Tutorials, How-Tos, DIY

A selection of tips from members and industry on how to improve your image-making or learn new techniques

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They just don't design Strobe Knobs for cold water divers!
They just don't design Strobe Knobs for cold water divers!

Dave_Hicks, April 30Apr 30
- 2 replies
- 611 views
Dave_Hicks

May 14May 14
Which 3D printer to buy
Which 3D printer to buy

Sokrates, May 7May 7
- 4 replies
- 718 views
SwiftFF5

May 10May 10
Backscatter HF-1 Strobe Reduction Ring Set
Backscatter HF-1 Strobe Reduction Ring Set

Dave_Hicks, August 30, 2025Aug 30
- 6 replies
- 1.7k views
ACHiPo

May 9May 9
Reduction Rings and Bumper for the Backscatter Atom Strobe
Reduction Rings and Bumper for the Backscatter Atom Strobe

Dave_Hicks, May 6May 6
- 0 replies
- 484 views
Dave_Hicks

May 6May 6
How to clean Nauticam flat port glass?
How to clean Nauticam flat port glass?

Vitaly, March 30Mar 30
- 11 replies
- 1.2k views
Vitaly

May 1May 1
Backscatter Miniflash adapter for Atom Strobe
Backscatter Miniflash adapter for Atom Strobe

Dave_Hicks, April 28Apr 28
- 6 replies
- 884 views
Grantmac

May 1May 1
DIY CMC-2 cover
DIY CMC-2 cover

Adrian Gresores, April 29Apr 29
- 1 reply
- 422 views
Adrian Gresores

April 29Apr 29
3D Printed Optical Sync Cable Port for Nauticam Housings
3D Printed Optical Sync Cable Port for Nauticam Housings

Dave_Hicks, April 27Apr 27
- 1 reply
- 475 views
Grantmac

April 28Apr 28
Mfo-3 hood
Mfo-3 hood

Paul s, February 24Feb 24
- 14 replies
- 1.8k views
Dave_Hicks

April 25Apr 25
Ready to test in water - n120 Port Extensions for Nauticam Housings
Ready to test in water - n120 Port Extensions for Nauticam Housings

Dave_Hicks, April 8Apr 8
- 12 replies
- 1k views
Dave_Hicks

April 15Apr 15
Backscatter Atom Strobe caddy for OS-2 Snoot
Backscatter Atom Strobe caddy for OS-2 Snoot

Dave_Hicks, March 23Mar 23
- 1 reply
- 505 views
Dave_Hicks

March 23Mar 23
Nikonos III 15mm lens (seeking forgotten knowledge )
Nikonos III 15mm lens (seeking forgotten knowledge )
Adventurer, May 8, 20251 yr
- 44 replies
- 7.7k views
FOTOSUB

March 3Mar 3
MFO-3 Cap and Hood
MFO-3 Cap and Hood

CaolIla, November 3, 2025Nov 3
- 10 replies
- 1.7k views
Raph

February 24Feb 24
WANTED: 3D Plans for Nauticam Canon 8-15 Zoom Gear + TC
WANTED: 3D Plans for Nauticam Canon 8-15 Zoom Gear + TC

ChipBPhoto, August 31, 20241 yr
- 10 replies
- 2.3k views
waso

February 18Feb 18
What's wrong with this picture?
What's wrong with this picture?

Dave_Hicks, February 12Feb 12
- 8 replies
- 890 views
Dave_Hicks

February 13Feb 13
Traces or fogging inside an AOI diopter
Traces or fogging inside an AOI diopter

bghazzal, December 14, 2025Dec 14
- 24 replies
- 2.4k views
bghazzal

February 11Feb 11
How well do 3d printed funnel style snoots work?
How well do 3d printed funnel style snoots work?

shokwaav, June 9, 20242 yr
- 21 replies
- 5.8k views
Tino Dietsche

February 9Feb 9
Strobe electrodes cleaning when abroad
Strobe electrodes cleaning when abroad

Architeuthis, February 2Feb 2
- 9 replies
- 1.1k views
Chris Ross

February 8Feb 8
Subtronic Batteries
Subtronic Batteries

atus, February 25, 20242 yr
- 9 replies
- 1.9k views
FOTOSUB

February 4Feb 4
Nauticam WWL-C replacement rubber collar with Lanyard Loops
Nauticam WWL-C replacement rubber collar with Lanyard Loops

