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3D printed holder for fibre optic trigger on a YS-120?
3D printed holder for fibre optic trigger on a YS-120?

Klaus, January 13, 20242 yr
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Float arm construction in 3D printing
Float arm construction in 3D printing

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Fiberglass connector
Fiberglass connector

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Help with Editing in Lightroom
Help with Editing in Lightroom

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December 31, 20232 yr
Nikonos 15mm Service Manuals and Schematics [was: Do 15's Need Servicing?]
Nikonos 15mm Service Manuals and Schematics [was: Do 15's Need Servicing?]

ianmarsh, December 13, 20232 yr
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December 22, 20232 yr

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Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10, 2025Jun 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
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June 10, 2025Jun 10

Mike Saunders

Tuesday at 09:36 AM2 days
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Adobe Lightroom Classic, Mobile and Desktop - updates
Adobe Lightroom Classic, Mobile and Desktop - updates

TimG · Sunday at 02:30 PM4 days

Yet more updates to Lightroom were released on 20 February. LR Classic to v15.2, Desktop to v9.2 and Mobile to v11.2 Brief highlights (courtesy of The Lightroom Queen) Assisted Culling (Classic & Desktop) - improvements for Group shots Send/Share to Firefly (Classic & Desktop) - you can add a prompt to edit the photo using a variety of AI models. Topaz Gigapixel / Generative Upscale (Desktop) - an alternative method to using Super Resolution. Crop (iPhone and Android) - there are new
TimG

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TimG

Monday at 07:39 PM3 days
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ULCS Releases Three Underwater Camera Accessories
ULCS Releases Three Underwater Camera Accessories

RichN · February 18Feb 18

Oxnard, California – February 17, 2025 – Ultralight Camera Solutions (ULCS) has released three new accessories designed to solve recurring challenges in underwater photography: the Camera Dome Weight Trim Kit, the Stabilizing Plate for Video and Still Photography, and the AC-AQD04 Quick-Release Adapter. All three products were developed in direct response to requests from dealers and photographers who identified specific gaps in the underwater camera accessory market. "We had dealers asking f
RichN

February 18Feb 18

RichN

February 18Feb 18
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Waterpixels - the 23,000 post!
Waterpixels - the 23,000 post!

TimG · February 16Feb 16

Not sure if this truly a landmark or not, but thanks to all the activities of members, the 23,000th Waterpixels post was recorded today.
TimG

February 16Feb 16

TimG

February 16Feb 16
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Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
TimG · August 5, 2025Aug 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 5, 2025Aug 5

TimG

February 13Feb 13
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Retra Firmware Update for Pro Max II (FW4.0)
Retra Firmware Update for Pro Max II (FW4.0)

TimG · February 11Feb 11

Retra have made a firmware update available through the usual download App channels including now the Google Play Store for Android users. This is for the Pro Max II. The update primarily allows the new App to connect to the Maxi strobe. The update also adds a Pilot Light Toggle Function. The firmware update includes v2.17 for the Pro Max, v2.4 for the Prime+ and v2.4 for the Pure. It also includes v4.2 for the ProX/PrimeX (renamed 3.13) and firmware 4.5 (renamed 4.3) for PRO/Prime 2nd genera
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February 11Feb 11

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February 11Feb 11
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