Davide DB Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Hello everyone, What official options are there for owners of other brands of housings to mount Nauticam wet lenses while keeping the qualities intact? Regardless of judgments, it is a fact that these optics have changed the market. Here is an excellent roundup of the various models available. I often see photos of various brands' housings with WWL-1 or WACP or EMWL but cannot find mention in the manufacturers' catalogs. Recently I saw that Isotta has included an adapter for WWL on their site but otherwise... Personally I understand the competitors' intention to defend their brand but I find this behavior even counterproductive because sometimes you are a victim of vendor lock-in. Knowing that you can change housing and still use them or that my housing can use them and I don't have to change it. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ross Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 The wet lenses use a bayonet mount (apart from the original WWL-1 which has an M67 thread) and the while bayonet mount screw onto an M67 threaded port the issue is that the bayonet attachment for the port has a U-shaped groove and is the port lip is too wide it won't screw on. It might work on some ports but not others. One work around is to adapt a Nauticam port to your housing and this will work if you can get the right adapter length/port length combination. If you have a Isotta or Sea and Sea housing that uses N120 ports you can adapt the Nauticam port directly by changing the lug plate over to a S&S/Isotta lug plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 22 minutes ago, Chris Ross said: the issue is that the bayonet attachment for the port has a U-shaped groove and is the port lip is too wide it won't screw on. It might work on some ports but not others. Yes hence my question: are there option supported by manufacturers that not imply file and saw? 22 minutes ago, Chris Ross said: If you have a Isotta or Sea and Sea housing that uses N120 ports you can adapt the Nauticam port directly by changing the lug plate over to a S&S/Isotta lug plate OK thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Rudin Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Sagadive.com makes WACP N120 adapters for at least seven different housing brands. In Marelux world the 32 flat port with 67mm threads works with the Sony FE 28-60mm and WWL-1/1B. Marelux also has an N100 to Marelux 5 inch 17mm adapter for the same Sony 28-60 and WACP-C. Marelux also has a Nauticam N120 to Marelux 5 inch 20mm extension which works with WACP-1/2 in the N120 mount. It also works with ports like those from Nauticam and Zen. I use mine with the 12 inch Matty Smith dome for split shots. The Sony FE 28-60 works with the WACP-1 direct mounted with no additional extension. In the photo of WACP-1 mounted on the Marelux housing I am using the 20mm NA to MX adapter and a 30mm Marelux extension while testing a Tamron zoom with WACP-1. Marelux also has the Aquista line of wet wide lenses coming soon and you can also get to 130 degrees with the excellent Laowa 10mm F/2.8 rectilinear auto focus lens for Sony FE and Nikon Z. Silver housing is WWL-1, Top view short adapter is the WACP-C and WACP-1 with two extensions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 Thank you Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loïc35 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 (edited) Good morning, Isotta recently modified a port to accept the Nauticam M67 Bayonet Converter II and adapt the wwl-1b and wwl-c for the Nikon z 24-50: M67 H63 B120 macro port. They have an adapter for wacp (seen on divephotoguide dema 2023 on youtube) but I don't have the reference. Edited June 9 by Loïc35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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