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The 53" Midi Octa Light Bank bridges the gap between the 74" Octa Light Bank and 39" Rotalux Mini Octa. The Junior Octa features a rotating speed ring mount for exact angle positioning, spring loaded self-locking struts for fast, easy set-up, and durable snap fasteners to quickly attach the inner diffuser.

Like all Elinchrom light modifiers, the geometrics are precisely engineered to the focal length and light pattern unique to all Elinchrom flash heads.

Use this size for a full-length portrait, or a 3/4-length group portrait of 2 - 3 people.

Note: This light bank will fit only an Elinchrom head, or a Profoto Head with an optional adapter.

Double diffusion design.
Folds like an umbrella.
Mounts onto any Elinchrom head, rotating locking knob.
Size 53" (135 cm)
Shape Octagon
Compatibility Elinchrom strobe only
Removable Face Yes
Removable Baffle Yes
Accepts Grids No
Required Speed Ring Included for Elinchrom heads

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Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash
 
4.8

(based on 35 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (29)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (0)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (1)

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97%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (16)
  • Durable (13)
  • Reliable (13)
  • Attach securely (7)
  • Consistent (7)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Portraits (21)
    • Photography (11)
    • Indoors (9)
    • Strobe lighting (9)
    • Studio (7)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Pro photographer (9), Semi-pro photographer (9), Photo enthusiast (7), Enthusiast (4), Professional (4)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (20)

    Most Liked Positive Review

     

    Worth every Penny

    I got to use this last weekend and all I can say is WOW Skin Tones and Colours were Great more light than I needed made the work easy and fun.
    I shot three su...Read complete review

    I got to use this last weekend and all I can say is WOW Skin Tones and Colours were Great more light than I needed made the work easy and fun.
    I shot three subject at the same time even put them up against a multi coloured wall and I had no shaddows just alot of great pictures.
    I use the Elinchrom Ranger RX Speed Asymetrical 1100 Watt/Second with an A head.
    The Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank is almost 4.5 ft. and can couver a model from head to toe and them some, for the money you can't beat it.

    VS

    Most Liked Negative Review

     

    Nice LightSource but Product Quality not

    I've used this midi on many situations but after a few months the zipper (on case) came apart in chunks. The metal felt like was made cheaply and literally came apart in chunks like...Read complete review

    I've used this midi on many situations but after a few months the zipper (on case) came apart in chunks. The metal felt like was made cheaply and literally came apart in chunks like a cheap piece import from a dollar store. A few months later the rods went through and fabric, I had to have someone resew the fabric with a machine. It came with two extra rods but it's an irony that the extra pieces weren't used before the whole thing starting to break. For the price I could just buy about four or five 51" umbrellas.

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    5.0

    AMAZING!

    By Krokokid

    from Los Angeles

    About Me Pro Photographer

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          Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

          Absolutely worth the money. Easy to put together. Comes in a nice bag for those who travel with their lights and soft boxes. Great Key light. Wouldn't wanna miss this box in my studio.

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          5.0

          This light modifier is a game-changer!

          By Abram

          from Temecula, CA

          About Me Pro Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Attach Securely
          • Easy to transport
          • Light Quality
          • Nice Fall-off
          • Soft light

          Cons

          • Difficult first setup
          • Difficult first tear-down

          Best Uses

          • Close-ups
          • Indoors
          • Low Light
          • Portraiture
          • Small groups

          Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

          I purchased this softbox based on several recommendation from the Elinchrom user thread on POTN. My intention for the Midi Octa is for portrait work. I previously only had two small softboxes which did not create enough light for the look I wanted on people.

          The sheer size of the modifier creates staggeringly beautiful light for close-up portraits (Think Head & Shoulders or closer) but it can absolutely work for 3/4 length or full-body shots as well.

          The first time I tried to set up the octa I had some difficulty, the instructions included weren't terribly clear and it wasn't until AFTER I figured it out that everything made sense. Same issue with tearing it down. The instructions actually don't even cover this part. (Tip: press down on the speed-ring with one hand and press down on the metal rib with the other, this will loosen the tension enough for you to release the collar)

          All-in-all I am absolutely pleased with this purchase, and I will happily recommend it to anyone with an Elinchrom lighting system!

          (Note: I am using this modifier with BXRi 500 lights)

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          4.0

          Great mid-sized octa bank

          By Mike

          from Simi Valley, CA

          About Me Casual Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Durable
          • Nice Diffused Light

          Cons

          • Difficult setup

          Best Uses

          • General Use
          • Indoors
          • Low Light
          • Night Time
          • Outdoors
          • Special Events

          Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

          I know 53" is just about 4-1/2 ft but when you actually have it in your room/studio, this thing is HUGE! My studio is 11 ft by 22 ft and this light bank really stands out in it. However, in the end it fits and provides great soft light. The lining of the octa bank is silver and it actually has 2 diffusers...an inner one as well as the outer one, if you really need extra diffused light for your situation. Just know that putting this together is quite challenging as you have to bend 8 steel rods to form the shape and that's not easy to do by yourself when you have to keep the center ring of the light bank around the outside of the speed ring. I managed to get 7 rods in place but the 8th was impossible to do alone so I got help from my girlfriend. The only downside is that I'm not inclined to ever want to dismantle it. The only real complaint I have is that for some reason the grooves don't line up cleanly so it's a bit challenging getting it connected to my Elinchrom 500 BX-Ri strobe. That's the only reason for 4 stars instead of 5.

