Flash of Inspiration

Staff · Issue 11, Feb/Mar 2003 · pp. 28–32

Products mentioned: Inon Z-220, Nikon F90X, Subal housing, YS30, YS120, Isotecnic 33TTL, YS50, Elitechrome EBX, Fujichrome Velvia

It is an old adage that good things often come in small packages, but in underwater photography we sometimes find it difficult to initially accept the principal that a small item of equipment is the equal of a larger one. A good example of this is the way compact housings and small AF cameras have transformed underwater photography over the last ten years or so. Many of us, myself included, resisted change initially firmly believing that our trusty F3's and F2's with large action finders, heavy motor drives and even heavier housings had to be superior, until we tried the minimalist approach and saw the light! Now that I am a true believer in the 'small is beautiful' maxim I was delighted to be offered the chance to test the latest flash offering from Inon by Steve Warren at Ocean Optics. Steve is of course adept at detecting the weakness in any underwater photographer's resistance to new…