Okay, not been here in a while so howdy. Still shooting my FIX/S90 (which is still in great shape) but I am now, seriously looking at a new rig.
My top list now are the Sony A6400, Nauticam housing and WWL1 lens for starters. I plan to retain my excellent Inon D2000 strobes. Last night I ordered the Sigma 19mm lens for the WWL1 per Nauticam has 130 degree field. I was going to order the camera with the 16-50 kit lens which per Nauticam has full zoom through, 100 degree field, with the WWL1.
But then I start digging into the online manuals and see the Sony A6XXX does not have a manual mode flash? That I can set to a low power for strobe triggering using my D2000 strobes in Auto mode (onboard strobe auto exposure). This has been my go to set up for nearly a decade now, Inon strobes on Auto, camera in either Av or M exposure modes with the camera flash set to manual and low power, no pre-flash. This conserved battery power and also gave good results and fast(er) response.
So, how are folks setting up the strobes on the A6XXX series cameras? I notice the new Inon models have dropped the Auto exposure mode. Is the A6XXX series now strictly sTTL with the strobes? Is there shutter lag as a result? How is the battery life?
Any advice appreciated for my new rig? Just so you understand, I want SLR like autofocus speed, I need speed and want to shoot in Manual and Av (aperture priority) exposure modes as primary. Mostly CFWA with (WWL1?) and flat port closeups but no macro (well maybe some), would love to shoot through three dives without opening the housing!
One thing, I see the A6600 does not have onboard flash, Nauticam has a misprint in the site. What is used to trigger the strobes, this is the deal decider for me between the A6400 and A6600? Or is there something else I should look at?
James, aka Nemrod
My top list now are the Sony A6400, Nauticam housing and WWL1 lens for starters. I plan to retain my excellent Inon D2000 strobes. Last night I ordered the Sigma 19mm lens for the WWL1 per Nauticam has 130 degree field. I was going to order the camera with the 16-50 kit lens which per Nauticam has full zoom through, 100 degree field, with the WWL1.
But then I start digging into the online manuals and see the Sony A6XXX does not have a manual mode flash? That I can set to a low power for strobe triggering using my D2000 strobes in Auto mode (onboard strobe auto exposure). This has been my go to set up for nearly a decade now, Inon strobes on Auto, camera in either Av or M exposure modes with the camera flash set to manual and low power, no pre-flash. This conserved battery power and also gave good results and fast(er) response.
So, how are folks setting up the strobes on the A6XXX series cameras? I notice the new Inon models have dropped the Auto exposure mode. Is the A6XXX series now strictly sTTL with the strobes? Is there shutter lag as a result? How is the battery life?
Any advice appreciated for my new rig? Just so you understand, I want SLR like autofocus speed, I need speed and want to shoot in Manual and Av (aperture priority) exposure modes as primary. Mostly CFWA with (WWL1?) and flat port closeups but no macro (well maybe some), would love to shoot through three dives without opening the housing!
One thing, I see the A6600 does not have onboard flash, Nauticam has a misprint in the site. What is used to trigger the strobes, this is the deal decider for me between the A6400 and A6600? Or is there something else I should look at?
James, aka Nemrod