Has anyone had any experience with....

[noreastDIVER84]

Fantasea Line strobes.... I have found this Fantasea Line | CoolFlash Nano Single Pro Kit | 2075 | B&H Photo
I was considering it for my Sea and Sea DX8000G. I have been very happy with the camera so far, but am going on a cruise in 2 weeks and would like to have a strobe to improve the photos.

Brent

 

[RAWalker]

The same strobe is available under the Intova brand for significantly lower cost.
I have 2 of them that I cost me $100 each.
They do a good job at a very economical price.
You will want to use the fiberoptic trigger cable to get more results.

 

[noreastDIVER84]

The same strobe is available under the Intova brand for significantly lower cost.
I have 2 of them that I cost me $100 each.
They do a good job at a very economical price.
You will want to use the fiberoptic trigger cable to get more results.

I will look into that, I was looking for a budget set-up, but was also looking for something that had a decent recycle time, and battery life.

 

[noreastDIVER84]

Well I made the choice and ended up going with the FantaSea Strobe. I just got it, mounted my housing to it, and set it up. The strobe has a really fast recycle time, about 2 seconds, compared to the 8+ seconds my Sea and Sea DX-8000g takes. It has three flash level settings and threee sync speeds. Set-up was fast and easy and for the $199 I paid it included a case that fits the camera as well, a fiber-optic cable, a mounting plate and a gimbal arm. I could not even touch any other decent strobe for that, let alone the cost of the arm, mounting plate, and fiber-optic cable.

I will attach some pictures as well.

 

[kevinl4270]

Let me know how well the Fantasea worked for you and if you think it improved your photos. I going to add one to my cam as well. I am just still undecided to use the Fantasea or the Intova.
Thanks in advance!!

 

[bvanant]

Let me know how well the Fantasea worked for you and if you think it improved your photos. I going to add one to my cam as well. I am just still undecided to use the Fantasea or the Intova.
Thanks in advance!!

I believe they are the same strobe with different labels.
Bill