Any PT-EP05L Units turned up yet?

[TheTrickster]

Will be taking the E-PL3 under the waves at the weekend.

Kit so far:
*****
E-PL3
9-18mm and Zoom Gearing
Zen Dome Port
PT-EP05L
*****

Still unsure on strobe unit(s). As the UFL1 is now discontinued.

 

[amnong]

Have fun :cool2: we look forward to getting first hand impressions..

 

[bgfspeedy]

Will be taking the E-PL3 under the waves at the weekend.

Kit so far:
*****
E-PL3
9-18mm and Zoom Gearing
Zen Dome Port
PT-EP05L
*****

Still unsure on strobe unit(s). As the UFL1 is now discontinued.

If you can afford it, go for the Inon z240... two of them and you are set. I used to have the Ikelite DS161 but I have switched to the Inons and they are sooo much lighter.... Love them.....

 

[TheTrickster]

Thanks, I've been leaning towards staying with Olympus (maybe just my loyalty to them!)

But these look good (from my v.limited knowledge)! A little pricey mind!!!

 

[smoore]

You might also want to look at the Inon S-2000. It is cheaper and smaller and I have been very happy with mine (only the one). I was using it with an Olympus C5060 and will be using it with my EPL2 in December. I haven't used the Z240 so I cannot compare. The one real drawback I see is that the S-2000 doesn't have a focus light.

 

[ProfF]

You might also want to look at the Inon S-2000. It is cheaper and smaller and I have been very happy with mine (only the one). I was using it with an Olympus C5060 and will be using it with my EPL2 in December. I haven't used the Z240 so I cannot compare. The one real drawback I see is that the S-2000 doesn't have a focus light.

(We are getting off topic, but while at it). I don't think that the lack of focus light is a problem. You can buy a decent focus light (+ connector to "hot shoe" on your housing) for the price difference between z240 and S-2000. The reason you might want to go for the z240 might be due to performance, or non-optical sync (irrelevant for your system).

 

[bgfspeedy]

Thanks, I've been leaning towards staying with Olympus (maybe just my loyalty to them!)

But these look good (from my v.limited knowledge)! A little pricey mind!!!

Well if I remember well, some Olympus housings and their strobes are made by Sea & Sea ;-) (from what I read).

If you can, buy 2 strobes, definitely when you have a wide angle dome.... you will not regret it....

 

[Wisnu]

I have D2000 and Sea and Sea YS-01m and quite happy to pair with my EPL-1. Z240 is certaily better and more powerful strobe but pricey.
If I have to rank, the list Z240, D2000, S2000, YS-01 and YS-02 (manual only). Z240, D2000, YS-01 and YS-02 has a focus light.

 

[slowhands]

There are a couple on eBay today Nov 9 2011. One from Japan, One from Hong Kong. Pretty expensive for early adopters, but they are real.

 

[TheTrickster]

Got mine here! Came in a massive box!

But the weather has been rubbish - so no diving :'-(