fruehaufsteher2

On my computer itseems to work. Fascinating!

PanOcean was burgled and various underwater photography accessories were stolen. Please keep your eyes open - with our small community we should be able to help catch the thieves. Nauticam articles were all registered - if there are particularly favourable offers or anything else seems strange to you, ask Roland or Nauticam directly! https://taucher.net/forum-achtung__diebesgut_im_umlauf-ioz94787?page=1

*edit sorry, it's on their website: 60grms without booster, 150g with booster.

Additional question from my end: Do the new Pro max differ in boyancy? Do they have weight in water without supercharger of 170g each as stated by Dreifish?

Good decision. A7RV is surely good choice above and below the surface.

It‘s absolutely worth the trip. More adventures in a week than others have in 10 years. Thanks for your comment!

Hi Frase, I had the same question about the 1635PZ and a dome and got hte hint AFAIK from Alex Mustard that the performance over water is great but under the surface it is noch recommended. I own the WACP-C and am really happy about sharpness and fully usable zoom range with the 28-60. I'd recommend it. And as ChipBPhoto pointed out - in fact I went for the FCP and will use it in two weeks for the first time in the red sea. The WACP-C can be found in the classified section 😁. Attached one of the pics with the WACP-C

Sure, why not?

Price reduced to 2.000.-€

Hi Ido, surprisingly exactly as it is. We were 10 divers and one guide. That didn't feel too much. The other divers and I wondered why the guide was so cautious.... On our way back to Miami one of the other guys mentioned that usually there are two guides in the water but this time that wasn't possible because the other guide had surgery in Miami because of a shark bite in the hand. This happended when the guide tried to redirect one of the tigers from one of the divers. In fact some of the guests were very careful and respectful but others tried to touch the sharks, pet them, grab their fins... in the end those 6-7m fish are still wild animals.

Just came back from Grand Bahama. Booked 10 dives, only 3 happened because of bad conditions and one of the guides had been bitten by a tiger a week before. But got credited the missing dives so have to go back to Grand Bahama somehow in the future. Some impressions

Ah, there it is: https://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?/topic/70736-any-tamron-28-75mm-wacp-1-users/&tab=comments#comment-448475

Where's that from? I looked at the digitalkamera.de review and it states that the lens increases its length from 12,3cm to 14,1cm. That doesn't seem too much. But I remember that this lens has already been in discussion here, don't know where.... https://www.digitalkamera.de/Zubehör-Test/Testbericht_Tamron_28-75_mm_F2_8_Di_III_VXD_G2_A063S/12902.aspx

I would be interested to see whether this surely not bad lens will improve IQ over the already really good 28-60. Of course you get even more FOV (24 vs. 28) but the liimit of 50mm would be a no-go for me. The entry pupil seems quite large what also could limit the quality. Rather be interested: Is there a native good sony lens with 28-80 or something like this?

After intense debate in Wetpixel I bought the WACP-C (combined with A7 IV, 28-60 and Nauticam-housing) at PanOcean in 10/2022. Really satisfied but because of GAS and unlimited by WAF I now have the FCP-1. Therefore the WACP-C has to go. Slight wear at the lower edge but lenses without scratches or damage. Comes with the original softbox and invoice. Asking 2.200.-€ plus shipping. Preferably Germany, easy EU, all other countries much more difficult…

WACP-C vs. FCP FCP Will be used in May

Hi, been to Jupiter a week ago and went out with floridasharkdiver. Bad weather but surprisingly good! Nice pics! Your second shark seems to be a tiger, not a lemon? If you look for salty_soph_ on Insta you can see that they had just a hammer, too.

Hi Tino, Can’t edit the other post: In fact I was using the A6400 and the reason for buying the A7 IV was using it underwater. But it turned out that for birds and all the other stuff I take pictures of the A7 IV is incredible great but still feels really small. So the A6400 is rarely used. The only reason left for using the A6400 is when maximum reach is needed (moon, bird far away) then I combine the 200-600 with the A6400. Good image quality but AF is much worse than A7 IV. For underwater use at the beginning I wanted to combine the new 16-35/4 PZ with a dome. But the members formerly known as wetpixel, especially Chris Ross mentioned that this might be not the recommended solution. So I went for the WACP-C and the 28-60 (kitlens but surprisingly good) and can‘t be more happy - as long as the FCP was not available. Just heading home from Grand Bahama…

Hi Tino, in my opinion the A7IV is equally or better than A7VR with regards to AF https://mirrorlesscomparison.com/best/mirrorless-cameras-for-birds-in-flight/ I own the A7 IV but sometimes miss some additional MP. Otherwise the only step forward would be the A1

If you really like to reduce size and weight and at the same time have a reliable solution with quite good image quality I‘d recommend the RX100VA. In fact there‘s no magic and FF performs better. But with respect to size and weight the small form factor of the RX100 and the Isotta housing is GREAT. Not so much for Macro and battery life is really limited but really great value for money.

As a Sony-fanboy I'd say: Buy. But actually the additional benefit under water will be limited. But if you use your cam also above the Sony environment provides huge additional benefits. But in any way I doubt whether you can use any of your old gear besides the flash. The A7C is not the recommended solution. A7IV or A 7 RV do much better without adding significant volume.

But remember: the great shot by Alex Mustard, the mackerel, was taken with the EMWL. Seems to have its upsides.

Is it possible to have the lens attached to the tripod instead of the GoPro? That might improve stability because the lens should have more drag than the GoPro…

The combo in your video was exhibited at the boot by PanOcean. As far as I remember you are correct and it is the FCP. on my pic they had just swapped it for the WACP-1 I think.