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This has a paid course, but does cover all the basics to get you going as well as a couse in Photoshop. I took the Fine Art Landscape course at one time and it was pretty good. Many folks use PS in conjunction with the Adobe Raw product to do edits, so you have some flexibility. Raw is basically the same editing engine behind LR and the UIs are very similar, and if you have the Photo package with Adobe Creative Cloud, you get Raw as part of the monthly subscription in addition to other tools. Photoshop Course for Photographers | Learn Photo Editing Online

Well, it was a failure, The ball mounts were too weak, despite my reinforcing fillet, so I am currently redesigning it. Mk-II prototype coming up soon.

Check out: https://www.goaskerin.com/ She has free and paid tutorials

I am on best of maldives. I am sure I can wrestle a macro lens in... Thanks everyone.

Hello everyone, My protective ring for the Nauticam MFO-3 lenses is now available online. The basic design idea comes from "flowdesign," whose ring I also used for a while. Tanks for this! Since I've designed various things for SMC, MFO, and CMC lenses, I completely redesigned the protective ring. Now I have excellent protection for my MFO-3 lenses both in the water and during transport. Tino https://makerworld.com/de/models/2548785-lens-bumper-for-nauticam-mfo-3#profileId-2806849 Cover for MFO-3 mounted on Nauticam Bayonet-Adapter for Transport MFO-3 Deckel.stl

there are plenty of youtube videos which I will crack on with but I wondered if there was anything that any of you specifically recommend?

over the years I have tended to JPEG photos but now I am getting more serious I am thinking of shooting in raw and using lightroom to import and then make better I have lightroom on the laptop but am woefully ignorant about how to use it is there a decent online resource to show me how to use it without too much pain?

Picking this thread up as I noticed that the new 24-70 ii is now in Nauticam's FCP-1 list (not sure about the others). I sent them an email to see if they could say something about the quality of the images using this lens vs the kit lens, especially at lower apertures. one gains a little on the narrow end of the FOV but interested to see if that's the only thing there is. Will post their answer here once I get it.

Well cared for and in excellent condition. More photos available on request. Any questions, just ask. Happy to ship internationally. 2000 EUR

As someone who lived in Bangkok for a few years, you can definitely have fun in a family-friendy way as long as you avoid Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy, and Patpong 1+2 at night. The city is very diverse - the people are friendly (as long as you are respectful of their culture), and food is excellent. Koh Tao has the better diving, but Koh Samui has the better resorts, etc. Ironically, some of the better diving available from Koh Samui is taking the boat to Koh Tao. One way to get away from the crowds in Koh Samui is to rent out the entire boat and guide. You'll be able to dive your schedule, get away from any others divers, etc. This sounds expensive (and it can be), but if you ask the dive shops for a private boat and guide you might find a deal (although June is starting to become more popular with Europeans traveling to Thailand.

Hi Brandon, I do have a Zen 170 dome port for sale, it is in very good condition with clean glass. I use it on my Nauticam D850 housing with Sea&Sea extensions, but the dome port bayonet can be easily replaced for a Nauticam one. Dome port is located in Chile and I can ship worldwide. Attached are some photos. Best, Eduardo.

@Mike Saunders You might be right, 5 days in bangkok seems excessive. But Ive booked for different days, food tour, cycling tour, boat tour, and we staying in chinatown. On friday i might go to Amphawa floating market & Maeklong railway market outside bangkok

Updated Price: $2700 USD Price new is over $3800 USD so now offering over 30% off retail!

Never had an issue as well, but have heard a couple of stories over the years, mostly related to work permits (suspected undeclared professional work projects in Indonesia) more than actual imaging gear. Other than that blackwater photographer's post I reposted, looking into it I did find these AI-flavoured wise-words by Mr. Lucas White on... alibaba.com 😅 https://www.alibaba.com/product-insights/how-to-pack-a-dslr-without-looking-like-you-re-smuggling-gear-through-customs-in-bali.html But yeah, doesn't really seem like the dreaded Mexican custom extortion is spreading, luckily.

