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Today Marelux added a Marelux five inch to Nauticam N120 20mm port adapter so Marelux extensions, ports and the Aquista 135D wet lens can be used on Nauticam housings. This adapter can be found in the products section under ports and adapters at the Marelux.co website. Marelux has also added Hugyfot, Isotta and Subal to Marelux adapters. Additional Nauticam adapters have been added as well NA N100 20mm to MX, NA N120 30mm to MX and NA N100 17mm to MX for use with WACP-C among other things. Marelux already has an NA N120 20mm to MX for use with ports, extensions and N120 WACP-1 WACP-2 and FCP if you already own them. Marelux already has a Sea & Sea to MX 20mm. I believe Marelux will be adding to the dry mount line of wet wide lenses this year. For praticual buyers these additions make the transition to Marelux products more manageable.

Hi Phil - to be clear is is an adapter that allows a Marelux port (or Aquista 135d) to be mounted to an N120 Nauticam housing? I know they have had the other way for a long time. Thanks!

Looks like boys got the episode up.

gnarliest_gnome! Love the username. Welcome! (Just got my (Nauticam) OM-1 housing)

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Hi all. I've been diving for about 4 years and shooting underwater for probably 3. I use a TG-7 but have an OM-1 for topside photography that I'm looking to get a housing for. Here's an album of some of my favorites I've taken with the TG-7

Despite the widespread availability of smartphones capable of recording high resolution video, the market for compact and specialized cameras continues to grow. According to data from the analytical firm IDC reported by the South China Morning Post, global sales of these devices increased by 20 percent during the first quarter of the year compared to the previous year. Shipments from manufacturing companies exceeded four million units. Until 2023, the American company GoPro dominated this sector. GoPro originally popularized the concept of wearable cameras designed for hands free recording, starting with a waterproof film model in 2004. Over the last three years, the market share controlled by GoPro dropped from 75 percent to approximately 6 percent. It has been replaced by two Chinese brands, DJI and Insta360. Together, these two companies now control 87 percent of the market. DJI alone accounts for more than half of total global sales. The decline of GoPro is accompanied by severe financial difficulties. In June, the consulting firm PwC raised serious concerns regarding the ability of the company to continue its operations, citing operating losses and negative cash flows. Furthermore, in April, GoPro announced the dismissal of 23 percent of its employees. This followed a previous workforce reduction of nearly 20 percent during 2024. The success of Chinese companies is largely attributed to their direct control over local supply chains. This allows them to customize components at competitive prices. The shift is not solely based on offering cheaper products. Certain GoPro models, such as the HERO13, are priced similarly or lower than competitors like the DJI Osmo Action 6. Instead, DJI and Insta360 have invested heavily in research and development. They equipped their devices with advanced sensors and chips to close the technological gap. Technology review websites such as TechRadar, Gizmodo, and The Verge confirmed that recent devices like the DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro offer superior battery life and better waterproofing compared to GoPro alternatives. DJI and Insta360 adopted an active market strategy by releasing numerous new products each year. GoPro maintained a much slower release cycle. For example, in the 360 degree camera niche, GoPro introduced its first device in 2017 but was quickly surpassed by Insta360. Market data from the Japanese agency BCN shows that DJI and Insta360 controlled 78 percent of the local action camera market in 2025, leaving GoPro with 18.9 percent. In the 360 degree segment, Insta360 holds nearly 60 percent of the market compared to 10 percent for GoPro. The current difficulties are also linked to past strategic errors. In 2015, the GoPro Session compact camera failed due to high pricing. In 2016, the Karma drone experienced critical technical failures during flight. These issues forced GoPro to exit the highly competitive drone market entirely, a sector already dominated by DJI. The rise of these Chinese brands has led to several legal and political disputes. In 2024, GoPro sued Insta360 for patent infringement. The International Trade Commission ruled in favor of GoPro on only one design patent while rejecting claims regarding internal technologies like image stabilization. Consequently, Insta360 can continue selling most of its cameras in the United States. In December, the Federal Communications Commission placed DJI on a list of technological companies considered a national security risk. This measure bans the import and sale of new DJI drones in the US but does not affect existing drones or DJI cameras. Finally, in June, DJI and Insta360 sued each other over design similarities between the Insta360 Luna and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. Full article in Italian here: Il PostGoPro non comanda più nel settore che ha inventatoIn pochi anni è passata dal 75% al 6% nel mercato delle “action camera”, ora dominato da due aziende cinesi

Ah yes! I saw your creations here https://waterpixels.net/forums/topic/671-proven-3d-printed-parts-for-underwater-imaging/ Super useful and I will definitely be printing the TC zoom gear version for the 8-15 and the 24-50 zoom gear too when I pull the trigger on the Z5 II...

Great video for a first attempt! I plan to try video with my E-M10 next week in Lembeh with my 60 mm and 30 mm macro lenses (30 mm for blackwater). Wish me luck. I sent you an IM question about your upgrade plan. Evan

Has any used the Sony 16-35GMII combo with the wacp-1? I mainly shoot wide angle doing sharks and people in blue water.

thanks for the advice strobe definiely made the images better I'll submit a few more when I have had time to sit down and process in LR

Yes, i use that TC on the Z8. Everything works great.

I do not have the same certainty. Beside the position of side buttons on that form factor, I am skeptical since the competition gave up on the diving with 360 cams. Proposing a diving case would give them a marked advantage but the question is if there is a real demand for it. Personally I was quite enthusiastic when I brought the X4 first time underwater, then I continued with the X5 but honestly now I am not sure if I will keep using a 360 cam when diving. I start to belive that normal cameras are better, especially when not diving in crystal clear, Caribbean style waters.

Thanks mate, appreciated.

Just checked the combination. Yes, it works on a Z6iii with the DG version of the Kenko 1.4 but NOT the DGX version.

I think Insta360 considers third-party manufacturers as competitors. I've just found out that Easydive has also aluminium housing to X3 and X4 (but no support for X5) https://www.easydive.it/en/underwater-housing/360-video-camera I still use my X2 and not yet motivated to upgrade yet.

Does anyone know if continuous autofocus with 3D tracking works on the Z bodies with the 8-15 + FTZ + Kenko TC DG combination?

Insta360 X6: July 2026? Insta360 X5: 22 April 2025 Insta360 X4: 16 April 2024 Of course, with this speed of releasing new models (*) that are always imperfect, I wonder what the incentive is, on one hand to develop a professional housing and on the other hand to spend money on the purchase (now the Nauticam housing is a nice paperweight). Third-party manufacturers are struggling with the fact that it is not just an optical problem but a software one. It is hard to think that it can be fixed without a close collaboration with the Insta project team. But when you see that they did not go very far with their housing either, you wonder if we are such a niche that it is not worth the effort and investment. * Yes, we have seen these launch cycles for other photography products and action cameras too, but they are more mature products that you can easily keep using. In fact, one of the big efforts of camera equipment manufacturers is trying to convince their customers that they need the new updated gadget that just came out. It is more and more difficult in a mature market.

I'm sure they will develop a new dive housing for this camera. It's just a matter of creativity and engineering.