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Thanks for pointing this out. Excellent clip, as is his Part 2 on domes.

The awful Nikonos connector system (and cords generally) vs modern (wet) fibre optic systems...

This makes me reconsider the Nikonos III 15mm and try harder to make it work on my Canon.

I stumbled across this video and was amazed! I don’t know if this is a UK-based underwater equipment dealer or a photographer, but kudos!!! This is by far the best must-watch and well-illustrated video to get your head around dome port theory and positioning. The author uses really clear graphics and small animations, and I was genuinely impressed by how logically and neatly he covers every aspect - in exactly the right order. Very educational - and even better than Dr. Mustard’s “Beyond the Dome” talk - which (imho) had a tiny hint of Nauticam-flavoured mysticism. In contrast, the recommendation above feels pretty timeless and pleasantly light on branding - even if the creator might be in the industry, it comes across more like genuine enthusiasm than a sales pitch.

Hi everyone, I just did a pretty extensive review of the Retra Maxis compared to several other top of the line strobes, using quantitative methods in a studio. I reckon it's a good counterpart to Dave's review in the field here. https://blog.kiliii.com/underwater-strobe-shootout-marelux-apollo-iii-2-0-retra-maxi-seacam-160d-retra-pro-ii/ All of Dave's findings are echoed in my results as well, although I did come up with some big surprises when I did my controlled tests. The Retra Maxi is essentially a burst-shooting beast with a vastly better light quality than the Marelux Apollo III. And it does it at high power. Take a look!

Hi Michael, Thanx!!! Mehr und mehr ex-uwpixler... 😁 Hi @Landvogt1893 !

Hello and welcome :)

The SB-105 that went out of the box today, was there for more than maybe 8 years if not more. Put 4 AA batteries (Eneloop Pro / rechargeable...) and the strobes fired without any problem. Condensator like day #1. I stopped after may be 30 flashes. I the measure GN with a flashmeter : ISO 100, almost f/22 , yedt in the air. More than my Retra Pro X. And Nikon TTL working perfectly. Can't belive it. They deserve a 2nd life

I don't think it was us abandoning them. SB-105s were great back in the day but the tech evolved beyond them and Nikon wouldn't, or couldn't keep supporting them for logistical or economic reality. Just like film, try finding a roll of Kodachrome 64 and then find a place to get it processed. At least there is still Ektachrome with it's blue bias. Need to pull out my Paul Simon LPs!!

Hallo Wahrmut! Welcome to Waterpixels 😊 Nice to have you on board! (War auch schon bei UWpix)

When I first added strobes to my kit around 5 years ago, I started with SB-105s because I could get them for very cheap (like $40-50). I was happy with them except that most of them developed problems or stopped working (I'm guessing just due to their age). I went through 4-5 of them before moving to Inon Z-240s. In my opinion the SB-105s had better quality of light, but the Z-240s were much more reliable, which is ultimately more important.

Hello guys! It's been a while since I last visited the forum. I forgot to thank you all, so thank you for the advices :) @Hadley England the camera fits perfectly as the RP and R8 have the same body. But there's two little modifications should be made. Because the position of on/off switch is different you should remove excess material from the area marked green to allow correct rotation angle and enlarge a bit groove marked orange for firm contact with the switch then all will be ok this housing does not have focus rings for RF lenses, but you could adapt EF 16-35 f/4 ring for RF 15-30 and RF 24-105 f/4 (not usable one underwater) using some secret filing techniques I use this housing with 37 mm extension ring and 6" acrylic dome port and seafrogs aluminum handles. In the Red Sea this setup needs additional 2 kg of led and it has slightly negative bouyancy. The downsides of this housing in my opinion are: lack of control ring near the shutter botton, but you can set custom meny to quickly change function of your aperture ring big distance from the rear of housing to the screen Lens MFD is 28 cm and it cannot focus closer than 11 cm from the dome. So maybe RF 14-35 f/4 in a 8" dome will be a better choice. For ~900 USD it's a good bargain.

That’s not a stupid question at all. However, I am working with mechanical shutter. I will get 2 Subtronic pro 270/nova soon and will report back if the converter works better with these flashes.

Using the Sigma EF 15mm with Metabone and wont' change up to the day, finallly, Sony releases Fisheye lens.... Which i wait for years.... Minolta had one, so don't understand why they did not made it to Sony

Hi Hi @CaolIla , greetings across the border!!!

Jens Sorry for the stupid question, but are you using elctronic shutter or mechanical shutter on your camera? It could be the issue. UWT clearly states that their converter works only when mechanical shutter (unlike TRT- Turtle trigger)

Hi May I ask you which AOI Sony trigger do you use? To my knowledge the AOI STR-05 LED Optical Strobe Trigger is onyl compatible for TTL i mean, with Olympus. They do not claim Sony TTL compatibility. Or are you using Turtle TRT? Does anyone has experience with the Backscatter Sony Trigger and the AOI P1, since it sounds HF1 and AOI P1 are the same strobes, different brand.

Not selling anything here. But wanted to share some thoughts I am currently looking at all my stuff aquired over my 30 years of Underwater Photography journey, which started with Nikonos III when shooting today with Sony A1 in Nauticam USA Housing. Sold a few things already. And I found my 2 old Nikonos SB 105 flashes at the bottom of a box. They still work perfectly, and I'm actually amazed by their power and coverage for a technology that's more than 20 years old. And the simple question that comes to mind is: why aren't they used anymore, and why have we abandoned them?

Hallo @waso Welcome... I'm a neighbor from France/Alsace (spreche auch Deutsch)

Hi Jens, It's quite sad, actually – although the forum isn't completely dead, the traffic is practically non existent. I think social media has ultimately led to the decline in activity on uwpix – and an internationally oriented forum is obviously more practical. But I already have spotted a few forum members here. 😉

Hey Wahrmut, how nice to have someone from the old UWPix community here - what a pity that this forum came to an end! A friendly welcome ("Seawas") from Austria! Jens

Hi HJL Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes

Hello WaterPixels Community! I'm interested in underwater photo/videography both as a hobby and professionally as a keen snorkeler and marine scientist. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions and hopefully can contribute as well.

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