Hi All:

I have ordered the MFO-3. I currently enjoy using the MFO-1 on my 105 Nikkor and am trying to decide if it is worth getting a double flip so I can use both, or if I should stick with a single flip for the MFO-3 and just uunscrew and stow the MFO-1 or leave it off when using the "3" I have never used a double before and they look cumbersome to me.

And, if going with the double, is it worth the premium price for the Nauticam over the Saga?

I am sure some of you have experience with this and I look forward to advice. Thank you in advance

2 hours ago, JohnD said:

Hi All:

I have ordered the MFO-3. I currently enjoy using the MFO-1 on my 105 Nikkor and am trying to decide if it is worth getting a double flip so I can use both, or if I should stick with a single flip for the MFO-3 and just uunscrew and stow the MFO-1 or leave it off when using the "3" I have never used a double before and they look cumbersome to me.

And, if going with the double, is it worth the premium price for the Nauticam over the Saga?

I am sure some of you have experience with this and I look forward to advice. Thank you in advance

It might be cumbersome with a giant MFO-3.

I would be reluctant to mount/unmount these during a dive.

That is my general feeling as well. But I watched Alex's video and he seemed to feel it worked OK even on a double flip. Although, it would be nice to have both the "1" and "3" available. "First World" problems, eh?

2 hours ago, Dave_Hicks said:

It might be cumbersome with a giant MFO-3.

I would be reluctant to mount/unmount these during a dive.

It seems that the MFO-1 adds just a little magnification and improved edge-to-edge sharpness. So … the question is how much you value that over the bare lens, which would factor into my decision to carry it at all. It’s probably a good to have the MFO-3 on a flip though. I’m also not He Man enough to use a double flip.

5 minutes ago, humu9679 said:

It seems that the MFO-1 adds just a little magnification and improved edge-to-edge sharpness. So … the question is how much you value that over the bare lens, which would factor into my decision to carry it at all. It’s probably a good to have the MFO-3 on a flip though. I’m also not He Man enough to use a double flip.

I see value in the MFO-1 in improving the focal range of a 105mm lens. My other longtime favorite diopter is the SubSee+5, which allows closer focus, maybe 1.2 magnification, and improved sharpness. But it only works in very close distances. Beyond a few inches I need to remove it. The MFO-1 does all that but has a bit less magnification. The advantage is I pretty much never need to remove it as it can focus out to a meter at least.