Backscatter Hybrid Flash & Optical Snoot OS3 Combo Package

Included in the Box The Hybrid Flash Optical Snoot OS3 for Hybrid Flash White 140 Flat Diffuser 1-inch Ball Mount YS Mount Light Pipe O-ring Grease Spare O-rings Backscatter Hybrid Flash Underwater Strobe & Video Light HF-1 ƒ40 Guide Number 5,000 Lumen Video Light Spot, Wide, and Red Lights Selectable Angle of Coverage, with Included Flat Diffuser and Optional Dome Diffuser—120°, 140°, 160° Selectable Color Temp with Optional Filters—6500K, 5500K, 4500K Smart Control TTL Flash Power for Sony, Olympus, & OM System Cameras HSS Compatible Wireless Off-Camera Remote Control SOS and Emergency Signaling Modes Requires Two 21700 Lithium Ion Batteries With the introduction of the Backscatter Hybrid Flash HF-1, underwater photographers can now capture stunning stills and video with a single versatile tool. With an underwater guide number of ƒ40 and a 5,000 lumen video light, the Hybrid Flash is the most powerful strobe and video light combination ever created. The Backscatter Hybrid Flash also includes a 1,500 lumen spot light and a red light mode.   The Hybrid Flash is packed with tons of features and is the first strobe to feature Smart Control Automatic TTL Flash power for Sony mirrorless, Olympus, and OM System cameras. The Hybrid Flash is also HSS compatible and can be used for remote shooting alongside the Mini Flash 2.   This all comes in an easy to travel medium sized strobe package that is perfect for both wide-angle and macro shooting.      Key Features ƒ40 Guide Number 5,000 Lumen Video Light Spot, Wide, and Red Lights Selectable Angle of Coverage, with Included Flat Diffuser and Optional Dome Diffuser—120°, 140°, 160° Selectable Color Temperature with Optional Filters—6500K, 5500K, 4500K Smart Control Automatic TTL Flash Power for Sony, Olympus, and OM System Cameras HSS Compatible Wireless Off Camera Remote Control – Mix and Match with Mini Flash 2 SOS and Emergency Signaling Modes Requires Two 21700 Lithium Ion Batteries   Watch the video for the complete breakdown of all the features of the Hybrid Flash. STROBE/LIGHT COMBO Extremely Bright Guide Number ƒ40 The powerful guide number ƒ40 flash beam will easily illuminate subjects in high ambient light environments. Shallow brightly lit reefs, sunballs, and big scenes are easier than ever to light. The brightness of the Hybrid Flash has plenty of reach for more distant subjects in a scene.        With a max guide number of ƒ40, big scenes are breeze to shoot with the Hybrid Flash.   Sony a7R V | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/250 | ISO 100 | ƒ13  Built-in 5,000 Lumen 90° Wide Angle Beam Video Light The Hybrid Flash features a 5,000 lumen wide beam video light that can be used to capture video footage between still shots, or use the Hybrid Flash as a dedicated video light. This makes it an extremely versatile underwater lighting tool.   With a guide number of ƒ40 and a 5,000 lumen video light, the Backscatter Hybrid Flash is the brightest strobe and video light combination ever created.     Shooting photo and video on the same dive has never been easier with the Hybrid Flash. Super Wide, Even Flash Beam – Light Big Scenes with Ease! From the center to the edge, the Hybrid Flash has even light intensity with minimal drop-off. This will result in larger scenes being lit more evenly, with no harsh hot spots of light or major gaps. The wide angle coverage of the Hybrid Flash makes strobe positioning much simpler, due to the light’s wide, even, and forgiving beam pattern.        The quality of light from the Hybrid Flash is extremely even from center to edge.   Sony a7R V | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/250 | ISO 640 | ƒ14 MASTER CREATIVE LIGHTING Dome Diffuser, Flat Diffuser - Choose Your Angle of Coverage The Hybrid Flash is compatible with a variety of different diffusers. For brighter, more intense light, shoot the strobe without a diffuser to yield an angle of coverage of 120°. For wider, softer light, the included Hybrid Flash White 140 Flat Diffuser will expand the angle of coverage to 140° for bigger subjects and scenes. For the widest, softest, and most even lighting possible, the optional Hybrid Flash White 160 Dome Diffuser will expand angle of coverage to its maximum, at 160°.        Even when shooting with a 180° fisheye lens, dome diffusers provide complete edge to edge coverage.   Sony a7R V | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/125 | ISO 250 | ƒ14 Selectable Color Temperature – 6500K, 5500K, and 4500K In addition to selecting the angle of coverage, the Hybrid Flash can be shot without a diffuser at 6500K, or the included flat diffuser for slightly warmer color. Optional 4500K and 5500K warming filters are available in flat diffused and dome diffused filters. 4500K is perfect for adding richer, blue backgrounds at shallower depths, while the 5500K filters and diffusers will provide a more natural daylight appearance. Warming diffusers are also perfect for model shoots, providing you with warmer, more saturated skin tones for your human subjects.   NO DIFFUSER 4500K FLAT DIFFUSER Choose the 4500K diffuser in green water to make backgrounds blue. Set your camera White Balance manually to 4500K to turn green water to blue in these sample raw images. The 4500K diffuser will correct your foreground to match the scene.   