Tales from the YAFS* corner…

(YAFS = Yet Another Fu…. erhm Fabulous Strobe)

Sea&Sea announced working on the the YS-D130R:

https://www.seaandsea.jp/product/strobe/ys-d130r.html

The picture says HSS on it even though the text just heavily markets RC mode.

And if uwtechnics Pavel is unlucky it‘s also going to air in October 😅😂 It’s unbelievable how the shrinking market of underwater photographers get‘s offered more choices on an almost quarterly level.

Well technically RC mode allows HSS I believe. But in any case the headline on the website includes "under development" and the footnote: "Additional newly developed features for professional use will be revealed progressively", so who knows what the feature list might include. We will certainly be spoiled for choice I think.

They have updated the webpage and it says "Coming in November"

For any interested, they have update the webpage including all the specs for the strobe.

According to the web will be available late November.

Well, after I have had Sea&Sea D1, D2 and D2j I will never buy any strobe from Sea&Sea until they don't become reliable as the older YS120 (I still have 3 of them, all working) or the YS250. They look good, but even if every single review of them talks they are awesome I wouldn't buy them until a couple of years of other owners good experiences.