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New optical snoot by SAGA

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New optical snoot by SAGA

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  1. SAGA has always surprised us UWPhotogs with solutions to long term problems like using ports in a different housing brand by constructing adapter rings or flipon-flipoff wet lenses mechanisms, length changing macro port etc... Now, after several trials by different photographers and Retra of installing a lens at the end of a snoot, they have built their own version which includes very clever and useful new ideas:

     

    - It has a focusing mechanism to adapt to the required distance (the lens screws in-out).

    - It has a group of optical fibers to conduct the strobe´s target light to the center, so even strobes with off-centered target lights (Inons, S&S YS-D1...) can be used and "pointed", and with a non-diffused but strong light (see pic).

    - It has a rolling disc with different diameters (I guess one can make any shape...) with confirmation "clicks" on every step.

     

    I have not tried it yet but it really seems smart. Contact www.sagadive.com

     

    Pics:

     

    General view:

     

    7752068410_17d71a8a32_b.jpg

     

     

     

     

    Extended lens:

     

     

    7752069234_fbd6d308c8_c.jpg

     

    Inside:

     

    7752069100_3b4784e3db_c.jpg

     

     

     

    This is a picture of the target light, which seems very bright:

     

     

    7752068496_c76572a8f8_c.jpg

     

     

    One strobe shot:

     

    7752068804_eac1783497_c.jpg

     

     

    Some pool tests:

     

    7752068896_c0a74665d3_c.jpg

     

    7752068628_074a2bce10_c.jpg

     

    7752068226_a4f3281624_c.jpg

     

    7752068702_33b300e8c3_c.jpg

     

    7752068554_4bffc444ae_c.jpg

    Edited by davichin
  2. Hello,

    i am lucky, i already try this new SAGA snoot.

    I can say is very good. To point, there are no better. I recieved mine yesterday, tested in the pool..., i believed that is the best snoot in the market.

    And the most important thing is that i use INON, as you all know, the pilot light is not the center ..., very happy with the fist tests

     

    kind regards

     

    RB

  3. I was asking for the price but i already found it: € 500,-. Hoped it was cheaper...

    Edited by Udo van Dongen
  4. SAGA has always surprised us UWPhotogs with solutions to long term problems like using ports in a different housing brand by constructing adapter rings or flipon-flipoff wet lenses mechanisms, length changing macro port etc... Now, after several trials by different photographers and Retra of installing a lens at the end of a snoot, they have built their own version which includes very clever and useful new ideas:

     

    - It has a focusing mechanism to adapt to the required distance (the lens screws in-out).

    - It has a group of optical fibers to conduct the strobe´s target light to the center, so even strobes with off-centered target lights (Inons, S&S YS-D1...) can be used and "pointed", and with a non-diffused but strong light (see pic).

    - It has a rolling disc with different diameters (I guess one can make any shape...) with confirmation "clicks" on every step.

     

    I have not tried it yet but it really seems smart. Contact www.sagadive.com

     

    Pics:

     

    General view:

     

    7752068410_17d71a8a32_b.jpg

     

     

     

     

    Extended lens:

     

     

    7752069234_fbd6d308c8_c.jpg

     

    Inside:

     

    7752069100_3b4784e3db_c.jpg

     

     

     

    This is a picture of the target light, which seems very bright:

     

     

    7752068496_c76572a8f8_c.jpg

     

     

    One strobe shot:

     

    7752068804_eac1783497_c.jpg

     

     

    Some pool tests:

     

    7752068896_c0a74665d3_c.jpg

     

    7752068628_074a2bce10_c.jpg

     

    7752068226_a4f3281624_c.jpg

     

    7752068702_33b300e8c3_c.jpg

     

    7752068554_4bffc444ae_c.jpg

     

     

     

    this looks awesome! I love the light it creates!

     

    I was asking for the price but i already found it: € 500,-. Hoped it was cheaper...

     

    Wow that would be mnore than $800USD. It is a little bit expensive for me.

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