a7RII+Meikon Case+ST-100 Strobe

daveco2 wrote:

That's right, 316 ms recycle time at minimum strobe power and 7 sec at full strobe power.

Thanks, that's good to know. 7sec is, unfortunately, quite a lot, but for one third of the competition's (Inon/Sea&Sea/Ikelite) cost, complaining about that one point would be... excessive. Hopefully, with a pair of strobes, I won't need the full output too often.

Yes, if the button could be kept depressed with tape, then a round rubber bumper attached to the mode selector rotator could work. Arrow 1 indicates a backup tab that would keep pressure on the bumper at the end of the rotator stem. Arrow 2 indicates the section of the rotator that could engage the mode dial. The small double arrow indicates the space between the rotator and camera housing which is larger than the space to the mode dial, so a bumper could engage the dial without interfering with the case. There is sufficient room.

It's an odd oversight on Meikon's part that they don't have an A7R II/A7S II kit to enable mode dial operation, but then again, they've got quite a few of those. I don't know how stiff that center lock button is, but it's possible that flexible tape won't hold it - you may need a solid disc with an adhesive surface. I was thinking about a rubber bumper to go over the mode dial, but there's clearly insufficient space to clear the EVF hump.

I still have not gotten the strobe to fire on TTL. It should be straightforward according to the instructions and camera settings. On Manual, and 2 ft from the target, there is too much intensity even at the lowest output setting. I sent a message to Sea Frogs and expect a reply shortly. They've been very good about response time.

Does it not fire at all, or does it fire and overwhelm the camera? If the lowest manual setting is too much, I doubt TTL can be below that - maybe you need to put more distance between the strobe and target, or close down the aperture, or use an ND filter, or all three of the above.

I ordered a pair on July 6th, tracking number went live yesterday - a few more weeks and they should get here, along with 16 Eneloop Pro batteries and a bunch of other accessories (arms, clamps, carrying handle, trigger extension, blue gel filter sheet, etc).  Cost was $461 for the pair - I'm patient enough to wait a few weeks when it represents $200 worth of savings