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Soo new to this forum and have questions I am a UK cold water diver just upgraded to a new camera / underwater setup I have been using Inon Z330 strobes for quite some time like them, lots of adjustment but a bit fiddly. The new camera shoots video and stills 🫣 in the past I fixed a GoPro to my housing and a small video light the results weren't great but hey ho. To the point Retra strobe with video light what's the video light like to use has anyone tried it. Wondering if to keep Inon Z330 and buy a dedicated set of video lights which would kinda force me to use camera for stills or video or buy the Retra's, settle for less video light but have versatility in the water.

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I expect it would work fine, fisheyes are not that sensitive to dome size, however the 230mm dome is not a fisheye dome and needs to have the lens positioned further into the dome to avoid vignetting so is not as optimally placed as it is in the 140mm dome, however again fisheyes don't seem that sensitive to this - there is some degradation in the corners but relatively minor by all accounts. The second issue is that the big dome can't get quite as close to the subject for CFWA to the subject will appear somewhat smaller - the difference might not seem like much but the subject size in frame is quite a bit smaller.

Mere youngster here at 53 (!) but currently in Tulamben until the weekend. When do you arrive?

Just downloaded this morning and then read this - happy retirement Peter and thanks for such a great resource.

How would Canon 8-15 with 2x tc (or 1.4/no tc) on Sony work with Nauticam 230mm glass dome or 8inch acryllic? Both are listed on the Canon port chart for the lens, but the 140mm glass dome is the recommended. Looking at options with least amount of new gear purchases 🤣

Interested if still available

I had a few questions on my last trip for my (then) new-to-me Retra strobes. Matija and the entire Retra support team were incredible at answering my questions very promptly, even outside of normal business hours.

😆 thank you

I’d like to join the chorus. UWP was one of the first resources I found when starting out and I downloaded every issue as soon as I got the notice. I too will be sad to see it go. Wishing Peter a well deserved and happy retirement!

I got the Maxi strobes in just now. I am able to say that I am pleasantly surprised that my over worked imagination was wrong and these strobes are not as big as I had thought. They are not little but not too big either and that promises to balance well in the water. So I think I am glad that I did not go out and get the Max Pro IIs. I think that I will like the Maxi better in the end. For my purposes anyways. Thanks all.

Aloha and welcome @gb diver !

is this still available?

Nauticam housing still available 16-70mm Nauticam gear still available

Welcome gbdiver! Great to have you with us.

Sold.

On Nov 2 TimG wrote," It’s ok. Once you hit the Big Seven Zero you realise you don’t need so much kit….. housing, two lenses, two ports, two strobes and a snoot. And you’re done 😝". Sounds like the typical Brit kit - a fisheye and a 105mm macro. I'm now 81 and heading to Bali for a month of diving. Diving since 1973 and now somewhere between 6K & 7K dives. One housing, four lenses, three strobes, etc. On my upcoming September trip it will be both (two) housings and five or six lenses, and four strobes. 3mm wetsuit. Still feel more at home in the water than out of it.

Works remarkably well with the Sea and Sea Correction filter as well. Alas they don't make it any more but if you can find it somewhere it definitely improves the image corners about 1.5 stops.

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Hi folks, Got a pair of barely used Pro Max IIs. Alas they've been in the water and cannot be returned. But my loss is your gain! $3000 for the pair, they currently go for $4000/pair with boosters. Includes con-US shipping Will also sell brand new sets of Eneloop Pros for a good deal if interested when buying the Retras.

Thanks for letting me in I am a UK diver 😁

I looked forward to every issue. Mr. Rowland is keeping the site alive through w026, and every issue is available for download. It’s a cool way to see how underwater imaging has evolved over the years.

I'm interested but can't seem to find them on ebay?

I’ve been a long time reader and occasional contributor. Thanks, Peter, for a great run and best wishes for an active, happy retirement.