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I can highly recommend a mask with glued in optical lenses (not just reading glasses in the lower area. E.g. I have a multifocal, near- sightedness and astigmatism corrected mask and I completely forget UW that my vision is impaired (the 700 Euros for such a mask is worth every cent; I have invested more money in some gear that I do not need/use)... Besides this, any of the optical stores (as e.g. recommended above) that produce such masks will glue you in reading lenses in a mask. You can buy masks with premounted reading glasses, e.g. here: https://www.uwfun24.de/polaris-maske-plus-tauchermaske-schnorchelmaske-mit-nahlesebereich-175-schwarz?etcc_med=SEA&etcc_par=Google&etcc_cmp=PerformanceMax&etcc_grp=&etcc_bky=&etcc_mty=&etcc_plc=&etcc_ctv=&etcc_bde=c&etcc_var=CjwKCAjwrNrQBhBjEiwAoR4VO-JI2bhFrJAjgnr3Czm1TjN7tJcH0QoRjfi5W0SoiVOOKTQ4v0QxXBoC0ZoQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20743095818&gclid=CjwKCAjwrNrQBhBjEiwAoR4VO-JI2bhFrJAjgnr3Czm1TjN7tJcH0QoRjfi5W0SoiVOOKTQ4v0QxXBoC0ZoQAvD_BwE or you can glue in the reading glasses by yourself, such as e.g. here: https://www.tauchversand.com/leseeinsaetze-fuer-jede-tauchmaske-1-75?srsltid=AfmBOooh5axfdLgnt5lieVMdEvn4vJGLUqmJH39IKZekxTNv5EvwAUmaR60 Wolfgang

I approve this message 👍. Plus many other benefits beyond ‘well built’ compared to Shinobi/Ninja solution. Take it from a 2 years user of Shinobi in Nauticam.

Another vote for Prescription Dive Masks.

I use the Marelux Ninja V housing. It is just fine. My complaints are the Ninja is great but really for video only. If you can't touch the screen it is not great for stills as Canon (in stills) shows a bunch of the information under the screen parts that Ninja shows other information. You have to dig through the menu, as far as I can tell, to swap it between the HDMI clean out and the mirror, which is needed for hybrid shooting. So I would buy it again to record video and would get a different monitor/ housing if I was shooting stills. The housing is great, no issues (if not a big large... since the Ninja is a bit large). So video and want ProRes 422 or Raw? Awesome. Hybrid within one dive? Hmmm... Stills? I would look elsewhere (including Marelux's other monitor).

There’s a bright spot then. Im sure that this group will be delighted to help with your GAS and spend your money!

The gopro labs list is out for the M1PRO Dive mode now is standart Low light mode is standart Preset names with labs commands is supported, like in GP13, this allowed to have several presets with gopro labs features permanent in that specific preset name, like WBLK. Wide color gamut is now standart White balance lock is supported https://gopro.github.io/labs/

New Weefine 5" pro monitor. Ive been using it since December and it's really well made.

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I don't really count because in the Mediterranean I do deep dives using only artificial lights. I could have used the red filter in my last project, which I did entirely at 3 meters, and I regretted not using it. Anyway, if you dive with natural light, I absolutely recommend using a good one along MWB. We have a long and detailed article on theory and practice. If you also use lights and find yourself in what is called mixed light, the article covers that too. @bghazzal is the Jedi od this technique.

Wow! Thanks for the response Davide! I guess I'll have to dig into to the top-side tutorials to try learn and understand the basics of color grading and see how to apply that to underwater footages. What you mentioned with not using the standard primary wheel totally makes sense. I was wondering why my footages ended up with such crazy "noise" pixels and what you said makes sense. One thing that I feel like I'm missing though is using a red filter when shooting - do you use one or is it just me that I find "bringing back the reds" quite artificial because of the absence of it through the lens

I’m fairly close to pulling the trigger on a Marelux housing for the R5II, upgrading from an Ikelite for R6. I’m interested in getting a monitor for the Marelux, but haven’t found much info about their options. Does anyone have experience with the Marelux monitor housings? There’s a number of used Nauticam monitor housings available, but I’m unsure if they’re cross compatible with the Marelux housing. Appreciate any insights!

