What strobe

HI

I am thinking of investing in a strobe for my compact to go to the next level in underwater photography

Could people please let em know what they think I should invest in??

I have a Canon 960 + housing, with Inon wide angle lense

Would probably have a budget up to £500 tops

Many thanks

Have you looked at the Inon strobes? You would be over-budget, but the strobes will grow with your system. Remember that you need a strobe arm as well.

The compatible Sea & Sea strobes have not been as reliable as hoped, but Ikelite might have a cheaper strobe and arm that you could consider.

You cited ££, suggesting that you're in the UK - try calling Cameras Underwater for advice.

Tim

Have you looked at the Inon strobes? You would be over-budget, but the strobes will grow with your system. Remember that you need a strobe arm as well.

 

The compatible Sea & Sea strobes have not been as reliable as hoped, but Ikelite might have a cheaper strobe and arm that you could consider.

 

You cited ££, suggesting that you're in the UK - try calling Cameras Underwater for advice.

 

Tim

 

Thanks for this, i have been to cameras underwater, this is where I purchased my current items, just wanted some impartial advice beforehand.

With regards to the Inon, what is the model number???

When you say grow, as these good for SLR as well then??

Many thanks

Another vote for Inons. As you will see in other recent posts I have written, they are hugely popular in the rinse tanks here at KBR - which must mean something.

I've had my Z-220s for about 5 years and they have been excellent. Just taken delivery of the Z-240s which look great. Small, portable, powerful. Totally incomprehensible manual - even when its in English....

Team them up with Ultralight arms or Inon arms and you really have future growth too.

Right I have booked my next holiday and now want to try and get my strobe sorted.

Apart from the strobe, what else do I need to get?

I know about arms, but is there another cable that I need??

Many thanks

Depends on what kind of strobe you get. You may need a manual controller (Ikelite), you may need a fiber optic cable kit (Inon), etc.

Depends on what kind of strobe you get. You may need a manual controller (Ikelite), you may need a fiber optic cable kit (Inon), etc.

Hi

I am thinking of getting an Inon strobe, so will need to get the fibre optic cable.

How does this work?

How does it connect to the camera to know when to flash??

Many thanks

Hi,

I'm no expert, but I've done some research and from what I've found, you really have two options. This applies to compact cameras without electric flash signalling.

1. S-TTL. This is the most automated option and works by mimicing your camera's flash. Firstly it detects and mimics the pre-flash, which your camera then uses to set it's exposure/shutter speed. Then it copies the main flash to light the scene. S-TTL can be triggered either wirelessly (but then your flash must be detectable by the sensor on the flash head) or via a fibre optic cable (which is more reliable but requires an expensive and fragile cable between your camera and the strobe).

2. Manual. The strobe mimics the main flash and provides as much light as you have configured it to. Most good flashes provide manual control over their power output. Manual can be triggered in the same way as S-TTL, either wirelessly or by fibre optics cable.

The wireless function is supported on the INON S-2000 and the 4th generation Z240 and D2000 strobes.

Hope that helps.

Anferney