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I'm just now getting into photography and know so very little. I have a tiny digital camera that takes great digital shots. I am buying a case for it in the next few days that runs about $180. The camera was only $250. Now I am wondering about the strobe. I see they cost $500 and up and I am really confused. How can the tires cost more then the car? Are there no cheaper options as an entry point into this hobby? Surely there must exsist a 100 dollar option? Could I maybe just use a marine torch and not use a flash on the camera? I bet there are some pretty intense flashlights out there and I could get my lighting that way? I just know how dark it can get down there at 60 feet and without some sort of light source I will end up with nasty pictures but I can justify spending more money on the flash then I did on my dive computer or the camera/case combo. I could use some guidance here...thanks.
I just found this strobe on ebay.. http://http://cgi.ebay.com/Sunpak-Marine-32-Underwater-Strobe-Slave_W0QQitemZ230117992095QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
would something like that work for my needs as a starter strobe?
Another edit I just realized that my camera doesnt have any sort of input connector for a flash attachment. Is that a common issue that is overcome with another device? Maybe that flash from above will still work for me with some sort of attachment. How do you connect a flash without a 4 or 5 pin terminal on the camera already?
I just found this strobe on ebay.. http://http://cgi.ebay.com/Sunpak-Marine-32-Underwater-Strobe-Slave_W0QQitemZ230117992095QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4703QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
would something like that work for my needs as a starter strobe?
Another edit I just realized that my camera doesnt have any sort of input connector for a flash attachment. Is that a common issue that is overcome with another device? Maybe that flash from above will still work for me with some sort of attachment. How do you connect a flash without a 4 or 5 pin terminal on the camera already?