What strobe to buy?

[Texas Diver]

I need some advice on buying a strobe for our Oly 5050.

We have our camera and a housing. Now we are ready to buy a strobe. We don't want to spend a whole lot of money. Can anyone give me a recommendation?

 

[Dee]

Sea & Sea YS90DX, INON D-180 are both gonna run you about $525-550. Ikelite D-125 is a bit more. I wouldn't suggest investing in any others.

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

I second the INON D-180

 

[DalTexDiver]

At Dee's suggestion got INON 180. Love it. Infinitely adjustable and spotting light is great.

I second the INON D-180

 

[Texas Diver]

Geez! These strobes cost even more than the camera! Thanks for the recommendations. At this rate I think we are going to be totally equipped with no money left to actually go anywhere, HAHA!

 

[DalTexDiver]

The way I justified it was that if I change cameras, housing, etc., I can still use the strobe and the base, etc. At least that is what I told my wife.

Geez! These strobes cost even more than the camera! Thanks for the recommendations. At this rate I think we are going to be totally equipped with no money left to actually go anywhere, HAHA!

 

[Dee]

Geez! These strobes cost even more than the camera! Thanks for the recommendations. At this rate I think we are going to be totally equipped with no money left to actually go anywhere, HAHA!

:rofl: Welcome to Underwater Photography! Now you know why we spend so much time in the local lake!

 

[scuba91709]

The Ikelite setup runs around $500