How to cover the internal camera flash for INON strobe?

Hi all,

First, thanks for the great info on this site. I've been snooping around now and then for a few years. Very helpful.

I just bought a CANON S95 with canon housing and will be using my INON D2000 with this system on my next dive trip to Indonesia. Very much looking forward to testing my new setup.

I have a question for INON strobe users. As you know, these strobes com with a infrared sticker/cover that needs to be applied to the internal flash of the camera, to make sure it doesn’t cause any backscatter.

Now, on my previous camera (a Fuiji) I had attached this cover but found it annoying that I needed to remove/reapply it every time I wanted to use the camera above water. I was also afraid it would get ‘stuck’ in the interior of the camera when the flash went back in.

The S95 seems to have a very compact flash setup. I’m wondering if the cover will even fit. Also, I’ll probably use the s95 more often for above water photography/video (HD movies), and I’m wondering how others have solved this.

Any experience in underwater photography *without* this cover? (I’ll use a lens mount with INON diffuser cap to attach the optic cable)

Does anyone have another solution? I was considering using black tape or black marker on the inside of my housing but that would not be a very elegant solution, would it...

Any suggestions?

Hey Surger,

I have a Fuji e900 in e Ikelite housing and had similar thoughts and problems.There are basically 2 solutions:1. You may attach some adhesive velcor tape on the S95 and the other part of it on the exposed 35mm film.This solution will make it easy to attach and remove the film.Another solution are to use those tacky pads, it's maybe worth a try.

2. Probably the better, but ugly solution ist to completly tape or paint the inside of your housing, except the placewhere the INON fibreoptic cable shoe goes.This is the better solution as you can't forget to stick the film over the stobe, the film won't come off and move around inside the housing while under water,and you can't forget to stick it on n the hurry and excitement before the dive.

Chris

Thanks Chris.

Hmm. Guess I'll go for sloppy.

I'm also considering painting the INON diffuser that comes with the lens mount black.

I doubt that will be enough though. The internal flash light will probably still 'pass around it' and affect the lighting of my pictures.