Ikelite Ds160 Manual

[danhngo9594]

My question for shooting in manual mode on this strobe, every level is 1/2 stop, how can we calculate what level of the power should I use?
Do we just guess? Test shot and change it manually until we get the result we want?
Pleaee help

 

[bvanant]

pretty much what you said. Find a nice non-moving subject (rock, anemone, seastar etc.). Start at 1/200 and f16. Set the strobe in the middle of its range. Take a pic, too dark add some light, too light turn down strobe a bit. After 2 or 3 shots you will be mostly dialed in and from then on you know where to start
Bill

 

[Chris Ross]

You can even start that on land it'll get you closer to the correct exposure to start with underwater.