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You can use the Nikon port60 for the 60mm lens and add a 20mm extension to shoot the z105mm lens. Two lenses, one port. Both lenses are excellent and the performance on a Z8, Z5II, Z6III, etc are fantastic. Even the larger combo of the Nikon z105mm is MUCH smaller (shorter) than the Sony with a 100mm lens/port. Add an MFO3 to the Sony 100 and its seriously big unit.

Some input on many of the optics discussed in this thread.

Not big on macro tbh. I think it was a ”wish” from SONY-shooters, yes, and perhaps especially from Dr Mustard 🙂 Was toying with the idea about getting a z105 so a MFO3 kind of would make sense as a compliment. Perhaps the 60 and adapter plus z105 and its port would be swifter than a z105+MFO3?

Heres a great Interview by CineD regarding the M1,M1PRO & M1PRO ILS All the Geeky and technical stuff and which market are this camera for, really worth to watch.

I only happened on this topic out of boredom! I had a Nikon F90X and Subal housing, in prehistoric times. Both long gone, BUT.... I kept the viewfinder as pictured above! It screws into the camera eyepiece. I think I kept it because I got such a lousy price for the housing. Perhaps it's even my housing you have. Can't be many of them about in Oz. So, given that you seem to be in Australia I could probably be persuaded to sell it, so message me with an offer by all means. Btw, the housing performed quite well. The main problem was forgetting to nip up the locking screws with the supplied wrench, as I used to store it with the screws slackened off. I suffered one flood as a result, plus a couple of near misses.

Aloha and welcome @hotaru !

Hi and welcome aboard, hope you enjoy the forums!

Hi all, I'm a newcomer to underwater macro photography as of last year. This community has been a huge help in my journey so far, and I’m looking forward to joining the conversation, sharing techniques, and learning more from you all.

I tried Ceroxid and it worked perfectly. Thanks a lot.

Very nice photos! Aloha and welcome @benonoir !

I'm finding the newer LR/PS tools are pretty good for some of this work, but only if you're not opposed to the subscription model.

if they are asking for 300 dpi images they don't actually know what they want, they need to supply you with finished size, 300 dpi by itself is meaningless . 3840 x 1920 image is 32 x 16cm at 300 dpi. if you just type in 300 dpi on your 72 dpi image with resample selected it will make a 16000 x 8000 image which will look pretty average. If you send me the image I'll email it back in a few hours

I don't know what they didn't like. It's a film festival and I had with them only formal exchanges. I shared a folder with 5 good 4k frames and they replied to me that for promotional material they need 300 dpi images. I tried with my vintage Photoshop and results were meh

Thank you indeed. I will PM you soon

What didn't they like about it? just the pixel dimensions or other issues. If a little soft you'll only magnify that if upscaling. The other thought is have set black and white points and pumped up the contrast a little, that always helps give the impression of sharpness. Assume you've gone through and picked your best frame and assuming that looks OK, bring it into PS and upscale it to 7680 x 3840 apply a little sharpening then re-size to the pixel dimensions they want. A good pic printed properly should look pretty decent at only 150 dpi. What finished dimensions do they want? Happy to give it a go with the standard PS tools, not sure how big the file will be but a jpg should email OK.

Still not able to click through to sign up for the beta (using my MacBook M4 Pro)? Edit: Just tried again and was able to get on the list.

Someone on Facebook / Alex Mustard group just asked a similar question. I'll share the same answer I posted there: The MFO-3 only exists because Sony doesn't have a decent lens in the 60mm range. Nikon has an excellent 60mm, so MFO-3 seems like a superfluous product for that system. Instead, using an MFO-1 and SMC-3 gives you a huge range paired with the native 60mm. I'd rather shoot a 60mm and use a diopter than use a 105mm and then "shorten" it with a hack like the MFO-3.

I can try it in Topaz if you like - not sure how it will come out but happy to give it a go!

Yes it's 3840x1920 but they didn't like it and while I have a collection of NLE software and even a video upscaler, I have a vintage Photoshop 3.

What are the pixel dimension changes, was it 4K footage to start with? Depending on how big the poster is, a good 4K frame should look halfway decent at that resolution.

Cheers. Good and thorough run through of various WA options and what they can bring to the table.

I have been asked for a high-resolution photo (300 dpi) for a poster for one of my videos. I only have a photo extracted from a frame at 72 dpi. I tried with an old version of Photoshop but the result is not great. Is there any kind soul who has AI upscaling software and can convert a jpg for me? Thank you in advance

Hi. No sorry I’m using Sony a7. I have only recently got the Mfo 3 so still getting used to it. I like it so far and was really surprised how close I can get the lens to a subject and be able to focus. Off out to the Red Sea soon and looking forward to using it out there

As I wrote I have that one and I've been using it for years: nice indeed but forget to attach/detach it underwater

Aloha and welcome @Rustico !