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Interestingly the support really did try to help. He updated the catalogue, changed some settings - still not as fast as I wished but way faster. Lets see.

Trying to contact the Adobe support might be anyway a good idea. I'll try.

I do have 8GB of RAM, which could be one of the reasons… I tried to reinstall, cleared memory, but the MBA showes 100% of CPU usage.

Since the Bacscatter XTerminator is really great I switched from editing on the iPadPro (2018) to the above mentioned MBA. But working with Lightroom Classic and CC feels really slow, even compared to the old iPad. How are the user experiences from other guys here on Waterpixels? Problem in front or behind the monitor? Especially sluggish is switching from one RAW to the next...

I just sold my A6400. The biggest downside compared to the A6700 is the small battery... but, yes, you need a $$$ flash trigger.

The other way of disabling the flash is to switch to wireless flash. But the behavior of the flashes varies with the brand. The 16-50 is optically rather weak. We use the combination of 10-20/4 (the new one) with the 6“ acrylic dome. Hard to distinguish some of the pictures from the A7 IV with WACP-C. Macro-option is the only downside.

Even though the A7 R 5 is an incredibly good camera, if you have a limited budget I would consider which is the best way to go for underwater. I personally have had bad experiences with Seafrogs and have actually flooded one camera and almost flooded one camera. I would personally only consider the established durable housings: Isotta, Sea&Sea, Marelux, Nauticam, Ikelite. To build a system on a limited budget I would go more in the direction of A6700 in Nauticam. You can reuse a lot of your existing equipment. Read my A670 thread.

No. One of the envelops is gone.

I found the original cap very bulky under water, but very helpful at least while putting camera in&out of the housing. To ease the transport and to avoid loosing the expensive cap on the boat or in the water I used the leg of an old wetsuit, closed one end with cable ties, so I could pull it over the WACP-C like a sock. The additional benefit is keeping the lens wet/damp if it's not possible to rinse it immediately with freshwater.

Hi Romik, again a new bunch of informations to consider. Good news: I already own the lens and it was really much cheaper and came in "like new" conditions. I own the 1,4 TC (usually use it with the 200-600 if 600 is not enough). The 2,0 TC could be around 300.- but all the other things count. My personal experience with the long end of the 28-60 is better than yours... maybe quality varies... A lot to think about befor hitting the "buy"-button. Thanks a lot for all the input!

Hi Chris, I already found out that the Sony TC doesn’t fit into the MC11. So I actually changed my mind and decided to go without TC. My current perspective is to use the MC11 and the 140 dome from Nauticam.

As I have some more weeks until we head for our next trip, I‘ll definitely will do exactly that: putting lens, TC and MC11 in the housing and take some measurements. In fact I am quite sure not using the circular fisheye-end of the lens very often and therefore the 1,4 TC could be the best compromise. @Architeuthis I owned the 2,0 TC but sold it due to the weak optical performance…

Hi Wolfgang, hey, that’s helpful! 2 ½ weeks sounds great! Wish you the very best! The MC11 is at half the price of the Metabones and available on site here. That’s what makes me think about it. It’s also less bulky but if it doesn’t fit with the TC… So I am REALLY looking forward to your experiences!

Hi Chris, hi Adventurer, I feel almost uncomfortable stepping into this very technical discussion 😁. I have a practical question: while my WACP-C is on its way to Honkong for being repaired, I've had some silly ideas and have been able to buy a Canon 8-15 at a very reasonable price. I already own a 1.4TC from Sony and am now thinking of putting together an alternative setup for my A7IV in Nauticam - just in case I don't get my WACP-C back in time. Can I ask for your advice? Does the MC11 from Sigma fit the 1.4TC from Sony? Based on your comments above, the 140mm dome port seems to make the most sense? How much extension? Best Martin

Seacam doesn’t help? Nadia is selling one, I met her in Dominica. I think it‘s a reasonable price. https://www.facebook.com/share/12GQn7Nk3qn/?mibextid=wwXIfr