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A review about the older manual focus version came out: https://opticallimits.com/nikon/laowa-8-15mm-f-2-8-ff-zoom-fisheye-review/

If you like R5C you will love C50 - for video that is. I got real GAS about it a month ago when A1 overheated in hot Malpelo (!!wtf) waters and also was running out of battery when filming 8k. This C50 Nauticam housing checks all the boxes. Lens choice may be personal issue but for me the 20-50 PZ either behind dome or if going wide in combination with WACP-C is just perfect. BUT - sadly for me - no shutter no flash. And as I travel to dive and take both photo and video … But since you look for a video camera it’s perfect. Clog2, cinema OS, canon colors. Will not overheat. Will last whole day. Perfect.

It is interesting to note that even though this lens and the Canon RF100 achieve 1.4x magnification, when you add on wet lens they only achieve minimal gains in magnification over what you would get with the 1:1 lens they replaced. The Canon RF 100 with SMC-3 achieves 2.3x with 30-100mm working distance while the Canon EF 100mm macro gets 2.2x with 46-97mm working distance. The Sony 100mm gets 2.4x with 34-100mm while 90mm macro gets 2.3x with 47-103mm. This is due to the lens reducing focal length to focus in closer, this is a feature of all internal focus macro lenses and becomes particularly prominent as the magnification increases. You might initially think you'd get much more, but the shorter focal length means the power of the SMC-3 or any other wet lens is a lot lower and the peak magnification is achieved at a shorter working distance. It would seem based on theBackscatter review that a 1.4x is a decent option if you were chasing small skittish fish with Sony 100mm macro

I dove today with an HF-1 + Float and Atom with Snoot. The HF-1 was weightless and the Atom was negative. Guess I need a float for that now. The float seemed to work well with no obvious water intrusion. I'll weigh it in the morning after its dried out more to be sure. Sporting a 105mm macro lens I came across a big GPO out in the open: I shot from about 1.5 meters back and opened up to f5 iso400 to get something more than an eyeball in frame!

Asking $150 for the set, in good condition the glass has no scratches. Comes with Mount for housing (67 thread I believe) and a float arm mount which I never used. Buyer paying PayPal GS 3% fee and shipping. Located in the USA and prefer to ship in the USA only. Cross Posted

Great! Please keep me updated. Thanks.

Selling my Nauticam NA-502 Monitor Housing and SmallHD 502 Monitor. It has a few issues. The HDMI cable needs to be replaced. The leak detector needs to be rewired but should function when corrected. In its current state it continuously sounds an alarm. $1000 + shipping Items Included: NA502 Housing 502 SmallHD Monitor 6 LP-6 batteries (unit takes 2) 2 LP-6 battery chargers Barely function HDMI M16 bulkhead M24 to M16 adapter Small micro HDMI

The entire setup (camera with Canon 8-15mm fisheye, rectilinear WA lens plus dome/wetlens or macro lens plus port) will be almost the same, no matter whether you mount a real (MFT) camera or the GoPro with its tiny sensor. I find the GoPro with the fixed WA lens interesting for someone who wants a tiny UW camera, the interchangeable MFT lens version is too weak to use it UW as a system camera...

Asking $250 Nauticam Optical Mini Manual LED Flash Trigger for Sony Full Frame Cameras in great condition model #26302. Was using in my A7RV No issues I just have switched to another option. Retails for $330 new save on taxes! Comes with flash trigger only, no box etc Buyer to pay PayPal 3% gs fees and shipping. USA shipping only at the moment. Cross posted. Please refer to the backscatter or Nauticam website on specs etc.

Holy moley. Just seeing this. Glad no one was hurt. A great reminder of what could have transpired.

Aloha and welcome @KiruKakuni

I agree with you, but I compared them because several people thought that just slapping an M43 lens on it would be enough and that they had created the perfect compact underwater camera. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I don't think it's a very relevant comparison to compare the L10 with the Gopro ILS because those are two vastly different products for different use and customers. You can compare it to a RX100 or any compact camera but action cam are not comparable to compact expert cameras. Action cam by default are not photo dedicated and have been since a long time consistently bad at replacing compact and smartphones for photos. And for video there are things that you easily do with an action cam that cannot be easily done with a compact and the opposite is also very true. Different tools for different jobs. That being said, the LX100 mark I was called a baby GH4 at the time because of its good video performance. The L10 might be a baby GH7. I enjoyed a lot my time with the LX100 for several years of video before moving to the GH5s.

Pietro Cremone of Nauticam Italy wrote about it days ago. IMHO, this camera takes away any chance from mirrorless GoPros. It is a real camera with a mechanical shutter, and even though it is not video-oriented, it has DPAF and professional Panasonic codecs. Just like on the LX100, you will be able to mount the WWL. I'm still dreaming of a new GM1 like camera. Now an used GM1 costs more than 10 years ago

Interesting review... Did you have a chance to test IQ, when MFO-3 is used with the lens & 1.4x TC?

Hi Tim Yes I saw your post about the incident. Good that everyone is ok.

Hi KiruKakuni! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. I’ve just got back from the Maldives…..

Hi I am photographer from Maldives , mostly shooting above water and sometimes underwater. Thanks

Nice to see you over here @rainforest_UW

Just getting set up with mine— I’ll try and report back on the SMC-1 vs 1.4 TC question. One thing to consider on the TC side is that there is not yet a focus gear that works with the extension ring. I’ve heard there is enough interest to perhaps make one/adapt the existing one— but it is yet to be made available. @rainforest_UW Do you have the MFO-3, or any of the other underwater optics you’ve tested with your 90?

I doubt overheating will be an issue. The radiators are more than half uncovered, and even where the float wraps around one side it is not tight. But it will get tested shortly. There is no reason I can't make an Atom version as well and will consider that if there once this project is wrapped up.