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Thanks for the respond. I have the Nauticam LX100 mark 1 housing. The short port is fused to the housing because I didn't remove it for weeks after diving, so the salt built up etc. makes it impossible to remove. I brought the housing in for service, they tried everything and even broke the red release tab, charged me $150 for labor and not resolving the problem. I have some decent 67mm wide angle wet lens, similar to Fantasea/AOI that I would like to reuse with the L10 housing, by buying the 67mm treated short port (I think it's this one: https://www.backscatter.com/Nauticam-Short-Flat-Port-N50) Thanks for pointing out the Nauticam Bayonet adapter, I'm surprise the store didn't tell me about it. I'm going to ask them about it and investigate the spacing

Any idea what the purple fish are/will be, or the translucent shrimp?

I like the turtle and the snapper. Nice shots. Those who have never dove Cozumel might not appreciate how difficult it can be to deal with the current. Pretty much fly by shooting often difficult to get framing and settings adjusted, one chance at a shot and zoom away.

Yep, I added them 👻

Hi, Toki 10-17mm is a good choice. I used it for many years with my Nikon D300 but sold it when I changed to FF. I know SA Sardine run and Mexico Sardine run are different. But also last year in Mexico we did all trips snorkeling. Once the hunt starts most of the time the Bait moves often very fast. So go jump in the water, go back into the boat....... many times per day. So no good idea to gear up diving equipment. To swim after the bait...... good luck😜. May be if you are lucky and find static baits. From my experience most of the time where there is action there is fast movement. Here two examle photos. First action bait, second with static bait (no hunters). First shot is about 17 years ago with the Nikon D300. Not a good shot. Water was boiling/murky and really hard to get some halfway sharp shots. Anyway just to give you an idea what could happen. Have fun in SA (if you have time do some diving at Protea). Great shark diving over there. Br Markus

Thanks Romik! WACP-C is the option I will go with :)

Hi @vkalia - Sounds like a fun trip. Curious, which Canon body?

Are you going to add them to the store?

That's catch 22 I will stick to my small sensor GoPro

Thanks, Markus. I am told that for the South African sardine run, there is a good amount of snorkelling on the surface with the bait balls. There, a smaller setup would likely make it easier to swim after the bait ball. In the end, I have decided to take the Canon/Tokina 10-17 system after all. The faster AF and more modern sensor swing the deal for me.

Hi, have two Sola 2000 and checked charger polarity just now with multimeter.1 = plus, 3 = minus. Pin 2 is is only to prevent plugging in the wrong way round. Had the same problem with defect charger a couple years ago and found third party one at ebay. This charger is still working fine. Will try to find out which one I had bought back then. Br Markus

Ive been working on an article titled " The Ocean Still Has Stories To Tell" SLOWLY.. time is tight these days but eventually ill get it posted. But while working on it the other day a Storyteller came to mind.. and inspired a new design for some t-shirts, now in the shop. 🤪 Got test prints today to check it and they came out great.

I also have an additional Subal T4 machined port (screen shot above). @Atanas_Petrov

If you look at the port charts, they list short port 22 and 25 for both the LX100_II and L10 and they can zoom to either 30 or 40mm respectively on both cameras while the standard port zooms to the full 75mm. You mention your LX100 port is fixed to your housing - presumably that is a type one LX100? - which it seems also had interchangeable ports, so presumably that short port is discontinued You say you can't get your off the LX100 housing? Have you tried a strap wrench? What are you trying to achieve, are you looking to use an M67 wet lens other than a WWL? There is the Nauticam bayonet adapter: https://www.backscatter.com/Nauticam-Bayonet-Mount-Adaptor-for-SMCCMC-Lens which says it works for SMC/CMC/MFO M67 lenses, though it may not end up with the right spacing for other wet lenses. Looking at the M67 short port it mentions there is no zoom, so it may be shorter and not allow you to zoom in or perhaps the L10 lens protrudes a little more at minimum zoom.

If your light still has some charge you should be able to use a multi meter to work out which socket on the light is positive, that then tells you which pin is positive.

That's exactly what i used. If you are interested i can set you up with the port itself and you can insert the glass. If you know the height of the adapter we can figure out the required additional extension. You will need the distance from the mounting ring on the camera to the housing port base. If it's different from Nauticam we need to account for that. Message me if interested.

Thank you, Dave, Yes, the glass I have is from the Zen WA-100-EP PEN DOME, and I measured it as 103.8mm. I will try to find a Subal to n120 adapter, as it will be a quicker solution.

I once charged a buddies Sola with another similar spec charger on a trip to Indonesia. To make contact i made a "connector" with paperclips, a wine cork, and rubber bands. 😃

Interesting. Does the 70-180 zoom internally? That seems like a cool option. I will look into that!

What glass do you have? For my Olympus dome I think the diameter is 103.85 mm and I used a 103x 3mm oring that cost a few cents. If there is a Subal to n120 adapter, that would be all that is needed. I can make the port any length or just add the proper extension.

Hi, hard to say. Always a lucky punch. I shoot FF and mostly Nikkor 16-35 and Nikkor 08-15 with Kenko1.4 in these situations, like baits or big group of fish. I balanced my my rig positive on Sardine run in Mexico last year. Worked fine for me. I think it is not a big difference handling a slightly bigger rig in this situations. (I am 64 years old and not Arnie Schwarzenegger). But this is my point ot view. Different minds different thoughts. Br Markus

So, I went to the local UW photo/video shop to ask for information about the Nauticam L10 housing. They don't have it in store and have to be special order. Anyway, I was trying to get quote to put together the system. Even though it's a N50 system like the Nauticam LX100, I was told the short port from the LX100 housing won't work, and I wasn't given a reason. Instead, they told me the Nauticam L10 short port is either the Short Port 22 or Short Port 25, which none of them allows 67mm wet lens! So you're force into the bayonet mount system. There is no bayonet mount to 67mm converter. Therefore, you now have to spend extra $1400-$1700 depends if you get the WWL-1B or WWL-C. My questions is, those who have the short port for Nauticam LX100, can you find a L10 housing and see if it works? My LX100 short port is permanently fused with the housing so I can't remove it.

Just came back from holyday an saw the WWL-1B blurb issue came up again. Like Dave Hicks I never experienced problems, but in an older track a member posted photos wherein the camera focused on bubbles on the port glass. In my opinion it depends on the configuration you use. My good old Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II ASPH can't focus that close, so I don't have that problem. And my WWL-1 is mounted on a bayonet, maybe that helps as well.

Yep no probs @TimG not really looking for an answer and will ensure any questions are raised in the appropriate section