Sea & Sea YS-D2 strobe

Peter Rowlands · Issue 86, Sep/Oct 2015 · pp. 30–31

Products mentioned: Sea & Sea YS-D2, Sea & Sea YS-D1, INON Z240

The arrival of a new strobe in the post is always exciting so I was delighted when the postman ding donged my door bell and requested a signature in return for releasing a parcel from Sea & Sea. It was their new YS-D2 strobe. First impressions out of the box are of solid quality and a similar size and weight to the previous D1; 623gms and 89x133x116mm. The depth rating remains at 100m which will appeal to techies. You have a choice of arm mounts - Sea & Sea’s YS base or ball joint and it uses the same 4 x AA batteries for power but the compartment has been improved by incorporating slots for each cell. The standard coverage is 80°x80° with an output/GN of 32 but for wider coverage two diffusers are supplied to increase to 100°x100° with one stop light loss or 120°x120° with two stops light loss. In addition the diffusers give very slightly warmer colour output. This makes the D2 a market…