Seeking strobe suggestions ...

[SeaHound]

Hello -

I have been doing natural light photography and wanted to get into lights / strobes. I have a Nikon p5100 camera in Fantasea housing and was looking for a strobe/mount that is simple and compatible with my camera.

Would any slave strobe work? If not then any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[weeksd]

As long as you can turn off the preflash and only use the main flash any strobe with a slave sensor would work. Works best at night as in bright light the sun overpowers the camera flash so the slave doesn't see the flash to turn on.

 

[slowhands]

You can add an inexpensive Fantasea Remora strobe to this. It has a fiber optic cable to connect in front of your camera flash. That helps it work in bright light and other situations reliably. I think they have a kit with tray and flex arm. Another option is the Intova ISS2000 with kit. Both are good basic strobes that should serve well.

 

[dirtfarmer]

Here's a link to a great strobe comparison guide. Underwater Strobe Comparison Guide - Digital Diver Network