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Lencarta Atom 180 Portable Flash Complete Kit

Brand: Lencarta
Stock Code: ATO180K
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Atom 180 COMPLETE Portable Flash Kit

This is the COMPLETE Atom 180 Flash KIT, which includes the Atom 180 Flash head, the Atom PowerPack, battery charger and other essential accessories, including a free protection cap.  Please see this page for the flash head only, or this page for the Battery Pack

The Atom 180  is basically a high quality hotshoe flashgun on steroids.

It has all the normal flashgun features of small size, light weight, battery power etc., and it has other important benefits too.

Guide No. of 60(m) or 196 (ft). This is a TRUE guide number, measured at 100 ISO with the standard reflector. (Guide numbers for hotshoe flashguns are exaggerated by taking measurements at their maximum zoom range)

It has a removable reflector, this allows any of the range of Atom Light shaping tools to be used with it, greatly increasing its creative capabilities, and also means that it can be used barebulb. This is especially important when used with a softbox, as it allows the light to spread around the softbox walls, cover the entire area and produce very even illumination

Recycling at full power is 2.6 seconds at full power, and becomes progressively faster as the power is reduced. At minimum power, it is ready for use in just 0.05 seconds (1/20th second), allowing it to be used in burst mode with even the fastest cameras.

Flash duration is astonishing too, at full power the flash duration is a respectable 1/800th second, at minimum power it is an incredible 1/10,000th second, both figures are t.1 times.

And colour temperature is amazing too, the Atom has a benchmark colour temperature of 5600K and only varies by 200K.

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What's in the box?

  • Atom 180 Flash head
  • Flash tube
  • Standard reflector
  • Atom PowerPack
  • PowerPack Charger
  • Soft bag for flash head
  • Connecting lead, PowerPack to flash head
  • Stand with coldshoe fitting
  • Stand with tripod fitting
  • Atom Protection Cap

Weight of flash head, including flash tube: 616g

Weight of complete kit in box: 2040g

Please read the first independent review of the Atom 180, carried out by Advanced Photographer. Please click here

Full Specifications
Flash head
Length of warranty 3 Years
Atom specs
Maximum power 180Ws
Minimum power 1.4Ws
Number of flashes per battery charge 900 at full power, this figure doubles each time the power is reduced by 1 stop
Guide No. (ft) 196
Guide No. (M) 60
Power adjustment range 7 stops (1/1 - 1/128)
Recycling speed Recycling at full power is2.5 seconds and becomes progressively faster as the power is reduced. At minimum power, it is ready for use in just 0.05 seconds (1/20th second), allowing it to be used in burst mode with even the fastest cameras.
Switchable slave sensor Yes
Weight (kg) Weight of flash head, including flash tube: 616g Weight of complete kit in box: 2040g
Supports HSS Yes, when used with a suitable radio trigger only.
Power adjustment display Digital
Burst mode Can be used in bursts of up to 75 continuous shots at full power.  Can be used in bursts of up to 500 continuous shots at minimum power
Barebulb facility Yes, allowing it to be used with softboxes, beauty dishes etc without loss of light spread
Flash head swivel Yes. Flash head swivels 270 degrees
Flash head tilt Yes, Flash head tilts between -150 and +90 degrees
Focus assist beam Yes
Full remote control Yes, available
Overheat protection system Yes
Accessory mount Atom/Witstro as standard, can be converted to standard S-fit by adding our S-fit adapter
Can ignore Pre-Flash Yes
Box contents Atom 180 Flash head, Flash tube, Standard reflector, Atom PowerPack, PowerPack Charger, Soft bag for flash head, Connecting lead, PowerPack to flash head. Stand with coldshoe fitting, Stand with tripod fitting, Atom Protection Cap,
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Lencarta is a well established British company that has specialised in lighting equipment for well over a decade. Our experience, expertise and commitment to customer service means that we guarantee that you’ll get the best advice, the best service and the best customer service, both now and in the future years to come.

If you want to try out any of our products before making up your mind, we have our own studio at our premises in Bradford, which is just a few minutes away from the M606 motorway. Come along by arrangement and you’re very welcome to try out and test anything and everything. Just give us a call on 01274 678842. We are open 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday except public holidays, and other times by arrangement.

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We stand behind our products. Our products come with a standard 3-year full warranty. Inside the warranty period our UK-based sevice centre will resolve any issues free of charge. We will carry on supporting our products even after the warranty expires at a very reasonable cost. The warranty applies to everything except consumables such as modelling lamps, flash tubes and batteries.

*as at Sept 2015

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Here at Lencarta we have our own in-house repair facility. This means that, unlike most other suppliers, we will continue to provide service for the life period of the goods bought from us.

In case your product developed a fault within the 3 year warranty period, we will repair or replace (at our option) the product free of charge, and deliver it back to you carriage paid. For out-of-warranty work we don't operate a 'fixed price' policy and the cost depends on the actual amount of work involved and the cost of any new parts. However because of the robust build quality of our products, most repairs can be carried out at a very low cost. We believe in good service, and we keep our repair charges at near-cost price. If you need out-of-warranty service, please ask for a firm quote when sending the product to us.

In majority of cases our technicians have a fast turnaround of around 7 working days.

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We provide FREE advice and training on choosing and using the right gear to achieve that result you always wanted to. We do it because we don't just sell Lencarta lighting equipment, we are passionate about using it too!

Quite often it helps to speak to someone who has earned his living for many years as an advertising and commercial photographer and who is an acknowledged expert on studio lighting. So, please feel free to contact us for detailed advice, we’re here to help. You will get expert and totally honest answers to your questions, and those answers will come from many years of experience in professional photography as well as detailed personal experience of using Lencarta (and other) products.

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Every year we exhibit at The Photography Show in Birmingham NEC. It's by far the UK's largest photography trade fair. We are always delighted to meet so many happy Lencarta users face-to-face, answering any questions that people may have, and just have a good chat. At the show, we have been the official sponsor of the Big Lighting Stage, where world-renowned photographers share their tricks with fellow shooters. It's a testimony to the recognition of Lencarta gear's performance and quality.

Next time if you are planning to go, don't forget to pop over and see us!
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