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I used Helicon Focus in the past an I liked it. If I remember well it was free at that time, now tyou need to get a license for a reasonable price. It has a lot of options but if you use the defaults you will get good results.

No longer for sale.

Hi all, I took a picture of a seafan in the Philippines, Bohol to be precise. It does look like it would be covered in tiny bubbles: Does anyone know, what these tiny bubbles (skeleton shrimps for reference) are? Thanks!

Thank you so much Tim! I've just done a post so let's see if it gets more of a response... Hope you organised somewhere else fun to go instead! Awwww bless ya Craig that's a sweet thing to say! Thank you Dave! Just been admiring your pics on the header :-)

Thanks, I was asking on 28-70, not 28-60 which as you said has been well documented. I'll check wetpixel if it still works!

Welcome Jenny!

A friend who just went said Lots of fish, lots of Dead corals. A sad decline in the last few years.

Amazing thank you Craig

@Jenny Stock Checking with a source for you.

Aloha and welcome @Jenny Stock I'm sure I’m not going too far on the limb to say the community here is likely giddy to have you here.

Aloha and welcome @FabioGal73 !

Thank you.

Hey Fabio! Great to have you with us. A very warm welcome to Waterpixels. Enjoy the forum!

Hi guys, I’m Fabio from Italy, 52yo.. definitely not new in underwater photography.. first camera with an external strobe was a compact Fuji e900 with one inon D2000.. I think 2007.. after some other compact cameras with wet lenses (canon s1 and Sony rx100mk1) and one unlucky year with a basic DSLR…🤣 i become an Olympus user with EM5Mk1 and now since 2017 still shooting with my beloved oly em1mk2 in Nauticam housing.. unfortunately only one time a year during August holidays 😢 mostly Indonesia.. I’m here for lurking and learning! Thanks Fabio

All Retra Flashes from the very first version stay powered on until they are switched off. This design comes from real use in the field, where a photographer may wait for hours for a single shot and prefers not to touch the strobe so the animal is not disturbed. Once the strobe is on, it continually tops up the capacitors so it is always ready to fire, and this naturally uses some battery power. With the 8xAA battery pack, the stand by time is around 24 hours, which is also stated in the data sheet. The trade off is that if you forget to switch the strobe off, it will eventually run the batteries down. We are considering adding a timer option for users who would like the strobe to switch itself off automatically. Thank you for your feedback.

Has anyone been to Roatán recently? I'm aware that much of the Caribbean's coral has been badly affected by Stoney Coral Loss Disease and I wondered how badly it has been hit. Any advice / feedback would be greatly appreciated! Best wishes, Jenny

Fab thank you Tim! (and have you been to Roatan recently lol jokes I'll post in the forum)

That’s how you have to start, Jenny. Now you’ve introduced yourself you’re good go. The system is part of our anti-spamming attempt

Hi Jenny! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels! On Roatan, I suggest you do a separate post about that. Funnily I asked about good diving in Roatan a short while ago to help plan a group trip. I only got one response - unusual from our members.

It is a problem or not... I don't know but a firmaware update should solve this "problem"

Why can't I start a new topic in Trips? I want to ask a question in the trips section but it won't let me select it - I only have the option of introducing myself...

I don't know about 4-6 hours but the upgraded batteries to the LP-E6NH is worth a try. I get at least 2 -1 hour dives in at 28F with those on canon mirrorless, and occasionally the housing sits well below freezing for a day between those dives. I do try and change the batteries between dives when possible. I frequently have the cameras just living at -10 go -20 F for a few days and am surprised at how long the batteries last.

Hello Lovely People! I'm Jenny Stock, I've come here for some information - at the moment I can only seem to write here so I'll ask my question then give you an intro to who I am... Has anyone been to Roatán recently? I'm aware that much of the Caribbean's coral has been badly affected by Stoney Coral Loss Disease and I wondered how badly it has been hit. A bit about me with my blurb from DIVE Magazine: Jenny is a documentary maker who shoots and directs wildlife films around the world. Her photography has featured in National Geographic, Ocean Geographic and the BBC. In 2024 she was crowned British Underwater Photographer of the Year - the first woman to receive the accolade. Jenny has worked as an underwater stunt diver in Hollywood films and as a safety diver on UK television dramas. Originally from the north of England, Jenny spent ten years in Australia directing television shows.

I've just weighed my Seacam Compact Port at 1042g, and the PVL 40mm extension at 178g, for a total of 1220g. I had quoted incorrect figures on the weight of the Superdome and CP in an earlier post but I'm no longer able to edit it. I haven't seen a detailed tech specs sheet for either dome.

Updated prices. Nauticam WWL-1 Wet Lens - $800 Nauticam N100 32 Flat Port - $200 Plus shipping.