Strobe vs Video Lights for stills

JamesD · Nov 12, 2005

Can you use video camera lights instead of a strobe for taking pictures, and what are the disadvantages to it (my new camera does good video as well as still pictures, so I'm trying to work out if I can avoid paying out for a strobe quite yet)

bobf · Nov 13, 2005

this was discussed recently:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=111572&highlight=video+light

the thread above discusses pros and cons and gives informative opinions from both sides..........

hth,
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nkw5 · Nov 20, 2005

JamesD:
Can you use video camera lights instead of a strobe for taking pictures, and what are the disadvantages to it (my new camera does good video as well as still pictures, so I'm trying to work out if I can avoid paying out for a strobe quite yet)

I'm no expert, but I used video lights on a couple of dives to test it out. The advantages are you have two lights instead of one, you can see exactly what you will be shooting and camera can focus, and no hot spot (like a dive light). The disadvantages are it's heavy, the light is not as intense as a strobe, and you're more limited in time (unless you keep switching the lights on and off).

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