A friend of mine was using the OG WWL-1 on it with great results.

In Germany, there’s Optik Pingel in Düsseldorf. They’re a regular optician, but one of their specialties is prescription diving masks. They help you find a mask that fits and can add lenses matching your prescription, including varifocals. You can meet them at the Boot Exhibition in January (which is also in Düsseldorf). I got a mask with varifocal lenses, and the result is great! As you can see, the glasses, glued to the back side of the mask, are really big. I can read my camera screen and still see distant objects sharply underwater. I barely notice the progressive correction at all. The only drawback is the price: it’s very expensive.

Both lights now sold.

It went through renovation couple years ago. It’s quite nice now.

Hi Tim, All dive shops in Rome, in agreement with the customer who bought the mask, mark the upper limit of the lens to be applied on the mask glass and then send it to Ottica Berti, specifying the correction. The shop has the lenses, glues them on, and sends it back. Ottica Berti - Da oltre 60 anni il tuo negozio di Ottica a RomaMaschere da Sub Graduate - Ottica BertiTrova maschere subacquee graduate di alta qualità. Comfort e visione chiara sott'acqua con soluzioni su misura per i tuoi sport acquatici.(Linked Page is about whole prescriprion mask but they also apply the correction lens in the lower part of the glass) In my opinion, if you send an email, they will do it for you without any problems. Alternatively, if you want a Cressi Occhio, I can buy it for you from my trusted shop, do all the work, and ship it to you. If you like, I can let you know the total cost.

Right I'd forgotten that so back to a converted 8-15 if you want a TC option.

Amongst all the items I lost in a liveaboard fire was my Cressi Big Eyes mask which Seethesea had bonded +2 readers into the lower element of the mask. The mask was perfect. Does anyone know anywhere in the EU who bonds lenses into masks? I don’t need a full mask lens, just readers. Otherwise it’s going to be an old pair of readers on a cord I guess.

I was one week on the C-Echo 5 or 6 years ago... it was not the cleanest I saw... what you say is really good. Thank you for the information..

I haven't checked anything online, but I believe this is the question that all underwater accessory manufacturers for GoPros will have to answer and probably they are working on it already. Mainly Inon and AOI. Will the wide and macro wet lenses be able to cover the 1" sensor? AOI had just introduced that universal housing with the interchangeable internal camera template. Will it be able to fit the new GoPro Mission 1?

Thanks to all, I'll have to get a read on the L10 section when I have some dead time ( I am using for the last days my setup in Egypt, part of the reason I change, I found a buyer 😁) I am still not excluding the mission 1 option, but to really consider that, I need to be sure, that the lens adaptors for the inon lenses will be available in the near future. And the price also is a clear decking factory, since by the time I add the cost of the 3 lens, + the new mission 1, I am probably better spend my money on the compact option

⬆️⬆️ Like Davide - in your situation I would go for a Lumix L10 - it's almost what I did a few years back, building a rig around the Lumix LX10, but the new L10 has so much to offer. You can work with this camera for a few years for sure, and go from wide to real super macro on the same dive if you're so inclined (in reality you probably won't). This is the amazing thing about compacts. And full manual control. Two major downsides: 1. weight - compacts are bricks in the water and you'll need a lot of + buoyancy 2. battery life for video

😱 good point about disconnect thank you! Another thing to find out for sure. 👍 Yep, WB button exactly where is needed. I am so used to this position from A1 - custom button 3 next to the Menu button.

Wow. Speechless. One thing to live through and another deal with it emotionally in memories later on. Good luck 🍀 On the liveaboard as we speak. In Red Sea. It seems like they forbid use of charging in the cabins in Egypt so much so that our boat C-echo has no plugs in any cabin. Just light switches. Not that fires would not be starting by boat electrical system in engine rooms or elsewhere or in kitchen but a good step nevertheless.