I have been using a Nikon D70 in an Aquatica housing with an 8" dome port. It has dual DS-50 strobes on Ikelite 6"x5" arms with a dual sync cable. I have been using Nikon 10.5mm and 60mm lenses.
I just bought a pair of YS-250 strobes with accessories the other day. Tonight I made a deal on an Aquatica D90 housing and sync cables for the YS-250's.
Now comes the questions because I need need a port/ports and strobe arms.
For dome do I want/need a 6" (~$450) or an 8" (~$650)? I am happy with my 8" but for $200 difference do I really need it? WIll my macro fit in a 6" port until I get a macro port?
For strobe arms it looks like 5" x 8" arms seem to be the most popular out there. I have been reading until I am more confused then I started. Is there a better set up and why? The next question comes to weight. The unit I have now is slightly negative, but I have no idea how the new system will compare. Should going with light weight arms like the ULCS be enough or will I probably need some that are actually positive like the hollow aluminum one? I know I need to put it in the water and weigh it but hard to do without the unit here.
I would like to sell/part out the D70 set up and trying to find the best way to do it. If I am not mistaken I should be able to take the port off the D70 and use it on the new housing. The only thing that worries me about that is I am not sure a lot of people are looking for D70 housings with no ports. I know I should be able to sell the strobes, cable and arms no problem. I had thought about using the arms for the new set up but I need different mounts for the new strobes so in the long run would be more effective to sell the old and buy new.
[FONT=Lucida Grande, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]I know there is a lot in here but any thoughts on any of this would be great.[/FONT]
I just bought a pair of YS-250 strobes with accessories the other day. Tonight I made a deal on an Aquatica D90 housing and sync cables for the YS-250's.
Now comes the questions because I need need a port/ports and strobe arms.
For dome do I want/need a 6" (~$450) or an 8" (~$650)? I am happy with my 8" but for $200 difference do I really need it? WIll my macro fit in a 6" port until I get a macro port?
For strobe arms it looks like 5" x 8" arms seem to be the most popular out there. I have been reading until I am more confused then I started. Is there a better set up and why? The next question comes to weight. The unit I have now is slightly negative, but I have no idea how the new system will compare. Should going with light weight arms like the ULCS be enough or will I probably need some that are actually positive like the hollow aluminum one? I know I need to put it in the water and weigh it but hard to do without the unit here.
I would like to sell/part out the D70 set up and trying to find the best way to do it. If I am not mistaken I should be able to take the port off the D70 and use it on the new housing. The only thing that worries me about that is I am not sure a lot of people are looking for D70 housings with no ports. I know I should be able to sell the strobes, cable and arms no problem. I had thought about using the arms for the new set up but I need different mounts for the new strobes so in the long run would be more effective to sell the old and buy new.
[FONT=Lucida Grande, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]I know there is a lot in here but any thoughts on any of this would be great.[/FONT]
