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Thx! Cloth is an interesting idea! I will give it a try…

Try it both ways, mine is very clear when it lines up correctly and it's not 100% on the mark. Also a cloth soaked in hot water should help if you don't have a lot of water available.

Thx a lot. I really appreciate the help and thoughts from everyone!!! Here We go with the first four photos from the wide angle / fisheye Workshop - after retutning yesterday ( I will post a few more in the other Forum) with 8-15 with 2xTC …

Thx for the advice! Yes, now like before… rotate without any scratching Sound etc. I do a lot of muck and The sand and salt creeps in everywhere! I am also in a lot of destinations where I can not let it soak… : Small fishing boats / villages and no 24/7 water Infrastructure with Water supply… amazing diving but no rinse tanks! And after those Trips I let it soak for several days and try to really take good care with warm Water and cleaning… but in our case before with This incident: I was having it after every dive day for 10 min in a tank in around 30 cm depth… very very Strange… I will send the 35.5 to a Service inspection and let everyone know what they say because this can cause a really big Drama for every user … I can Imagine people can’t Pack properly for flights etc when not able to Open… Next Post will be some photos after all negative at least some positive…

Thx for the advice! So you just rotate them a bit in direction of the line (away from Circle) and try to unlock again?

The iPhone 18 Pro has three rear cameras, but only the main camera offers a variable aperture. It's a 48-megapixel sensor with four aperture f-numbers supported. You can pick an aperture value from f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8, and f/4.0m, which should make it significantly easier to get the exposure just right in difficult lighting conditions. You'll also be able to take better photos in low light and try a few additional creative shots with your iPhone 18 Pro. Having a variable aperture is great for controlling depth of field, so you can easily blur the background or keep it in sharp focus when you take photos. With a larger aperture (f/1.48), you'll be able to reduce the depth of field and blur the background for shots that require focus on a single subject. You can use a smaller aperture (f/4.0) to capture stunning landscapes, where you want the entire photo to be in focus. https://lifehacker.com/tech/iphone-18-pro-variable-aperture-explained

Yet Another (definitive) Book on Nudis https://book.nudibranchdomain.org/product/understanding-nudibranchs-and-other-sea-slugs/

If its of help to anyone, I have Kenko TC x1.4 DG and DGX models available. Both in Good As New condition. Check out the Marketplace.

Espresso, anyone? That's a clear case for caffè corretto. Lake Garda or wherever.

Hi Dex, welcome aboard! It is a common practice to make an introductory post in this sub-forum and then post freely in the other sections. Tell us something about you. There is a dedicated sub-forum for travel advice and reports: https://waterpixels.net/forums/forum/31-trip-reports-travel/ ciao

Which housing do you use?

A while since our last trip so looking for recommendations.

Not really (waiting)... Osmo360II has major flaw for underwater use and that is the lens. I saw samples and anything closer to camera is blurry. Until they or someone produces different lens and their software will be able to stitch it... Insta learned from their cooperation with Nauticam and did it right.

Damn, I bought the zoom gear for my 16-35 GM II and the 180 mm dome a few weeks ago 😁

Is so that good???? I own X4 (and use in the past X3) in the Cretan blue waters. I was looking also to the forthcoming DJI - not sure is those issues Insta fix, will be also adressed by DJI. It might worth to wait a little bit (?).

Quite interesting for Sony users! Tokina paved the way decades ago, the Canon follow and the rest is history!

After using Insta360 X6 for the past two weeks in Maldives (read it as in poor visibility and light :-) I can say with confidence that problem of capturing 360 videos underwater has been solved :-). Heck I would add to it that the problem of taking an action camera underwater has been solved. Throw out your GoPros and DJIs, get X6 and call it a day :-). It is that good. For now I will let footage speak for itself. Both videos filmed in I-log. Turtle video has their LUT applied to it and is near the surface. The manta video has been exported in I-log and conformed in Davinci HDR pipeline using their I-log conversion. No color correction afterwards. The depth of camera was about 12m. !! Both clips delivered for HDR so unless you have HDR monitor on your PC or laptop use your newer phone to watch and judge. !!

I read this as a native solution for creation of VR180 2D underwater content. Much more compact than adapted Canon 8-15. With the absence of 8k60 on any Sony camera this is a moot point though. And without TC its use case is kind of limited I think. Especially for those such as myself who must travel to dive. So I dunno. 🤷‍♂️

PM sent... (I was out last week too, 9 days scubadiving in Kornati Islands 😊... returned just Yesterday )

Fingers are crossed! My copper mine shares have jumped 29% today so not long now!

With OM-1 mk1 and Nauticam trigger I can reach 1/400 easily with no banding, banding starts at 1/500.

I think that will work just fine.