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The lack of a monitor on action cameras underwater is definitely a huge drawback. IIRC there was that insane Weefine housing with the external monitor mount, vacuum system, and wet lens. But once you add lights and buoyancy arms, you’re basically looking at the same size as an M43 system. And in the end, you’re still using an action camera which, no matter how good it is, will never be on the same level as a mirrorless. The same goes for macro,which isn't even true macro, just close-up shots. It’s the same story with smartphones. At that point, wouldn't it be better to just use them for what they actually are? Why not just embrace their speed and ease of use? Maria has shown so many photos created with great creativity while staying true to the original nature of these tools. -
INON INC. releases the ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 6, made specifically for the official Osmo Action 60m Waterproof Case (OA6J12) on December 26, 2025. Also, the ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 6 Grip Set has been released, enabling use of the DJI Osmo Action 6 with an optional underwater light. Attaching the INON ZD Front Mask allows the use of the underwater semi-fisheye conversion lens UFL-GR140 ZD (*1) which can deliver wide and quality view with its large-aperture optics across more wide-angle FOV settings on Osmo Action 6.* Also, the wide variety of INON close-up lenses (UCL-G165ll ZD, UCL-G100 ZD, UCL-G55 ZD) now allows Osmo Action 6 users to enjoy macro imaging that wouldn’t be possible with the camera alone. (*1) The UFL-G140 ZD is not compatible as it causes vignetting at most FOV settings. ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 6 -- Release date: December 26, 2025 --JAN/EAN: 4570018121296 ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 6 Grip Set -- Release date: December 26, 2025 --JAN/EAN: 4570018121302 Model ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 6 ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 6 Grip Set Compatible housing DJI Osmo Action 60m Waterproof Case (OA6J12) Mount INON ZD Mount Compatible lens UFL-GR140 ZD/UFL-GR140 Pro ZD UCL-G55 ZD UCL-G100 ZD UCL-G165II ZD Size (excl. handle) 82.0 mm/3.2 inch (W) × 98.0 mm/3.9 inch (H) × 34.0mm/1.3 inch (D) - Weight ( incl. handle) Air: approx.58 g/2.0 oz, underwater approx. 24ｇ/0.8 oz - Material PC, POM etc. Accessory Male Adapter (GP) 4D Light Grip, Male Adapter (GP) Compatibility* Please see attached PDF Remarks Third party housings are not supported. *For information on the Front Mask and lens vignetting, please refer to the attached PDF. Please note that vigorous camera movement may still cause the lens hood or Focus Stick to appear in the frame, even when marked as “usable.” - Today
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That one looks interesting. Not super hurried but would like to get and test the gear before Summer. Valid point, Lights are not ideal for some my favorite targets: underwater landscapes & groups of people. Latter even in the pool might benefit from slight filtering if the subjects scatter 1 to 5 meters from me (subject to loads of testing though). -
GTom, do you dive/snorkeling shallow? Tropics or temperate water? For tropics and shallow dives a good filter is enough. Snorkeling doesnt require any filter while deeper or temperate waters requires lights for sure.
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I had the cheap acrylic Nauticam 4" dome. I was never satisfied of sunballs shots. For that you need a real glass. Nevertheless the whole kit was extremely compact with zero extension. Those ports are tailored on native lens. This is me 14 years ago with that dome on a GH3 housing.
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Funny you mention the mini dome, I saw an N85 Zen 100 dome today. It’s crazy small! And with the 8mm f/3.5 lens no extension is needed. Seems like a solid option. -
And being on the budget and looking for a quick and easy solution even the Pana 8mm native fisheye with the 4" minidome it's a very good option. Ok, you cannot zoom but I recall it had a really good quality. I sold them many years ago because my camera body has zero actuations 😇 and for video a real fisheye is hard to justify.
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Exactly, it's a good solution for a great many people. I don't use it, but I've adapted a Canon 8-15 which is an excellent solution as well, even if it's a little expensive and heavy. -
Nando, let’s be fair: you don’t know the OP’s local environment or their specific diving habits, so please avoid being so categorical with your advice.
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The gopro has Auto focus peaking function with selectable colors highlight (purple, green or red) or Auto mode, showing whats in focus on the small screen. This function can be using in just one preset only for macro photo & video The issue is that the focus peaking mode only works automatically when the gopro macro lens is attached, and they dont fit inside gopro underwater case. I think its possible to use some Gopro replaceable lens "hack" to trigger the focus peaking and still fit inside the underwater case and use the Wet macro lens normally. On the less hackable action cams thing, the new AOI UH-ACT underwater case might have magnification screen (not confirmed)
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I leave the o-rings in place, but I dive locally and do single dives every few weeks as well as trips away. I think if I was only diving on trips once or twice a year I could see pulling to o-rings and storing them in zip-locks inside the housings, but If I'm diving regularly, they just stay in the housing and get checked as required. I don't see much point in putting old o-rings in place - you may get contaminants in the groove, but you need to check the groove before installing the o-ring regardless and you have to keep track of which o-ring is the old one. For travel they also stay in place, the port is detached so the housing is not sealed and a cap goes over the port/o-ring for travel and this protects it well enough.
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Stick with heavy Wide lens + gopro can work sometimes at shallow waters with natural ambient light in certain time of the day. That's it.. theres limitations and good or bad results will depend on the factors above. Add tray + dive lights to the equation for better results.
