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Upgrade my inon Z240 strobes with the new ikelite DS230 stores are a good option ?
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Your underwater pictures are beautiful, including your wide shots. I really don’t think you’d be happy with only constant lights, unless you‘re moving heavily into video But if you get the big strobes you could use a video light for your macro work. They’re great-looking on “paper,” for sure. in the next couple of months, Retra is coming out with some fun new strobes, and Inon presumably has something in the works too—but the Ikelites are impressive, and obviously a dramatic upgrade from the 240s. A bit of a lifestyle choice on the battery front—a handful of AAs vs big expensive dedicated batteries—plus the weight—583g for your 240s vs more than a kilo for the Ikelite. But you’ve already thought of all that. Keep us posted!Upgrade my inon Z240 strobes with the new ikelite DS230 stores are a good option ?
fiber opticsNo LED light comes even close to the power of a strobe; it's a difference of multiple orders of magnitude.
Are you using fiber optics or sync cords with your Z-240s? Keep in mind that Ikelite strobes only support sync cords, and their connectors are different from Inon. They're also quite heavy and bulky (each one is about as big as your two Z-240s put together), plus they require proprietary batteries. If you're willing to tolerate the weight and bulk, Scubalamp D-Pro provides similar power in a similar package at considerably lower cost, while Retra Pro series gives similar power at similar cost in a more compact package with way more features.
Sorry, I missed your response at the time - this thread just popped up in my notifications.fiber optics