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          5.0

          Big and Beautiful

          By Canon Fan

          from Northern Colorado

          About Me Photo Enthusiast

          See all my reviews

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Attach Securely
          • Durable
          • Good Color Value

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • General Use
            • Indoors

            Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

            Love the size and quality. Comes with a nice bag. I like how Elinchrom uses the velcro attachments just in a few areas (effectively!) instead of all around the entire thing like other manufacturers.

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            • No

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            5.0

            Awesome

            By Dave

            from Hobart, Australia

            About Me Pro Photographer

            Verified Buyer

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                  Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                  Haven't used it much yet, but it's just a great piece of gear.This is not the biggest one, but is still BIG

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                  • No

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                  5.0

                  Excellent softbox and great light output

                  By Paul Ciura

                  from McHenry, IL

                  About Me Photo Enthusiast

                  See all my reviews

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                  Pros

                  • Attach Securely
                  • Durable

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Indoors
                    • Outdoors
                    • Portraits

                    Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                    I picked up the BXRI 500 and this Octa. Excellent light output from this softbox. Looking forward to some nice portraits soon.

                    Tried it out with full length body shot and this bad boy handles it no problem. Good build, easy to put together and take down, feels like a quality product.

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                    • No

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                    2.0

                    Nice LightSource but Product Quality not

                    By ErickPRO

                    from Texas

                    About Me Pro Photographer

                    Pros

                    • Attach Securely
                    • Good Color Value

                    Cons

                    • not durable

                    Best Uses

                    • General Use

                    Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                    I've used this midi on many situations but after a few months the zipper (on case) came apart in chunks. The metal felt like was made cheaply and literally came apart in chunks like a cheap piece import from a dollar store. A few months later the rods went through and fabric, I had to have someone resew the fabric with a machine. It came with two extra rods but it's an irony that the extra pieces weren't used before the whole thing starting to break. For the price I could just buy about four or five 51" umbrellas.

                    • Was this a gift?:
                    • Yes

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                    5.0

                    Nearly cheating

                    By Acy

                    from Montreal, Qc

                    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Durable
                    • Image quality

                    Cons

                    • Hard to assemble

                    Best Uses

                    • Indoors

                    Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                    Spectacular results, very good. A bit hard to assemble the first couple of times, but well worth the effort in results

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                    • No

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                    5.0

                    Best softbox on the market.

                    By preacherman

                    from Lancaster

                    About Me Photo Enthusiast

                    Verified Buyer

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                          Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                          I cannot find anything to say bad about this softbox. It is easy to setup and breakdown.

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                          5.0

                          a good recommendation from Scott Kelby

                          By docente

                          from Brookfield, NH

                          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Lightweight

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Artificial Lighting
                            • Photography
                            • Portraits
                            • Strobe Lighting

                            Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                            I've been very satisfied with it's performance so far. The initial assembly was a struggle involving clamps, but has gotten easier as I have gotten more familiar with the set up and things have loosened up.. If you take this on location make sure you have assembled it a few times.

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                            5.0

                            Great!!!!

                            By Rico NYC

                            from NYC

                            About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Consistent
                            • Reliable

                            Cons

                            • None

                            Best Uses

                            • Artificial Lighting
                            • Photography
                            • Portraits
                            • Strobe Lighting

                            Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                            Absolutely no complaints about this product.
                            Very well balanced and soft pleasing light is delivered through this softbox.

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                            5.0

                            Fantastic

                            By Cynthia

                            from MA

                            About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                            Verified Buyer

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                              Cons

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                                  Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                  This has been a wonderful upgrade for me. Saw it used at a Scott Kelby seminar and purchased it afterward. Love it!

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                                  5.0

                                  Great softbox.

                                  By kathryn

                                  from midland texas

                                  About Me Photo Enthusiast

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                                        Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                        a wonderful great sized octa for the value. beautiful light.

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                                        4.0

                                        A Big Step Up!

                                        By JackRack

                                        from Annapolis, MD.

