5050 pt15

[gianster]

Hey all,
I have been diving with the pt15 for too long without a strobe. Should i keep the pt15 and get inon strobe or go with the ikelite housing with ttl capability? Money doesn't matter except for the slr transformation. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gianni Romanelli

 

[alcina]

I use my PT015 with the Inon 220s strobe and love it. For me, there is no reason to change to Ikelite. I prefer manual control of my strobes...the new Inon 2000 is getting great reviews for it's psuedo ttl performance...

 

[Mo2vation]

Hey all,
I have been diving with the pt15 for too long without a strobe. Should i keep the pt15 and get inon strobe or go with the ikelite housing with ttl capability? Money doesn't matter except for the slr transformation. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Gianni Romanelli

But if you want to see some amazing non-strobe stuff, check out PhotoTJ's stuff. Inspiring stuff this guy gets with his little Canon P&S.

The D180 was designed with the 5050 partially in mind. It delivers TTL when coupled with the F/O kit.

LOTS of Oly 5050 / PT-015 users on ScubaBoard have that rig. Some will chime in soon.

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Ken

 

[Dee]

I can only echo what alcina and Mo said. The Inon D-180, Z200 or the new D2000 are excellent choices for the PT-15. I also prefer using mine in manual mode but the D-180 does a pretty fine job in pseudo TTL. TTL is no guarantee of perfect exposure, you always have to tweak it just a bit. I see no reason to move to Ikelight just for strobe choice.

 

[Warren_L]

Yep - what the others said. I use a C5050/PT-015 with a D-180. Been getting some good results using the fibre optic connection with manual settings. I just added a D-2000 for a 2nd strobe. Can't go wrong with that!

 

[gianster]

Yep - what the others said. I use a C5050/PT-015 with a D-180. Been getting some good results using the fibre optic connection with manual settings. I just added a D-2000 for a 2nd strobe. Can't go wrong with that!

My lds only sells ikelite products. Could someone tell me how to purchase a complete inon strobe package for the pt15?

 

[alcina]

Contact Ryan at this email or at his web site www.reefphotovideo.com

You can also try Yuzo at this email

 

[Warren_L]

My lds only sells ikelite products. Could someone tell me how to purchase a complete inon strobe package for the pt15?

A great source is my man Yuzo. You can check out his site http://www.uwdigitalcamera.com/English/euwdigitalindex.htm or email him at info@naturephoto.co.jp

Pay by paypal, and he ships fast!

 

[alcina]

You know, if you aren't 100% on investing in a strobe right this minute, have a look at calypsonick's gallery - he only uses the camera & housing with no extras.

 

[Warren_L]

Good point Alcina. It may even be worthwhile looking into getting a wide angle lens or even a macro lens first. Cutting back on the amount of water you shoot through can make a big difference.