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Essential Spares for Underwater Photography?
Essential Spares for Underwater Photography?
brightnight, September 23, 2024Sep 23
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OneYellowTang

January 11Jan 11
Red Sea Explorers Boat Sinking
Red Sea Explorers Boat Sinking

Davide DB, November 12, 2024Nov 12
- 3 replies
- 704 views
Alex_Mustard

November 13, 2024Nov 13
Scammers: Please Report!
Scammers: Please Report!

TimG, February 9, 20241 yr
- 7 replies
- 2.1k views
Davide DB

April 17, 20241 yr
Bonfire dive in Bonaire
Bonfire dive in Bonaire

Hilljo88, June 2Jun 2
- 8 replies
- 513 views
Toque

14 hours ago14 hr
Dive with 2 complete rigs?
Dive with 2 complete rigs?

canislupus, Saturday at 07:20 AM3 days
- 2 replies
- 81 views
canislupus

Saturday at 09:06 AM3 days
Camera Prices: Have Manufacturers Lost Their Minds?
Camera Prices: Have Manufacturers Lost Their Minds?

Davide DB, May 23May 23
- 11 replies
- 760 views
dhaas

Thursday at 02:04 PM4 days
Hello from Berlin
Hello from Berlin

Davide DB, Thursday at 08:21 AM5 days
- 0 replies
- 54 views
Davide DB

Thursday at 08:21 AM5 days
Dive Insurance & emergency cover
Dive Insurance & emergency cover

Geoff, July 26Jul 26
- 10 replies
- 366 views
Thomas

July 29Jul 29
Question on dual flip lens holders
Question on dual flip lens holders

bghazzal, July 3Jul 3
- 10 replies
- 494 views
puttsk

July 21Jul 21
Canon removed latest R5 II and R1 firmware update
Canon removed latest R5 II and R1 firmware update

Davide DB, July 19Jul 19
- 0 replies
- 163 views
Davide DB

July 19Jul 19
What Images Do You Keep???
What Images Do You Keep???
aquabluedreams, July 3Jul 3
- 27 replies
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fruehaufsteher2

July 19Jul 19
Certificate failures
Certificate failures

Dave_Hicks, July 18Jul 18
- 1 reply
- 449 views
Chris Ross

July 18Jul 18
Downsizing from Full Frame to M4/3
Downsizing from Full Frame to M4/3

BJS, July 13Jul 13
- 22 replies
- 1.1k views
jwmm2

July 16Jul 16
Your Tough Dive sites - Tell us about your local dive site
Your Tough Dive sites - Tell us about your local dive site

Chris Ross, July 8Jul 8
- 20 replies
- 805 views
Davide DB

July 10Jul 10
[documentary] Underdogs - National geographic
[documentary] Underdogs - National geographic

Davide DB, July 10Jul 10
- 0 replies
- 119 views
Davide DB

July 10Jul 10
Silly Question on Nauticam CMC and SMC diopters
Silly Question on Nauticam CMC and SMC diopters

Davide DB, June 30Jun 30
- 6 replies
- 372 views
Chris Ross

July 3Jul 3
Updated Youtube page to include Basic Tips for Underwater Photography
Updated Youtube page to include Basic Tips for Underwater Photography

aquabluedreams, June 22Jun 22
- 0 replies
- 142 views
aquabluedreams

June 22Jun 22
[documentary] Ocean With David Attemborough
[documentary] Ocean With David Attemborough

Davide DB, April 9Apr 9
- 1 reply
- 486 views
johnvila

June 19Jun 19
"unexpensive" dome ports
"unexpensive" dome ports

atus, June 18Jun 18
- 0 replies
- 296 views
atus

June 18Jun 18
Home Insurance or Travel Insurance for camera gear
Home Insurance or Travel Insurance for camera gear

Yorkie88, May 24May 24
- 9 replies
- 722 views
JohnD

May 28May 28
Ikelite housings deeper than rated?
Ikelite housings deeper than rated?