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Before you going to the Neat video 6 Route, i would test gopro labs Noise Reduction control from 1- 99 ( 1 is the noisest ) If you decide go full Neat Video disable noise reduction completly with gopro labs using NR01 The DIVE=1 removes the distortion underwater Also with noise reduction you would need to get more bitrate video its stable up to 190Mbps White balance lock 1 seconds after recording is also mandatory hack. The best upgrade ive made lately was to purchase the GT-Plugin from xtremestuff along with WIDE=1 mode + Flat color its all here
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@GTom AOI / Inon lens and adapters are backwards compatible on gopro (original case) If you not in Rush, i would wait for the new AIO UH-ACT universal case for Action cameras with lens adapter built-in. I expect the new AOI case to be more expensive than the lens adapters + gopro underwater case. I would not go filters route.... Dive lights + gopro labs gives you much better results. Check this account on instagram joe_chang41
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Ive tried Neat video 6, in my gopro clips and their own clips. And the Demo Noise reduction is only applied to small square on the clip.
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Bought in July and used only on 1 trip (18 dives) - Sony 90 Lens. Asking $700 or best offer. Buyer pays shipping and 3% PayPal fees. Located in the USA
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Great moderation remark Davide! ❤️🔥 I would like to add a thought, roundup for everyone’s consideration: OsmoAction and Insta360 Action have introduced newer models and in 2025 no GoPro 14 HERO Black was introduced. Generally the ActionCam space seems to have matured and 3 competitors seem to take the segment with different angles of attack. Insta360 did not introduce an AcePro3 and instead was fostering the mini project GO and GO3S. GoPro while falling behind was the last to offer HDMI output via their media mod, which could have been important for external underwater monitors. Having said the above: the main weakpoint in this product segment actioncams for divers is the very tiny LCD these small cameras offer. On the other hand their main core advantage is beeing tiny. With the advent of ultimate smooth image stabilization in these cameras is sticking them into spaces where large cameras cannot go. So that takes you to re-considering macro shooting in actioncams which is a little bit like shooting macro on a Nikonos V these days. INON has introduced quite a variety of macro lenses for all the GoPros, Instas and DJI Osmos and I am strongly considering to try these. I used to be very convinced to put the action cam on a camera tray but this is not my goto idea for the year 2026. I plan to put it on a stick and basically get a cheap Nauticam EMWL with it. Instead of moving a large mirrorless rig with an $$$$ lens around, why not move the tiny lens including camera around and see what it will catch. Just an idea to move your action cam footage to a new level… instead of looking onto an external monitor, look over the camera onto two distance sticks 🤔😏 - let’s see how this turns out. -
There is a port 65 on ebay (not mine) -
Nevermind. Lemme do a bit more research first. -
I made this for my wife HB__7118 Philippines.jpg | Hugues Brun | Flickr You see the lights with floats... Why... at the begining she moved to much... the lights help her to be really stabilised. I made some dieve with that... and really I love this setup. I also put on booth arms a holder for INON close-up lense
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https://waterpixels.net/forums/topic/2870-new-full-aluminum-seafrogs-housings/#comments I made myself this question a few months ago, I crossed emails with the factory, received a quotation, seek unboxings and test in youtube...in fact I found a guy in youtube with a video of one year using the housing and he was really happy with it. I did not finally buy the housing. i wanted to upgrade my camera to a Canon R6 mk ii. and Aquatica doesn't make that housing, I have a lot of Aquatica stuff and Then Chris Ross showed me that buying an Isotta housing with a conversion ring was probably the best option for me. Isotta is italian so I can service it and resolve any issue within days. I can keep using my domes, ports and extension rings. Alongside the Seafrogs port chart is very short and doesn't show one of the most common underwater lenses, and almost the one I use the more, the Canon 8-15 fisheye. So I had to buy brand new domes, ports and extension rings not knowing if they were the right ones. So the final expense was going to be almost the same. I finally bought the Isotta housing and I'm so happy with the decision, it arrived on time for my next trip, and anything I need from Isotta I get it in a short time. That said, to me Seafrogs looks like a Nauticam housing in all senses. And they remind me the Nauticam company politics when they started. They started with polycarbonate prices for aluminium premium quality housings, once they got a lot of market they started to increase the prices until nowadays where they are even more expensive than the "traditional" brands. -
Sticks? Work of the devil. They let you poke bits of reef that you wouldn’t dream of touching. 😝😱 -
In my previous life I was a tray+arms person. Coming back to the hobby I am thinking about selfie sticks. Not necessarily because I love filming myself but with that I could move the camera in places where e.g. a "giant crab configuration" (arms+tray) simply doesn't fit. Drawback ofc is that I can't mount lights on a stick easily if necessary. What is your take with an action camera, stick or tray?
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I only clean the oring before I go in holidays Check the oring of the housing... (not allways :( ) sometimes remove it and put silicon grease on it. The idea is to check that they are soft. I dive arround the year... --> I didn't remove the o-ring. I never had problems with torsch o-ring or housing... wrong Many year ago before I dived with a Sealife. one holiday... all ok second +/- 1 year later ... first snorkeling direkt water in the camera... o-ring was hard, but one year without service grease or anything... I didn't have any idea over service or something... since 3 housing 1 fantasea Canon G16, 2 or 3 years... an Isotta for my G5x 4 years? and now Isotta R5... I "store" the housing allways closed with O-ring in place.
