Best strobe for Canon G10

[bvanant]

The Ikelite has a surface guide number of 9 meters, and the Sealife has a GN of 20 or about 1.4 times as much light as the Ikelite and comparable in specification to the S2000/D2000 strobe. But in my hands at least the Inon gives me a full stop more light UW than the Sealife. I can't explain it except maybe the Sealife spec is at ISO 200. In any case, I would vote for the Inon. It is indeed a bit more (the Ike is $389 with an arm/tray, the Sealife is $350 without the tray, and the Inon is about $450 or so). I have taken mine on several big trips (Indonesia, Philippines, Bonaire) and they always just work.
Bill

 

[ghnouer]

I love my Z240.

For me this is the best strobe. The only problem is....... $$$$$$$.

But if you want something small, and less expensive ..........go for the S2000.

My 2 cents.

GHN

 

[gearhound]

The af35 is a nice strobe. There are a few people on scubaboard that shoot it with their Canon s90 and s95. Nemrod, I think is one. Beautiful shots. Solid build. Good quality.

 

[PhilC]

I'm an AF35 user right now and it is a fine flash for Macro work and closer wide angle. Don't expect it to light up the reef or fish more than 10-12 feet away and you'll be happy with it. The cable-less design means you can play a bit with it by removing it from the tray and handing it over to your dive buddy to back light a subject. I'm going to be upgrading my rig soon here but I think the AF35 is a perfectly fine option for specific situations as long as you recognize it's limitations.

Macro work:

Playing with backlighting:

Wide angle, note strobe manually set to full power for this and most wide angle shots:

 

[Randy43068]

So JAX, what did you end up buying?