One of my older YS-02 strobes died. It did not completely die, but sometimes won't reload the condensator. So I cannot trust it anymore. It can work a complete dive, or it will refuse working the complete dive. Or it drains the battery fast.
I only use the strobe as a slave strobe.
This means that the cable is really important. I use Anglerfish slave triggers and they only work with original cables. I have tried selfmades and Ali-express ones, all fire the strobis with 100% ok from the camera, but if you use the Anglerfish, it goes doen to less than 1%. With original cables it works fine.
The Sea&Sea YS-01 is cheaper than the S2000. But the Solis is more expensive and you get the same.
With Inon you need to buy YS-mounts, you get them with the Sea&sea in the package.
I already have original Seasea cables, but need an original inon cable when going to the S2000. Theoretically you can cut the seasea cable and install the inon part, but the cutting can be a problem. It must be completely flat or the Anglerfish doesn't work anymore. So that is why I say you must buy a new cable.
I am a technical diver, a few times a year I dive over 80m. Till now never used slave strobes then. But Inon goes to 100m, seasea to 75m.
Recycle time: 1.6 for inon on full, 1.9 for seasea. I almost never use the full modes, most times it is 50 til 75%. Is the recoverytime an issue? I don't know, but the YS-02 is sometimes slower than I am. I don't know if the solis is faster.
Inon will become more expensive I think because of a new mount and new cable.
What is the best choice nowadays?
I only use the strobe as a slave strobe.
This means that the cable is really important. I use Anglerfish slave triggers and they only work with original cables. I have tried selfmades and Ali-express ones, all fire the strobis with 100% ok from the camera, but if you use the Anglerfish, it goes doen to less than 1%. With original cables it works fine.
The Sea&Sea YS-01 is cheaper than the S2000. But the Solis is more expensive and you get the same.
With Inon you need to buy YS-mounts, you get them with the Sea&sea in the package.
I already have original Seasea cables, but need an original inon cable when going to the S2000. Theoretically you can cut the seasea cable and install the inon part, but the cutting can be a problem. It must be completely flat or the Anglerfish doesn't work anymore. So that is why I say you must buy a new cable.
I am a technical diver, a few times a year I dive over 80m. Till now never used slave strobes then. But Inon goes to 100m, seasea to 75m.
Recycle time: 1.6 for inon on full, 1.9 for seasea. I almost never use the full modes, most times it is 50 til 75%. Is the recoverytime an issue? I don't know, but the YS-02 is sometimes slower than I am. I don't know if the solis is faster.
Inon will become more expensive I think because of a new mount and new cable.
What is the best choice nowadays?