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Fiber Optic Snoots
for Underwater Photography

BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoots

BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoots

Using Fiber Optic Snoots for Underwater Photography
BluSnoot Fibre Otic Snoot
What They Do:
Our new Fiber Optic Snoot Set for the Inon Z & D model strobes and Sea & Sea YS-D1 & YS-D2 range of strobes, brings a whole new dimension to underwater macro photography.  Reduce Backscatter to be almost non-existent, create perfect Black Backgrounds in your macro shots without post editing. Take control of your macro lighting like never before.

How it Works:
The light from your strobe is directed down the multiple Fiber Optic Cables, inside the small flexible arms. The light exits in a straight line from the end of the arms and is directed at your subject, as two small circles of light. There is no light in the background of your photos, so no particles are lit by your strobes, the background is perfectly black.

What They Fit:
Currently we have two models of BluSnoot Fibre Optic Snoot Sets. One model fits onto the front of the standard Inon Z and D series strobes (Inon Z240, Z220, Z220S, D2000, D180, D180S ). The other model fits the Sea & Sea YS-D1 & YS-D2 strobes.
No modification is necessary to fit the BluSnoot, as the front cap fits with two stainless steel (316 grade) screws. This makes for a strong mount with no movement.
The two flexible ball arms that contain the mult-core fiber optic cables, are attached directly into the front cap and tightened by hand. That's it, nothing complicated, an easy fast assembly and only one strobe is needed, as two arms are supplied with each BlueSnoot Fiber Optic Snoot Set, you can get even lighting in your macro underwater photography using only strobe. No more harsh shadows or one-sided lighting. See some samples on this page or visit our Flickriver site (below) for our latest photos.

Reefimages - View my 'BluSnoots - Fiber Optic Snoot Photography' set on Flickriver
What They Cost: Please visit our Underwater Photo Accessories page for the latest pricing dependant on the model of your strobe. Contact us to order or ask a question.
Fiber Optic Snoots for Underwater Photography
The BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoot fits all of the larger Inon Strobes, including models Z240, Z220, Z220S, D2000, D2000S, D180, D180S. We also NOW have a model for the very popular Sea & Sea YS-D1 & YS-D2 strobes.
Fiber Optic Snoots Underwater
Flabellina Nudibranch - Photo taken using a BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoot Set on an Inon Z220 strobe with an Olympus E-PL2 camera and Leica 45mm macro lens.

Watch this short video on using BluSnoots underwater

Why we use multi-core rather than single-core fiber optic cables in our BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoots.
Single Core versus Multiple Core for Snoots underwater

What do our customers say about BluSnoots?

Australian Geographic Award BluSnoot Fiber OPtic Snoots

Matt Smith (
2014 Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year and 2014 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Finalist):
"The BluSnoot is so versatile I don't know how I ever got by without it before, the creative possibilities are endless really. I had had so much trouble lighting these subjects exactly how I wanted them to look previously".

MattySmithPhoto.com

Pygmy Seahorse - taken using a BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoot set.
In this photo of a pygmy seahorse, the fibre optic snoots were aimed with one arm from above the seahorse and the other below.
Mantis Shrimp - photo taken with a Fiber Optic Snoot Set
This photo of a Mantis Shrimp was taken with the Fiber Optic Arms pointing almost down the hole the mantis shrimp was hiding in. The shrimp was inquisitive about the arms of the BluSnoot so kept running out to look at them!
Nudibranch - Photo taken with BluSnoot Fibre Optic Snoots
In this photo of a nudibranch, the fiber optic snoots were aimed at either side of the nubibranch, to illuminate only the subject. All of the background is then completely black.
Tube Worm - Photo taken using BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoot Set
This photo of a Tube Worm was lit from the extreme top & left side of the photo, high-lighting the detail in the arms.
Harlequin Shrimp taken with BluSnoot Fiber Optic Snoots
This Harlequin Shrimp photo was taken with the ends of the fiber optic arms pointing directly at the shrimp from just outside of the photo frame.
Nudibranch taken with Fiber Optic Snoots
This nudibranch photo was taken with both fiber optic arm angled downwards at a 45 degree angle from either side.
Fibre Optic Snoot Photography - Moray Eel
This photo of a white mouthed moray was taken with one fiber optic arm on each side of the eel's face.
Shrimp taken using Fiber Optic Snoot
This tiny shrimp was photographed with the two fiber optic arms side by side and aimed from directly above the shrimp.

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