New accessories for the YS-D3 Lightning

Mike Bartick · Issue 121, Jul/Aug 2021 · pp. 30–32

Products mentioned: Sea and Sea YS-D3 Lightning strobe, Sea and Sea YS-D2 strobe, Sea and Sea YS-250 strobe, Snoot accessory, Domed diffuser, Flash Prism, 110º diffusers, Diagonal ball mount, Eneloop Ni-MH batteries, Nikon D850, Sigma 15mm lens, Kraken wide angle conversion lens, Sea and Sea Optical Dome

New accessories for the YS-D3 Lightning strobe mount bayonet style, snap into place and are very secure, accessories include: • Snoot- Reduces the spread of the beam flash to assist with creative lighting • Domed diffuser- assist’s in widening (150º) beam spread • Flash Prism to assist with off camera lighting* • Standard 110º diffusers • Diagonal ball mount User interface: • Power on\off - knob • Flash Duration adjusted in 1/3 stops-knob • Duration selection in guide number and EV -/+ values • Backlit panel for visual confirmation of TTL and control knobs • Push button control for activating spotting light In the real world I’ve been using the strobes now in various scenarios over the last few months while diving from shore and by boat in California, Florida and Cozumel and have pushed the strobes as needed. Macro, wide, bluewater, blackwater and in kelp, I’ve trudged through parking lo…