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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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  1. 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
  2. Ikelite DS162 Underwater Strobe Flash
    SKU: IK-40162
    Ikelite DS162 40162 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 24 with Ikelite ICS 5-pin bulkhead Connections, No. Includes 1" Ball Mount. Learn More
    $1,295.00
  3. Ikelite Strobe 40230US- 01
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    Ikelite DS230 Underwater Strobe Flash with Modeling Light
    SKU: IK-40230US
    Ikelite DS230 40230US Underwater Strobe featuring GN 32 with Ikelite ICS 5-pin bulkhead Connections, No. Includes 1" Ball Mount. Learn More
    was $1,495.00 Special Price $1,295.00

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  4. Ikelite DS160 II Underwater Strobe Flash
    SKU: IK-40160
    Ikelite DS160 II 40160 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 24 with Ikelite ICS 5-pin bulkhead Connections, No. Includes 1" Ball Mount. Learn More
    $995.00
  5. Ikelite DS51 II 50Ws TTL Underwater Strobe Flash
    SKU: IK-40051
    Ikelite DS51 II 40051 Underwater Strobe featuring GN 17 with Ikelite Sync Cord Connections, Includes 1" Ball Mount. Learn More
    $495.00
  6. Sealife Sea Dragon Flash Underwater Strobe Flash
    SKU: SL9631
    Sealife Sea Dragon Flash SL9631 Underwater Strobe featuring GN with Sealife Flex-Connect Connections, . Includes . Learn More
    $349.95
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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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