Underwater Lighting & Strobes
Bring True Red Spectrum Colors & Crisp Detail Back to Your Underwater Photos & Video
Water acts as a natural color filter, absorbing red, orange, and yellow light within the first few meters of depth. At International Diving Centre, we supply industry-leading artificial dive lighting solutions to help you eliminate backscatter and capture vivid, true-to-life images in British Columbia’s emerald waters and tropical coral reefs. We carry top lighting equipment from premier manufacturers, including Kraken Sports, Bigblue, Sea & Sea, and Ikelite.
Selecting the Right Underwater Light
- Underwater Strobes (Sea & Sea & Ikelite): High-guide-number external flashes engineered to freeze fast motion, output crisp warm light, and deliver seamless TTL auto-exposure control for still photographers.
- Kraken Hydra Hybrid Lights (Flash + Video): The ultimate dual-purpose solution for hybrid creators. Kraken's Hydra series delivers ultra-wide video illumination alongside a built-in fiber-optic burst mode that triggers like a traditional flash.
- High-Lumen Constant Video Lights (Bigblue & Kraken): Wide, smooth 100°+ beam angles with high Color Rendering Index (CRI) ratings, dedicated red LEDs for skittish marine life, and UV/RGB modes for macro fluorescence.
- Optical Fiber Sync Cords & Triggers: High-grade fiber-optic sync cables that reliably transmit your housing’s internal flash or LED trigger signal directly to external strobes.
Underwater Lighting Lineup
| Underwater Strobes | Sea & Sea YS-D3 series and Ikelite DS-series strobes featuring rapid recycle times and precise optical TTL slave control. |
| Hybrid Photo / Video Lights | Kraken Sports Hydra line combining powerful wide flood beams, focused spot beams, and optical burst-flash sensor triggers. |
| High-Output Video Lights | Bigblue and Kraken video lights ranging from 1,200 to 15,000+ lumens for wide-angle video and focus positioning. |
| Sync Cables & Batteries | Multi-core fiber-optic sync cords, spare Li-ion battery packs, smart chargers, and diffuser caps. |
Test Strobe & Video Output In-Store at IDC Vancouver
Comparing beam angles, color temperature, and battery power is much easier in person. Visit International Diving Centre at 2865 West Broadway to see Kraken, Bigblue, Sea & Sea, and Ikelite lights side-by-side, test fiber-optic trigger compatibility, and find the perfect lighting setup for your housing!
