14 hours ago, ChipBPhoto said:

Hey @Johno1530 - I have the same scenario. I was looking strongly at the Kraken 5.5 v2 but ended up with the Karen 7”. Ironically, it is actually a bit thinner and seems to fit the overall housing a bit better. Besides, with my not-so-great eyes I figure a little bigger screen is better.

In full transparency I have not yet taken it for a dive as of yet. With that said, I have a couple good friends that use this model and are very happy with the performance and size.

Thanks Chip, hope you're well.

I think I would prefer the 7 inch I'm just a little worried about the weight (My hand baggage is already so heavy I have to put most in my coat pockets when travelling lol) that's why I like the look of the weefine one as its only 720g in air.

I literally just want it for composition. I recently went to Anilao and struggled to see some of the things they were pointing out and the Nudibranch all seemed to be in not great photography positions.

I was diving with a lad that had the 7 inch Nauticam monitor. It looked great, very clear and he got in positions I just couldn't but he loved it there and didn't need to lug it about on airplanes lol

It's a shame there are not more reviews shit but I have another 5 months until I got to Bali, so I will keep researching. It's nice to know that you have a few friends that use the Kraken ones and like them. I know that's what Matt sullivan uses as well.

Let me know how you get on 👍

8 hours ago, RomiK said:

Fotocore MR6 is based on Feelworld LUT6 while the newer MR5.5 on LUT5 monitor where MR5.5 has custom firmware overlay with a bit diminished brightness in lieu of battery longevity. So for features and menus refer to respective Feelworld models.

I am pretty certain Kraken 5.5 v2 is based on the same Feelworld 5.5

Compared to Weefine WED5Pro they offer choice of HDR input which should not be misinterpreted as the Atomos HDR built in tone mapping of LOG signals. Basically if you decide to shoot HLG which many cameras offer you good to go. For LOG HDR preview you need to build custom LUT.

Many UW photographers will atest that the evil lies in cables longevity and solution and from that perspective WED5Pro seems to have the most robust solution.

Frustrated with Atomos/Nauticam UI I ordered recently WED5Pro and bought Feelworld5.5 to create and make sure it could be created custom LOG->HDR tone mapping LUT.

BUT - here is (one of the) catch(es) - Feelworld (and I suspect Weefines too) wave monitor is not transparent and it shows waves WITH LUT applied. Unlike Atomos which shows clean HDMI. As we use LUT only for preview to actually be able to see highly lit low contrast scenes when pushing LOG exposure to the right it poses challenge of its own to properly expose.

Also I like Atomos HDR mapping better than my custom LUT :-)

So that's that :-) any monitor you choose will be miles better than the rear camera BUT get ready use 15l or doubles as standard as your drag and air consumption underwater will go one direction - UP 🤣

Hi RomiK,

To be honest, I don't really understand too much about video, I want it just to enhance my view. I have the 45 degree viewfinder but do find it difficult to compose certain shots and I think a monitor will help. With the 45 degree viewfinder the LCD is pretty much unusable and I thought if I had the monitor it would be best of both worlds.

The weight does concern me and that's why I thought maybe the weefine 5 pro would be a good choice as its much more manageable weight wise than the Kraken.

The cables do concern me and I have read a few bad things about the fibbon cables on the Kraken. I use ribbon cables on FPV drones and they are very flimsy, so that's good to know about the weefine cable.

I will have to work out the dimensions and weight of all and see which one seems best to me, as once bought it's very diifucltfor me to return them especially if its the Fotocore or Kraken as I will need to buy from abroad.