By Vernon Martzin (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 2:54 am: |
Hello, I have an Olympus C-8080 with and Olympus PT-023 housing. I would like to add at least one strobe light before my October 20 - 27th Bonaire trip. Any recommendations on something affordable that will work well for this camera and housing?
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By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #649) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 7:56 am: |
One of the Inons with a fiber optic connection would work well with the 8080. Either the D2000 or the D2000S will work. I would spend the extra on the D2000, mainly because of the modeling light.
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By Vernon Martzin (BonaireTalker - Post #12) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 12:22 pm: |
Has anyone used the Sunpak G-Flash? It is available new for $179.99 with $8.00 shipping? I was thinking this would be a cheap option for my Olympus C-8080.
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By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #650) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 12:50 pm: |
It will work but your going to have lots of trouble with backscatter. To avoid backscatter you must be able to do 2 things.
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By Bruce Zavon (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 12:54 pm: |
I've never used it or seen one. It's cheap, that's for sure, cheapest on the market. Looks like it can give a lot of flashes per charge from just 2 AA's but the recharge time is 7.5-9.0 seconds. That's the longest wait time between shots I've seen. Ike DS-50 is just 3 seconds. It would drive me nuts.
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By Vernon Martzin (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Monday, July 9, 2007 - 8:34 am: |
OK. I found a used INON z220s. I need a tray and arm to mount this strobe. Any hints on who is most reasonable to buy from? Is a cable available to hook to the Olympus c-8080 and PT-023 underwater housing?
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By David Colvard (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Friday, July 13, 2007 - 9:52 pm: |
I recently purchased and used a Sea & Sea YS-110 and fiber optic connector from Tim at Fish Eye Photo and took some great UW shots with my Olympus C8080. I recommend it, but it's definitely not the cheapest strobe on the market.
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By Vernon Martzin (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 12:49 am: |
Ok. Thanks for all of the input so far guys! I am now looking at purchasing 2 used Sea&Sea YS-90DX DUO TTL Strobes. Does anyone use these with the Olympus C-8080 and PT-023 housing? What would the least expensive (acceptable) arm system to use with this housing and 2 of these strobes?
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By Boris Qwerty (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 12:12 pm: |
Vernon, you could also consider a Sea & Sea YS-27.
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