I-Divesite Symbiosis SS-1 and SS-2 Lighting System

Jussi Hokkanen · Issue 93, Nov/Dec 2016 · pp. 36–38

Products mentioned: i-Divesite Symbiosis SS-1, i-Divesite Symbiosis SS-2, Sea & Sea YS-D2, Inon Z-240, Inon D-2000, Minolta Flash Meter V

i-Divesite Symbiosis SS-2 reviewFor years the underwater flash gun market has been shared by two Japanese companies: Sea & Sea and Inon. If you were buying a “universal” underwater strobe, not tied to any special camera or housing maker, these were the brands available for you as a normal user. (Ikelite, Subtronic, Olympus… I know, I know). For long as I can remember, people have also been asking me if there is one light that can do both stills and video; a unit that would have a powerful constant light and an UW strobe in one package. So far the answer has been negative. Hong Kong based i-Divesite is now trying to be the third wheel in the market and lo and behold, their first ever UW strobe product is not just a strobe but a lighting system that combines a decent video light with a powerful strobe. The new lights are called the Symbiosis SS-1 and the SS-2. It is not often that in the s…