Basically title says it all.

Action cam will be stuck on top of A1ii, main purpose is to film "everything" in the blue like hammers ect 20-ish meters away, scenery in Indonesia, ect.

Main is cost effectiveness, so camera and "original" housing from the camera maker.

Is wideangle wetlens needed? Or does the additional price justify it for my described use?

The price range and what ChatGPT is suggesting, are all the obvious suspects, GoPro 13 black, Insta360 Ace Pro 2 and DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro. And Inon UFL-G140 ZD.

The prices of this setup is pretty much what im willing to do splash out. Only thing is which one.

After using several GoPros for many years, I decided to switch to the Osmo Action 5 last year following extensive research, and I’ve never regretted it. Due to its smaller sensor, the GoPro has a significant drawback, especially in low-light conditions like those found underwater. Footage shot at greater depths and in caves/caverns/overhangs is heavily noisy, whereas the Osmo Action offers clear advantages in these situations.

i guess you are shooting with a dome? if you are ...very likely you will see part of your dome.

i wont need to put a wide angle lens on it... imo...

3 hours ago, hellhole said:

i guess you are shooting with a dome? if you are ...very likely you will see part of your dome.

i wont need to put a wide angle lens on it... imo...

The RS13 is well smaller than most macro ports. Even with 230mm dome, using the ball-clamp-ball it would be well above the dome. And could be moved forward also instead of just up.

I guess i could just get the WA afterwards for it, if see the need. Japan just has very nice pricing at the moment.

Also would be interested how much it actually brings to the table compared to the no lens option.

Edited May 22May 22 by Sokrates

@Sokrates I'm also looking at action cams in Japan, wondering whether I should just wait until returning to Canada. Any particular shopping recommendations?

3 hours ago, d2b said:

@Sokrates I'm also looking at action cams in Japan, wondering whether I should just wait until returning to Canada. Any particular shopping recommendations?

Not sure about prices compared to Canada, but theyre lot cheaper than Finland.

I have just looked at Mic21 due to the Inon lens i might want, but im sure you can squeeze out few ¥ buying somewhere else specially if you dont want WA lens. Also worth noting are the prices inclusive of tax (Tourist can shop taxfree in Japan)

Would still love to hear from people with actual experiences are the WA lenses worth it for a "extra" camera.

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by Sokrates

8 hours ago, d2b said:

@Sokrates I'm also looking at action cams in Japan, wondering whether I should just wait until returning to Canada. Any particular shopping recommendations?

4 hours ago, Sokrates said:

Not sure about prices compared to Canada, but theyre lot cheaper than Finland.

I have just looked at Mic21 due to the Inon lens i might want, but im sure you can squeeze out few ¥ buying somewhere else specially if you dont want WA lens. Also worth noting are the prices inclusive of tax (Tourist can shop taxfree in Japan)

Would still love to hear from people with actual experiences are the WA lenses worth it for a "extra" camera.

For what it's worth, I bought a pristine (美品 - bihin) second-hand GoPro13 at MapCamera for 210 euros, shipping to Okinawa included in January - not a tourist so no tax free for me.

WA lenses improve corners and IQ quite a bit in my experience. Here's a quick side-by-side test I did with and without the AOI wide lens on the ol' GoPro7: https://youtu.be/RNcaR-fzBAo

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by bghazzal