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Great! Please keep me updated. Thanks.

Selling my Nauticam NA-502 Monitor Housing and SmallHD 502 Monitor. It has a few issues. The HDMI cable needs to be replaced. The leak detector needs to be rewired but should function when corrected. In its current state it continuously sounds an alarm. The SmallHD monitor has a sticky residue on it. I bought it used and suspect the previous owner used some type of cleaner on it. But it functions perfectly and I just keep it in the housing to keep it clean. $1000 + shipping Items Included: NA502 Housing 502 SmallHD Monitor 6 LP-6 batteries (unit takes 2) 2 LP-6 battery chargers Barely function HDMI M16 bulkhead M24 to M16 adapter Small micro HDMI

The entire setup (camera with Canon 8-15mm fisheye, rectilinear WA lens plus dome/wetlens or macro lens plus port) will be almost the same, no matter whether you mount a real (MFT) camera or the GoPro with its tiny sensor. I find the GoPro with the fixed WA lens interesting for someone who wants a tiny UW camera, the interchangeable MFT lens version is too weak to use it UW as a system camera...

Asking $250 Nauticam Optical Mini Manual LED Flash Trigger for Sony Full Frame Cameras in great condition model #26302. Was using in my A7RV No issues I just have switched to another option. Retails for $330 new save on taxes! Comes with flash trigger only, no box etc Buyer to pay PayPal 3% gs fees and shipping. USA shipping only at the moment. Cross posted. Please refer to the backscatter or Nauticam website on specs etc.

Holy moley. Just seeing this. Glad no one was hurt. A great reminder of what could have transpired.

Aloha and welcome @KiruKakuni

I agree with you, but I compared them because several people thought that just slapping an M43 lens on it would be enough and that they had created the perfect compact underwater camera. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I don't think it's a very relevant comparison to compare the L10 with the Gopro ILS because those are two vastly different products for different use and customers. You can compare it to a RX100 or any compact camera but action cam are not comparable to compact expert cameras. Action cam by default are not photo dedicated and have been since a long time consistently bad at replacing compact and smartphones for photos. And for video there are things that you easily do with an action cam that cannot be easily done with a compact and the opposite is also very true. Different tools for different jobs. That being said, the LX100 mark I was called a baby GH4 at the time because of its good video performance. The L10 might be a baby GH7. I enjoyed a lot my time with the LX100 for several years of video before moving to the GH5s.

Pietro Cremone of Nauticam Italy wrote about it days ago. IMHO, this camera takes away any chance from mirrorless GoPros. It is a real camera with a mechanical shutter, and even though it is not video-oriented, it has DPAF and professional Panasonic codecs. Just like on the LX100, you will be able to mount the WWL. I'm still dreaming of a new GM1 like camera. Now an used GM1 costs more than 10 years ago

Interesting review... Did you have a chance to test IQ, when MFO-3 is used with the lens & 1.4x TC?

Hi Tim Yes I saw your post about the incident. Good that everyone is ok.

Hi KiruKakuni! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. I’ve just got back from the Maldives…..

Hi I am photographer from Maldives , mostly shooting above water and sometimes underwater. Thanks

Nice to see you over here @rainforest_UW

Just getting set up with mine— I’ll try and report back on the SMC-1 vs 1.4 TC question. One thing to consider on the TC side is that there is not yet a focus gear that works with the extension ring. I’ve heard there is enough interest to perhaps make one/adapt the existing one— but it is yet to be made available. @rainforest_UW Do you have the MFO-3, or any of the other underwater optics you’ve tested with your 90?

I doubt overheating will be an issue. The radiators are more than half uncovered, and even where the float wraps around one side it is not tight. But it will get tested shortly. There is no reason I can't make an Atom version as well and will consider that if there once this project is wrapped up.

Any interest in making these for the Atom flash, Dave? Do you think there would be any risk of overheating with these on?

The final draft is looking good. Filled in a few more interior gaps to make it conform better to the strobe and moved the bungee anchors to better locations to grip the strobe. Time to print a functional version now with ASA. 10-hour print time!

Yes - the lens is the same as the LX10 but faster! (24-75mm equiv. F1.7-2.8 lens) - I can reach macro and up with strong diopters on this (but the LX10 has a crop to 36mm in 4K, which helps), so this is good, even if it's not in the RX100 zoom category. One major downside I see are ergonomics - they're similar to the LX100, which is not great... As Backscatter once but it: As attractive the LX100 Mk II is with it’s Micro 4/3 sensor, the controls are very frustrating. Especially when interfacing with the Nauticam housing. Panasonic made the controls more like a retro film camera, and not very conducive for us underwater shooters, and especially for video. L10 LX100 Mk2 Design seems very similar, need to see how Nauticam handles it As a reminder, the NA-LX100 housing turned out like this: VS. this format for the NA-LX10 Still, very exciting news on the compact front these days, for a format which was declared dead and buried what, two years ago? 😁 We now have the highly modern Canon V1 and R50, the Sony RX1 RIII, and now this Panasonic L10 along the older RX100 / LX10 / LX100 / G7X of 10 years back. Wow. If I wasn't on the FF path now I'd really consider a compact upgrade!

I'll take it! If it tests out okay, I will upload the design to Makerworld, as I do with all my designs, for anyone to download for free. It will require an enclosed printer that can print ABS or ASA preferably with a heated chamber. Printing watertight pressure resistant bodies is tricky business.

after your final iteration, can i buy ya couple beers virtually and get the file? That looks great, buoyancy and will reduce dings

Ive used to work in 1000 passenger ferry boat in English Channel for 15 years.. Weekly drills, fire fighting training, all kind of procedures you would expect to save lifes. All the furniture on board is fire-retardant, sofas, beds, carpets, curtains and walls, to comply with SOLAS most commonly stands for Safety of Life at Sea. Interior Fabrics & Furnishings: Soft furnishings, curtains, bedding, and wall coverings must be inherently fire retardant or treated with certified sprays (such as Flametect NX2 or Emalfon i) to prevent the rapid spread of flames, smoke, and toxic gases. Structural Materials: Areas like engine rooms, flooring, and guest cabins often require fire-rated glass and specialized marine plywood (e.g., Mikasa Marine) to slow down combustion. According to AI, the Maldives Maritime industry must be comply with SOLAS for vessels over 500 Gross tonnage (GT) the 4 Yachts from emperor have between 32m and 44m, that's about 350GT, leaving them below the Weight limit for SOLAS complaince, that why the fire spread so quickly, the materials are not fire-retardant. ps: Some Luxury superyacht like the Galaxy Sky has a class of the Maritime Register of Shipping and complies with all standards for the safety and operation of ships (IACS), according to the international conventions Solas and Marpol. @TimG first hand experience its a very important sharing to others , ive pass it to the group that im going to the Maldives in the end of the year ( also Liveaboard emperor). Im glad everyone manage to get out safely, material stuff are secondary and replaceable, human lives are not.

I shoot in shallow water in rivers and streams. I've used each of the OM's. I still struggle at times to get the WB I'm looking for. It's typically tinted towards green. Ultimately, I decided to lean into that WB. That said, I'll admit to liking the natural coolness of the Sony WB more than Olympus, but I love shooting OM w/macro.

Looks like an amazing lens. I love my 90mm. It is slow to focus at times, particularly on small things, but the images are so beautiful. I'm excited to get my hands on one of these.

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