                                        About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                        Verified Buyer

                                        Pros

                                        • Consistent
                                        • Lightweight

                                        Cons

                                          Best Uses

                                          • Photography
                                          • Portraits
                                          • Strobe Lighting

                                          Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                          I had been using two portable soft boxes which came with a lighting kit from Elinchrom for my small home studio when I decided that I needed something more than a head and shoulders set-up. I looked at lots and lots of light modifiers and decided that soft gentle light was my perfered medium. I chose Elinchrom largely based on the performance of the equipment I already owned. From what I've seen so far it was a very good decision. This light bank, although large, does fit in my home studio (think large den size.) It enables me to do whole body portraits with ease. It has a deflector immediately in front of the bulb, a silver lining and two softening panels. With just the deflector and the silver umbrella, it works as a large beauty light. As diffusion panels are added, the light softens and scatters to an almost shadowless condition. I had been concerned that my Elinchorm De-Lite 4 would not be suffficient as the light source but this has not proven to be the case. My only complaints are that the included instructions for assembly are awful and the rod from the deflector which inserts into the light body to hold the deflector in place lost its friction fit almost immediately.

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                                          5.0

                                          Octa good

                                          By Mling bling

                                          from Lambertville, NJ

                                          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                                          Verified Buyer

                                          Pros

                                          • Consistent
                                          • Lightweight
                                          • Reliable

                                          Cons

                                            Best Uses

                                            • Photography
                                            • Portraits
                                            • Strobe Lighting

                                            Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                            Great great great spread of light, and oh so smoothly it evens the models face out. I use it for portraits, headshots and defiantly full body. It covers it all. Comes with a case and is easy to travel with. But if you dont have strong hands/fingers you might need someone to help you put it up. But it is great. Big but sterdy. If you are lookign for something that spreads the light and smoothens your subject. Go ahead and get this. I looooove it.

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                                            5.0

                                            Soft Light made easy!

                                            By MisterB

                                            from St.Marys, PA

                                            About Me Pro Photographer

                                            Verified Buyer

                                            Pros

                                            • Even Light distribution
                                            • Soft Light

                                            Cons

                                              Best Uses

                                              • Photography
                                              • Portraits
                                              • Strobe Lighting

                                              Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                              The light is so soft from this amazing Light Bank I don't know how I lived without one before now.

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                                              • No

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                                              5.0

                                              Works great

                                              By Vareck

                                              from Arlington, VA

                                              About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                              Verified Buyer

                                              Pros

                                              • Consistent
                                              • Easy To Setup
                                              • Lightweight
                                              • Reliable

                                              Cons

                                                Best Uses

                                                • Artificial Lighting
                                                • Photography
                                                • Portraits

                                                Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                                I've used the product so far for portraits with Elinchrom Ranger. It provides a great even light.

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                                                • No

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                                                5.0

                                                Fantastic Modifier

                                                By aisen

                                                from Sydney, Australia

                                                About Me Pro Photographer

                                                Verified Buyer

                                                Pros

                                                • Easy To Setup
                                                • Lightweight
                                                • Reliable

                                                Cons

                                                  Best Uses

                                                  • Photography
                                                  • Portraits
                                                  • Strobe Lighting
                                                  • Weddings

                                                  Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                                  I use this modifier with an Elinchrom Ranger RX and what a great combination it is. The light the modifier produced was soft and beautiful (with internal & external diffusers on). Used it outdoors on a slightly windy day (pity the assistant that was holding on to it)and its sturdy construction held up for the duration of the shoot. A must-have modifier.

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                                                  5.0

                                                  A beautiful light

                                                  By Nasim Mansurov

                                                  from Denver, CO

                                                  About Me Pro Photographer

                                                  Verified Buyer

                                                  Pros

                                                  • Consistent
                                                  • Easy To Setup
                                                  • Lightweight
                                                  • Reliable

                                                  Cons

                                                    Best Uses

                                                    • Artificial Lighting
                                                    • Photography
                                                    • Portraits
                                                    • Strobe Lighting
                                                    • Weddings

                                                    Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                                    Assembling the unit is easy and I can put it together in less than a minute. Love the portability and the quality of light that comes out of it. Can be used both indoors and outdoors for portraiture.

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                                                    5.0

                                                    Worth every Penny

                                                    By Delmar

                                                    from Mission, B.C. Canada

                                                    About Me Pro Photographer

                                                    Verified Buyer

                                                    Pros

                                                    • Consistent
                                                    • Easy Setup
                                                    • Lightweight
                                                    • Reliable

                                                    Cons

                                                      Best Uses

                                                      • Artificial Lighting
                                                      • Photography
                                                      • Portraits
                                                      • Strobe Lighting
                                                      • Weddings

                                                      Comments about Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank for Flash:

                                                      I got to use this last weekend and all I can say is WOW Skin Tones and Colours were Great more light than I needed made the work easy and fun.
                                                      I shot three subject at the same time even put them up against a multi coloured wall and I had no shaddows just alot of great pictures.
                                                      I use the Elinchrom Ranger RX Speed Asymetrical 1100 Watt/Second with an A head.
                                                      The Elinchrom Midi Octa Light Bank is almost 4.5 ft. and can couver a model from head to toe and them some, for the money you can't beat it.

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                                                      • No

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