Raptor, May 21May 21
- 2 replies
- 291 views
Raptor

May 23May 23
Eneloop Pro Accu issue
Eneloop Pro Accu issue

Muellema, May 22May 22
- 12 replies
- 734 views
Muellema

May 23May 23
Photographic Gear Prices in USA after Trump's Tariffs
Photographic Gear Prices in USA after Trump's Tariffs
Davide DB, April 5Apr 5
- 51 replies
- 4.4k views
Proteus

May 22May 22
wet lens thread stuck on flip holder
wet lens thread stuck on flip holder
christophe chellapermal, April 26, 20241 yr
- 28 replies
- 2.5k views
Dolphin

May 19May 19
180mm macro AF lens for Sony FF seems to come out soon...
180mm macro AF lens for Sony FF seems to come out soon...

Architeuthis, May 17May 17
- 3 replies
- 414 views
Davide DB

May 17May 17

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Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing

TimG · August 5Aug 5

Some time back, I wrote an article about creating your own fibre optic cables: a quick, easy, inexpensive and very satisfying process. In case you missed it it, a link to the piece is here. https://waterpixels.net/articles/articles_technique/diy-fibre-optic-cables-easy-r32/ Now, many months on, a couple of additional suggestions: BURPING On entering the water and descending the plugs at both ends of the cables often need burping. Tiny air bubbles seem to be able to block fibre optic light tra
TimG

August 5Aug 5

Dave_Hicks

Saturday at 12:42 PM2 days
- 21 comments
- 675 views
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10Jun 10

I have long fascinated with shooting ring lights underwater starting with the Inon Quadflash, through the various Athena modifications to Sea and Sea strobe heads, continuing to the Saga fiber optic rings and now to the Weefine 3000. The Weefine 3000 is the latest version of the LED lights made by Kraken and Weefine. The Weefine 3000 CCW Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light It's similar to the earlier 3000 lumen LED modules but has adjustable color temperature and a 3000-lumen burst (strobe) mode. It
bvanant

June 10Jun 10

Toque

Saturday at 09:32 AM3 days
- 6 comments
- 1,863 views
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

TimG · August 4Aug 4

I came across the following article by By David Clapp, published on 31 July 2025 in Digital Camera World. Worth a read, I thought! "It’s getting near that time again - as September means a new iPhone. Then there’s a new Android. Then it’s the turn Fujifilm / Canon / Nikon / Sony / Panasonic etc - all of them use tried and tested strategies stretching back as far as the 1930s to make you, the consumer, feel dissatisfied with the equipment you own. Let’s be frank, you are a subliminal and anonym
TimG

August 4Aug 4

dhaas

Thursday at 10:23 AM4 days
- 3 comments
- 277 views
Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers
Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers

Architeuthis · July 25Jul 25

Mafia Island is located in the Indian Ocean, off the East African coast of Tanzania. I learned about Mafia Island from reports of several scubadivers in internet platforms, who consider it an “insider tip”. In November/December 2024 three divers (Lisi, Franz and me) set out towards Mafia in order to experience firsthand the diving and possibilities for UW-photographers. Mafia Island is not difficult to reach via international flights from Vienna/Austria to Dar es Salaam/Tanzania. From there, t
Architeuthis

July 25Jul 25

giovannirescia

August 5Aug 5
- 20 comments
- 1,189 views
INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip
INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip

RichN · August 4Aug 4

INON INC. releases two new ZD Front Mask on August 5, 2025,: the ZD Front Mask for Ace Pro 2, designed to fit the official Dive Case for Insta360 Ace Pro2, and the ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 5 Pro, made specifically for the official Osmo Action 60m Waterproof Case. Attaching the INON ZD Front Mask allows the use of the underwater semi-fisheye conversion lens UFL-GR140 ZD (*1) which can deliver wide and quality view with its large-aperture optics across more wide-angle FOV settings on Ace p
RichN

August 4Aug 4

RichN

August 4Aug 4
- 0 comments
- 179 views
Retra firmware further update
Retra firmware further update

TimG · July 29Jul 29

Please note: a further update to the firmware files was released on 31 July. Pro Max firmware is now v2.17 - the version from the previous day was 2.15. Retra have announced updates to firmware on a number of their strobes. Pro Max II to v3.1 Pro Max to v2.17 Prime+ to v2.4 Pure to v2.4 The updates include bug fixes and performance improvements. Full details are set out in the usual App Store update pages.
TimG

July 29Jul 29

TimG

August 2Aug 2
- 2 comments
- 341 views

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