INON Z-330 review/OlympusTG-5 with Ikelite housing review

My reviews of these new products are now released in issue #100 of UWPMAG.com. This is a free PDF download until issue #101 is released.

Phil, I read both reviews. Very nicely written, very fair, very helpful. As always.

Thanks.

Thanks Tursiops for the kind words, we strive to provide fair and impartial reviews to all of our readers.

I have an old dive buddy who has had bad luck with cameras going to Fiji next month. So she asks me what about a simple camera. I said the TG-5 and Oly hsg (cost ~). Now here is the tough question:

What lighting would you recommend for simplicity sake?

Weefine ring light, a single bright LED, or an Ike DS-51? (I also have an extra older INON D2000 mod 2, but that would be beyond her).

Jack at Optical Ocean has a kit with Kraken/Weefine Ring Light 1000, camera and hsg.

She is a great diver but cameras are sometimes a Bridge Too Far~

If you friends intent is to shoot stills and not video my suggestion would be any of the small strobes that fire using fiber optic cords. The Inon S-2000 is probably the most cost effective with a single tray and strobe arm setup. /the Weefine 1000 is more than a bit under powered. The ring light 3000 is a better option but about as expensive as a strobe and most suited to macro.

For macro on a TG-5 weefine 3000 does an excellent Job. See our review here.

https://daughertyimpressions.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/weefine-ring-light-3000/

Daniel D

DaughertyImpressions

I found the Weefine 1000 more suited to macro video and the 3000 more suited to macro stills and macro video.