On strobe heads with built in focus light (eg D2000) is cone of light same for both?
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No. It's narrow. The strobe is like 110 degrees.
Well that kind of blows doesn't it. Don't you want to just paint the subject with the edge of the light cone to minimize backscatter? But if the narrow focus light is on the subject, then a lot of the water in front of the subject is goint to being illuminated by the flash, if I understand all this.
correct, the aiming light on the strobe isn't much use, if you're trying to use the edge of the strobe to light the photo... thats why they sell separate focus lights.
Ryan
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You are definitely on the right track. The light built in to the d2000 would be most appropriately described as an aiming light or target light. This could be used as a focus light in a pinch, but a separate system that allows you to aim your flash independently is preferred. So much so, in fact, that a $400 flash light is our single best selling product (over 1 scuba buck).
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