I know this has been done to death but I need one and am not finding the answers by searching. I am looking for a pretty good size strobe. I like the idea of having a modeling light that shuts off when the strobe flashes. I saw one of these but don't rember which one it was. Any help out there? Thanks again Guys, 'all are great!
Strobe for 5060????
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Looking at the Inon 180 and Z-220. Is anyone using the 220 with dig? It lists it for nondigital but then in another section, as for dig. Also, is there now a hard wire for a pt 020 case?
http://www.marinecamera.com/strobe_inon.html#
http://www.marinecamera.com/strobe_inon.html#
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If you are using the fibre optical cable to trigger the Z220 then as long the digicam's flash doesn't fire a pre-flash it can be used with the digicam. Otherwise it can only be used upto 1/2 power. With your 5060 you can use slave flash in A and M shooting modes to trigger the Z220. In slave flash mode the C5060 doesn't fire a pre-flash hence you can use the entire manual range of the Z220. Be aware that, out-of-the-box, the shutter activated modelling light/target laser won't work with the PT-020. In that respect the Inon Z220s may be a better option.Wildcard:
Yes you can get a sync cord that'll connect the PT-020 bulkhead to the Inon Z220/Z220s (Sea and Sea connector) but triggering it in manual or TTL is another story. Best to contact Mike who makes the sync cords (he's in Germany, info@mike-dive.de).
The Z220 and Z220s is more powerful that the D180. The D180 can't be connected with a sync cord. The D180's modelling light works regardless of housing/connections. The Z220/s is a full manual strobe, the D180 is an 'external auto' strobe - sort of semi auto.
I have the Ikelite DS-125 Digital Strobe with my setup and it worked flawlessly on my month long excursion in Mexico and Belize. I went all Ikelite and am very happy, although I may add a second strobe to get nicer directional lighting. I use a sync cord for the DS-125.
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