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Super spiff! You need to bedazzle those rings! Glad to hear they worked well for you on your trip. 😀

PLUS some blue reduction rings. Thanks Dave for sharing the files. The reductions fit perfect and did a great job reducing backscatter on my Philippines trip March/April

What lens is that used for?

Awesome idea! An N120 port 125 would also be much appreciated!

BTW - The port float rings were designed to accommodate the Nauticam dual flip adapter and have sufficient clearance. It is pretty much the main reason I made these.

I will get some n100 designs created before long. So many Sony Shooters around these parts. 😀

Wow fantastic I've just started looking into float option for the N100 Macro Port n125 (for a Sony FE 100mm F2.8), and this looks so clean compared to a float collar! I'd really need a solution like this as I will have a double flip (if not a triple) on the lens as well...

Sure, lets meet for a dive and I can borrow some parts afterwards. You'll get in a dive and should have that itch scratched for a few days at least! Any time, I am free most of the week.

I need to get you my N100 Port 105 if I can stop using it all the time.

I'm now looking into similar solutions for my future A7SIII rig - I would need a bit more depth under the housing for floats though. May I ask what are the cheese plates you sourced on Amazon? I've been looking around a bit on Amazon Japan but can only find two types of smallrig cheese plates. Thanks! Ben

Macro Port Buoyancy Float for Nauticam n120https://makerworld.com/en/models/2784346-macro-port-buoyancy-float-for-nauticam-n120#profileId-3094935 Add clean, professional looking buoyancy to your Nauticam housing with these waterproof, pressure resistant buoyancy float rings. Up to 355g of buoyancy! (12.5 ounces) Models for:Port 60 (60mm AF-S) / +235g buoyancy Port 87 (105mm AF-S or z105mm) / +350g buoyancy Port 60+20mm extension (z105mm) / +280g buoyancy Underwater camera housings are quite heavy and tend to be negative in the water, requiring the addition of buoyancy floats to get the rig near neutral in the water. Typically, this is done with high density foam floats on the strobe arms. Another option is a float collar on the ring. I found these to be really ugly, and non-professional looking and figured I could try to make something better. As a fun an interesting experiment I decided to try and create a cleaner solution by 3D printing a custom fitted hollow float ring that snugs up to the contours of my Nauticam n120 macro ports. A float ring on the port has the added benefit of better balancing the entire rig, especially if you are using heavy glass diopters on the macro port. After a great deal of experimentation, advice from others, and testing I have developed a very good solution that is extremely durable and functional. With several hundred dives completed without any leaks or failures on dives up to 120 feet (40 meters) of depth, I am pleased to share the models with others that would like to make their own. I first posted about this project over a year ago. After hundreds of dives and some minor iteration changes, I am confident enough with this design to share it freely for others. It's printed in ABS or ASA and requires no additional sealants or treatments to be completely watertight and pressure resistant to 40 meters. These float rings are fantastic in the water. The provide a clean, professional look, added buoyancy, but also better balance of the whole rig when using heavy glass diopters up front.

Yes, the Retra Maxi strobes would be quite sporty with such lovely blue accesories! 😁

I am using the MFO-3 with a Z8/105mm in an Aquatica housing on a flip holder. It works better than I thought it would. As others said, it is like having two very different lenses on the same dive. I sold my Nikon 60mm micro lens since the IQ of the 105 + MFO-3 is better, and it is more convenient.

Do you use the EVF exclusively, or do you use the back screen? And do you have the camera in Airplane Mode? I also rotate between 3 batteries to reduce wear. I only use the EVF, which I suspect uses less power than the rear screen. And no need for wifi/bluetooth underwater. Even shooting some video for a few minutes across dives, I've still only run down the Z8 to zero once in about 300 dives with it to date. I was stretching it out on a 4-dive day and had several rapid action encounters were I really racked up the shutter count.

A big advantage of the Kraken bulkhead over the Nauticam one is that the Kraken is compatible with a higher number of Nauticam housings than the Nauticam plug because the cable on the Nauticam is not removable and the one on the Kraken is which makes a huge difference in favor of Kraken. I experienced this on the NA-GH5: the 90° USB-C plug simply won't go through the M16 port while on other housing like NA-Z8, it inserts well into the M16. The difference on the housing is just the thread length on the NA-GH5 that is longer than its equivalent on NA-Z8. I wish Nauticam has made a bulkhead with a removable cable. I've solved this issue on the NA-GH5 by using Kraken bulkheads. With the proper adapter (like I it), you can even fit it on a M14 port.

Those strobes need some bumpers and more Blue Accents to match the floats!

Prepping for a pool day to get the new strobes wet. Does not look outlandish! Getting the NA-6400 ready for Cozumel in a few weeks. You know, Nauticam, would you please offer silver anodizing! I am so sick of black. I bought a black 15" MacAir and it shows every finger print and scratch. Meanwhile my old silver MacBook Pro 15 from 2012.5 looks new. And while at, maybe do a little better job on the anodizing.

These PD bulkheads are double sealed, the inside is sealed and then there is a cap with an O-ring seal. Two seals would have to fail to flood the camera. LOL, Kraken stuff, Intova stuff, expect it to fail, I did get several years of use out of my Kraken focus light before it flooded through the lens. Same with my Intova light. I bought new ones recently, fingers crossed I get some years from them. My Nauticam PD bulkhead charges my camera fast enough. I have to use an adapter from C to mini anyways. Does the new Kraken PD have a plug on the bottom of the bulkhead or is the cable integrated and cannot be removed?

Still have a DUI drysuit and a few boats and 2 compressors and lots of tanks at age 73-started in 83-thats 1983 for you youngsters .I'm getting weary of heavy weights and cold water (not yet giving it up). I'm diving with divegypsy for that month in Bali with 3 ikeilte strobes and 5 ports and a full frame d850 in a Nauticam housing that weights 25# on land. along with lost of extension rings and lights. Tim G when you decide you are old and weak its over. Like that classic line -you better get busy diving or dyeing .My two bags are 69# each flying from California. to Bali. When you move tons of clay for 50 years its all heavy stuff-Life is heavy

If those rumors are all true, I might look into one as a spare body.

It is amazing how far the technology has come, and how inexpensive the machines are now.

Obviously i had it stuck to my head for some reason that you need a high end expensive machine to do any of the prints. Maybe that was the case years ago. If i had realised that something like A1 can do most (if not all) of the printing i need, i would have bought one long time ago. And to be honest, that X2D isnt too pricey either. Have to see what the company decides and maybe ill just buy one for myself.

Hi, thanks for getting back to me, but I've just landed back in the UK (soooo happy....) which is a shame as I would have been up for a chat Given that length of stay I'm sure you'll cover most sites but I found Batu Niti and Baturinggit to be the most productive sites this year for photography. Sheep nudis are at Melasti and Cantik point and rhinopia can be found a short boat ride away from Gerombong which normally involves a short jukung ride with a guide called Nengeh

Only after a few days GOPRO released infos on their new Mission series including the ILS version with MFT lens (without electric contact), a few infos have leaked from Insta360 about a compact camera with MFT mount and this time with electric pins on the MFT mount. The Insta360 model is bigger than the new Gopro and probably not aimed at the same public, it could be a nice compact camera on a segment that has been left behind by Panasonic and Olympus in favor of bigger and more expensive camera bodies like the GH series. https://thenewcamera.com/insta360-mirrorless-camera-first-hands-on-photos-rumored-specs-and-expected-release-date/