Bron Elektronik
Bron Elektronik is a manufacturer of flash equipment for photography and videography. It is located in Allschwil in Switzerland. Bron manufactures the broncolor lines of strobes. The broncolor line includes studio lighting systems with separate power packs and heads, as well as monolights. Both lines include light modifiers.[1] The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography describes broncolor as "the leading Swiss manufacturer" of generator flash systems.[2]
Industry | Digital Imaging |
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Founded | Allschwil, Switzerland (1958) |
Headquarters | Allschwil, Switzerland |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Flash, Continuous lighting, monolight, , Flash (photography), Reflectance Transformation Imaging, LED lamp, Softbox, Reflector_(photography) |
Brands | broncolor, kobold, visatec |
Website | https://www.broncolor.swiss/ |
The flagship of the broncolor line is the Scoro S 3200. Columnist Dan Havlik subjected this power-pack system to an in-depth review in Photo District News.[3] The Scoro Line garnered the 2009 Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) award for Best Studio Generator.[4]
broncolor's Para line of parabolic light reflectors have become a leading item for the company. Compatible with flash, and HMI lamps, the Paras range from 88CM to 330CM.[5]
Flash Units
High End
Pulso - 1984
Grafit - 1996
Scoro - 2009
Low End
Primo
Opus
Topas
Senso - 2010
Battery Powered Packs
Mobil
Mobil A2R/A2L
Verso
Move - 2012
Monolights
Impact
Minipuls
Minicom
Siros S
Battery Powered Monolights
Siros L
Heads
High End
Pulso
Pulso F
Pulso G
Low End
Primo
Unilite
Picolite
Litos
Mobile
Mobilite
Mobilite 2
Mobiled
Special Application
Boxlite 40
Litestick
Pulso-Spot 4
Ringflash P
Ringflash C
Striplite 60 Evolution
Striplite 120 Evolution
Lightbar 60 Evolution
Lightbar 120 Evolution
Light Shapers
Hard Modifiers
Optical Modifiers
SoftBoxes
Umbrellas
Parabolic
LED
LED F160
Scope D50, the Surface Visualizer
In 2018, broncolor presented the Scope D50, a surface visualizer developed in cooperation with the software company Truvis. Its main applications are cultural heritage imaging and reproduction. The same year, it got elected one of the innovative photography gear of 2018 by PDN.
References
- bron elektronik ag allschwil. "Bron Elektronik AG - broncolor Homepage". Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- Focal encyclopedia of photography ... - Google Books. Focal Press. 2007. ISBN 9780240807409. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- Havlik, Dan (July 2009). "Broncolor Scoro A4S". Photo District News. XXIX (7): 72–75.
- "TIPA - Technical Image Press Association - Award details". Technical Image Press Association. 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- "Products". 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.