His camera cannot use hard wired sync as is the case with the majority of similar cameras. Many dSLR housings allow for an optical sync. If a hard wire sync is a requirement then that brings up a different set of strobes to consider. If future growth were the concern the DS50 would still not be my choice, one of the other Ikelite, YS or Inon strobes perhaps but of course more money. Thanks you for your explanation of what you meant. You mean that his camera cannot utilize TTL nor can the Inon D2000. He would need to shift to the much more expensive Inon Z240 or a similar YS strobe. With the DS50 he could use the TTL of a camera so equipped and add a second strobe for coverage, you have a good point.
Taken by hired professional with Nikon D3 with dual (Ikelite?) strobes
Canon A570IS with Inon D2000, both in auto, same day and same place as the Nikon D3 in the upper pic
Canon A570IS with Inon D2000, both in auto, the colors here are failrly true, see his face skin color, the yellow harness and light gray hoses, exposure for the face is close and that was the target, shooting distance about 4 feet
My point is that it was implied as I understood the post (#7) the camera cannot operate in auto and the strobe cannot operate in auto in order to take rapid fire pictures. I am simply showing that is not entirely true, both the A570 and the Inon D2000 can operate in auto modes in an Ikelite housing or sTTL but of course not TTL as neither the camera or the housing he has are equipped for TTL. Now that I understand you meant TTL when you said "automatic" I agree with you, thank you for pointing out the differences between TTL and auto.
LOL, , the blue cast could be removed with Photoshop, lol, the water had an overwhelming blue cast, but, that is how it looked to the naked eye, my forehead does not have a built in strobe, could be useful if we had that feature, maybe in 2M years we humans can work on that. I hate altering my photos with Photoshop, the original files, most are also RAW thanks to the hack.
Fact, with the Canon A570IS and Inon D2000 in Av and External Auto respectively or sTTL you can fire as fast as the strobe cycles and get a shot which is what I was doing, pretty much as fast as I could push the shutter button and the pictures demonstrate that capability even compared to the pro with the D3. The conditions were not good for taking one's time. I like to use the strobe for subtle fill, others like to strongly light the subject, I prefer a more natural look, others may vary and that is their style, not mine. Don't think in this regard there is a right or wrong but always room to do better in my case, lol, a lot better.
BTW, even in auto modes you can alter the exposure by using the plus-minus bias on the strobe or setting a different aperture from that set into the strobe.
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Taken by hired professional with Nikon D3 with dual (Ikelite?) strobes
Canon A570IS with Inon D2000, both in auto, same day and same place as the Nikon D3 in the upper pic
Canon A570IS with Inon D2000, both in auto, the colors here are failrly true, see his face skin color, the yellow harness and light gray hoses, exposure for the face is close and that was the target, shooting distance about 4 feet
My point is that it was implied as I understood the post (#7) the camera cannot operate in auto and the strobe cannot operate in auto in order to take rapid fire pictures. I am simply showing that is not entirely true, both the A570 and the Inon D2000 can operate in auto modes in an Ikelite housing or sTTL but of course not TTL as neither the camera or the housing he has are equipped for TTL. Now that I understand you meant TTL when you said "automatic" I agree with you, thank you for pointing out the differences between TTL and auto.
If you have no need for automatic exposure, the the Inons are a popular choice. If you do use Ikelite cases and don't use manual then avoid them.
If you're underwater and something cool swims up, you don't necessarily have time to change the strobe settings for a specific distance before your cool subject swims off and leaves you with no shot, where as if you have TTL, you should be able to get an ok shot without any changes.
LOL, , the blue cast could be removed with Photoshop, lol, the water had an overwhelming blue cast, but, that is how it looked to the naked eye, my forehead does not have a built in strobe, could be useful if we had that feature, maybe in 2M years we humans can work on that. I hate altering my photos with Photoshop, the original files, most are also RAW thanks to the hack.
Fact, with the Canon A570IS and Inon D2000 in Av and External Auto respectively or sTTL you can fire as fast as the strobe cycles and get a shot which is what I was doing, pretty much as fast as I could push the shutter button and the pictures demonstrate that capability even compared to the pro with the D3. The conditions were not good for taking one's time. I like to use the strobe for subtle fill, others like to strongly light the subject, I prefer a more natural look, others may vary and that is their style, not mine. Don't think in this regard there is a right or wrong but always room to do better in my case, lol, a lot better.
BTW, even in auto modes you can alter the exposure by using the plus-minus bias on the strobe or setting a different aperture from that set into the strobe.
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