I'm trying to find a comparison between the next 3 strobe models, but it doesn't seem to exist:
1. Retra Pro X
2. Supe D-Pro
3. Seacam Seaflash 60Digital
Currently I have 2*S&S YS-01 and my rig is Sony a6300 with Fantasea housing, I mostly shoot macro but snooting is something I'm recently very interested in and more specifically is the Marelux SOFT pro.
I have also considered the Backscatter MF2 but I don't like the manual snoot, and it appears that it's native snoot is the only one fitting it.
That said, both are primarily wide-angle strobes, with lots of power and a wide beam. SeaFlash 60D is a class below at 60W/s, compared to Retra Pro's 150W/s.
If your primary interest is snooting, I would say go with MF-2. It's a lot more compact and easier to handle - the SOFT is huge.
For the reference, I shoot an A6300 myself, with a pair of Retra Pro strobes, and a Retra LSD snoot.
20 hours ago, Barmaglot said:
If your primary interest is snooting, I would say go with MF-2. It's a lot more compact and easier to handle - the SOFT is huge.
my problem with the MF2 is that there isn't any dome diffuser for it and I don't like it's snoot. the SOFT is huge, but the SOFT pro is smaller and better, and after trying the supe snoot, I really liked the idea of the iris handle for light size.
A dome diffuser on a miniflash wouldn't be of much use; it's too weak to use for wide-angle to begin with. I don't have a problem with sliding masks on my Retra LSD, but yes, the SOFT iris is a more elegant solution. If you absolutely must have the iris, have you considered AOI Q1? It's the same light head as Backscatter MF-1, and seems to have very similar internals (e.g. they use the same procedure for pre-flash cancellation), and Marelux makes a dock for it. You can mount a SOFT Pro with a little Q1 behind it on top of the housing, possibly on the cold shoe, and keep your regular strobes on arms for non-snoot shots.
1 hour ago, Barmaglot said:
You can mount a SOFT Pro with a little Q1 behind it on top of the housing, possibly on the cold shoe, and keep your regular strobes on arms for non-snoot shots.
