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Strobes not firing underwater

Started Oct 11, 2021 | Questions thread
PHXAZCRAIG
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Re: Strobes not firing underwater

SilvyG wrote:

I would like to circle back with the current situation. I got the strobes to fire underwater this weekend, on two dives. I have changed three things:
- mode of shooting for the strobes. Backscatter advice was to use the second mode which is without pre-flash. It worked on land but very sporadically in the water. The mode that worked consistently in the water was the first mode (with pre-flash)

That seems very surprising to me.   What trigger comes in the Isotta housing?

I've always used the 2nd position with my YS-D1's and Nauticam D850 trigger, but the YS-D3's have that color-coded.   Are you using the orange or green setting?

What flash settings do you have set on the camera?

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