Dupsbear

Hi GSK3,

 

If you are looking at the cable end, not the camera end, here is the pinout on a 3 prong Nikonos cable.

 

There is an indention in the part that goes into the camera; hold that indention to the 6 o'clock position.

 

Mentally number the pins from left to right as 1,2,3.  Pin 2 will be opposite the indention.

 

Pin 1 = M sync

Pin 2 = Ground  Directly across from the indention.

Pin 3 = X sync

 

M sync is for flashbulbs, so you will be shorting ground to X-sync pin to make the strobe fire.

 

Best of luck,

Barry

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Yes, we have M6 ports in stock.  Nexus still makes M5 ports, but their housings now all support M4 or M6 ports.  For this reason, we have decided to also discontinue M5 ports, but we have a couple of M5 ports still available.

 

Thanks for asking,

 

Barry

 

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The light you mention is very interesting and many times with light, more is better.

 

One of the ads I saw for the Archon advertises light coming out the side of the front lens, as if that is preferable.  However, light coming out the sides may increase backscatter or just a glare in a diver's eye.  I do not know that, but I do know from years of teaching and shooting u/w photography, that you do not want to light up the area between your subject and the lens, which a side light will do.

 

The Archon only comes with one battery; a second battery is another $25.  The UK light comes with 2 batteries that can be charged from a laptop; the Archon may charge from a laptop, but I did not see that feature advertised.

 

The Archon does not come with any way to mount it, so a bracket must be purchased.  The UK light comes with (2) 1/4-20 threaded holes that makes mounting easier, but one still might have to purchase a ball joint to mount.

 

I also noticed the size of the Archon, which is almost twice the diameter, longer and heavier.

 

Please, I am not putting down the Archon light!  I would love to have 1400 lumens; that does remind me that the UK light has 4 power settings, but the Archon only has two.

 

I think you could not go wrong on either light.  If you get the Archon, let us know how it performed; one post and video I saw showed flickering with the Archon light in low power mode.  Not sure why that happened, but that could be a deal breaker for me.

 

Good luck,

Barry

www.bareports.com

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I've used the Aqualite on several trips and love them.  I shoot 2 lights, one mounted below each of my 2 strobes.

 

For the money and size, they are hard to beat.

 

The lights come with 2 batteries and a charger.  The charger will charge from a laptop computer or any USB power supply.

 

There are 3 different heads for the lights and are interchangeable; a 90 degree, 65 degree and a 20 degree.  Each reduction in angle yields a more powerful beam, but I use the 90's for video and a 20 for a night dive light.  The color of the light is most pleasing.

 

One of my underwater videos using 2 Aqualites in Cozumel may be found on my YouTube channel, which is Dupsbear.

 

To view the video, go here.

 

Barry

www.bareports.com

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Hi KC,

The Aqualite has a boss on one side with (2) 1/4-20 stainless steel holes tapped and drilled that are about 1" apart. I am not sure of a soft handgrip like the SOLA light, but one could be easily made.

If one wanted to have the red lighting, they could purchase inexpensive gel filter material and add that gel to the outside of the light with a rubber band. Sort of a workaround, but would work.

Some people would use the red light a lot, others may not find the red light feature important enough to justify the price differential.

I've held both lights and seen the red light feature. Both lights are quality built and serve good purpose.

Barry
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