Oly 5050, Inon D2000 and BLUE Photos?

[herman]

Shots 1 and 2 look to be out of the strobe range to me, remember your strobe is good to maybe 8 ft max, 6 is more realistic. If shot 3 was shot with telephoto it is too far also. I see no shadows or other signs of strobe other than some backscatter in photo 1. If your shooting at greater distances than your stobe is capable of your better off turning it off and setting the white balance manually. I would suggest you pan out as wide as your camera will go and get closer to fill the frame.

If the 2000 is like the 180, shooting in manual mode the magnet should be out and the internal flash set to slave. Shooting in aperature priority it should be in.

 

[Reefwalker]

I would try some closer shots initially, just to get a handle on correct exposure with your combination of camera and strobe.
Try these settings at around 30cms (1 foot) from your subject -
Camera mode dial in M (Manual)
ISO=64
White Balance=Daylight
Shutter Speed=1/125th
Aperture=F8
Focus=Macro (not super macro)
Internal Strobe=Slave level 1
D200 Inon Strobe:
Mode Dial (left knob) to M (-0.5 to -6)
Power Dial (rightknob) to -2.5 (or pointing at the 5.6 green number)
Insert the magnet in the magnet hole and gently screw the little bolt supplied with the strobe into the hole to retain the magnet.
Now take a test shot with the strobe set above the camera housing, but pointing downwards and directly towards the subject, at around 30cms (1 foot) from the subject (preferably something that is not too bright or to dull - and won't swim away ) If the shot is overexposed (too bright), reduce the strobe power to -3 or -3.5, if it is too dark, increase the power to -2 or -1.5.
If the pics are still blue, you have a camera problem. If they are correct, then try a few pics further away. At say 60cms (2 feet) away, but leave the strobe at around the same settings, but open the camera aperature to around F5.6, then experiment with the strobe power. Power on the strobe decreases 1/2 F stop for every click anticlockwise and increases every click clockwise, (this isn't very evident on the strobe dial itself). Ignore the green digits as these are for the Auto setting.
Hope this helps?

 

[oly5050user]

definitely looks like the strobe/camera not in sync..You may see the extgernal strobe fire ,but it is firing at the wrong time while the shutter is closed.Like I posted earlier ,look into a mirror and fire the camera strobe at it.Now look at the image and see if the strobe is firing in the image taken.If not seen then it is sync issue.

 

[OCdiving Deb]

If your settings are correct, you are getting close enough, and the strobe is facing a good direction then it could be the fiber optic cable.

I had similar problems last year with my 5050 and D180 that drove me buggy for a few months. The main problem turned out to be a bad fiber optic cord that sometimes worked but often didn't.

Is there someone from whom you can borrow a fiber optic cord to test it?

 

[herman]

If your settings are correct, you are getting close enough, and the strobe is facing a good direction then it could be the fiber optic cable.

I had similar problems last year with my 5050 and D180 that drove me buggy for a few months. The main problem turned out to be a bad fiber optic cord that sometimes worked but often didn't.

Is there someone from whom you can borrow a fiber optic cord to test it?

You can also just remove the fiber completely, making sure you keep the strobe slightly in front of the camera. It will fire easily that way. Not the best solution for all round shooting but as a test it works great.