Which strobe for me?

[buff]

I just purchased a Canon A640 and a Canon WP-DC8 housing.

Which strobe should I get and from where??!!!-kind of in a hurry on this one, so the sooner the better...going to Roatan.

and if you live in Minneapolis, I might be willing to rent your digital strobe for 10 days.

Thanks
Mike

 

[Larry C]

Since you have to go fiberoptic, Inon D2000s is very nice. New Sea & Sea YS110 is lighter, more positively bouyant, similar power and also offers their DS-ttl which like the Inon S-ttl powers the strobe based on reflected light from your subject. Both can be used full manual as well.

 

[jeraldjcook]

How much do you want to spend?

 

[buff]

I guess I would spend about 500?

 

[Larry C]

Both of those are in that neighborhood, you should be very happy with either. They both have multiple light elements for a very wide light spread and auto or manual capabilities. You'll need to factor in a fiberoptic cable and attachment system in your total, though. I STRONGLY advise against buying a cheap strobe. Spend the extra to get a good one. You'll thank yourself later, and in the long run it will be cheaper.

 

[buff]

Was it a mistake to get the Canon housing instead of the Ikelite?

Will my MXIIEX stay connect to the Canon housing?

I have two YS60 strobes for my MXIIEX...I suppose I can't use those on this new system.

This is far too confusing!

 

[Larry C]

If your YS-60s are optical slaves, they'll work fine with the Canon. If they are hardwired to a hotshoe, you can't use them.

 

[buff]

No, the YS60s arent optical slaves, but with the Heinrich/Weikamp ttl converter I didnt think that was a problem?

I might be in a little over my head on this photography thing.

 

[Larry C]

I think H/W might have come out with a solution for you. My previous suggestion that your YS-60s wouldn't work, was because your camera doesn't have a hotshoe, which the H/W converters use to convert the camera signal to the Nikonos protocol on the strobe. I see in the Reefphoto internet catalog that they now list a "digital optical adaptor" for Sea and Sea 4 pin or Nikonos cables. It doesn't say much about it, but I assume this will convert the flash from your camera to an electrical signal for your strobes. I would contact Ryan at Reefphoto to make sure.