Dave_Hicks, September 12, 20241 yr
- 3 replies
- 1.3k views
JohnN

February 3Feb 3
Anthis Nexus Nikon D7500 Housing Conversion for Nikon Z6iii
Anthis Nexus Nikon D7500 Housing Conversion for Nikon Z6iii

JohnN, January 31Jan 31
- 3 replies
- 801 views
Sokrates

January 31Jan 31
Dumb Idea - Strobe Trigger
Dumb Idea - Strobe Trigger

Yorkie88, March 23, 20251 yr
- 17 replies
- 3.1k views
FOTOSUB

January 30Jan 30
Backscatter Atom Accessories
Backscatter Atom Accessories

Dave_Hicks, January 13Jan 13
- 0 replies
- 580 views
Dave_Hicks

January 13Jan 13
Holiday Prototype Blowout!
Holiday Prototype Blowout!

Dave_Hicks, December 20, 2025Dec 20
- 0 replies
- 596 views
Dave_Hicks

December 20, 2025Dec 20
Servicing an Housing Button/Wheel
Servicing an Housing Button/Wheel

Davide DB, December 13, 2025Dec 13
- 6 replies
- 1k views
Chris Ross

December 14, 2025Dec 14

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Shooting a Snoot
Shooting a Snoot

TimG · October 30, 20232 yr

Shooting a Snoot Underwater photography is an absorbing form of photography. For some, it’s a technical issue of capturing fish portraits. For others an art form about capturing the beauty and mystery of the underwater world. Whichever you aim for, it presents unique challenges. Everything moves: you, the water, and the subject. Photography is all about capturing and controlling light. In the underwater world lighting and highlighting the subject is often impacted by either a
TimG

October 30, 20232 yr

TimG

Wednesday at 09:22 PM4 days
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UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1
UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1

TimG · August 8Aug 8

Having recently written about installing the o-Turtle trigger into a Nauticam housing, I’ve now had a go with a UWT internal trigger for the Nauticam NA-OM1 housing. UWT describes it as the 11072-22-HSS TTL-Converter for NAUTICAM for OLYMPUS/ OM SYSTEM. The UWT trigger arrives in a bubble-wrap envelope in a small cardboard box. No frills functional. It consists of a small electronics board with two LEDs and a cable leading to a hot shoe connector. The manual explains that strobes are selected
TimG

August 8Aug 8

Chris Ross

Wednesday at 01:26 AM5 days
- 3 comments
- 289 views
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip

TimG · August 4Aug 4

Having bought a Nauticam housing and OM System OM-1ii recently as the base of my new underwater camera setup, I needed an LED trigger to fire the strobes. Although I havn’t used TTL underwater for many years, I did want HSS as I often include the sunball when shooting wide-angle. This usually requires high shutter speed to avoid exposure burn outs. HSS options for an OM trigger seemed to boil down to the Turtle or UWT. The Nauticam flash trigger, although an attractive option, doesn’t provide
TimG

August 4Aug 4

Nir Friedman

August 10Aug 10
- 2 comments
- 375 views
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway

Davide DB · August 7Aug 7

Panasonic achieved a result that Apple, Sony and Nikon did not. The Japanese Intellectual Property High Court invalidated a major RED patent concerning raw video files. RED had historically used this patent to demand licensing fees and stop competitors. Nikon initially challenged the patent in court but purchased RED before a ruling and dropped the case. When Panasonic recently challenged the same patent in Japan, Nikon defended the claims it had previously opposed. The court ultimately rejecte
Davide DB

August 7Aug 7

Davide DB

August 7Aug 7
- 0 comments
- 288 views
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
TimG · May 17May 17

You may have read or seen pictures of the fire that broke out in the Maldives on the Emperor Explorer liveaboard on 9 May. My partner and I were on it as part of a group of 25. Like many members, we’ve been lucky enough to have been on lots of liveaboards. During the pre-departure safety briefing we were given the usual advice: If an alarm sounds do not return to our cabins to collect stuff: head immediately to the muster station by the dive platform; put together a grab bag in case of emerge
TimG

May 17May 17

TimG

August 7Aug 7
- 45 comments
- 4,984 views
Adobe Lightroom Classic: v 15.5
Adobe Lightroom Classic: v 15.5

TimG · August 4Aug 4

It's almost hard to keep up with the updates. Version 15.5 for LR Classic now available. Adobe report the update: "includes enhanced crop tool, mask refinements, render to DNG option, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more".
TimG

August 4Aug 4

TimG

August 4Aug 4
- 0 comments
- 303 views

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