Marelux Ambassador and underwater photographer Kate Jonker kindly provides a report of her experiences using the Marelux SOFT Pro snoot. It is profusely illustrated with wonderful images of the native macro subjects of her home dive sites at Gordon’s Bay near Cape Town.
Inon has announced a snoot set that will fit on their Z330 and D200 strobes. Both strobes feature domed lenses and the new kit allows the use of Inon’s existing snoot system with them. It ships with both 10mm and 26mm restrictor tubes and the new set features a brushed aluminum that focuses the strobes’ output.
Retra has recently released a new, more economical version of their Light Shaping Device (LSD). Wetpixel’s a href=”http://www.amustard.com>Alex Mustard was able to take one of their early production models on several of his recent trips, and has posted his field review of it here. In addition, he provides a great deal of information about using snoots and how Retra’s units differ from most others that are available. He finds that the LSD allowed him to “subtly light a subject and not the background” and that it is a useful addition not only for competition shooting, but also for “everyday photography”