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Why does Dee post such a vicious reply? She jumps right in and recommends a new strobe rather than the controller that would solve the problem. Intensity and coverage of a YS90DX is identical to a DS-50; difference is power settings control in the strobe or in a sensor that mounts at the housing and doesn't need a fiber optic connection.
Blanket statement that TTL does not work is ridiculous. It works very well on many cameras, but does not not work on some. Simple answer is a no brainer: Manual Controller will work with every camera. I try to say which camera housings need the manual controller, but this discussion pertained to the smaller Canon cameras for which we have not offered a housing. I apologize for inadequate information.
Best answer is a combined conroller so all possibilites are available while diving. We are working on it. It just occurred to me that my first wife was a Dee. The name may explain this hate ike thing.............
It wasn't a vicious reply, it was personal opinion. And how can I hate you, Ike....I don't know you personally. But since you've taken my opinion of your products personally, I'll explain further if you wish.
As I said, I stated my opinion, formed from my experience. As for TTL, I know very few people who are totally satisfied with the TTL results they get. I know I never was. It's touted and implied that TTL will give you perfect exposures...that seldom happens by all that I'm told. But I agree, I quit depending on TTL years ago and learned to set exposures myself. And I did say it doesn't work as most people are led to believe, not that it didn't work at all.
You're the manufacturer so I'm sure you have some sort of data to prove the YS90 is the same strength of your DS-50, I didn't claim is wasn't. I never mentioned strength of the strobe, I mentioned one that works like it is advertised to do and I depend on it to do. No fiddling with sensors to aim, no extra gadgets to control the strength, 1 easy knob to change the strength settings...everything in one package. And it has worked from the day I took it out of the box. Just a suggestion that there was another option available. Still nothing hateful about you or your product.
This is the opinion I don't post in public but since you insist on this hatred thing, this is my opinion and where my confusion lies....Everyone raves on your excellent customer service. I'm glad because we sure read and hear from friends, who have problems of one sort or another with some of your strobes and their various parts from day one, of the many ways they fail to work as expected or at all. You may fix or replace them in a timely manner but people should be able to expect things to work right the first time. And to depend on them to work on those once or twice a year dive trips. I'm glad you have such a loyal customer base, I just don't understand it.
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