New optical snoot by SAGA

[davichin 18]

SAGA has always surprised us UWPhotogs with solutions to long term problems like using ports in a different housing brand by constructing adapter rings or flipon-flipoff wet lenses mechanisms, length changing macro port etc... Now, after several trials by different photographers and Retra of installing a lens at the end of a snoot, they have built their own version which includes very clever and useful new ideas:

 

- It has a focusing mechanism to adapt to the required distance (the lens screws in-out).

- It has a group of optical fibers to conduct the strobe´s target light to the center, so even strobes with off-centered target lights (Inons, S&S YS-D1...) can be used and "pointed", and with a non-diffused but strong light (see pic).

- It has a rolling disc with different diameters (I guess one can make any shape...) with confirmation "clicks" on every step.

 

I have not tried it yet but it really seems smart. Contact www.sagadive.com

 

Pics:

 

General view:

 

 

 

 

 

Extended lens:

 

 

 

Inside:

 

 

 

 

This is a picture of the target light, which seems very bright:

 

 

 

 

One strobe shot:

 

 

 

Some pool tests:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2012 by davichin

[RBernardo 0]

_Hello,

_{i am lucky, i already try this new SAGA snoot.}

_{I can say is very good. To point, there are no better. I recieved mine yesterday, tested in the pool..., i believed that is the best snoot in the market.}

_{And the most important thing is that i use INON, as you all know, the pilot light is not the center ..., very happy with the fist tests}

 

_{kind regards}

 

_RB

[Udo van Dongen 5]

I was asking for the price but i already found it: € 500,-. Hoped it was cheaper...

Edited August 24, 2012 by Udo van Dongen

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SAGA has always surprised us UWPhotogs with solutions to long term problems like using ports in a different housing brand by constructing adapter rings or flipon-flipoff wet lenses mechanisms, length changing macro port etc... Now, after several trials by different photographers and Retra of installing a lens at the end of a snoot, they have built their own version which includes very clever and useful new ideas:

 

- It has a focusing mechanism to adapt to the required distance (the lens screws in-out).

- It has a group of optical fibers to conduct the strobe´s target light to the center, so even strobes with off-centered target lights (Inons, S&S YS-D1...) can be used and "pointed", and with a non-diffused but strong light (see pic).

- It has a rolling disc with different diameters (I guess one can make any shape...) with confirmation "clicks" on every step.

 

I have not tried it yet but it really seems smart. Contact www.sagadive.com

 

Pics:

 

General view:

 

 

 

 

 

Extended lens:

 

 

 

Inside:

 

 

 

 

This is a picture of the target light, which seems very bright:

 

 

 

 

One strobe shot:

 

 

 

Some pool tests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this looks awesome! I love the light it creates!

 

I was asking for the price but i already found it: € 500,-. Hoped it was cheaper...

 

Wow that would be mnore than $800USD. It is a little bit expensive for me.