> I am getting the Reefmaster dc500 and wanted to know about getting a
> strobe. Many years ago I bought a housing for disposable cameras and a
> strobe, but I needed it as the disposable camera flash was pretty
> worthless. I then had a point-and-shoot camera in a pressurized case (a
> Reefmaster camera) and just used the built in flash, and the pictures
> were just fair. But now with digital cameras the electronic ISO
> settings will, I think, be better than a film camera. Of course a
> strobe is much better than the built-in flash, but how necessary is it
> for someone who is not a professional and not diving more than once a year?
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Eddie G

>> But now with
>> digital cameras the electronic ISO settings will, I think, be better than
>> a
>> film camera. Of course a strobe is much better than the built-in flash,
>> but
>> how necessary is it for someone who is not a professional and not diving
>> more than once a year?

>
> I don't use one. I use either natural light or the camera's built in
> flash. My camera is a Sony Cybershot, 4 megapixels.