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Inon Strobe Arms

The Inon strobe arm system provides easy and precise control of your flash unit. A good strobe arm replicates the movement of your own arm to provide lots of flexibility in how you illuminate your subject. You might choose one strobe position simply to avoid backscatter in low visibility or need to line up your strobe completely differently for more creative lighting, such as using top lighting to control textures and shadows. A thought through arm system will allow you to quickly change your strobe position, while holding the gun firmly, even in a running current.

The Inon Strobe arm is a complete system that is designed to be modular, allowing you to customise your rig to your own demands. Because it is modular you can normally adapt your arm system if you alter your camera equipment down the line, perhaps by changing housings or strobes. So your main investment in arms and clamps is protected for the future. At most you’ll only need to buy a low cost Inon housing or strobe mount.

Inon’s strobe arm system begins with a choice of arm lengths. These lets you work at your best even at extremes of superwide angle and supermacro photography. Arms are manufactured from lightweight aluminium with slots cut through that further reduce weight and, when diving, allow water to flow through to minimise drag. You can attach Inon lens holders to the arms if you want to carry your Inon compact camera lenses securely, yet still have instant access for lens changes.

Heavy strobes can badly unbalance your underwater camera, causing the rig to pitch forwards or sideways and creating strain on your wrists. Inon provide optional buoyancy collars that can help offset the weight of strobes and greatly improve the overall handling of your camera, especially if you need to shoot one handed. This float is foam packed and cannot leak as air filled tube arms can.

The Inon clamp provides the movable joint between arms and mounting points on your strobe, tray or housing. The clamp is rugged and has an unmistakable tensioning knob. You cannot accidentally clamp the arm between the tensioning knob and the outside of the clamp. The clamp dovetails with the balls on the arms and mounts. These incorporate an O-ring, which provides the all-important friction that makes Inon arms so efficient. When tensioned properly, Inon arms glide into any position you choose without requiring you to slacken off or tighten the clamp – you simply don’t need to touch the clamp again. This is important as it saves you time when making strobe adjustments and encourages the photographer to try new lighting angles. A choice of adapters allows you to connect most popular strobes, including Inon and Sea and Sea, to the Inon arm system. Other adapters let you attach your arm to most housings.

If you are looking to select your first ball joint arm, we would always suggest coming in and spending half an hour trying different combinations. Ocean Optics has a strict policy that if you choose an Inon arm from us, use it underwater and find it isn’t the right combination of lengths, we’ll exchange sections for you without charge.