Is it worth taking my wide wet lens (for Olympus OM-D E-M10 in AOI housing)?

I'm expecting mostly macro and maybe a few reef shots so I'm inclined to leave it behind to save the weight.

Hmm, should I have posted in Packing Tips instead...

Edited October 20Oct 20 by Stig

I was at both resorts about a year ago & mostly used my macro set-up, at Dumaguete it was all macro but at Puerto Galera you can find some reef scapes and critters sites where I shot my FCP wide angle

With the exception if you take the trip to Apo Island. There's some nice reefs and larger scenes there, but yes, along the Dumaguete shoreline, it's muck diving primarily.

This is correct advice. The season also matters a lot - with the exception of January-March the visibility is not likely to be good enough for wide angle.

You could dive Dumaguete on a macro setup only -I was never very impressed with Apo- however if Puerto Galera is part of your trip you'd be frustrated not to have a fisheye or a wide angle converter for the Verde island dives.

I never took off the macro lens in Dumaguete, even for Apo island, although perhaps if water clarity had been better, I might have switched to a wide angle for there. Have not been to Puerto Galera, but going in a few months. I will be interested to hear your experience. From what I have heard/read, I anticipate mostly macro there also but some reef areas warranting wide angle. Perhaps your dive op can let you know the intended destinations far enough in advance of the dive that you could choose...

If weight and space permit, probably worth having the wide lens with you, just in case, and for Verde island, if going there.

For Dumaguete and Puerto Galera you want a macro setup. But you can also do some wide angle in PG and if you go to Verde as others say it's a good reef area for wide.

I was just in Dumaguete a week ago. There was a good amount of rain and viz was murky, 5-10m most of the time (and less near the surface due to the fresh water layer). There were some decent octopus encounters and you could do some CFWA if you get lucky with a good wonderpus or mimic.

Apo had good viz, 15-20m easily. There are lots of sea snakes and turtles out there right now so you might get some good wide angle. Jacks and fish at Apo were deep, 30-40m down.

Have a great trip.