Jamdiver
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Hey all,
Alright i'll be travelling to South Florida in the next few weeks and i'm thinking of stopping in at Ryan's store........
And that of course is where my dilemma begins
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Having gone through his webpage, Ikelite's and a few others..
I more or less have an idea of what I want and what my budget can afford.
Thinking of the Ikelite DS-51, deluxe ball arm package with EV controller and an Ikelite tray for my Canon WP-DC90 housing.
Ok this is where I am a little confused though,
I'm assuming that the sync cable would only worth with Ikelite housings and that slave triggering implies that the EV controller reads the camera's preflash and then fires afterwards??
Will having the cameras flash fire like this cause backscatter, sort of negating the whole point of a strobe?
Also just how much flexibility in positioning of the strobe is there with the Ikelite ball arm package as compared to the ULCS.
Would that be a better option in terms of ease and use and price as compared to the Ike arms and trays??
Have also taken a look at the Inon's but they look more or less the same to me, can't really see what would be the advantages of going that route?
And yes I have done research on this on numerous boards and I did the 'search', so any and all input would be greatly appreciated.
As for the type of water I dive in, it's generally warm with good vis.
Alright i'll be travelling to South Florida in the next few weeks and i'm thinking of stopping in at Ryan's store........
And that of course is where my dilemma begins
Having gone through his webpage, Ikelite's and a few others..
I more or less have an idea of what I want and what my budget can afford.
Thinking of the Ikelite DS-51, deluxe ball arm package with EV controller and an Ikelite tray for my Canon WP-DC90 housing.
Ok this is where I am a little confused though,
What exactly does this mean, i'm clueless when it comes to this stuff.This package includes the Ikelite EV Controller, featuring 10 manual power settings with both preflash and non-preflash cameras. When using the EV Controller, the attached strobe can be triggered via sync cable, or can be slave triggered.
I'm assuming that the sync cable would only worth with Ikelite housings and that slave triggering implies that the EV controller reads the camera's preflash and then fires afterwards??
Will having the cameras flash fire like this cause backscatter, sort of negating the whole point of a strobe?
Also just how much flexibility in positioning of the strobe is there with the Ikelite ball arm package as compared to the ULCS.
Would that be a better option in terms of ease and use and price as compared to the Ike arms and trays??
Have also taken a look at the Inon's but they look more or less the same to me, can't really see what would be the advantages of going that route?
And yes I have done research on this on numerous boards and I did the 'search', so any and all input would be greatly appreciated.
As for the type of water I dive in, it's generally warm with good vis.