Canon EOS R3 | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/200 | ISO 200 | ƒ18      The Hybrid Flash has plenty of options for creative lighting with flat and dome diffusers in different color temperatures and angles of coverage. The Hybrid Flash IR Filter is used in remote mode to mask the transmitting strobe from showing up in the image. Ambient Blue Filter for a More Natural Look Traditional strobes use light that is significantly warmer than the much cooler blue light of the ocean. The Ambient Blue Filter matches the color temperature of the surrounding water, making the strobe match the color of the surrounding ambient light. When shot with the Ambient Blue Filter, the Hybrid Flash is filling shadows of the image, but not adding a different color to the scene. The Ambient Blue Filter is optimized for shooting at depths 10-35 feet.     NO STROBE   AMBIENT LIGHT ONLY      HYBRID FLASH   NO FILTER      HYBRID FLASH   AMBIENT BLUE FILTER      Warmer strobe light will lead to two different color temperatures in the scene. When shot with the Ambient Blue Filter the strobe and the ambient light are all one color.   Sony a1 | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/160 | ISO 200 | ƒ11      The Ambient Blue Filter even works in macro shots such as this jawfish shot, where bright reflective ambient light from the sand is mixing with the strobe light. With the ambient light being the same color as the strobe light, it blends together resulting in a more natural look.   Left: Sony a1 | Sony 90mm Lens | 1/250 | ISO 400 | ƒ11   Right: Sony a1 | Sony 90mm Lens | 1/400 | ISO 100 | ƒ11   PRO LEVEL SHOOTING Redefining What Full Power Means on a Strobe The Hybrid Flash is significantly brighter at maximum power than what most people are used to shooting. At guide number 40 it generates a lot of light but also generates a significant amount of heat if shot in rapid succession at that power level. The Hybrid Flash manages this with an aluminum flash head, internal heat sink, and multiple temperature sensors. These protections allow the hybrid flash to keep shooting without interruption, so you'll never miss a shot.   Full (GN ƒ29) is more than enough light to tackle most situations. Boost +2 (GN ƒ40) and Boost +1 (GN ƒ34) are only needed for extra large scenes or shooting with diffusers to spread the light while maintaining a very bright output with plenty of reach.   We recommend starting at Full power. Boost +2 and Boost +1 are there when needed for extra punch on big wide scenes.     Shoot 30 Frames per Second with No Flash Drop Out The Hybrid Flash has incredibly fast recycle times for a flash with its size and power and is built for rapid fire continuous shooting. The Backscatter Hybrid Flash will fire at 10 frames per second at 1/4 to 1/8 power, 20 frames at 1/8 power, and 30 frames at 1 click below 1/8 power.       This video is actually a compilation of 332 shots in a row at 20 frames per second RAW, which is the fastest available shooting speed for the Sony a1 and Canon 8-15mm lens. Towards the end of the sequence, the camera became the limiting factor and reached its buffer limit.   Sony a1 | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/200 | ISO 200 | ƒ11   Fast Flash Duration to Sync with High Shutter Speeds Flash duration is how long the flash tube is lit up when the strobe fires. This is measured in hundredths to thousandths of a second, making it relatable to the camera’s shutter speed. If the flash duration is slower than the shutter speed being used, the flash will be cut off by the shutter speed of the camera and will appear diminished in the photo. With a fast flash duration of over 1/400th of a second at maximum power, the Hybrid Flash is faster than the flash sync speed of any SLR or mirrorless camera with a mechanical shutter available today. At power level Boost +1 (GN 34) the flash duration is over 1/900th of a second, and will increase in speed as the power level is turned down. With such a fast flash duration, the Hybrid Flash gives the photographer with compact and global shutter cameras such as the Sony a9 III the freedom to shoot much faster shutter speeds to knock down high ambient light scenes.     Simple, Easy to Use Manual Mode Only need manual mode? We’ve got you covered! The first mode on the dial is manual mode. The Backscatter Hybrid Flash has 12 power levels in ½ stop increments.        For those only needing manual mode, it's conveniently located at the first position on the mode dial. Both controls have hard stops with different shapes making dial changes without looking a breeze. There are 12 power levels in ½ stop increments.   Automatic TTL Flash Exposure for Olympus, OM System, & Sony The Hybrid Flash is the first production strobe to have Olympus, OM System, and Sony Automatic TTL Exposure using the Backscatter Smart Control System. Smart Control TTL exposure utilizes OM System RC mode and Sony’s mirrorless camera native TTL protocol, which is much more accurate than mimic TTL systems. The Sony RX series of cameras doe snot have the compatible TTL protocol for use of the SC modes on the Hybrid Flash. Standard Smart Control mode is perfect for wide angle and larger subjects, while Smart Control Macro will tailor the flash output for macro shooting. The Hybrid Flash also includes an underexposure warning, which sounds when the strobe has reached maximum output. If the resulting image is too dark, get closer, increase ISO, or open up the aperture to properly expose the image. Flash EV compensation is easily handled using the camera’s native menu system.        