Glowdive Dome Diffusers for Inon Z330, Z330 II, D200, & D200 II Strobes

Good lighting is the key to good underwater photos. Even using two strobes, the positioning can be tricky and the smallest mistake can be critical, ruining your shot with backscatter. It gets even more difficult when we get closer, especially with a wide angle lens.

The best strobe position for close focus wide angle is with the strobes at the lense level, a little bit behind the dome and pointing slightly outward. But this technique which is pretty effective to avoid backscatter has a minimum distance limit, and if you try to get closer the light won't reach your subject. To solve this problem we need a wider light beam and a softer edge, and this is provided by the Light Dome diffusers.

Glowdive has tested multiple material options until we found the optimum balance between light loss and beam softness.

The Diffusers take out about 1/2 or 2/3 light stops compared with the original diffuser at the center of the beam, but this light is gained at the edge, where you most need it. The result when you work up close is you will be using a smaller aperture for greater depth of field or a lower strobe power setting for faster recycling and longer battery life.

Shadows become much softer with the diffuser, so it is also an ideal accessory for single strobe shooters who want to avoid the complexity of dual strobe systems.

The color temperature is slightly warmer that the original diffusers. Most people won't notice this under normal shooting circumstances, but the important point here is that the light doesn't become any cooler, and the warm colors remain unaltered.