Lights, Strobes, and Lighting Technique

Strobes, slave sensors, arms, and similar accessories.

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Red Filters and Blue (Ambient Light Filters) for Mixed Light Shooting
Red Filters and Blue (Ambient Light Filters) for Mixed Light Shooting

DreiFish, June 21, 20241 yr
- 8 replies
- 5.5k views
GTom

December 26, 2025Dec 26
Strobe comparison table
Strobe comparison table

DreiFish, June 4, 20241 yr
- 14 replies
- 7k views
Kim R

September 15, 20241 yr
Backscatter HF-1 Strobe Tests -- Underwater Photography Product of the Year?
Backscatter HF-1 Strobe Tests -- Underwater Photography Product of the Year?

DreiFish, July 19, 20241 yr
- 21 replies
- 6.4k views
Chris Ross

Friday at 12:13 AM5 days
Mid-Range Strobes
Mid-Range Strobes
ubiquitous226, February 11Feb 11
- 40 replies
- 1k views
Nemrod

February 18Feb 18
Sony A7RV & UWT settings
Sony A7RV & UWT settings

Yorkie88, February 7Feb 7
- 2 replies
- 207 views
Yorkie88

February 13Feb 13
Is upgrading to HSS worthwhile?
Is upgrading to HSS worthwhile?

Adrian Gresores, October 29, 2025Oct 29
- 13 replies
- 880 views
Adrian Gresores

February 12Feb 12
Kraken 160
Kraken 160

Nemrod, February 10Feb 10
- 2 replies
- 163 views
Nemrod

February 11Feb 11
Sea and Sea YSD130R strobe? Any experience?
Sea and Sea YSD130R strobe? Any experience?

ColdDarkDiver, January 28Jan 28
- 5 replies
- 351 views
Nemrod

February 9Feb 9
Strobe questions
Strobe questions

waso, January 27Jan 27
- 19 replies
- 616 views
Nemrod

February 5Feb 5
YAFS: new strobe Atom Flash from BACKSCATTER
YAFS: new strobe Atom Flash from BACKSCATTER
Adventurer, November 11, 2025Nov 11
- 35 replies
- 2.2k views
Nemrod

February 3Feb 3
Focus light necessary for macro?
Focus light necessary for macro?
Adrian Gresores, January 30Jan 30
- 25 replies
- 700 views
JohnD

January 31Jan 31
Yet Another Snoot From AOI
Yet Another Snoot From AOI

Davide DB, January 29Jan 29
- 2 replies
- 194 views
Davide DB

January 29Jan 29
New AOI-P1 strobe, first impression
New AOI-P1 strobe, first impression

atus, November 13, 2025Nov 13
- 19 replies
- 1.6k views
Tino Dietsche

January 27Jan 27
Problems with UW Technics TTL Converter and Subtronic pro 160
Problems with UW Technics TTL Converter and Subtronic pro 160

Jens H, December 2, 2025Dec 2
- 9 replies
- 538 views
Jens H

January 27Jan 27
Float arms, which brands provide good quality at reasonable price?
Float arms, which brands provide good quality at reasonable price?
Architeuthis, January 1Jan 1
- 48 replies
- 1.9k views
Phil Rudin

January 26Jan 26
Subtronic Strobes
Subtronic Strobes
atus, July 14, 20241 yr
- 32 replies
- 6.4k views
Muellema

January 25Jan 25
Help with Retra Burst Shooting
Help with Retra Burst Shooting

Aliens From The Deep, November 18, 2025Nov 18
- 21 replies
- 1.2k views
Dave_Hicks

January 20Jan 20
Color Temp vs depth/distance?
Color Temp vs depth/distance?

GTom, January 19Jan 19
- 1 reply
- 199 views
bvanant

January 20Jan 20
Strobe sTTL vs RC: Why the difference?
Strobe sTTL vs RC: Why the difference?

Tassie Rohan, January 17Jan 17
- 2 replies
- 243 views
Tassie Rohan

January 19Jan 19
Sea & Sea YS-01 TTL inconsistency + LED behaviour — known fault? Repairable?
Sea & Sea YS-01 TTL inconsistency + LED behaviour — known fault? Repairable?

Christopher Drye, January 11Jan 11
- 8 replies
- 291 views
Chris Ross

January 13Jan 13
Warm white, high CRI lights for gopro?
Warm white, high CRI lights for gopro?

