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Activities in Iran/The Gulf and flights permitting (we're booked to travel through Doha!), I'm in the same position. I'm planning to take a 10-17 Tokina for my D500 with a 100mm domeport - plus a 60mm macro. I've used both there before successfully. The 10-17 worked very well for manta shots.

Will be visiting Maldives for the first time. Emperor Virgo liveaboard. I am shooting a Canon 70d in Ikelite stuff. I wont be able to take every single lens and port I own, so I want to make an informed decision which ones to take. For Wide Angle I have both a compact port and large port, with either 10-22mm or the 10-17 tokina. I am not really expecting any over unders so i am thinking just to take the smaller dome (5 inch precision dome). I am guessing the tokina is best (I used it for blue sharks in the azores as well on the longer end) . I really have some doubts about taking a macro lens as well because of currents mentioned, and the chance that something big pops up when I am at 1:1 Same about strobes : wont be any use on the larger subjects, but on the blue sharks, i did use them as a fill light which worked ok. Gerard

Thanks! So, if I want to dive in search of nudibranch, I should go to HK? Do you know any good dive center with spotters?

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I'd contact him again to let him know the retailer was not helpful and see if he will confirm that this requires a return.

If this is the case it seems the HF-1 has built in protection circuits probably a low voltage cutout as the voltage will drop as the charging circuit tries to draw in 20A. This would be protect you from drawing too much current from the battery. I had a look at the link for the lishen battery at Lion wholesale and the the only 20A plus rated 21700 battery listed was specced at 3700 mAhr and out of stock. The actual battery linked was a 9.6A which is not suitable for these high draw flashes. I agree better to go with a known good battery. Also agree that mAhr figure is probably not relevant, the quoted figures are probably a little rubbery.

Thanks Chriss, I did before posting here ! Pavel send me back to my retailer whom was not able to apprehend the problem without the gear. Before sending back the TTL converter for an exchange, I wanted to be sur there was no other fix or that the error message was the sign of a defective unit.

There is very little to nothing in northern China. You can dive near Dalian, but they have absolutely pillaged the near shore animal life in this area. In the south you can dive Hainan island (somewhat akin to the "Hawaii of China") but you will be diving with lots of other divers, and the average diver is much more likely to be on the reef than cruising over the top of it. This is changing slowly, but there are now more artificial reefs in Hainan than healthy natural reefs left because of this. Go see the Great Wall from Beijing (I was there again about two months ago) - still a very good experience. For your time in the south, if you really want to get wet, after having experienced Hainan, I would recommend traveling to HK, and trying the diving there. It's not excellent, but it's not horrible either. And you will be able to find experienced dive shops that will show you some of unique diving available.

I'd suggest to PM Pavel, he's on this forum.

Hey everyone I'll be visiting China in May for work, and I'll have 2 free days in Beijing and 3 free days in Shenzhen. Does anyone have recommendations for dive centers in those areas?

Those settings make sense to me! I don't think I've ever seen that message come up, the pins can be tricky in the Sony hotshoe but it sounds like you've already cleaned them up etc. If you reach out to UWTechnics I'm sure he'll help you troubleshoot and confirm any issue if it might be the trigger board. I've asked him a couple of questions before and he's always been helpful and quick to reply 🙂 If it's the Pro but not the Pro Max, maybe the TTL is different - Pavel will know! But I don't think that error message should be popping up either way.

Welcome from another old, but less accomplished diver, also interested in learning underwater photography/videography.

The whole Persian gulf is very shallow. Max depth near Musandam is somewhere 200 meters and the average in the gulf a mere 50-60 meters. So that has a big impact.

Welcome to the group. Dave

Hello Yorkie ! Indeed, I forgot to mentioned it in the gear configuration. Everything is set according to UWTechnics manual : Position 7 on the board for the Retra, WL is off in the camera, only mechanical shutter, power save to 10sec, etc. The following image is taken from the manual and you can see that all the flash modes are usable. In my case, the first one is grey and when try to select it, it gives me the error message. I'm starting to think it is a defective unit as the error message seems not to be encoutered by others ?

is there any reason why when downloading the stl file from maker world it downloads it onto my computer as a step file

Excellent condition, serviced by Gates in 2024. Includes flat port, port body cap, trim weights, Saga flip-adapter for diopter, 2x Fantasea video lights, batteries, chargers, Locline arms and mounts for lights. Price includes shipping within US. Payment by Paypal. Does not include camera or Gates WA port...I have both of those, and can add them to package for negotiated added cost.

$500 USD Nauticam SMC-2 lens builds on the success of the SMC-1 with almost double its magnification. In spite of all this, it maintains exceptionally high image quality, following the examples set by the SMC-1. The SMC-2 has a small scratch on the edge shown in the picture. It does not affect images. I have reflected it in the price at $500 USD ($650 CAD) this is 60% off retail. Payments. Buyers Pays Shipping Payments: -In Canada Interac -International preference is Wise -If paying using PayPal + 3.7% to cover fees

REDUCED: I am selling my complete Ikelite 6801.72 FL underwater set for $3000 USD (obo) plus freight (I am willing to negotiate and will consider splitting up or serious offers). Would like to see this rig get used instead of sitting around.

Seems like you're happy :) I'll likely get it, and see how different it makes me think compared to the Tokina 10-17mm. Your images look pretty sharp in the middle, and good overall. The one with the fish cloud is stunning! Must be cool to dive in those places. Thanks!

With my Nauticam housing for my R7, I leave my handles on, packed in my carryon. Once a year I remove the handles and put Tef-Gel, an anti seize lubricant, on the screws.

Welcome is there decent diving in coastal Georgia? - or would you go down to Florida to dive?

I have the Nitecore NL2153HP with 5300 mAh for my HF1's. After a full day of diving and making photos (I seldom use the videolight), I have still 60% -75% of charge available. No need for more capacity...

Welcome to the forums 🙂 Have you set the dial on the UWT trigger to the relevant setting for your strobe? And I think for TTL you'd need to make sure "WL" is off in the camera settings too. I think option 7 is for retra pro max, I'm assuming it will be the same for the pro but not certain!

Some review (always with an Ikelite housing. Nauticam is MIA)