To me it is a wasted opportunity and it is going to be a sales flop. I can't imagine a videographer excited about placing negative 0.86kg (like 2lb) (!!!) on top of their rig and plus having no option for LUT or at least some kind of generic HDR preview like Atomos offers. To me this launch is some kind of a partnership with scuba lamp or weefine kind of companies which launched similar brick products and they just mill out their own housing and their own version of a power source.

If I'd be a Nauticam I'd try to work with likes of Atomos to somewhat adjust their touch base UI to more centralized for use with fewer touch based contact point (after all we rarely adjust our monitors on the fly under water), take that product (Ninja or Shinobi) and run with it. Heck they could charge extra for that software version which is like clear profit...

Is there an emoji for frustrated...

https://www.nauticam.com/collections/external-monitor-recorder-housings/products/nauticam-7-t7-uw-ultrahd-monitor-hdmi-1-4-input-excl-cables

I have to admit that 870 grams is really a lot.

I find it difficult to imagine a setup with a mirrorless camera that can make it perfectly trimmed. Being neutral isn't enough for video. It's probably much easier on cinema housings that have greater mass and better balance.

Conversely, I like the layout and position of the I/O ports. IMHO that's the best point.

However, I don't understand how this new type of mount works. The part on the housing looks like some kind of Arri mount. But I don't get how it rotates.

Of course, Nauticam prices are getting higher and higher. 3500 USD for the basic version and 4700 with SDI. Personally, it's now beyond my budget.

It seems to me its aimed at the Pro cinema market, they show it on what looks like a Canon C400 which is a $US12K housing and from what I understand these big video housings are quite the brick to start with, the C400 weighs 6.6kg on land and 1kg -ve with camera in water. Whether it's right for that or not I can't say but they seem to work on using the bulk to stabilise things and have rails to trim etc.??

Yes, it's definitely perfect for that kind of camera/housing setup, and it will likely become the go-to monitor.

My concern is with mirrorless configurations like the one shown in this photo from their page. Two bulky floating arms aren't always enough to achieve a setup that doesn’t strain your wrists when you're tilting the rig.

And with 800 grams placed on top, it gets tricky.

As for LUTs, I don’t really see the issue. These days, almost all cameras let you load LUTs directly into the body.

When it comes to HDR, the professionals I’ve seen at work expose just as they would for SDR — the key is getting the midtones right. Manufacturers try to sell you their gear, but honestly, you can get the job done anyway.

So, IMHO, HDR is a non-issue.

Here are a couple of links on that:

Sony Cine

HDR - What does it really mean? - Part 2 – Shooting HDR a...

https://vmi.tv/blog/learn-help/hdr_reality_and_monitoring-a_dops_perspective/