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Strobes not firing underwater

Started Oct 11, 2021 | Questions thread
Barmaglot_07 Contributing Member • Posts: 633
Re: Strobes not firing underwater

YS-D3s are known to be hard to trigger optically. With a D850, I assume you're using an LED trigger, right? It's probably putting out just enough light to trip their sensors, and when water gets into the connectors, it absorbs a little bit of light and that puts you under the threshold.

Are you using single-core or multi-core cables? If it's the former, the better light transmission of multi-core cables should be able to resolve your issue.

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