Michi

Can you really Shoot in electronic shutter up to 1/400? I think it’s Limited in Electric to 1/200 (without HSS)?! With mechanical shutter it’s up to 1/400 (and with my Ikelite ds161, inon z330 And Marelux Apollo III and Nauticam trigger even Limited to 1/320…)?!

Hi Chip, thx! have you ever tried with electricic shutter to fire in serial mode? With the Backscatter strobe you have also a fast recycling one… Can the trigger / strobe keep up with a certain speed? I want to Use my new Marelux Apollo with my Sony a1 in serial Mode.

Hi Tim, thx! have you ever tried with electricic shutter to fire in serial mode? Can the trigger keep up with a certain speed? I want to Use my new Marelux Apollo with my Sony a1 in serial Mode.

Thx for your research! Does anyone have real life experiences regarding liability etc of those triggers??? I don’t need TTL…

Yes, Electric shutter!

Hi, my Nauticam Trigger just supports mechanical shutter with my Sony A1 to trigger my strobes (Marelux, Ikelite and Inon) via optical signal/cable. What triggers can send a signal when fired in non mechanical (electric) shutter mode of camera?

Hi Markus, thx a lot! That´s very helpful! Greetings

Regarding the forgotten O-rings, here's the anecdote: I was in a camper van at a perfect spot for unloading my camera and diving gear (without carrying for miles), but not exactly a perfect spot for the police. Consequently, there was maximum pressure to assemble all the equipment, including the sweltering heat of around 45° Celsius inside the camper. In Addition, there were the police, my wife, and kid, who were asking every two minutes when I'd finally be finished, when the car could be moved, and when the family could finally get to the sea… Yes, in that situation, something like that happened, something that hadn't happened in about 1500 dives before and about 700 dives since. I've even seen supposedly waterproof battery compartments that were clearly broken when they turned out not to be. With Sea & Sea and inon, I can say from my own experience (also with other people's equipment) that after water flooding and cleaning all was fine... the point is that you can buy double AA batteries anywhere and anytime (and there have also been cases here in the forum where too many batteries were taken at the airport and it wasn't possible to buy replacements at the arrival point)! I am Open with Brands and not a Fan boy. More power and faster recycling time is always nice but comes with a price… but keep also in mind: with bigger strobes for example carrying and cfwa can be more challenging…

I am an owner of 4 x z330… Recently on of my little kids turned on both of my strobes. Both empty... I realized at the dive spot when I wanted to take my test photo… I was able to buy in a tiny tiny shop (doesn’t deserve the name) in front of an amazing dive side 8 double AA batteries… that safed my day and made even a dive mag article with nice photos possible! Another story: once in Australia I was super stressed before a dive and forgot both my o-rings in both strobes… all batteries broken. Cleaned with WD40 and replaced accus fast and able to continue working for the Whole trip. I can trigger with optic cables and electrical… that safed me many trips with issues with broken cables/triggers/connectors… I am a big fan of Inon (even while owning several Ikelite strobes) and for traveling and in remote places it’s a good choice because so reliable, compact, lightweight and flexible wit AAs… I am now about to buy The Marelux Apollo because of its recycling time and speed but have no plans to sell my Inons… I think each strobe has its pros and cons…

Hi Markus, what’s the exact product name / manufacturer for your ceroxyd? Where do you find it? Greetings and thx Michi

Thx a lot for this link and your correction!!!

Thx! It seems than to be an alternative to the nauticam fcp?! If my calculations are right the setup 8-15 plus 2 tc should be zoomed all the way to 15mm be a 50mm equivalent lens?!

Thx a lot! Vignetting should be only between 8-11,2 correct?

Hello, thanks for the useful Feedback to @Wolfgang @Adventurer @jjmochi . Unfortunately I have the Sigma mc-11 and an Old Version of metabones nex to ef - my 1.4 tc doesn’t fit (like written in here before - the tc is too big and hole of Adapter to small but now you know mc-11 doesn’t fit as well… before I Jump In buying a new metabones Adapter: do you know if with the tc you can still zoom to have a wider field of view (like 180 degree field on the normal widest end 15mm without TC)? It would be critical for me to have a big coverage and a bit Zoom would be amazing)…Thx in Advance

I was thinking about WeeFine WED-7 or -5 Pro underwater monitor…