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The Private Message and Notice links located at the top right corner on the site do not work for me. I am logged in and they do show I have notices, but I can't retrieve them. Also When I check the box to follow topics I'm involved with I don't get a email notice that there has been activity. I thought I used to get something in email. Is that correct? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi RomiK, To be honest, I don't really understand too much about video, I want it just to enhance my view. I have the 45 degree viewfinder but do find it difficult to compose certain shots and I think a monitor will help. With the 45 degree viewfinder the LCD is pretty much unusable and I thought if I had the monitor it would be best of both worlds. The weight does concern me and that's why I thought maybe the weefine 5 pro would be a good choice as its much more manageable weight wise than the Kraken. The cables do concern me and I have read a few bad things about the fibbon cables on the Kraken. I use ribbon cables on FPV drones and they are very flimsy, so that's good to know about the weefine cable. I will have to work out the dimensions and weight of all and see which one seems best to me, as once bought it's very diifucltfor me to return them especially if its the Fotocore or Kraken as I will need to buy from abroad.

Thanks Chip, hope you're well. I think I would prefer the 7 inch I'm just a little worried about the weight (My hand baggage is already so heavy I have to put most in my coat pockets when travelling lol) that's why I like the look of the weefine one as its only 720g in air. I literally just want it for composition. I recently went to Anilao and struggled to see some of the things they were pointing out and the Nudibranch all seemed to be in not great photography positions. I was diving with a lad that had the 7 inch Nauticam monitor. It looked great, very clear and he got in positions I just couldn't but he loved it there and didn't need to lug it about on airplanes lol It's a shame there are not more reviews shit but I have another 5 months until I got to Bali, so I will keep researching. It's nice to know that you have a few friends that use the Kraken ones and like them. I know that's what Matt sullivan uses as well. Let me know how you get on 👍

Used for about 10 dives. Both work great, both come with ball adapters (1short, 1 longer) = $349 Included are 16 Sanyo Enelop batteries + 2 Panasonic chargers + 4 diffusers. Also included are 2 Sea & Sea fiber optic cables. FREE shipping to CONUS too! although I will ask to cover PayPal fees. Local Chicagoland pick up available. Email me here for faster communication - [email protected]

Sony 30mm 3.5 Macro lens + Nauticam Macro Port 45, both for $249 shipped to CONUS. I will ask to cover PayPal fees Lens includes caps, port with caps as well. Email me here for faster communication - [email protected]

I want to buy an Ikelite DS-161 strobe. Must be fully functioning, especially on TTL. Battery pack should be no older than five years as per date on battery pack.

8-15 is equisolid and 7-14 equidistant projection lenses AI says that compression at the edges is moderate for 7-14 and significant for 8-15 Would anyone have comparable samples what it would do underwater to see?

New Release v0.3.32 just published with UDDF support for both mac and PC https://github.com/wyvernp/pelagic/releases/tag/v0.3.32

Has anyone experimented with Canons VR dual fisheye underwater or the new 7-14 for VR180 videos underwater?

Fotocore MR6 is based on Feelworld LUT6 while the newer MR5.5 on LUT5 monitor where MR5.5 has custom firmware overlay with a bit diminished brightness in lieu of battery longevity. So for features and menus refer to respective Feelworld models. I am pretty certain Kraken 5.5 v2 is based on the same Feelworld 5.5 Compared to Weefine WED5Pro they offer choice of HDR input which should not be misinterpreted as the Atomos HDR built in tone mapping of LOG signals. Basically if you decide to shoot HLG which many cameras offer you good to go. For LOG HDR preview you need to build custom LUT. Many UW photographers will atest that the evil lies in cables longevity and solution and from that perspective WED5Pro seems to have the most robust solution. Frustrated with Atomos/Nauticam UI I ordered recently WED5Pro and bought Feelworld5.5 to create and make sure it could be created custom LOG->HDR tone mapping LUT. BUT - here is (one of the) catch(es) - Feelworld (and I suspect Weefines too) wave monitor is not transparent and it shows waves WITH LUT applied. Unlike Atomos which shows clean HDMI. As we use LUT only for preview to actually be able to see highly lit low contrast scenes when pushing LOG exposure to the right it poses challenge of its own to properly expose. Also I like Atomos HDR mapping better than my custom LUT :-) So that's that :-) any monitor you choose will be miles better than the rear camera BUT get ready use 15l or doubles as standard as your drag and air consumption underwater will go one direction - UP 🤣

Thanks for giving it a go and the feedback, adding UDDF support as we speak and should have a new build for you within an hour or so, along with a couple of other fixes for macs (hopefully).

Hi Dave, thanx for sharing. Will download and print in the next few days. Rating will follow. But I`m shure your design will work. Already printed your design of macro rings for retra flash and used it on my current philippines dive trip. They fit and worked perfect. Backscatter was noticeably reduced. Just returned back home after 6 weeks and need some time for detailed review. Br Markus

I have been meaning to make one of those. Someone asked me for some of those... I will see if i can knock that out.

They thread on like a cap. I can thread a 1/4 compression fitting on there. But I'm guessing something in TPU could thread on without actually having to print threads. NauticamOptical Fiber Connector for Nauticam (to use with 26216)(...For use with the Nauticam Universal Fiber Optic Cable. Provides connection to Nauticam housings with threaded optical cable bulkhead.

You can find them here. A review or rating would be appreciated! https://makerworld.com/models/846729?appSharePlatform=copy

Hi Dave, interested in the new designed connectors. It would be great if you shared the print files. Br Markus

Shipping to Australia would probably be about $30 USD.

I will order! Share a picture of the connectors you want, the terminology is sort of fluid. This is an Inon/S&S 7mm connector which is the lowest common denominator.

That's a deal. I'll measure the length I need, if I can cut it with nothing special I'd probably order twice the length I need to have spare. S&S plug on one end and Nauticam on the other.

I'm happy to commit to 6m of cable if you can ship to Australia.

Hey @Johno1530 - I have the same scenario. I was looking strongly at the Kraken 5.5 v2 but ended up with the Karen 7”. Ironically, it is actually a bit thinner and seems to fit the overall housing a bit better. Besides, with my not-so-great eyes I figure a little bigger screen is better. In full transparency I have not yet taken it for a dive as of yet. With that said, I have a couple good friends that use this model and are very happy with the performance and size.

Opens and runs fine on my Mac. BUT cannot import XML dives exported from MacDive. No support for UDDF? That's the most universal dive log format.

Be happy to give it a whirl

I think I would set the minimum quantity to 4 or 6 meters. Two or three pairs of 1 meter cables. I just checked and my cost for 30 meters + shipping is about $9 USA per meter. That is 613 muti-fiber, 2.2mm. The good stuff. I will include the connectors for free. Add $10 for USA shipping. Shipping inside Canada I think is similar. I anyone wants international shipping and is wiling to pay any tariff costs, we can discuss shipping costs. So that is: 36+10 = $46 for 2 pairs of 1 meter cables 54+10 = $64 for 3 pairs of 1 meter cables If I can get at least 2 people to commit, I will go ahead and place an order today. I will use the rest. I wear them out after a few years, and I give away optical cables to my dive buddies as needed. So, I go through whatever I have available in several years. I think I'm down to my last 5 or 6 meters right now.

I'd be in for a set of cables if you can make one end fit Nauticam DSLR?