply trigger and adjust flash power at up to 200 m (656 feet) away – and you can optimize reception using the swivel function. It’s a must-have, now included in the To Go Set.
Get set for your next adventure.

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Overview
Flash output
500 or 1000 Ws |
Power range
7 or 8 F-Stops |
Recycling time
0.6 or 1.2 x |
Creative Suite
Strobo, Delay, Sequence |
ELC Pro HD 500 |
ELC Pro HD 1000 |
|
Energy |
500 Ws/J | 1000 Ws/J |
F-Stop 1m, 100 ISO, Reflector 48° |
64.8 | 90.8 |
Power range F-Stop |
7 | 8 |
Power increments in F-Stop |
Adjusted by precise multifunctional power knob in 1/10 steps | |
Power range display F-Stop equivalent |
0.3 – 6.30.3 – 7.3 | |
Power range |
7 to 500 Ws8 to 1000 Ws | |
Max. flash per sec. at min. power |
20 | |
Best flash duration t0.5 at power |
1/5000s at 3.1 | 1/5260s at 3.6 |
Flash duration t0.5 at min. power |
1/2940 | 1/2780 |
Flash duration t0.5 at max. power |
1/2330 | 1/1430 |
Sync socket |
3.5 mm Jack | |
Power stability |
± 0.1% | |
Recycling Default mode |
0.75 s | 1.5 s |
Recycling Eco mode |
2.0 s | 4.0 s |
Recycling time 230 V Fast mode |
to 0.6 s | to 1.2 s |
Recycling time 115 V Fast mode |
to 0.7 s | to 1.4 s |
Sync voltage |
5 V | |
Auto power dumping |
Adjusts power settings automatically | |
Max. power consumption 230V / 50Hz |
Slow: 350 W // Default: 700 W // Fast: 875 W | |
Max. power consumption 115V / 60Hz |
Slow: 250 W // Default: 500 W // Fast: 625 W | |
Voltage |
90 – 260 | 90 – 260 |
Length |
315 mm | |
Width |
140 mm | |
Height |
210 mm | |
Weight |
2.35 kg | 2.9 kg |
Flashtube |
S-Type, Omega plug-in, user-replaceable – 24084 | |
Glass dome |
Transparent | |
Glass dome frosted Optional |
Art. N° 24917 / optional | |
Umbrella fitting |
Centred tube for EL-Umbrellas ø 7 mm stand bracket with extra fitting for larger umbrella shafts | |
Fan cooled |
Smart pro-active cooling | |
Supplied with |
Main and sync cables, flashtube, modelling lamp, glass dome, protective cap, reflector 16 cm 90° | |
Pure sine battery Converter DC/AC: Slow charge (W) |
600 with halogen | |
Colour temperature at max. power |
5600 K | |
Modelling lamp 115V |
300 W / GX 6.35 – 23030 | |
Modelling lamp 230V |
300 W / GX 6.35 – 23022 | |
Modelling lamp mode |
On/off, free, proportional | |
Material |
Heat and bump poof ABS plastics | |
Primary color |
Dark grey | |
Skyport type |
Integrated transceiver, 20 Freq. Channels, 4 Groups | |
Skyport distance range |
100 m | |
Hi-Sync / HSS |
Not compatible |
ELC Pro HD – User Manual
ELC Pro HD – Quick Start Guide

ELC Pro HD 500 / 1000 Quick start guide
Code: EL10563 | EL10570