Scotttyd
Contributor
I have posed this question to the photo experts at reef and backscatter and am looking for some advice:
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I recently purchased a housing for a nikon p5100 camera. I also have an ikelite AF35 strobe (which I have had for a couple of years). I recently got back from Bonaire, and the strobe is great for macro photography, but it lacks the power for a good landscape shots (or the sand tigers here in NC). I am looking to upgrade to a more powerful strobe and am looking for recommendations. I know the ikelite housing will work with the TTYL of the ikelite strobes. I did now know if the ikelite strobes are more expensive to comprable strobes of other manufacturers, and if they were, was the TTYL really worth it? I do want a stobe that accepts AA batteries (not a stobe where you just recharge the internal battery). Also I did not know if it was possible to set up some sort of homemade base that could utilize my AF35 strobe as a fill/secondary strobe. I do not have a specific budget figure in mind, I am just trying to figure out what I need/want to fit my desires, but I do not want to spend some crazy amount and get a strobe that offers more than my current camera set up can utilize. Any advice is appreciated.
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One company suggested the S&S 110a and the other suggested the inon s-2000. What are you suggestions? The GN on the ikelite strobes seem to be much higher for similiar priced strobes, is this number measure the same by all manufacturers (ie. comparing apples to apples?)
thanks for any advice
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I recently purchased a housing for a nikon p5100 camera. I also have an ikelite AF35 strobe (which I have had for a couple of years). I recently got back from Bonaire, and the strobe is great for macro photography, but it lacks the power for a good landscape shots (or the sand tigers here in NC). I am looking to upgrade to a more powerful strobe and am looking for recommendations. I know the ikelite housing will work with the TTYL of the ikelite strobes. I did now know if the ikelite strobes are more expensive to comprable strobes of other manufacturers, and if they were, was the TTYL really worth it? I do want a stobe that accepts AA batteries (not a stobe where you just recharge the internal battery). Also I did not know if it was possible to set up some sort of homemade base that could utilize my AF35 strobe as a fill/secondary strobe. I do not have a specific budget figure in mind, I am just trying to figure out what I need/want to fit my desires, but I do not want to spend some crazy amount and get a strobe that offers more than my current camera set up can utilize. Any advice is appreciated.
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One company suggested the S&S 110a and the other suggested the inon s-2000. What are you suggestions? The GN on the ikelite strobes seem to be much higher for similiar priced strobes, is this number measure the same by all manufacturers (ie. comparing apples to apples?)
thanks for any advice
