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Best dome diffuser for S&S YS-D1/D2

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Best dome diffuser for S&S YS-D1/D2

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  1. Dome diffusers have come up a lot, but I can't find a broad coverage of the options, and I wonder if there are new opinions about how to best create a soft even light with these aging favorite strobes. I am looking for the best option for wide angle shots, something budget-friendly, i.e., worth paying for when I already have the standard flat diffusers from S&S. Any opinions from the more experiences would be much appreciated. I'm sure that I missed some, so please feel free to chime in with any others worth looking at. Thanks.

     

    There are the white domes, which sometimes look cheaply made, or thick enough that they may lose too much light:

    Glowdive - http://www.glowdive.com/lightdome/index.htm

    Onderwaterhuis - https://www.backscatter.com/Onderwaterhuis-Pro-Dome-Diffuser-Sea-and-Sea-YS-D1-YS-D2

    10 bar, cheapest of the lot - https://www.opticaloceansales.com/10bar-dome-diffuser-for-ys-d1-ys-d2-strobes.html

    Mozaik - https://www.housingcamera.com/id4740-mozaik-moz-diffysd.html

    unbranded? - http://www.prodiveimaging.com/products/strobes/strobe-accessories-diffusers/418-light-dome-diffuser-for-ysminusd2

     

    The local favorite, I gather, has a new more transparent version for wide angle:

    CM series ii - http://www.cmdiffusers.com/product/cmdome-diffuser-for-sea-sea-ya-1d

     

    The "air-sealed" dome is sexy, but doesn't diffuse as well(?), and positive buoyancy might be annoying?

    FIT - http://fitprouw.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2284

    Edited by Aotus
  2. no opinions/suggestions?

  3. Thanks for the information

  4. I have the CMDOME, I guess the Series I (older model). The dome is OK, in fact I like that it is not a bulky as the others, but the way it fits to the strobe sucks.

    the Series II look nicer.

     

    I use it all the time, Macro and WA, because it is too hard to remove/replace. It does hold air, which slowly leaks otu, and hold water upon surfacing, which VERY slowly leaks out. I drilled some more holes in the thing to help that.

  5. Any update on this?? 

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