Recommendation - Strobe Arm Length For Dual Strobes

[Scuba307]

I’m adding a second DS-125, and with that new arms to my rig, and I was wondering on recommendations for arm length? I shoot both wide angle and macro. I'm adding them to my Olympus C5050, with hopes of moving to DSLR (Canon 7D/ Aquatica housing) next year, so I would like to get the correct arms now, to avoid re-purchasing next year. Do you have a recommendation?

Thanks,

 

[bvanant]

I think that having a 5 inch and 8 inch segment on each arm gives you the most flexibility.
There are lots of folks using only a single 8 inch or even a single 5 inch but having one of each is the way that I would go
Bill

 

[HerraduraDivers]

2 elements give "one dimension" more in strobe positioning than one single element,
the best example is your arm, think about how life would be without elbow...
I have two 8'' UCLS arm per side and i think that this set up will cover most
of the strobe positioning needs.
A 5'' and 8'' setup will be fine as well and i just got 2 identical arms as they fold better
together as i am used to hand the camera over on it's folded arms.

Chris