5 nights in Bangkok? 😳 Only been once -I though the place was mental. Quite fun for a few days but I wouldn't want to live there. I suspect Koh Tao will be a bit touristy but better than Koh Samui. I reckon you'll have a decent time. We went to the Similans in December and although we didn't see any pelagics it was great in many other ways and the food is of course amazing.

Doing a week family trip Mid -June 2026 to Thailand Itinerary Lisbon - Bangkok - Koh Samui ( 4 nights) Koh Samui Ferry to Koh Tao (6 nights) Return to Bangkok (5 Nights) Ive booked accommodation at Asava Dive Resort for 3/4 days Diving in Koh Tao They dive 2x morning (up to 30m) and 2x afternoon (up to 18m) trying to go different diving spots everytime Don't go with many expectations, but i think i won't be disappointment, Sail rock or trident wreck seems to be the place to go for experienced divers...

Aloha and welcome Gary!

A set of used m10 nauticam 1 inch ball mounts for housing asking for the set $70 buyer to pay shipping and pp g&s 3% fee will take PayPal or venmo located in the USA

I recently looked at a Sony 28–60mm RAW file and was surprised to find that this lens also relies heavily on lens corrections and produces completely black corners on a full-frame sensor. I had always thought this kit lens was somewhat “holy” because it has a strong reputation for delivering very sharp corners, especially among underwater shooters using it with Nauticam water-contact correction optics.

I've been coming to Bali (Amed) for years now, (now more or less living here), never had an issue. Similarly never heard about anybody else experiencing this, including folks coming over with fancy stuff like RED cameras.

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Hey Gary! Looks like there's a chance we could bump into each other at Blue Ribbon. I haven't been back this year, but stay there occasionally - will give a shout next time I do.

I'm selling a Retra LSD snoot with the matching adapter for Seacam 150D strobes. As the original owner, I used the snoot for years and it always worked perfectly (what could possibly go wrong with it?). It has a few minor signs of wear and the front lens has a couple of tiny scratches, but these don't affect the light transmission in any way. The buyer will also receive 6 different mask sets for various diameters and shapes of the light exit opening, as well as a spare parts kit, 3 additional diffuser discs, and the original silicone lubricant. Insured shipping from Germany is possible upon reimbursement of costs. 220,-€ As this is a private sale, the item is sold without any warranty or guarantee. Liability for damages resulting from injury to health, body, or life, and for gross negligence and/or willful misconduct on my part as the seller, remains unaffected.

I’ll have to update later today. Typically don’t see issues with updates.

Dcraimanker make a good points about the gopro statement: The GP3 is running a 5NM SoC: That puts it in the same nanometer classification as Insta360 and DJI are using on their latest action cam chipsets. However, as always, that’s only one (kinda small) piece of the larger imaging pipeline puzzle. They say it’s 2X the pixel processing power: That likely ensures it can cover 8K capabilities, which Insta360 and DJI have added to their latest cameras. They mention low light performance: In fact, they do more than mention; they include a few shots on both Instagram and the press release. However, these shots all appear either heavily edited or at least somewhat out of context. So I wouldn’t put too much weight into these. But at least they’re acknowledging the elephant in the room. And to be fair, they do look pretty. They’re gonna make a lot of cameras: They talk about “small form-factor camera markets, including action cameras, 360 cameras, vlogging cameras, and ultra-premium, compact cinema-grade cameras. So, to begin, they’re saying they can beat DJI and Insta360 in every spec possible. Which again, this essentially means likely doing 8K/60, and then critically, not sucking at low-light. Also, not catching fire due to thermal limits. First products launch in Q2 2026: Assuming this means April to June 2026. GoPro to enter the ultra-premium imaging market: If there’s anything that GoPro’s CEO (Nick Woodman) has talked about for longer than I can remember, it’s the idea of trying to target more the cinema realm/business source: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2026/03/gopro-hero14-max3-cinema-camera-outlines-release-schedule.html