For subjects that are constantly changing distances TTL is a great tool for getting a correct flash exposure on the fly.   Sony a7R V | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/125 | ISO 400 | ƒ16      Most TTL systems are not able to expose macro subjects accurately such as this black pinnate juvenile batfish. SC Macro is optimized for perfect exposures even with the most challenging subjects.   Olympus E-M10 IV | OM System 90mm Lens | 1/160 | ISO 200 | ƒ5.6   High Speed Sync (HSS) for Open Apertures and Black Backgrounds The Hybrid Flash is also equipped with HSS mode, which allows faster shutter speeds to be used beyond the sync speed limit of the camera. HSS allows for wider open apertures while still being able to maintain a darker background than otherwise would be impossible at slower shutter speeds.   Sony Mirrorless cameras can achieve HSS using the Backscatter Sony Smart Control Trigger. Olympus and OM System mirrorless cameras can achieve HSS through RC mode with internal and clip-on flashes or with built in RC compatible flash triggers in housings such as the Backscatter E-M10 IV Octo Housing. For Nikon and Canon 3rd party flash triggers that support HSS are available such as UW Technics and the Turtle Trigger from TRT Electronics.     Without HSS    Olympus E-M10 IV | OM System 90mm Lens | 1/160 | ISO 200 | ƒ3.5     With HSS    Olympus E-M10 IV | OM System 90mm Lens | 1/1,250 | ISO 200 | ƒ3.5     Using a more open aperture allows for more creative control for bokeh blur while the fast shutter speed of HSS maintains a darker background normally associated with more stopped-down apertures. This HSS picture was shot at 1/1,250 of a second for the dark background.   Backscatter Sony Smart Control Flash Trigger for TTL and HSS The Backscatter Sony Smart Control Trigger is required for automatic Sony TTL and HSS with the Hybrid Flash. The flash trigger is placed on the hot shoe of the camera and is equipped with two LED lights to fit into a housing’s optical bulkheads. The Backscatter Sony Smart Control Trigger is universal and will fit most housings. The trigger is charged via USB-C. The Backscatter Sony Smart Control Trigger is now available and now shipping.     Wireless Off Camera Power Level Remote Control The Backscatter Hybrid Flash features a remote transmit and receive function for both wireless remote power control and triggering off camera strobes.   A camera mounted Hybrid Flash or Mini Flash 2 can wirelessly beam over new power output levels to other remotely placed Hybrid Flash or Mini Flash 2 strobes with just a press of a button. The included Hybrid Flash Light Pipe attaches to the fiber optic mount of the remote Hybrid Flash optically receives the signal from the transmitting strobe without the need for a fiber optic cable or an electronic trigger.   No cables and no swimming over to a remote strobe to change power levels means less silt from moving around or potentially freaking out the critter.        Multiple Hybrid Flashes can be used in remote control mode. Use a camera-mounted Hybrid Flash or Mini Flash 2 to wirelessly beam over new power level settings and trigger remote strobes. No need to swim over to adjust the power on your remote strobes.  The Hybrid Flash shares the same remote control protocol as the Mini Flash 2, and both strobes can be used together remotely. This works great for off-camera remote side lighting, backlighting, and snooting with the both the Hybrid Flash and Mini Flash 2 from the Backscatter Remote Lighting Muck Stick. Remote lighting is now easy to deploy and a breeze to use with remote power control.        The Backscatter Hybrid Flash uses the same wireless remote control system as the Mini Flash 2, allowing the photographer to use both strobes to remotely control the power of the other.      Two Hybrid Flashes and a Mini Flash 2 with a Color Filter were used in the setup for this shot. The front light is shot with a Hybrid Flash with the forthcoming snoot. The colored backlight is shot with a Mini Flash 2 and color filter. Another Hybrid Flash was used as the remote controller with an IR filter to remotely control the power of the Mini Flash 2 at the back of the bottle.   Sony a1 | Canon 8-15mm Lens | 1/400 | ISO 400 | ƒ20   SOS Safety Modes The Backscatter Hybrid Flash SOS mode utilizes several safety signaling features utilizing the built in LED lights.   The first mode in SOS sends an SOS signal, which is highly visible and internationally recognizable.   The next mode activates Glow Mode, in which the Hybrid Flash ramps up and down the light, making it ideal to mark a location.   Beacon functions similarly to Glow, but sends a shorter interval pulse rather than the slow, variable Glow.     Dedicated Test Button The Backscatter Hybrid Flash includes a test button that allows the strobe to be fired at any desired power level. This is great to use for light painting, as a strobe freezes motion where a video light will not. The test flash can also be used as a signaling device. The test button can be used in all modes except for SOS and Video Mode.     Wide, Spot, and Red Focus and Target Lights The Backscatter Hybrid Flash comes equipped with several different light modes for the target light in Photo Mode. The strobe can be set to wide for use as a general focus or target light, spot for more specific macro work, or red to sneak up at critters and to avoid the swarmies at night. Red, Spot, and Wide Mode are available in M, SC, HSS, REM modes.     Wide, Red, and Spot Light Modes are availabl