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Underwater Strobe Heads

Mostly called a Flash in general photography, underwater strobes emit a powerful split second burst of light for taking lighting stills shots underwater. Also checkout our Strobe Packages

Shooting underwater is complex and challenging. It is the field in photography even many experienced topside photographers struggle with. The challenges are low visibility, particles in the water, loss of color and more. Read more...

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INON Z-330 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: IN-Z330

INON Z-330 IN-Z330 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 33 with Fiber Optic / 5-Pin Connections, Yes, 220 Lumen. Includes Ball / YS, Not included. Learn More

Regular Price: $699.00

$649.00

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INON D-200 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: IN-4562121438934

INON D-200 IN-4562121438934 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 20 with Fiber Optic Connections, Yes, 220 Lumen. Includes Ball / YS, Not included. Learn More

$499.00
INON D-200 Underwater Strobe w/Fiber Optic Cable & YS Mount

SKU: IN-4562121438934-KIT

INON D-200 IN-4562121438934-KIT Underwater Strobe featuring GN 20 with Fiber Optic Connections, Yes, 220 Lumen. Includes YS Mount. Learn More

$599.00
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Sea and Sea YS-01 Solis w/cable Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: MOZ-YS-01-KIT

Sea and Sea YS-01 Solis w/cable MOZ-YS-01-KIT Underwater Strobe featuring GN 20 with Fiber Optic Connections, Focus Light. Includes YS Mount. Learn More

Regular Price: $499.00

$474.00

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INON S-2000 w/cable Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: MOZ-S2000-KIT

INON S-2000 w/cable MOZ-S2000-KIT Underwater Strobe featuring GN 20 with Fiber Optic Connections, No. Includes YS Adapter Included. Learn More

Regular Price: $620.00

$469.95

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Sea and Sea YS-D3 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: SS-03123

Sea and Sea YS-D3 SS-03123 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 33 with Fiber Optic / 5 Pin Nikonos Connections, 1000 Lumen. Includes Ball Mount. Learn More

$849.95
Kraken KR-S02 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: KR-STROBE

Kraken KR-S02 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 24 with Fiber Optic Connections. Includes YS mount and ball mount. Learn More

$599.00
Ikelite DS160 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: IK-4060N

Ikelite DS160 4060N Underwater Strobe featuring GN 24 with Ikelite Sync Cord Connections, Focus Light. Includes Ball Mount. Learn More

$799.00
Ikelite DS161 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: IK-4061N

Ikelite DS161 4061N Underwater Strobe featuring GN 24 with Ikelite Sync Cord Connections, Focus Light. Includes Ball Mount. Learn More

$949.00
Sea and Sea YS-01 Solis Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: SS-03124

Sea and Sea YS-01 Solis SS-03124 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 20 with Fiber Optic Connections, Yes. Includes YS Mount. Learn More

$449.95
Sea and Sea YS-03 Solis Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: SS-03125

Sea and Sea YS-03 Solis SS-03125 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 20 with Fiber Optic Connections, Yes. Includes YS Mount. Learn More

$349.95
INON S-2000 Underwater Flash / Strobe

SKU: IN-S2000

Compact INON S-2000 Underwater Strobe for easy TTL photography using a digital camera. Includes a fiber optics and 5 Pin Nikonos connection. Learn More

$365.00
Ikelite DS160 Underwater Strobe Flash

SKU: IK-4060.5

Ikelite DS160 4060.5 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 24 with Ikelite Sync Cord Connections, Focus Light. Includes (Optional DS Mount). Learn More

$849.95

About Underwater Strobes

An underwater flash is called a strobe and is very commonly used in underwater photography.

Here are the main advantages of using a strobe underwater:

1) ADD LIGHT - The water itself and the floating particles in them absorb the light from the sun causing much lower light underwater that above even in sunny days. A strobe simply adds synthetic light to the image.

2) ADD COLORS - The water acts as a blue filter , absorbing reds , yellow and warm colors causing images to be blueish and greyish. By using a strobe , you would add a broad spectrum light , simliar to the sun close to the object causing the real colors to be reflected back to your camera. The result is vibrant color photos.

3) REDUCE BACKSCATTER - As the water is usually filled with small particles , using the cameras built in flash causes the light from it to be reflected back from these particles to the cameras lenses. This will result in grainy and unclear images. By using an external strobes , the flash is lighting the scene from above or below causing these relflections to be in another direction and not facing the cameras lens.

Strobe Name	Guide Number (Air at ISO 100)	Focus Light	Connection	TTL	Price
Sea and Sea YS-03	20	N	Fiber Optic	Yes	$ 299.95
Sea Dragon Flash	20	N	Sealife Flex-Connect	Yes	$ 349.00
I-Torch Symbiosis Light SS-3	20	N	Fiber Optic	Yes	$ 399.00
Sea and Sea YS-01	20	Y	Fiber Optic	Yes	$ 429.95
Ikelite DS-51	17	N	Ikelite Sync Cord	Yes	$ 449.95
Inon D-200	20	Y	Fiber Optic	S-TTL	$ 499.00
Inon S-2000	20	N	Fiber Optic	S-TTL	$ 529.00
Sea and Sea YS-D2J	20-32 (80-120 degrees)	Y	Fiber Optic, 5 Pin Nikonos	Yes	$ 689.95
Inon Z-330	33	Y	Fiber Optic, 5 Pin Nikonos	S-TTL	$ 699.00
Ikelite DS-160	24	N	Ikelite Sync Cord	Yes	$ 799.00
Ikelite DS-161	24	Y (500 Lumen)	Ikelite Sync Cord	Yes	$ 949.00

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