Post a Picture of Your "Rig"

How about posting a picture of your rig so that we can all share what works and hopefully get some ideas from others.

If you have a picture of your setup, but no webspace to put it, just email it to me and I'll upload it. james@reefs.org

So let's see those massive 2-strobe setups folks!

I'll try to get a picture of my rig tonight.

Cheers

James

This is probably the oldest one in service. I put this together January 2001,

before pre-flash compatible strobes were available. Had to make my own optical fiber

link to the Ikelite A35 strobe.

Here are a few links to some of the photos from this setup.

http://www.fototime.com/inv/158D2454F417E68

http://www.fototime.com/inv/624CB152B588FDE

http://www.fototime.com/inv/EA093E2DE3D277C

Herb

[Edited on 2-8-2002 by herbko]

Hi,

My setup

http://www.hoops.livedoor.com/~inuzuka_m/d...obe/indexe.html

I have posted this image many times on RSD and Steve's. PT-010 with Dual YS-90DX Strobes on ULCS arms and Nikonos V tray.

About the only thing I would change if I had it to do over would be to use shorter arm segments. That said, I can do some pretty inventive stuff with side lighting on macro subjects as it is.

I use a Nikon 950 in an Ikelite housing, with 10 watt HID lamps in my own custom housings, and customized loc-line arms.

Check out my puget sound pictures at: http://www.engagerf.com/markr/scuba/scuba.htm

[Edited on 2-9-2002 by DigiSnap Mark]

[Edited on 2-9-2002 by DigiSnap Mark]

Our first camera was a Canon IXUS 300, nice. Since last week we are the proud owner of a Ikelite Housing for our Canon Powershot G2, great. In combination with the DS50 it works excellent.

Our site is in Dutch, sorry! In a few weeks we will also present our site in english. But for the time being we can give you a short leasons in Dutch:

Gastenboek=Guestbook

Apparatuur=Equipment

Foto = Picture

Zwembad=Swimmingpool

http://members.tripodnet.nl/duikfoto

Don't forget, if the sight view is 4 meters, we are lucky.

Ike, Thanks!

Wow,thanks for sharing guys!

Here are two photos sent to me by Raf Ponjaert. He's using an Oly C40 and a YS90DX:

Cheers

James

[Edited on 3-25-2002 by underwaterdigital]

not officially mine, but I'm working on getting one. Canon D30 housing with flat port for 17-35/2.8, and Canon 550EX strobe housing.

And, for fun, the camera counter of the Kona Aggressor II:

This is a photo I took of Dave Breitigam, in Kona. It's a Ikelite Coolpix 990 housing, with two Ikelite DS-50 strobes (I believe).

[Edited on 2-10-2002 by echeng]

Boy, you can sure tell those photos taken with the D30. The water always looks an other-worldly color of blue! Anyway, here is what I've managed to put together so far.

I managed to get my ULCS tray to fit onto the Ikelite housing, however only one of the bolts is really firmly attached. The other serves mostly to keep the tray from rotating. Also, the tray doesn't fit so that it is perfectly straight on the housing. Still trying to figure out the perfect setup, but I haven't figured out a great method of connecting the ULCS arms I already own to the Ikelite handles. Ike makes a ball fitting that goes into the quick release handle, but it is a 1.25" Ike ball and that won't fit into my ULCS triple clamp (which holds the slave sensor). As always, a work in progress!

Mike

Hi Mike,

Why don't you get one of these:

Made by Ultralight Control Systems:

http://www.ulcs.com/gshousings.html

Then you can use the Ike quick release handle, which is really pretty nice.

An added bonus it that you can put your other tray back on your Nikonos...:-)

Cheers

James

[Edited on 2-11-2002 by jamesw]

Yeah, I figured that out last night (see my thread under "lighting") -- it's part # BA-IK. I was looking under arm components and it was on their "SLR Housing" page. Boy do I feel stupid [LOL]. As for the tray, I was using it on a PT-010, which I don't have anymore -- I don't have a Nikonos. Anyone want a ULCS tray for a PT-010 (or a Nikonos, for that matter)!?! Maybe I'll put it up on eBay. Just wish Ike could streamline a few of their parts to make them a bit less clunky (I'm not a big fan of the tray they put on the digicam housing) -- I know, I know, they'd have to charge more .

Thanks,

MikeO

[Edited on 3-25-2002 by underwaterdigital]

I put a couple of shots of my setup on pbase. I consider the focus assist light to be mandatory.

http://www.pbase.com/derway/g2_ikelite_housing_setup

Wow, that is nice Don! Ike really hit a home run the way he designed the quick-release handle/TTL strobe sensor attachment. Right on.

I really like my Ikelit housing. It doesn't feel like a "toy" unlike some other housings out there...ahem....hehe.

Cheers

James

Yeah, exactly. This has always been my one and only complaint about using the old TTL slaves, with my film setup. Having yet one more thing, to have to keep pointed in a generally right direction.

Now, with the extended quick release posts, (which come in both ball and the big-wing-nut connector types), the optical slave setup is perfect. Set it once, and forget it.

Don't even need a battery, if connecting to a DS series strobe! How simple and clean can you get?

Now, I just need to figure out a way to do 2 strobes, and an aiming light. One of the things I like about my ike SLR case, is that there are 4 mount points for arms.

I've never seen an Ikelite 3 way gizmo, like ultralight has, have you?

Don

Negative, but then I use ULCS arms and I have a triple-clamp w/ flashlight holder.

It would be nice if the top of the housing had one of those locline mounts for a small aiming light...

Cheers

James

Lot's of great photos here! (wher've I been?). That one Eric took of me in Kona is actually with a DS-125 and a slaved DS-50 (even though I have a dual Ike sync cord installed). Obviously playing around.

david@wetpixel.com

Here's my Tetra/TLC/Ikelite rig (which will be for sale as soon as my Titan arrives!)

Richard