Kraken weefine ring light 3000

[JackConnick]

Jack: I thought you were an American, what is a spanner?
Bill

I'm dual Canadian actually, heh?

Actually it is called a spanner; a flat piece to engage two notches on a circular screw. Wrenches turn bolts.

 

[herman]

@JackConnick I am looking at one of these and while doing some research, I saw something that hinted that the charger is not actually a complete charger. It implied it must be plugged into a USB port of some kind and not an AC outlet. I have searched for an actual manual but so far have not found one. Can you spread some light on this?Thanks

 

[JackConnick]

Most all chargers these days are USB. Simply use one of the many USB adapters like for your phone to charge from an AC outlet.

 

[herman]

Ah, so it's not a complete charger....figures, this is a trend that is getting old. If I pay for a charger, I expect to get the complete thing, not just parts of it.....thanks for the info.

 

[bvanant]

You can of course buy any one of thousands of multiple battery chargers to charge the Weefine batteries
Bill

 

[Jenn Chisholm]

Following this thread as I am also interested in possibly getting this light. Was on a trip to Dominica back in December and was blow away by some of the photos a dive buddy of mine was able to take with it.

I am curious, though, does it work with any underwater lenses which attach to the TG6 UW housing case? I see that it threads, however, assuming you attach the lens first and then the light, I don't seem to see where it would thread into.

Thanks for the help!

 

[JackConnick]

You could maybe use an adapter M52 to F67, add a diopter and then the ring light. I do this on SLRs. But the TG 6 has excellent built-in macro capabilities and a diopter is overkill. Our kit for the 3000 light includes the light, special sync cord and the adapter.

 

[Kimela]

I'm resurrecting this thread because I just got the Weefine 3000 for my TG6. Anyone have experience using it and have pointers? I found some good info somewhere on SB yesterday (may have been in this thread). So far, I think my biggest challenge will be training my memory to push the buttons in the right order to get to 'red light', 'lowest setting', 'strobe' for macro; and then to 'bright white light' for video.

All advice welcome!

 

[bvanant]

As always practice in your kitchen (camera in the housing) shooting a flower or something similar. Note how close you can get without making a shadow.
Enjoy
Bill

 

[Kimela]

As always practice in your kitchen (camera in the housing) shooting a flower or something similar. Note how close you can get without making a shadow.
Enjoy
Bill

I was having fun with it today - in my kitchen!! I had it in microscope mode, red light on lowest setting, strobe set, and laid it down flat on top of a paper with writing and it focused beautifully. I need to do as you suggested though, and see where the shadows go. Thanks!