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Btw: I just checked and my old smartphone (Samsung A53) can't display the differences.

Here are a few examples so everyone can compare them on their different devices. The first image is always in Adobe RGB, the second in sRGB. This doesn't just affect WA photography, by the way macros are affected too (depending on the background color, of course) - ok, no super macro photography 😁: Interestingly, and I noticed this many years ago, the file size of the sRGB image is always slightly larger. Of course, for this comparison, the browser must be color-managed - I have no idea if that's standard in all common browsers by now. My firefox does ithis in default mode. Incidentally, the difference between sRGB and Adobe RGB isn't visible on Facebook (just tested it).

I don't have problem with clickbait titles or thumbnails, since sometimes it's necessary to reach broader audience. I'm OK with it, I don't click just because of it. My major problem is that the videos sequences posted are really bad quality (some aspects) and it's sold as cinematic, which suggest higher quality and the audience are OK with it and they don't recognise that nothing is sharp. I also use GoPro in addition to my Sony APS-C mirrorless (A6400) and the quality from the action camera is not bad. Some short sequence I already posted on my channel from my Raja Ampat trip (maybe I should blur the corners):

It's straight out of the conspiracy theorist playbook. When I see those classic titles, or ones like "I've always done it wrong until xxx told me to do this" or "Watch this trick and you'll never live without it again" I skip the video by default. And if I’m not feeling too lazy, I even block the channel, because anyone who uses these kinds of titles doesn't deserve my attention.

That looks like a great option for a lot of the dives I do! A bit of this and that rather than concentrating on one size. I never would have guessed. that ike housing is so tiny, too! The Nauticam seems huge compared to it?

I am actually stoked by this one from Nauticam... so much so I've ordered one and hoping to get it for my March Malpelo trip (probably not going to happen unless my source do some wizardry 🧚 I was one of the early adopters of this on X5 back in May last year only to be disappointed. Virtual image projected by that standard dome was incompatible with the camera. Fast forward to November and Pro version of the dome coupled with updated camera firmware produced kind of nice results even in dark murky waters of norwegian fjords and orcas. So when I noticed this week nauticam made water corrected optics version I crossed my fingers and knowing what their WACP can do I've went for it. The camera X5 is OK especially in HDR but the optics were missing. So now let's see if it's going to be good for immersive VR360 content - at least for phones.

I like Vu Nguyen's opinion about cinematographers:

Oh! I've see that one (video) and after skip browsing it part of me just wanted to puke 🤮🤣 and part LOL🤣. In part by that girl presenting and in part by content what she was presenting 🤣 and in part by the samples she was presenting. I just refrained from commenting as one part I learned about these kind of YTbers channels is that there is no point in arguing about the light with the blinds and stupid 🤣 @Davide DB spot on definition of cinematic meaning 🤣. It reminds me of the days when A7SIII was released and unless you run 10x slomo in a sunset with 1.4 aperture you weren't 'cinematic' 🤣.

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I am currently using an Isotta for the D500, using it with all the ports I own from the old S&S that I have for the D300. I also had an Isotta for the Canon G11 a while ago. I am also happy with it.

Perhaps, but many more people can see Adobe RGB these days, I-phone and Macbooks can display DCI-P3 which gets around 90% of Adobe RGB and many laptops have similar capabilities these days if they are not base models. Even my fairly basic Yoga 7 covers DCI-P3 and extends towards covering Adobe RGB.

Ikelite recommend it to be used with a fisheye and the specifically for CFWA, the lens needs to be up in the dome to not vignette and the entrance pupil is right up front. So for that and many wide angle lenses it will vignette if you attempt to place the EP at the centre of curvature. The sample pics provided look OK but they 1024 x 1024 images so at lets partly cropped and a little small to judge critical sharpness but they certainly look OK on the website at that size.

Yes, I use it for air based macro and wildlife. Even dabble in Astro work with it. This sunbird image for example is with the OM-1 plus 300mm f4/1.4x: Australian Natural Images and this is a focus stack with OM-1 + 90mm macro of a thumbnail sized terrestrial orchid: Australian Natural Images

I have no issues at all with secondhand, and I'm not in a rush so I'll keep an eye on what comes up. Being on the west coast of Australia there isn't that much. I wouldn't actually mind if a A6400 housing came up for some additional flexibility on ports, extensions and zoom gears, but at the same time it wouldn't change that much for my photos. Longer term I am not stuck on Sony, Nauticam or full frame, but there are some advantages to availability for all so I'll just wait and see. The info on strobes was very helpful for me, I'll be keeping an eye on the general equipment threads too for some ideas on future upgrades.

I had an Olympus OMD EM10 original before I changed to Sony A6000 as I lost it while overseas, and the Sony was the next best option. Loved that camera! The mkIV and the AOI housing would probably be my pick for an entry level system if starting from scratch, got to see one in action at the Rowley Shoals and it was a good little system.

We took our OM1 cameras to Africa with friends shooting Nikon full frame Z9 and Z8 and our shots were comparable for most shots, UW micro 4/3 seems to be as good for even big prints (16x20)

I'm not intimately familiar with this dome, but how can you say that? If this dome is a portion of a larger dome, its optical centre will be well behind the port's mounting flange, and therefore (depending on the lens and its position in the housing) should be capable of aligning with the EP of at least some lenses, subject to adjustment with an extension ring if applicable. Regarding mis-alignment of WA rectilinear lenses' EPs with dome optical centres: the greater the mis-alignment, the smaller the central area of sharpness in the frame (some portion of the centre will always be sharp, regardless of alignment).

Totally agree to what David wrote. Talking about cinematic videos sounds for me like talking about photographic pictures.

That's a good reason. But not one that i need to be concerned about for my needs.

Since I also sell my images through stock photo agencies, I even have to develop them in Adobe RGB. Converting to sRGB for the web takes me exactly 2 mouse clicks.

I just listed the A7RV housings in the table since the op was looking for that. TBH, i dont see the point going from Marelux->Isotta, specially when the op has full set with all bells and whistles for Marelux. The miniscule size difference just dont justify it for me atleast. Maybe when changing camera model/brand, but sticking with A7RV makes no sense (to me).

What is color? If 99% of PC and Phone users can only see sRGB, then i don't see the point. Why do i need to see colors that nobody else can? Artists, film makers, publishers can deal with this for their needs. The rest of us manage to cope with sRGB.

What happens now is most browsers assume the image is sRGB if it's not tagged, but if tagged in Adobe RGB they will render it as such. I have a printer at home which is capable of printing Adobe RGB colours and specialised print shops will also take Adobe RGB images as they have printers that can reproduce those colours. Of course if have a monitor that is restricted to sRGB colours you can't see the benefit as the monitors cannot reproduce the colours, I can assure you the colour difference is real on blue tropical water.

I think that is what Isotta is doing for mirrorless housings using F mount lenses, at least a similar concept I think.

Nauticam just released a new housing for the Nikon Z5II that does not include the added width to seamlessly accommodate F-mount lenses. It's far more compact as a result and basically targeting newer Z-mount native users. One has to imagine that they will shift to Z-mount native housings for more models in the future as F-mount recedes farther into the past. EDIT - Looks like this shift is well underway. The Nauticam Z6III housing also uses this new more compact form factor. NA-Z5II Housing for Nikon Z5II Camera – Nauticam To enable F-mount they optionally offer adapted gears or a port body with integrated F-mount compatible gearing. (which is pretty crazy looking)