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Thanks for watching. I’ve only had it in the water a few times now but so far I’m quite happy with the ergonomics. I adjusted the handles so that I was comfortable with the positions of the shutter and back AF button and I’ve had no issues with it. Still working on getting good buoyancy with it as it’s a little buoyant with my camera/lens combo and 230mm dome port. As for the precision of the interface it is bang on. All buttons work as they should and I have not had any issues with it. The functions are all super smooth and work just as they are supposed to. Cheers.

I picked up a Wolfbox MF200 several months ago to replace my dependance on 'Canned Air'. I tried another blower previous to this one, but found it too slow to get up to full power. The MF200 is quick to accelerate to full power and is very powerful. Aside from removing housing water and dust, I also use it for blowing up camping air mattresses, starting charcoal BBQ's, etc.

@dentrock Mine is the latest version with VXD. However, I only tested it briefly with a few domes using AF-S on my A7RII in my home test pool. I was only testing for sharpness. I was not testing autofocus performance. I have not shot it behind a dome for real world photos yet. I'll likely start doing that in the coming months, but I'm not necessarily a hard core AF-C user. I could try an AF-C test in my test pool, but since we have different cameras (with different AF settings), I'm afraid my results wouldn't necessarily apply to your setup. In summary, I would not recommend that you make the switch based on my positive report since I was only looking at sharpness, not AF-C performance. By the way, ignoring the AF-C issues for a moment, I'm curious if the Sony 100mm behind a dome gave you edge to edge sharpness if you did manage to get a shot in focus?

I don't recommend transporting a housing on flights with the camera installed. It is a risk to bend, fold, and mangle the alignment of the tray and controls. Depressed buttons can damage the camera body. I usually put my well padded viewfinder and optical cables inside the housing when packed. I travel with the housing loaded by car but not if the housing in in a suitcase or roller bag.

Anyone carrying their housing directly with them fully setup? I wonder if it could be a good approach?

Thanks! Maybe in a few weeks. I am in Raja Ampat for another couple weeks.

Isaac, Just to confirm your thoughts on the Tamron 90 macro with your dome: have you noticed any negative results with AF, in particular AFC? And is it the latest version with VXD focus motor? I'm determined to keep testing the Sony 100 with a dome and AFC, but if I can't get it to perform as well (or better) than the Sony 50 macro with dome, passing the Sony 100 to my wife for spiders and getting a Tamron for underwater might be an option. Thanks

Thanks to Grantmac and the discussion on this topic, I bought the Wolfbox. For years I was using a Rocket hand pump which I thought worked great. The Wolfbox is so much better! Thanks everyone!

That can work, but I found to dry a housing off thoroughly it took about half a scuba tank using the blower nozzle the resort had on site.

Dave, I have an MFO-3, we can coordinate at a dive site to confirm sizing. Planning to be at Cove 2 early this Saturday tentatively.

Small point which probably no-one will agree with: The PZ 10-20 is a great lens. If you move from Sony APS-C to FF as I did, there's nothing as compact as the 10-20 available in FF. I'm regretting selling my 10-20 instead of keeping it for use in crop mode with my A7CR (or even disable crop and get a bit more FOV out of it; e.g. square format). I found the button zooming a bit clunky though, and would probably go for the zoom gear instead.

Look into a Bambu P1s with AMS as the best cost effective option. If you buy without an AMS you will end up buying it later once you realize how useful it is.

Hey- Looking for the port adapter to buy ASAP if anyone has one.

I use the designt from "flowdesign" and realy like it! You find the files in the following post..

Looking at getting an entry level 3d printer now may be worth while

Hey Craine, How did this lens work for you ? Thinking of getting mostly for above water photography, but gets extra points if the feedback is good.

Hi I done a search on here on the for the diypedia post all was there really good stuff in there .

I picked up a rubber nozzle blower/tire inflator combo that attaches to a low pressure hose BCD connection. One less battery to charge and finding a tank to connect to on a trip is never an issue.

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I've been using something similar for a couple of years. It is remarkably effective in drying off housings and ports. I think I've shared the Amazon link about a dozen times to people that see it and want to buy. I should get a referral credit!

Thanks, seems like it's a good thing I don't need to modify mine.

Starting to get the hang of the 12mm. Curious to see if I can get better image quality from the 15mm. This lens definitely does what I wanted for low light wreck shots.

thanks all! I was able to install it but it took me about 3-4 hour as i didn't have the right tool at hand. The hardest part was actually inserting the spring below this locking block. I just tried again and again with a tweezer until it was in the right position. Inserting the C-ring (eclip/circlip) wasn't easy either.. Would not recommend doing it (or ask someone with tiny hands to do it) Ultimately, I did insert the spring, but have no idea which of the two springs they provided to use, as the Nauticam adaptor i have (37303, bought in 2018) wasn't listed in the manual. however, it now works and holds the vaccum. Chris : the adaptor I have (37303), without the upgrade, would not let me lock on the newer WACP 1B which I had bought. It would slide in, but would not lock. Now that i have updated it, it works and seems to hold the vaccum. that locking block is a few mm lower in the grooves of the port.

The Retra Pro Max strobes have been purchased by John Melendez in WA. I still have the one Prime available.

I made an MFO-1 hood that also fits the SMC diopters. I have not laid hands on an MFO-3 yet to see if its appropriate. https://makerworld.com/@awkward_swine/collections/16165730?appSharePlatform=copy