GTom, December 28, 2025Dec 28
- 23 replies
- 748 views
GTom

January 12Jan 12
11071-HSS, AV7RV, Z‑330 not working
11071-HSS, AV7RV, Z‑330 not working

bvbellomo, January 6Jan 6
- 18 replies
- 525 views
Nemrod

January 10Jan 10
New Retra Maxi
New Retra Maxi
fruehaufsteher2, November 27, 20241 yr
- 51 replies
- 9.1k views
Oskar - Retra UWT

January 5Jan 5
Two questions about the Backscatter MF-3 strobe
Two questions about the Backscatter MF-3 strobe

JohnD, January 1Jan 1
- 4 replies
- 310 views
JohnD

January 4Jan 4
Natural Lighting - Blue water shark photography
Natural Lighting - Blue water shark photography

foetusmachine, December 17, 2025Dec 17
- 8 replies
- 668 views
vkalia

January 3Jan 3

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Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10, 2025Jun 10

I have long fascinated with shooting ring lights underwater starting with the Inon Quadflash, through the various Athena modifications to Sea and Sea strobe heads, continuing to the Saga fiber optic rings and now to the Weefine 3000. The Weefine 3000 is the latest version of the LED lights made by Kraken and Weefine. The Weefine 3000 CCW Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light It's similar to the earlier 3000 lumen LED modules but has adjustable color temperature and a 3000-lumen burst (strobe) mode. It
bvanant

June 10, 2025Jun 10

Mike Saunders

15 hours ago15 hr
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Adobe Lightroom Classic, Mobile and Desktop - updates
Adobe Lightroom Classic, Mobile and Desktop - updates

TimG · Sunday at 02:30 PM2 days

Yet more updates to Lightroom were released on 20 February. LR Classic to v15.2, Desktop to v9.2 and Mobile to v11.2 Brief highlights (courtesy of The Lightroom Queen) Assisted Culling (Classic & Desktop) - improvements for Group shots Send/Share to Firefly (Classic & Desktop) - you can add a prompt to edit the photo using a variety of AI models. Topaz Gigapixel / Generative Upscale (Desktop) - an alternative method to using Super Resolution. Crop (iPhone and Android) - there are new
TimG

Sunday at 02:30 PM2 days

TimG

Monday at 07:39 PM1 day
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- 101 views
ULCS Releases Three Underwater Camera Accessories
ULCS Releases Three Underwater Camera Accessories

RichN · February 18Feb 18

Oxnard, California – February 17, 2025 – Ultralight Camera Solutions (ULCS) has released three new accessories designed to solve recurring challenges in underwater photography: the Camera Dome Weight Trim Kit, the Stabilizing Plate for Video and Still Photography, and the AC-AQD04 Quick-Release Adapter. All three products were developed in direct response to requests from dealers and photographers who identified specific gaps in the underwater camera accessory market. "We had dealers asking f
RichN

February 18Feb 18

RichN

February 18Feb 18
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Waterpixels - the 23,000 post!
Waterpixels - the 23,000 post!

TimG · February 16Feb 16

Not sure if this truly a landmark or not, but thanks to all the activities of members, the 23,000th Waterpixels post was recorded today.
TimG

February 16Feb 16

TimG

February 16Feb 16
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- 162 views
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
TimG · August 5, 2025Aug 5

Some time back, I wrote an article about creating your own fibre optic cables: a quick, easy, inexpensive and very satisfying process. In case you missed it it, a link to the piece is here. https://waterpixels.net/articles/articles_technique/diy-fibre-optic-cables-easy-r32/ Now, many months on, a couple of additional suggestions: BURPING On entering the water and descending the plugs at both ends of the cables often need burping. Tiny air bubbles seem to be able to block fibre optic light tra
TimG

August 5, 2025Aug 5

TimG

February 13Feb 13
- 34 comments
- 10,594 views
Retra Firmware Update for Pro Max II (FW4.0)
Retra Firmware Update for Pro Max II (FW4.0)

TimG · February 11Feb 11

Retra have made a firmware update available through the usual download App channels including now the Google Play Store for Android users. This is for the Pro Max II. The update primarily allows the new App to connect to the Maxi strobe. The update also adds a Pilot Light Toggle Function. The firmware update includes v2.17 for the Pro Max, v2.4 for the Prime+ and v2.4 for the Pure. It also includes v4.2 for the ProX/PrimeX (renamed 3.13) and firmware 4.5 (renamed 4.3) for PRO/Prime 2nd genera
TimG

February 11Feb 11

TimG

February 11Feb 11
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- 217 views

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