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Which land flashes fit in my strobe housing?

14 May 2013 - 10:23 AM

I found this the other day and thought I might give it a run again.

 

 

 

I used to use it long ago with the D100 with an SB28DX flash inside. I've no idea where that flash is now. My current flash is an SB900 and that does not fit. Eleonora's SB600 does fit - but I am not sure she'd want me taking it underwater.

 

So I am open for suggestions for other strobes to try. Don't have to be Nikon, but need to do Nikon i-TTL and fit.

 

Alex


Nimar D600 housing

03 January 2013 - 02:53 AM

Thought I'd share this:

http://www.nimar.it/content.asp?ID=1

Alex

Favourite Image Of 2012

21 December 2012 - 12:32 PM

It is that time of the year again, when I hope you will join in the fun and share your favourite photo taken during 2012.

These days forums aren't usually the place where most photos are shared. In fact, just as an example far more go up on the Wetpixel Facebook Group page, than we see here in the Photo and Gallery Showcase forum each day.

But I hope you'll want to share your images here (rather than post into the blackhole of Facebook), so it can join our other threads from down the years and can be enjoyed for years to come:

Favourites 2011
Favourites 2010
Favourites 2009
Favourites 2008
Favourites 2007
Favourites 2006
Favourites 2005

As always this thread is about sharing your favourite photo and your reasons for your choice and perhaps the backstory. People often like to comment about their diving in general over the year too.
It is not a competition and it does not necessarily your best photo. And it wouldn't be this thread if everyone didn't break the rules and post more than one.

So here is my contribution. Definitely not a shot that everyone likes. But it is one I like because it is something a little different. Taken with Nikon D700 and 16-35mm lens, Subal housing and Zen 230 port.

It is an abstract photo of jacks hunting over a coral reef, taken in Grand Cayman.

Posted Image

Alex

INON's Popeye Arms

15 December 2012 - 11:58 AM

We tried a set of Inon's super buoyant arms today and finally, the NA-D7000 that Eleonora is using is properly neutral.

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I normally use stix floatation on all my rigs, but they don't have near enough buoyancy for a small housing like this one with the mini-dome or macro ports. Ryan had some of these Inon Mega Float arms in Mexico on the 5D3 housing. So I thought I'd try them.

And they really work. They look a bit strange, but they are light out of the water (for travel) and give great buoyancy underwater. If you like to use double jointed arms then they are probably best pair with a thin arm, to firstly allow you to close the arms and also to actually allow you to get off the surface!

Anyway, well worth a look if your housing is a heavy one.

Alex

Flooded Sola - is there anything you can do?

23 November 2012 - 09:31 AM

My Sola 600 went glug, glug today :-(

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It is a bit frustrating, as it is a sealed unit there is not much you can do to prevent something like this.

Does anyone know if there is there anything that can been done? Or is it simply a case of throwing it away and buying another?

Alex

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