Scubalamp Snoot

Alexey Zaytsev · Issue 141, Nov/Dec 2024 · pp. 31–32

Products mentioned: Scubalamp Snoot, Scubalamp D-MAX, Scubalamp D-PRO, Seacam 150D, Seacam 160D, Ikelite 161, Ikelite 160, Sea&Sea YS-D2, Sea&Sea YS-D3, Retra Strobe, Olympus M1 Mark II, VIFINE wet wide-angle lens, Olympus PTMC-01, Nauticam CMC-1, YUNEEC 14-42mm F3.5-5.6

tracking spot, single frame, if I shoot multi-frame it is always at five FPS with the Apollo S strobes set to MTL mode. Around 95% of the time for macro with the 105mm I am shooting at ISO 100 to 200, at 1/250th sec. I shift around from F/11 to F/22 with the higher stops being the norm. I set the Apollo S strobes to manual and the power level to 6 of 12 settings or half power. I have diffusers but use them mostly for wide lenses and I also like to play with the color filters and the SOFT snoot. I shift off of 1/250th sec. depending on the ambient light background, higher F/numbers are used for greater DOF at 1:2 or greater magnification, I favor ISO 100 and will tweak the strobes rather than go to a higher ISO if needed. I use the +10 and +15 C/U lenses most frequently but find the +5 and +10 & +15 stacked best for some subjects. I have provided several photos for this review using C/U l…