Has anyone used the Ikelite AF35 substrobe?
If so, any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.
I am a recreational underwater photographer who is looking for basic dual strobes
to get the blues and greens out of my H2O pics.
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Ikelite AF35
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Short, bubble arms that are an integral part of the strobe and it only has a surface guide no. of 9m @ ISO100. Looks terrible IMO.
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Hi Dave,
What do you mean when you say the surface guide no. of 9m @ISO 100?
How would this compared to say the Ikelite DS-51? They seem very similar....
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Guide number is a measure of flash illumination. The DS-51 has a surface guide no. of 17, making it almost 4 times more powerful. (The guide number doubles when you multiply the strobe power by 4.) 9m is very weak, and would probably only be useful for macro.
I use a YS-27DX, which is great for a simple slave strobe, and that has a guide no. of 20m.
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I appreciate your feedback Dave S.
So, do you think it would make more sense to get two Ikelite DS-51s rather than
two of the AF35s?
