e-pl2/pt-ep03 strobe, tray/arm and other options for a budget newbie?

The focus light can be ordered through the Laluz website for $199 which includes free S+H so IMHO you don't need to rush and get that right away... especially since you're just starting out. But, that's just my opinion.

 

True. But you don't get the extra battery and red filter, so you get $35 worth of stuff free. I'd really like to have it because I want to shoot video. Do you recommend an alternative? All the other video lights I checked into were pretty far out of my price range for now.

I wonder if I should get a diffuser for it, too... Oh now, there goes the price creep again!

 

Sorry... I don't shoot videos so can't help you with that.

 

sent you a message, spoons

 

Doesn't the PT-EP03 have two screw holes in the bottom? If so you want to use both not one because your housing will move and twist which is one thing I hate about my XZ-1.

I think you want this one and get two of these also. But only if I am correct and there are two screw holes in the bottom of the housing. I'm pretty sure that is the case if I remember correctly when looking at my buddies rig.

 

I don't know. Here's the one I plan on ordering:
S-Tray with Adapters - Trays & Handles - Trays, Arms, Handles & Clamps - Optical Ocean Sales Underwater Photo - 800-359-1295!

That's the one Optical Ocean sells with the PT-EP03, and it's the one Jack recommended.

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Just got my PT-EP03. There are three holes in the bottom, in a straight line. Here's a pic:



The plate is right on the nose at 3" across and the holes are spaced about 7/8" from center to center.

Do you think that S-Tray is going to be less than great? It was the one Jack recommended.

 

I just used the xz-1 in the oly housing for the first time and just tightened the screw down. I didn't get much movement with the housing on the tray that way.

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I don't think Jack would have recommended something that he wasn't sure about as he really isn't trying to make the hard sale. He knows what he is talking about and I would trust him to give you the best advice even taking into consideration the $$ factor.

 

Same here not much movement when you tighten down the washer and screw. I have the pt-ep05.

 

I have a YS-01 strobe for sale since Im upgrading. Check it out in the SB classifieds and let me know if you are interested.

 

My single bolt/screw tray moved too much for my taste (even when cinched down pretty well...then I worried I was gonna break the mounting bolt/screw since I had done that before) so I went with a double bolt/screw Inon M1 tray and glad I did.