...which the TG series does not have, at least by choice.
Budget strobe for TG-5 + Seafrogs
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tarponchik
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Though Intova went out of business several years ago, I am still shooting with their ISS2000 slave flash. If you find a used one, get it. It is kinda bulky because it takes 4xAA. They have a smaller PX-21 which is still available at Amazon for $59.99 (I never tried this one).
scubaozy
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Most common use is in macro, using high speeds to darken background completely to bring out the object. When I upgraded to slr, I was pretty disappointed not being able to use hi speeds. Without hss, to darken the background pitch black, you need to have clear empty water behind the object also you have to work much harder on positioning of your strobes. With hss, you can approach your object from any angle and just crack up your shutter.
Absolutely, having rc is not a criterion necessarily, get the cheaper one between two brands. I give the edge to inon, because it can do, sTTL, manual, external manual. STTL is also manually tweakable.
Hello,
I got lucky and got an YS-01 with a tray and arm for some 150 € + shipping. I tested it thouroughly in Egypt and it delivered fine. Of course, there is quite a bit of learning to happen.
On the first dive, it did not seem to work underwater, only above: I do not have idea why, but it never happened again. Maybe I had it set up poorly, or there was too much light.
TTL with TG5 worked very well right out of the box, I did not setup anything on the camera (only force flash). For manual I would need to study more: Hopefully I will visit the Philippines (10+ days itinerary for January or Christmas) and learn some more, especially applying exposure compensation not to have ambient light influence the image.
For wide angle, it did not do anything, but I think that was mainly because the TTL flash was not strong enough.
Also, there was a significant limitation on the camera's flash recharge time: Wonder if there is any better way to use with a TTL, I guess not.
Thank you all for your tips.
I got lucky and got an YS-01 with a tray and arm for some 150 € + shipping. I tested it thouroughly in Egypt and it delivered fine. Of course, there is quite a bit of learning to happen.
On the first dive, it did not seem to work underwater, only above: I do not have idea why, but it never happened again. Maybe I had it set up poorly, or there was too much light.
TTL with TG5 worked very well right out of the box, I did not setup anything on the camera (only force flash). For manual I would need to study more: Hopefully I will visit the Philippines (10+ days itinerary for January or Christmas) and learn some more, especially applying exposure compensation not to have ambient light influence the image.
For wide angle, it did not do anything, but I think that was mainly because the TTL flash was not strong enough.
Also, there was a significant limitation on the camera's flash recharge time: Wonder if there is any better way to use with a TTL, I guess not.
Thank you all for your tips.
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