Adorama Debuts Orlit Flash Line at WPPI

Photo retailer Adorama is expanding its lineup of flashes with the new Orlit brand. The house brand launched with three new products: a battery-powered monolight, a speed light and a transceiver.

The Orlit Rovelight RT 610 TTL is the first battery-powered monolight to ship with the Canon RT radio system built in.

Canon users can use the 600EX-RT as a master and the Orlit RT610 as the slave. The light can also be triggered remotely from a Nikon trigger.

The RT 610 TTL has a guide number of 201 feet  at ISO 100 and manual levels from full to 1/256 power with adjustable in 0.1 stop increments. You’ll get about 450 full-powered shots on a single battery charge.

Additional features include:

• HSS
• 2.3 sec. recycling time at full power
• 20 watt, 3200K  LED modeling lamp
• 5 groups and 16 channels
• optical and sync cord triggering
• user-selectable second curtain sync
• mini USB port for firmware updates
• Bowens mount.

Adorama is working on an AC adapter for the light that will plug into the battery compartment if you want to run the light on AC power. The Orlit Rovelight RT 610 TTL Wireless Monolight will set you back $700.

Orlit RT-600C TTL Speedlite for Canon

This Canon RT/ETTL wireless radio-compatible speedlight transmits to both the Canon RT radio and optical systems. It can act as a master to up to five independent groups or a slave unit for remote power control. It has a Guide Number of 160 feet at ISO 100 (at 200mm zoom).

The flash head rotates 180 degrees in any direction and tilts over 90 degrees. The head zooms automatically or manually from 20-200mm and has a holder to place color balancing gels in front of the flash head.

Like the Orlit Rovelight, the Orlit RT 600C user interface features a clear LCD display and is firmware upgradeable. The RT-600C TTL will cost $170.

Orlit TR-611C (Canon) TTL Transceiver & Orlit TR-612N (Nikon) TTL Transceivers

These hot shoe transceivers feature TTL, HSS and boast a 980 foot reach. They can adjust the exposure for the Orlit Rovelight RT610 TTL Monolight. The Canon TR-611C adds control over the Orlit RT600C Speedlite. Both feature an LCD display and a USB port for firmware upgrades.

Additional features include:

• 3 groups
• hot shoe and sync cable triggering
• first and second curtain sync

The Orlit TR-611C & TR-612N TTL will retail for $70 a piece.

Coming Soon

Adorama says it’s working on a second Orlit trigger that can connect to smartphones via Bluetooth to allow app-based control over Orlit lights.   No word yet on when the app will be released. Also coming later this year are 800 W/S and 600 W/s Orlit monolights that will run only off of AC power.