A digital camera for above and below !

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Marcin Dobrucki <Marcin.Dobrucki@FAKE.nokia.com> wrote:
> There has been some discussion about problems with an external slave
>strobe when used with digital cameras. Some light the strobe to help
>focus, and that sets off the slave flash. The alternative is to use
>either a synced strobe, or to find a camera where the "pre-lighting"
>could be somehow disabled.

Ikelite, and I'm sure others as well, figured that problem out a couple
years ago. Somehow the strobe triggers on the second flash. Nikons
often have a separate focusing lamp instead, but unfortunately their
models don't tend to keep a consistent form factor, so you need a very
specific housing for a given model. And Nikon doesn't appear to make
their own, so you're paying $500+ to Ikelite and others.

> I have no experience with the digital sealife cameras, but the DC300
>with an SL960 strobe might be a nice combo. Maybe there'd be a store
>that would let your rent one and try it out?

Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
behind on the technology curve.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

Jason O'Rourke wrote:

> Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
> Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
> behind on the technology curve.

Very true. The only reasons I could think of are:
- price (at some 300USD for ready waterproof camera, it's cheaper than
camera+box -- at least here)
- exteranl strobe quite cheap, the SL960 will set you back about 170USD
- waterproof to 60m (boxes for digital compacts I have seen go to 30m)

But you are right, the specs are well behind the land digital cameras.

/M

Jason O'Rourke wrote:

> Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
> Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
> behind on the technology curve.

Very true. The only reasons I could think of are:
- price (at some 300USD for ready waterproof camera, it's cheaper than
camera+box -- at least here)
- exteranl strobe quite cheap, the SL960 will set you back about 170USD
- waterproof to 60m (boxes for digital compacts I have seen go to 30m)

But you are right, the specs are well behind the land digital cameras.

/M

Jason O'Rourke wrote:

> Why get a digital camera from a second tier brand when Canon, Sony, and
> Olympus are all ready to set you up? These UW makers tend to lag
> behind on the technology curve.

Very true. The only reasons I could think of are:
- price (at some 300USD for ready waterproof camera, it's cheaper than
camera+box -- at least here)
- exteranl strobe quite cheap, the SL960 will set you back about 170USD
- waterproof to 60m (boxes for digital compacts I have seen go to 30m)

But you are right, the specs are well behind the land digital cameras.

/M