Yorkshire Divers

Divers Warehouse
Go Back   YD Scuba Diving Forums > General Diving Forums > Underwater Video & Photography
Strobe for housed digital. Strobe for housed digital.
User Name
Password

Welcome to the YD Scuba forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact support.

Underwater Video & Photography: Discuss Strobe for housed digital. in the General Diving Forums forums: Thanks, i'll try that. Right which way to the church?...

Reply
Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 >
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11 (permalink)  
Old 15-01-07, 11:43 PM
Daz217's Avatar
Learning to use a camera!!!!!
  

Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 675
Daz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkeller
Thanks, i'll try that. Right which way to the church?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old 16-01-07, 12:04 AM
Jezza's Avatar
I came, I saw, I dived
  

Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 550
Jezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm waterJezza swims in warm water
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daz217
1/ Where can you get the camera weight? I hate it's positive buoyancy.
I have an Olympus housing, the weight came with it. I never use it PM me if you want to make me an offer.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Daz217
2/ The batteries die really quickly(even rechargeables) in cold water. Do you have similar probs and if so how do you rectify it?
What battery's do you use, if it's standard ones look at the mA/h they are quoting. Rechargable AA's vary from 650 to 2800, obvoiusly the higher the better.

Try here 7dayshop.com - Online Store=

They're one of the cheapest

ATB

Jezza
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #13 (permalink)  
Old 16-01-07, 03:22 PM
Daz217's Avatar
Learning to use a camera!!!!!
  

Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 675
Daz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkellerDaz217 is a snorkeller
Jezza,
Thanks for the offer and advice re batteries. Miniman sent me a PM with a link to some guys who sell the correct weight for my camera and other accessories for U/W photography. I have pasted in his PM below if it helps anyone else then great. Thanks to Miniman
Originally Posted by miniman
Daz What you need is a WW-DC1 Weight; reduces housing buoyancy £ 19.99 from

Cameras Underwater Homepage: Underwater housings, digital stills and video cameras, accessories. Gates, Ikelite, Epoque, SLR, DSLR, Sealife, Sea&Sea.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #14 (permalink)  
Old 16-01-07, 07:15 PM
New Member
  

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 70
miniman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the seaminiman paddles in the sea
No worries. Glad to be of some use
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #15 (permalink)  
Old 24-01-07, 05:46 PM
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,017
Freeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm water
.
Last edited by Freeflow : 15-11-07 at 04:17 PM.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #16 (permalink)  
Old 25-01-07, 08:13 AM
Member
  

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Romsey, Hampshire
Posts: 467
Tazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the seaTazzie paddles in the sea
Back to the original question (if it's still relevant) I bought a Sea and Sea YS27 strobe for my digi compact. It's was fairly expensive (£309 with tray, arm, connector etc) but will upgrage to a Digi SLR slave strobe when necessary.

The results compared to my old fuji flash were amazing (check out the colours in my Maldives thread, very little if any photoshop done)
__________________
Vroooooooooooooom SPLOSH!
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #17 (permalink)  
Old 25-01-07, 08:25 AM
Mike Ward's Avatar
The plan is vital, it's something to deviate from..
  

Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 369
Mike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold water
£250-£300 for an underwater strobe with arm and synch cable is cheap, I'm afraid .

Welcome to the wonderful world of underwater photography.

Oh, and if it's still relevant, I use an Epoque 150 DS with my compact. Cameras Underwater have them in a package with arm and fibre-optic cable for £225. It's not any better than the Sea&Sea, but I like mine and it's dead easy to use.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #18 (permalink)  
Old 25-01-07, 05:45 PM
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,017
Freeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm waterFreeflow swims in warm water
Thanks for the suggestions so far, but...
.
Last edited by Freeflow : 15-11-07 at 04:14 PM.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #19 (permalink)  
Old 25-01-07, 06:06 PM
Mike Ward's Avatar
The plan is vital, it's something to deviate from..
  

Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 369
Mike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold waterMike Ward swims in cold water
[quote=Freeflow]I'm after one that is FO cable quote]

FO cable? Sorry to be dumb, but what's that mean?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #20 (permalink)  
Old 25-01-07, 06:31 PM
StuartC's Avatar
Likes to play his bongo's in the morning
  

Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: somewhere nr. York
Posts: 1,031
StuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkellerStuartC is a snorkeller
[quote=Mike Ward]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Freeflow
I'm after one that is FO cable quote]

FO cable? Sorry to be dumb, but what's that mean?
Fibre Optic

My Sea&Sea YS 25 uses fibre optic and this has a coiled section so could be positioned some way from the camera on an arm, but I think it's too flimsy a cable to use hand-held, and not sure how well the coil would re-shape if stretched far.

Alan James - For all you need in underwater photography

the strobe has made a big difference to my shots and there's much less Photoshopping required to balance the colour etc.
__________________
Spike Milligan's SCUBA rules:

"If you never have a plan, nothing can ever go wrong"
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 >

« IPOD Camera connector | Books on retouching with Photoshop »

Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Sponsored Links

Yorkshire Divers - RSS Feed
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:18 PM.
Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
Trademark and all rights reserved : © YD.com Ltd (2006)
YD.com Ltd (Registered in England - 05886696)
Other sites : Golf Clubs | New Premiership Football Kits | MP3 Portable Players | MP3 Players For Sale | Replica Football Kits | Cheap Football Boots

Advertise - Contact Us - Yorkshire Divers - Sitemap - Privacy Statement - Terms & Conditions - Top
Forums Directory