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Boot 2025

By TimG

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The annual German "Boot" show took place on 18-26 January. I visited on 25 January to see what might be new in the dive and underwater photography world and met up with other Waterpixelers.

 

I was also tasked with tracking down the new unicorn of the underwater photography world, the Inon Z-xxx

 

Boot is a massive show spread over 13 exhibition halls. It wouldn't be hard to spend a few million euros there - assuming you had them in the first place. Diving was maybe one and a half a halls with displays of wetsuits (lots of weird camouflage suits - what is that all about?) and posters showing muscled combat scuba divers, fast-roping from helicopters carrying waterproofed weapons. I'm yet to see one of one of my dive trips but who knows. Quite a few rebreather stands around as well plus the usual suspects, Scubapro, Cressi, SSI, PADI.  Lots of resorts: Raja Ampat, Lembeh, Egypt etc etc. And, as always, a few sellers of the critical doo-dads that we all need: clips, hooks, fancy tags etc etc.

 

Slightly disappointingly there wasn't so much to see from an u/w photo perspective: Nauticam, Seacam, Easydive and Divevolk either had a small stand or shared one with a distributor but that was pretty much it. Nauticam had their housing for the Nikon Z6III which, I thought , surprisingly big for such a small camera body. But, no, sorry, not a sniff of an Inon Z-xxx.

 

It was very good though to meet up with three other members, Maria, Hans and Chris. 

 

One thing I did notice which might be of interest was the growing number of dive propulsion vehicles (DPVs) including some very cool tiny ones. 

 

I'm off to the Dutch dive show next Saturday and will report back from there too.

 

 

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    CaolIla

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    A question : Did someone see Retra ?

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    Alex_Mustard

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     But, no, sorry, not a sniff of an Inon Z-xxx.

     

    We all want to know if they finally replaced the B*stard Button with a switch!

     

    Alex

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    CaolIla

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    I hope I'll receive my 2 Retra Maxi... Retra didn't answer my post in the Retra thread ... wait and see (and hope)

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    TimG

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    44 minutes ago, CaolIla said:

    I hope I'll receive my 2 Retra Maxi... Retra didn't answer my post in the Retra thread ... wait and see (and hope)


    Thats odd. Oskar is usually very quick to respond. Worth a message to info@retra?

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    Dave_Hicks

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    1 hour ago, Alex_Mustard said:

     

    We all want to know if they finally replaced the B*stard Button with a switch!

     

    Alex

     

    I made a designed an add-on fix for the Inon 330 "bastard button". It was actually the inspiration that prompted me to buy my first 3D Printer!

     

    Inon 330 UW Strobe - Button Lock by AwkwardSwine - Thingiverse

     

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    Inon 330 Button Blocker (Medium).jpg

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    Oskar - Retra UWT

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    18 hours ago, CaolIla said:

    A question : Did someone see Retra ?

    Hi everyone,

     

    We don’t typically attend dive shows as exhibitors. The costs for these events can be quite high, and we believe our resources are better invested in developing cutting-edge strobes and providing top-notch customer service.

     

    That said, some of our partners do represent Retra at these events. For example, PanOcean (Roland and Claudia Conrad) was at BOOT and carries our products. They’re a great source for anyone who wants to see Retra gear up close or discuss it further.

     

    If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to us directly, we’re always here to help!

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    Maria Munn

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    I really loved BOOT and loved meeting up with Hans, Chris and you Tim 🙂 

     

    Sealife Cameras, OrcaTorch and Big Blue were also there which was really great to see.  I loved having a look at all the products.  Fabulous atmosphere with lots of treats on offer all the way round, well done to BOOT and all the exhibitors for all the nibbles, pretzels and even fresh rasberries to go with the Prosecco on the Egypt stand.  

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    EllenS

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    On 1/26/2025 at 1:43 PM, Dave_Hicks said:

     

    I made a designed an add-on fix for the Inon 330 "bastard button". It was actually the inspiration that prompted me to buy my first 3D Printer!

     

    Inon 330 UW Strobe - Button Lock by AwkwardSwine - Thingiverse

     

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    Inon 330 Button Blocker (Medium).jpg

    Wow - great fix. Those buttons do drive me crazy!

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    Dave_Hicks

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    1 hour ago, EllenS said:

    Wow - great fix. Those buttons do drive me crazy!

    Can you print a copy of the part for your strobe?

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    EllenS

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    On 2/7/2025 at 10:28 PM, Dave_Hicks said:

    Can you print a copy of the part for your strobe?

    Unfortunately, I don't have a 3D printer.

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    Dave_Hicks

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    5 hours ago, EllenS said:

    Unfortunately, I don't have a 3D printer.

    See if your local library has one or if there is a maker space in the area.

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