Dual Inon 240's for the Nikon 10.5?

Too weak for WA-shooting?

/christian

The strobes are OK for WA. A number of serious amateurs and pros use them (or their predecessors, the Z220s) successfully for WA shots.

Christian: they are very good strobes and a very spread choice among amateurs and pros (as an example, Carlos Minguell, twice world champion, uses those strobes). Being your first time with your complete setup, my advice is that you take it easy and don´t get disappointed if in this, your first trip, don´t get exactly the results you expect. My personal feeling is that using two strobes is twice as hard as using one. Take into account that, even if you install the ttl converter, in order to shoot WA (your main choice) you will have to use manual power setting (ttl will overexpose most of the time) and that takes practice with two strobes....

I think that those strobes would be great for close focus wide angle shooting with the 10.5mm. I lit this 10.5mm shot, for example, with a YS90 and a YS30 (a much weaker combination than two Inons) and it is fine:

The only time you might need more powerful strobes is when shooting very large subjects with strobes. But really the Inons would be perfect for 90% or more of the subjects you will shoot.

Alex

I use 2 Z-240s for both WA and Macro and i'm statisfied with them. In case you experience to little strobe power there's still an option for setting your camera on a higher ISO value. I use them with the HW-iTTL converter which enables me to shoot them Manual+TTL: they're shot manual but the TTL functions as a sort of overexposure protection. But like David already mentioned: it's the person behind the camera who has to do the job... one never stops learning... Fortunately there's two weeks of developing and learning coming up in Bali and Wakatobi from Wednesday.... just to make you guys jealous...

cheers, Udo

Thank's guys. It's going to be interesting. As pointed out it is my first experience with a digital rig. I have used a simple MMIIEX with dual YS60's before, which I managed to get rid of a couple of years ago, but even though it's a nice little camera you pretty soon hit the roof. Then a couple of children came in the way but now it looks like I will be able to get more and more time in the water and I thought it was time to pick up some new equipment.

And I WILL get disapointed if the pictures don't come out great

Alex, that's a bloody nice cover shot! Perfect with the darker reef areas and the even blue on top for setting the text. The Art Director must have been very pleased. My first trip will, hopefully, involve whalesharks, so it's about as big as it gets, but I suspect it will be a lot of natural light, snorkeling with camera in housing without the strobes. Perhaps with a magic filter

Udo, you have some really nice pictures in your album. I see that you have the same set up as the one I just ordered. Minus the Hartenberger and a few lenses. If you have any tips or hints, I'd be very thankful.

cheers

/christian

Udo, you have some really nice pictures in your album. I see that you have the same set up as the one I just ordered. Minus the Hartenberger and a few lenses. If you have any tips or hints, I'd be very thankful.

Hi Christian,

Thanx for your compliment but i think i still have to learn a lot... You probably will be interested in the review i wrote about my rig. Today is was made public on www.digideep.com. The only problem might be it's length....

cheers, Udo

Hi Christian,

Thanx for your compliment but i think i still have to learn a lot... You probably will be interested in the review i wrote about my rig. Today is was made public on www.digideep.com. The only problem might be it's length....

 

cheers, Udo

Brilliant! Thank's.

/c