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For those wanting to see the news page including a video with Alex and Matthew discussing the strobe here is a link: https://www.retra-uwt.com/products/retra-maxi?srsltid=AfmBOorr_9G-QMUsgogETlI04k5pbBl880_aCycwoIofkEd05Yeksar6

Yes, but they can corrode and they lose tension over time, I would still try and source them if possible.

Looks like Retra is finally, about 13 months later, going to ship the Maxi strobe. Retra UWTRetra Maxi Underwater StrobeORDER NOW AND SECURE EXCLUSIVE PRICING ON THE RETRA MAXI WITH THE VIDEO LIGHT - AVAILABLE ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH. NOW SHIPPING! Current dispatch time is approximately 2 to 3 weeks. If you have a divPreviously had straight xenon flash elements, now has a circular tube Previously advertised it at $880 with the 6000 lumen video light, now it's $1250 The Backscatter HF-1 was previously $800 or 850, now it's $999 The Maxi is also available without the video light for $1100 Backscatter added the Atom strobe without a video light for $800 It's great to see Retra finally getting to market with a faster strobe with a modern lithium-ion battery source at a lower price point than the ridiculous Pro Max II's at $1969 with the required boosters. Also nice to see that they decided to launch with their traditional circular flash tubes, hopefully getting closer to the Retra style output. However, they seem have given up on competing on price with Backscatter. At least they priced it in the same ballpark as the HF-1. I'll be curious to see some real-world reviews of these new strobes and how they compare to the Pro Max II's and HF-1s. I'll bet there is going to be some buyer's remorse from the Pro Max II early adopters.

Very neat ! I was interested in a loupedeck but the eye watering price pushed me to go open source on this one. I bought a MIDI controller and used Midi2LR to program it! works very neatly :) PetaPixelGoing Open Source to Make Your Own Loupedeck AlternativeThere is an extremely talented landscape photographer called Thomas Heaton whose YouTube videos I find very instructive and entertaining. Recently he