I was reccomended to post this question here, hoping someone can help out.
Looking for a bit of advice, I am thinking of buying a second strobe for my compact camera setup. I have had a single strobe for a about 2 years and several 1000s photos so would like to explore the option of getting a second to give me a bit more flexibility in lighting subjects.
I currently have a Sea & Sea YS110a which unfortunately seems to have been discontinued and no-one has any stock!
It seems the YS-D1 is a sort of replacement, and it does look a good unit with lots of positive reviews, however my question concerns the use of matched strobes – is it important? I am specifically looking at the colour temperatures of the strobes which are slightly different (5400K versus 5600K on the D1) – or would this not even be noticeable??
I would appreciate any thoughts/comments
Cheers
Olly
A 200 degree color temperature difference MIGHT be noticeable on land, but underwater I don't believe you will be able to notice much of a difference. That being said, there are probably quite a few 110a for sale used either here or on fleabay. I shoot lots with mismatched strobes but I mostly (OK only) shoot macro and there color temp is not so important.
Bill
I am shooting two Inon strobes, an S2000 and a D2000. The improvement going from one to two strobes is so big,I don't see any difference in colourtemp between the strobes:). Imho you don't have to worry, unless you make professional pics where every little detail matters a lot. In my pics, the differences between te strobes do not show up. I think you're ok, as long as they are the same brand (makes it easier to connect and even that is not always necessary, depending on your set-up).
I can not really believe that 200° matters UW.
Do you have Lightroom?
Develop one Photo with 5400K and one with 5600K and then one with 5500K.
Check if you see some difference between them.
/Erik
Hi all,
Thanks for the answers - I have had a play with lightroom and yes you are right 200K is not noticable when you are looking at the whole picture!
