Help with sync cords

Hello wetpixelers

need to ask some of you more experienced digi shooters of this board on how to connect two Sea & sea YS90DX strobes to an Ikelite bulkhead to a Canon 300D. I'm new to this UW digi SLR lark. Been shooting mainly with P&S digi cam on a fibre optic link so now with hotwired strobes I'm left in the dark - like what sync cords etc. I am happy just to shoot flash manual and am happy with just using the 12 settings on the S&S strobes.

Thanx in advance

David

Hi David,

Presently, Ikelite doesn't make a sync cord to connect an Ikelite housing to Sea and Sea strobes. Although Ike has hinted that he may do one...

Since Sea and Sea makes sync cords to connect their strobes to Nikonos bulkheads, it is possible to find one of the old Ike tee cords for connecting two nikonos connectors to an Ikelite housing and use that, combined w/ two Sea and Sea sync cords.

Cheers

James

Thanks James

Better sort out the connections to my existing strobes before I buy the Ikelite housing.

I'll wait n sea if Ikelite would respond to my request. What if fitting a Nikonos bulkhead on the housing - will it may solve my problem ?

Cheers

David

Ikelite is contemplating sync cords to connect Sea & Sea strobes to Ikelite housings............

A quickie solution would be to use Ike's T connector and a "Nikonos to Sea & Sea" cord. That would do the trick! I have one of these gizmos and it has proved itself quite useful.

Chris

Hi Chris

Thanks for the suggestion. Looks like your T-connector gizmo is becoming a rare item in the market. Can't find anyone selling it. In anycase connecting two cables designed for different systems puts me off a bit. May be a Nikonos strobe bulkhead and a dual S&S sync cord is the answer.

Well I better sort this out now before I get the housing and find I need to change all my strobes.

Cheers

Never thought it would be this difficult to get two sea and sea strobes to fire non-TTL from a digital SLR housing :angryfire:

Or you could just go the whole shebang and get some DS125's and sell of your Sea & Sea strobes.

I did, and am happy I did so!

Ike,

I think that's a good idea.

If I already had an investment in Sea and Sea strobes, I probably wouldn't buy your housing if it meant that I had to sell them. That's just too much buying and selling at one time for most people.

I say - give them the option to use their strobes with your housing. Then in time, someone will let them borrow an SS200 or DS125 and they will be instant converts...:-) Plus, you'll sell more housings.

Cheers

James

I've got an Ikelite T-connector #4111 that I've only used a couple of times when I had an Ikelite housing. If you're interested, contact me. I'll consider any fair offer. This would save me the hassle of putting it on ebay.

Hello Underwatercolours

Thanks for the offer. After more research I have decided to go with a housing with a Nikonos strobe bulkhead or/and a Canon s6 bulkhead for the housed Canon speedlite. Gives me the option of E-TTL. Two housing manu'fr at present does that combination. Jonah and UWE. Also very likely Aquatica in 2004. UK Germany housing is availble right now and judging from the 10D housing I don't think the one for 300D would be too different in terms of design, functionality and strobe connections.

Cheers