YS110 and Color Temp

[ReefHugger]

Sold the house and ordered a YS110 , now waiting to get it. In the meantime I have two concerns. In a previous life of film photography, I was accustomed to strobes with 5700 light temperatures. The YS110 is said to be 5100 with diffuser. Is this too warm? Am I going to have to adjust WB? And if so, which direction +/- red?

Also, the specifications indicate a beam angle of 105 with diffuser. Can anyone say what is the angle without diffuser? And finally, is hot spot a problem without the diffuser?

ReefHugger

 

[dbh]

I think that you will be fine w/ that color tempurature. If you have the ability to RAW, you should, and WB is a non-issue.


Dave

 

[jarhed]

Agree with the above, IMHO, color temp in the ranges that we talk ablout wrt strobes, is mostly personal preference. Some people like cooler colors, I tend to go a little warmer. In the end, i buy a strobe based more on recycle time, lite output, coverage, weight and size. Shoot RAW and adjust WB based on your own preference.

take care,
John

 

[dbh]

Oh yea....I ALWAYS have my diffusers on !

Dave

 

[ReefHugger]

Thanks dbh & jarhed for your replies. To a certain extent, however, you have both confirmed my fears. Unfortunately, I cannot shoot RAW. I can shoot TIFF but don't know if it will WB like RAW. I can however adjust WB when shooting.

Lots of experimenting to come and looking forward to it!

 

[rjsimp]

Oh yea....I ALWAYS have my diffusers on !

Dave

Why would you always have your diffusers on? Are you trying to soften the shadows or control the power?

I rarely shoot with them on as I can get much more interesting lighting effects with the straight strobe light. I don't need them to control the power and for wide angle shots I am usually at full power anyhow. Personally I think the diffuser makes for a flatter picture (the light is more even and less interesting)..

just my 0.02.

 

[dbh]

The diffusers widen the beam for WA and softens it for macro (helps to eliminate "burning" anything).

Works for me....might not for others.

Dave

 

[rjsimp]

The diffusers widen the beam for WA and softens it for macro (helps to eliminate "burning" anything).

Works for me....might not for others.

Dave

Yea, I know what they are for, just I haven't felt the need for them.

I guess I haven't experienced the "burning" issue with the settings I shoot with and the strobe positions I use. As far as being wide enough, I have two that I put on dual 12" arms (so they are up to 24" away from the camera on both sides. Anyhow, that gives me pretty wide coverage for what I need and I don't use the diffuser because it drops the effective power of the strobe when I am trying to get more light.

As you said.. it works for you.. Just haven't heard of people using the diffuser all the time so I thought it was odd.. Maybe I'm the odd one here..

 

[AndyT]

I'm with Dave on this one - I always have them on whether I'm shooting Macro, WA or something in between. I just find that the lighting is too harsh without them. I mostly dive in water that has some sort of particulate floating around and with the diffusers it seems less obvious in the images.

 

[dbh]

As far as being wide enough, I have two that I put on dual 12" arms (so they are up to 24" away from the camera on both sides.

I use one 8" & one 5" per side but when I shoot WA, my strobes are very close to my housing and pointed out about 45 degrees. I know many people who like sticking them out pretty far....but it goes back to "whatever works for you". There is no right way or wrong way.

Dave