strobes

breen john · 1st March 2008, 10:32

looking for two large strobes compatible with digital slr not fused sea&sea or ikalite

**sfldiver** · 1st March 2008, 12:17

Have you considered Inon Strobes? Small in size, but big in power and flexibility! They have actually become very popular lately. I just finished setting up a system with a small digital camera and dual Z-240's, and I specifically used the Z-240's. The strobes are probably more than I need at the moment, but my local specialty underwater photography store told me the strobes would be perfect for when I ultimately upgrade to a SLR in a housing.

INON America - Product Catalog

Inon Z-240 Strobe [ino.z240] - $749.00 : Reef Photo & Video!, The Underwater Photo Pros

betti154 · 2nd March 2008, 07:23

I've got 2 x Ike DS125s which are good, but heavy. I'd seriously look at the Z-240's if buying new ones due to the size of them.

I don't think they're are powerful as DS125s from centre to end, and they emit an eliptical beam instead of circular on the DS125s.

Ultimately they're half the size! I think they've got a 100m vs 60m depth rating too.

If you have an Ikelite housing though, the ETTL/Manual power board in housings makes the DSXXX strobes hard to go past.

Damien

breen john · 2nd March 2008, 08:07

hi ,thanks for your reply, i have a sea&sea dx100 housing with a d100 and have been given a pair of ikelite 100a but have been told that they will not work with digital format because of the pre flash from the camera ?As you can tell i am new to photography and only bought it because it was at the rite price and i also have the cross over leed from ikelite to sea&sea

Marvintpa · 5th March 2008, 03:30

If you shoot in manual mode (as many do) I believe you will not find pre-flash to be a problem with older strobes. Pre-flash only happens with flavours of TTL, which has very limited value in wreck and cave diving. If you shoot alot of macro you may find it of more value.

I've used older Ikelite 225 and 200 strobes with the D100 and had no issues with the results.

grandizer52 · 5th March 2008, 05:35

I started with a sea&sea motor marine EXII way back and I floodout every strobe I ever put on it. my wife brought back a INON from japan. I've never lost an INON, been through 3. they have great customer service, and never heard of one flooding. with only (1) o-ring "BUT" it also has a good seating surface.
INON has a wide selection and very simple
laytah
steve

1st March 2008, 10:32	#1 (permalink)
breen john New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: england Posts: 14	strobes looking for two large strobes compatible with digital slr not fused sea&sea or ikalite
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1st March 2008, 12:17	#2 (permalink)
sfldiver Team Optima Diver Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 663	Re: strobes Have you considered Inon Strobes? Small in size, but big in power and flexibility! They have actually become very popular lately. I just finished setting up a system with a small digital camera and dual Z-240's, and I specifically used the Z-240's. The strobes are probably more than I need at the moment, but my local specialty underwater photography store told me the strobes would be perfect for when I ultimately upgrade to a SLR in a housing. INON America - Product Catalog Inon Z-240 Strobe [ino.z240] - $749.00 : Reef Photo & Video!, The Underwater Photo Pros __________________ *Currently piloting & shooting...* Dive Rite O2ptima FX Rigged w/ a Dsix Custom Aluminum Frame, Nomad Wing, Transpac Harness and VR3 Computer w/ VPM-B/E & a 4th Cell Sensor Link.* Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera *Rigged in a Patima-PDCH 2008 G9 Aluminum Housing w/ an Inon UWL-100 Achromat Wide Conversion Lens, 2 Inon UCL-165M67 Close-Up Lenses and 2 Inon Z-240 Strobes.
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2nd March 2008, 07:23	#3 (permalink)
betti154 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 53	Re: strobes I've got 2 x Ike DS125s which are good, but heavy. I'd seriously look at the Z-240's if buying new ones due to the size of them. I don't think they're are powerful as DS125s from centre to end, and they emit an eliptical beam instead of circular on the DS125s. Ultimately they're half the size! I think they've got a 100m vs 60m depth rating too. If you have an Ikelite housing though, the ETTL/Manual power board in housings makes the DSXXX strobes hard to go past. Damien __________________ Damien Siviero http://damiensivero.com
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breen john New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: england Posts: 14	Re: strobes hi ,thanks for your reply, i have a sea&sea dx100 housing with a d100 and have been given a pair of ikelite 100a but have been told that they will not work with digital format because of the pre flash from the camera ?As you can tell i am new to photography and only bought it because it was at the rite price and i also have the cross over leed from ikelite to sea&sea
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5th March 2008, 03:30	#5 (permalink)
Marvintpa Bad knees, matching brain Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 233	Re: strobes If you shoot in manual mode (as many do) I believe you will not find pre-flash to be a problem with older strobes. Pre-flash only happens with flavours of TTL, which has very limited value in wreck and cave diving. If you shoot alot of macro you may find it of more value. I've used older Ikelite 225 and 200 strobes with the D100 and had no issues with the results.
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5th March 2008, 05:35	#6 (permalink)
grandizer52 Sport Kiss & Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Sport Kiss Classic Kiss MK 15.X Other CCR Home Build Join Date: May 2006 Location: pearl city hawaii EARTH moving to Iscandar Posts: 254	Re: strobes I started with a sea&sea motor marine EXII way back and I floodout every strobe I ever put on it. my wife brought back a INON from japan. I've never lost an INON, been through 3. they have great customer service, and never heard of one flooding. with only (1) o-ring "BUT" it also has a good seating surface. INON has a wide selection and very simple laytah steve
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