Strobe for Olympus Mju 500?

[McBad]

Hi. Some time ago I bought a mju 500 for happy snapping and then recently I bought an under-water housing for it (PT-026)...

This evening I've been playing about with it in the swimming pool... I was surprised how successful it was but got the expected problems of back-scatter off all the crud in the water and not enough light... So, not much prospect of good pics in the sea.

Clearly I need some sort of flash gun for it to increase the candle-power and get the light source away from the lens, but which one? A quick web-search shows that there are all shapes and sizes and they all seem very expensive! Suggestions / recommendations?

It's not something I know anything about.

Please be gentle as I'm not technically inclined and this looks as if it could get very technical very fast.

Thanks,

M

[Okeanos]

Fuji make a slave strobe, including an arm and tray for about £130, it's what I use. If you look at my pics you can get an idea of how well it works.
I did also buy the fibre optic cable, which blocks out the existing strobe and triggers the remote strobe.

I think this is the cheapest setup out there, the arm isn't long but it's a good start.

[McBad]

Originally Posted by Okeanos

Fuji make a slave strobe, including an arm and tray for about £130, it's what I use. If you look at my pics you can get an idea of how well it works.
I did also buy the fibre optic cable, which blocks out the existing strobe and triggers the remote strobe.

I think this is the cheapest setup out there, the arm isn't long but it's a good start.

Hi Okeanos. I've enjoyed having a look through your photos and will look into the Fuji option. Certainly cheaper than some of the things I've seen on the web so far! Kind regards, M.

[RonProwse]

Firstly im no expert having only brought my UW camera last year but and a big but it is, i tried to use my Mju600 in the pool and local lake but was disappointed at the results due to using the internal flash.

I have since invested in the Epoque ES-230DS this made a big difference to the shots they were crisper and i got many more good ones for the effort


Ron

[McBad]

Originally Posted by RonProwse

Firstly im no expert having only brought my UW camera last year but and a big but it is, i tried to use my Mju600 in the pool and local lake but was disappointed at the results due to using the internal flash.

I have since invested in the Epoque ES-230DS this made a big difference to the shots they were crisper and i got many more good ones for the effort


Ron

Thanks Ron. I've just had a rummage on the net and the Epoque ES-230DS certainly looks suitable but I'm a bit price sensitive... Thick end of £300 without any bracketry and sundries...

I'm going to wait until the end of the month and see how the bank account is looking following pay day... If I can afford it I'll go for the more powerful strobe.

I'll let you know what I end up with.

Cheers,

M.