I always look forward to seeing Harald Hordorsch’s big smile as he walks around his Seacam booth making sure everything is perfect.  Stephen Frink showed me Seacam’s new 1D Mk II N housing, which uses the same front half as the current 1D/1Ds Mk II housing.  The rear has been changed to accomodate the N’s larger LCD screen and button placement.  Seacam’s housings are known for their high quality and unsurpassed ergonomics.

Also on display was Seacam’s Seaflash 250 Digital Strobe, a hefty strobe which does proper E-TTL and iTTL (for a good time, ask Harald about E-TTL).

Seacam Seaflash 250 Digital Strobe features:

- E-TTL and iTTL versions
- 6-hr LED pilot/modeling light w/3 power levels, optional shutter activation
- 7 power settings
- wired slave setting for wired E-TTL/iTTL
- automatic optical slave (manual mode only) when disconnected
- S.O.S. signal
- 2 flash tubes: 5200°K and 4300&degK
- removable macro ring
- 120° coverage without macro ring attached
- 110 minute recharge time
- 190 full power flashes
- travelling plate to prevent accidental turn on

Drawbacks of the Seaflash 250 are its large size and 6-second full power recycle time.

Seacam also had a remote trigger on display, which connects to the camera through an optional S6 bulkhead on the side of the housing.

They are also working on a polecam system, which will feature a 5” LCD monitor with controls on it.  The polecam system will support cables 25m long.

For more coverage of DEMA 2006, please see the DEMA coverage index.

New 1D Mk IIN housing has a different back than the older 1D/1Ds Mk II housing

Seacam Seaflash 250 Digital has a protective back plate to prevent accidentally turning it on

Seacam Seaflash 250 Digital strobe

Seacam Seaflash 250 Digital strobe

When I surprised Harald Hordosch, he turned around and exlaimed, "Oh, you mean this huge, sexy flash!"

John Ellerbrock (Gates), Stephen Frink (Seacam USA), Wolcot Henry, Drew Wong at Seacam

Stephen Frink and Harald Hordorsch horse around