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I now realize that you may not live in Miami as I had hoped, so meeting in Naples may not be workable for you. If you live somewhere else, then we would have to make other arrangements for payment and shipping the strobes to me.

Hello again umiami05, I have a couple more questions about your Ikelite strobes. Thank you for your answers to my initial questions. I am currently shooting with DS-161s and virtually always on TTL. Were you shooting with your DS-160s on TTL? You are not offering a digital converter with the strobes. But if your camera was in an Ikelite housing, then the digital converter might have been inside the housing. I have contacted Ikelite and asked if their digital TTL would work properly if a DS-160 is paired with a DS-161. They said that it should work, but that it could not be guaranteed. Your dual strobe sync cable has a blue ring on it which indicates that it be suitable for TTL. These are, for me, serious "maybe's. Since these are serious questions, I am willing to offer you $600 for both DS-160 strobes with 2022 dated battery packs, the two Ikelite battery pack chargers, and the dual sync cable. I know this is not as much as you were asking for, but your offer to sell them has been on WaterPixels forum for almost a month and no one else has responded to your ad. There is also time problem with this possible transaction. You wrote that you had been away, at Lembeh, which delayed your response to my initial query, which seems to say the strobes and their 2022 battery packs may have been used on a second dive trip. Not just Tiger Beach. That is of no real concern to me. I am almost ready to take off for a month in Bali. I leave here on Tuesday, May 5th. I can make several suggestions on how we deal with this. Your WaterPixel name suggests that you may live in Miami, Florida. I live in Sarasota. We could meet at some halfway point, like Naples, Florida and if the strobes and chargers and the dual sync cable is as you describe them. I make a few test shots with your strobes and my digital converters, and if they work as they should, then I hand you $600 in cash and the sale is final. No Paypal fees, no packaging for shipping, no shipping fees. A simple cash transaction. Since I am leaving on Tuesday, we would have to do this on either Saturday, May 2nd, or Sunday May 3rd. Or we can wait until I get home from Bali. This would give you an extra month to try to sell the strobes elsewhere. And if they do not sell elsewhere I pay you $550 for everything at Naples on a date easier for both of us. If you would like to do the May 2nd or May 3rd transaction, please call me at phone number (941) 953-7623. Fred

My AOI UWL-09PRO has some water spots on the glass dome. Backscatter says not using any polish on it. AOI mentions a multi-layer AR coating on the inner surface, but I couldn’t find anything about whether the outer surface is coated or not.

Looks like underwater light and magic makes a converter: Underwater Light and MagicINON Z240/D2000 to Z330/D200 Strobe ConverterThis converter enables older Z240/D2000 strobes to be converted to use the Z330/D200 fitment, making them compatible with all Z330/D200 accessories available in our store, including beam restrictors,I don't know if it would have the strength to carry a strobe however.

Just a plain old cam band

Hi there, Looking to buy a MFO-3 - if you have one to sell in EU please message me. Cheers, Michael

Thanks, I saw that one. Unfortunately with shipping and import taxes it‘s too expensive for a used one and I could buy a new one from my dealer.

Ahhhhh, I’ve been there too. I felt so daft when I was told the fix. Doh! 🤣

And I did get the video lights option. Both for resell in that event and for utility in swim throughs or other similar need to light my way. Mostly for resell. I suppose if I go back to mounting a GoPro atop the housing the video lights would be useful there.

Thanks! I knew it was nothing "wrong" and appreciate the "fix"!

I've found the mail I received from the Retra support last november

Hi I had the same "problem" They are a way to change the orientation but... humm I can't remember how I did that...

I just try keeping it wet all the time, salt or fresh water doesn’t matter, until it eventually has to open for battery change. Has worked for me.

I'm on a dive trip at the moment. Prior to leaving, I did the firmware update at home on my pair of Pro Max 1. I just noticed on the camera bench that the displays are opposite on each strobe. I do not feel there are strobe "issues" - just wondered if other folks had experienced similar and what might be the reason.

Hi Grantmac It is certainly possible with some redesigning or an additional interface element. I just dug out one of my 'back-up' Z240's and offered my Z330 adapter up to it. Obviosly there is no bayonet feature though the 2 filter mounting threaded inserts could be used to attach it BUT then it would be difficult to center the spotting light to the snoot and as this is only 160 Lumen the light is resultant spot is quite weak. A better option would be to modify or add an extra element to the adapter so that it is a larger diameter and a push fit over the front rubber protective ring. This would make it wider but allow for better aligniment of the spotting light and the optics. I have just added 2 other snoot elements 77mm and 34mm to my 'work in progress' Sorry Dave - I did not mean to hijack your post. TTFN JohnN

Looks like that is what they added to the the 2.0 version of the apollo S strobe.

it's the same dome. it's recommended to used the tokina with the 20mm extension (though I haven't noticed a difference).

sorry for the slow reply, it's n120

The Canon apparently only vignettes slightly on Sony FF bodies and only at distance. The idea would be for a wider lens. Interestingly the little 30mm Sony ASP-C macro covers a larger area of the FF sensor than you'd think and is quite fast. So if I can find a port to fit it that would be a wider option that can basically focus on the glass.

The Canon 60mm macro is an APS-C lens and using it on an APS-C system should be decent and gives you 90mm focal length which is +/- a standard macro lens for an APS-C system, while the 90 mm is 135mm equivalent and in my mind a bit long for an APS-C system unless you are shooting mostly very small things. I don't recall but I'm guessing you shoot APS-C Sony? Assuming APS-C Sony, to make it more difficult to work out what to do, I expect you could use the MFO3 on the 60mm lens as well, I know it certainly works well with my 60mm olympus macro lens and gives you a decently wide view which would be better if you are shooting weedy sea dragon (400mm long ) size critters if you expect to encounter critters in this size range. You would of course need to check it will work - Nauticam have remove dthe EF-s 60mm from their port chart, but the Nikon 60mm macro is listed on the that chart as working with the MFO3 so I expect it probably should work as long as the flat port fits well. You could check for vignetting on land. It might also work with the Zeiss 50mm macro which has a few fans on this site as I recall, but again you'd need to check for vignetting. Having said all that the big attraction for me is carrying a wider view with you when shooting macro.

Arrived today! Do you have a reccomendation on a stap to mount it to the DPV? I saw one site advertising a rubber coated "non-slip cam band" but not sure how important that is or if any strap will do. Perhaps some type of polyeurathan coated tank strap?

I've used the Canon 60mm but not the MFO-3 yet. The 60mm on full frame behind a flat port doesn't give the best image quality. It's useable, but from what I've seen, the MFO-3 should be better. The 90mm + MFO-3 is also wider than the 60mm, and it can focus closer. And native autofocus may offer some advantages versus the adapted 60mm. Adding in the versatility of being able to switch between the 90mm and MFO-3 underwater, to me, the MFO-3 seems like the more desirable option.

Great, thanks - I'll double-check with them for mine. I tried polishing an AOI wet diopter (UCL 05-N) - it's coated glass. The coating is now off on the central part but I can't seem to remove on the edges - not sure how this affects images (the diopter was already pretty much unuseable, which is why i gave it a spin).

I have the 90mm and port, which I understand can also fit the Canon 60mm and metabones. It's my intent to adapt the Canon 8-15 at some point in the future so the adapter is coming one way or another. Other than a bit of vignette on longer shots and the ability to shoot two FL on one dive, is there any other reason to prefer the MFO?

Hi, I sent you a PM. Thanks.