Johno1530

Hi, I have a Zen DP-100 that I would be willing to see. Message me if of interest to you. John

Thanks for the reply. Have you ever used divervision.com? They seem to be MUCH cheaper than anywhere else, but when I contacted retra they stated that they were not an authorised dealer and could be "counterfeit and would therefore, not be covered if they damage anything.

Thank you for the advise. I do want something to protect them in travel, I was thinking a neoprene cover but I cannot find one. I bought the LSD with the strobes but also have the backscatter MF-2 with Snoot as well. I think I will be selling the MF-2 shortly as I cannot take out use everything and I didn't really get on with it the 1 time I used it. I might buy the reflectors but will have to sell a few things 1st lol Going to be expensive with all these accessories lol

Thanks Tim, I think I will get the bumpers then and the sleeves as I'm deconstructed going to scratch them lol I had heard that the diffusers weren't necessary and nice for you to confirm 😊 Thanks again John

Hi All, I have just received my new Retra Max Pro strobes. Hats of to Retra for the ultra fast shipping and delivery. My question is, are the diffusers necessary and if so, which ones do people have or recommend? Also, I would like some protectors for the front of the strobes as I do not want to scratch them during transport. Can anyone suggest something or knows of a 3d printed alternative? Many thanks John

Looking to buy the below before I buy from Nauticam: Nauticam N120 30mm extension ring (Either mk 1 or 2) Thanks

Beautiful images, I'm not one for wrecks but that really stands out nicely.

The bottom is amazing 👍 love it.

I'm going to go with the Retra's as the Kraken are very long and I'll struggle to fit them in my bag.

Hi, Is this still available?

Hi All, I'm also looking at getting a Canon 8-15mm for my setup. Would the metabones mk I (Mark 4) do the trick or do I need the mark 5? Thanks

You can get the bouyance collars for the Kraken and I'm just looking at the Retras with the booster attached and they are negative 150g each, so the 300g of the Kraken are not massively heavier.

Thank you. I'm still very torn as the kraken's do look good, but they are very heavy and I would be adding a lot of weight to my rig (worried for the flying aspect). I have just flown with Qatar and they weighed my carry on in both directions 🙁. I wasn't that much over as I put a lot in jacket pockets before going up to the desk. The jacket weighed about 10kg 🤣 but they didn't even blink as it was in my trolley lol Airlines are getting very strict on it these days or I'm just very unlucky.

Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I already have the backscatter MF-2, I would like another set of strobes. I take your point though about the extra money being spent on something else. I really like the LCD screen on both strobes. The quality of light of the Kraken seems to be really nice as dkes the Retras. I only thought that from a macro perspective the Kraken maybe a little too big after reading what Alex Mustard has to say. Thanks for your advice, it's appreciated 👍

Thanks Tim, that's great to hear. The Retras are clearly great strobes and we're my initial choice and they weight about 500g last, which as we all know makes a difference when lugging dive and camera gear around the world. I'm off on an Alex Mustard course in June and want a spare set (will relegate my sea&sea strobes).