Sea & Sea YS-D2 Strobe
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Shipping Origin for this Item: Ohio, USA
Condition: Excellent: Noticeably used with average signs of wear. Shows moderate wear for the age of the item, with the possibility of dings or blemishes. Glass, acrylic or ports may have slight blemishes but will not affect picture quality.
This package includes the following items:
2x Sea & Sea YS-D2 strobes
2x Sea & Sea fiber cables
2x 5" strobe arms
2x 8" strobe arms
6x clamps
The Sea & Sea YS-D2 strobe offers unique improvements over the original YS-D1 with features not available on any other underwater strobe. An audible alarm provides TTL and Ready Light confirmations. In addition the rear panel now offers glowing controls for easy to read settings underwater and quick confirmation of what mode you are in.


The design on the rear of the strobe offers improved dials, easy to see glowing controls and an updated settings wheel for manual and TTL exposure control.
New Features (Different than YS-D1):
- Audible Confirmation
- Glowing Control Panel
- New Control Knobs
- Dual Powered Focus Light with Included Red Filters
- Redesigned Battery Compartment
- Updated Wing Nut Fixing Bolt (YS Mount)
- Improved Recycle Time (full): 1.5 seconds with Ni-Mh batteries (YS-D1 is 1.9 sec)
Glowing Rear Control Panel:
The glowing control panel gives you a visual confirmation of TTL and Ready Light functions. It also changes color based on the mode set on the strobe so you always know what mode you are shooting in.

With Pre-Flash Without Pre-Flash DS-TTL Slave-TTL, TTL
Full YS-D2 Specifications:
- Guide Number - 32
- Beam Angle - 80° x 80° (100° x 100° with Diffuser 100 or 120° x 120° with Diffuser 120)
- Controls: Mode, Target Light, Light Level
- Indicator: Ready / TTL Lamp
- Color Temp: 5600K
- Battery Life (full flashes) : Ni-Mh 200 Flashes, Alkaline ~150 Flashes
- Recycle Time (full): Ni-Mh Approx 1.5sec, Alkaline Approx 3 sec
- Battery Type: AA x 4
- Depth Rating: 100m / 330ft
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 89 x 133 x 116mm / 3.5 x 5.2 x 4.6 in
- Weight: Approx 623g / 22 oz (without batteries)
- Weight Underwater: Approx 40g / 1.82 oz (with batteries)
Recommended Cords and Cables:
- Bluewater Fiber Optic Cable to Sea & Sea Strobe
- Bluewater Fiber Optic Cable to Dual Sea & Sea Strobe
- Bluewater Fiber Optic Cable to Velcro
- Bluewater Fiber Optic Cable - Nauticam to Sea & Sea Strobe
- Sea & Sea Fiber Optic Cable
- Sea & Sea Fiber Optic Cable (Long)
- Sea & Sea Single Sync Cord
- Sea & Sea Dual Sync Cord
- Nauticam Universal Fiber Optic Cable
- Ikelite Sync Cord for Sea & Sea Strobe
- Ikelite Sync Cord for Dual Sea & Sea Strobe
- iTorch Fiber Optic Cable
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