Hola UW comrades -

I’m heading to Palau the week after next for work, and because of the flight schedule from my location, I’ll have two days of diving, one each before and after the week’s business, three dives each day. I’ve read everything I can find online about the typical land-based trips and have booked my two days with an operator. Now I need advice to strategize my photo gear.

What I don’t have a grasp of is the minimal viable photo setup, which I need to optimize to incorporate into luggage for a work trip. My usual setup isn’t possible as I will start on a small plane with a strict 7 kg limit for my carryon. I am at heart a macro photographer trying to learn wide angle and CWFA. I am leaning toward minimal WA only, with a fisheye and a wide rectilinear that both work in the same dome port. Given the less than ideal season, I’m concerned that any pelagics won’t be close enough for that setup, but I don’t have a better idea.

I’m OK with winging it, but if anyone has advice it will be most welcome!

Robert

Leave the rectilinear behind, use the FE and crop as necessary? That's my usual WA minimalist-gear approach for, eg, the Red Sea