With precise control of up to 14 f-stops of light, you're now able to express your creative visions that was previously not possible. A powerful 85Nm of torque delivered by the lightweight SyncDrive Pro 2 motor is smooth and instant, keeping you efficient and in control at all times. This is not an old-fashioned batting cage rental model, but an innovative “training model” that reimagines how facilities can be organized and utilized to better serve the community and become profitable. Not to put too fine a point on it, this is the first hot shoe style flash unit from Canon that I would be confident of using as a day-to-day piece of kit for editorial portraiture with a whole range of light modifiers and be able to leave my Elinchrom kit at home. The EL-1 is water- and dust-resistant and a charge indicator lets you know when it’s time to change battery.

My other pro flashes like my Canon 580EX II also easily shoot at 20 FPS at typical power levels; the big difference is that I can shoot longer bursts or at longer distances with the EL-1 because it replenishes its main capacitor four times as fast. Since then, work has been continuing steadily in the background, and E-Legend has now built a prototype of the EL1’s carbonfibre structure and four-wheel-drive powertrain – which I got to experience with a breezy but thrilling passenger ride at the Oberschleissheim airfield near Munich recently. Fast, precise and completely dependable – the Canon Speedlite EL-1 delivers the kind of performance that professional photographers demand when the pressure is on. Take complete creative control of your images with PIXMA and imagePROGRAF PRO professional photo printers. Firmware updates unlock new features and boost performance in Canon's pro mirrorless cameras, including 400MP resolution in the EOS R5 and more.With EL2 controllers you can now choose whether they switch on or off and which channel they follow.

Controling off-camera flashes extends the possibilities of lighting up your subject that could better suit your artistic objectives. Pro Canon shooter David Newton on capturing dynamic portraits of urban dancers with the Canon Speedlite EL-5 flash. While designed to be functional, the carbonfibre structure is also impressively well finished up front, the central carbonfibre structure having subframes mounted to each end for the double-wishbone suspension and motors. The EL1 takes up a lot of space in a camera bag but maybe not as much as the Elinchrom One that I think that it might replace in my thinking. A lot has been made by others of the modelling light and lamp options of the EL1 but, as someone who rarely turns on modelling lights, it doesn’t make much difference to me but having the option isn’t ever going to be a bad thing.

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