Advice needed for strobe selection

vandyk · 23rd June 2006

Hi,

I'm a newbie diver who happen to be interested in underwater photography. Got myself a Olympus C5050Z + PT-015 set and now is thinking of adding a strobe to my setup. Due to budget constraint, i'm currently looking at probably a 2nd-hand Sea&Sea YS-90 Auto strobe after doing some research online. This is just my initial idea but i'm hoping to hear from the seasoned underwater photographers here on their advice when it come to selection and matching of the strobe with the camera setup. I'm open to other brands too. Just wish to find out more from you guys before making the investment, especially from those who have hands-on experience with both the camera(C5050Z) and various strobes available in the market(Sea&Sea, Inon, ikelite, etc). Things like performance, what to look out for when buying a strobe, etc are most welcome.

Thanks in advance guys...!!

Cheers,
vandyk

lovells19 · 26th June 2006

Im not seasoned, still newbie but here goes

List of things to look out.

1. budget - more budget can get bigger more powerful ones, http://www.oceanicfocus.com have a promo for a really cheap strobe, and its good enf for more shots.

2. what u want to shoot? macro or wide - Marco i think all strobes can cater, Wide, need bigger strobes with wider angle. More bigger better!! but heavier lah

C5050z works well with any strobes. its how powerful you want the strobe to be.

just my 0.0005cents

Luv4nature · 26th June 2006

You can find most of the relevant information here:

http://www.finsonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5150

About time for CS UW forum to start a similar sticky.....

ScoobaKev · 27th June 2006

You can refer here for comparison on 6 popular strobes- http://www.scubacam.com.sg/pages/Strobe%20Test.pdf

vandyk · 28th June 2006

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your valuable inputs!! I have browse thru them briefly, too busy with work now. Not too good with those stats so probably will take a closer look over the weekend. Which is also why i'm interested to find out how you guys come to your final choice of strobe.

Cheers,
vandyk

23rd June 2006	#1
vandyk Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 59	Advice needed for strobe selection Hi, I'm a newbie diver who happen to be interested in underwater photography. Got myself a Olympus C5050Z + PT-015 set and now is thinking of adding a strobe to my setup. Due to budget constraint, i'm currently looking at probably a 2nd-hand Sea&Sea YS-90 Auto strobe after doing some research online. This is just my initial idea but i'm hoping to hear from the seasoned underwater photographers here on their advice when it come to selection and matching of the strobe with the camera setup. I'm open to other brands too. Just wish to find out more from you guys before making the investment, especially from those who have hands-on experience with both the camera(C5050Z) and various strobes available in the market(Sea&Sea, Inon, ikelite, etc). Things like performance, what to look out for when buying a strobe, etc are most welcome. Thanks in advance guys...!! Cheers, vandyk

26th June 2006	#2
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	Re: Advice needed for strobe selection Im not seasoned, still newbie but here goes List of things to look out. 1. budget - more budget can get bigger more powerful ones, http://www.oceanicfocus.com have a promo for a really cheap strobe, and its good enf for more shots. 2. what u want to shoot? macro or wide - Marco i think all strobes can cater, Wide, need bigger strobes with wider angle. More bigger better!! but heavier lah C5050z works well with any strobes. its how powerful you want the strobe to be. just my 0.0005cents

26th June 2006	#3
Luv4nature Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S'pore Posts: 365	Re: Advice needed for strobe selection You can find most of the relevant information here: http://www.finsonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5150 About time for CS UW forum to start a similar sticky.....

27th June 2006	#4
ScoobaKev Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 863	Re: Advice needed for strobe selection You can refer here for comparison on 6 popular strobes- http://www.scubacam.com.sg/pages/Strobe%20Test.pdf

28th June 2006	#5
vandyk Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 59	Re: Advice needed for strobe selection Hi Guys, Thanks for your valuable inputs!! I have browse thru them briefly, too busy with work now. Not too good with those stats so probably will take a closer look over the weekend. Which is also why i'm interested to find out how you guys come to your final choice of strobe. Cheers, vandyk