Adrian Gresores

My wife and I were there last month. Absolutely gorgeous. Yes, there is some dead coral like all over the Caribbean, but lots on new coral growing everywhere. And so many sponges. Plenty of animal life. Our second time there and it won't be the last. If you want a nice, quiet boutique hotel with a great dive shop and restaurant on site in West Bay, I highly recommend Naboo.

Well, I tried LV Standard and it was miserable. Couldn't see a damn thing, even with focus light and Atom Flash LED lights on. I'll use S-OVF, the histogram, and reviewing the shot on the LCD. Thank you for all the input. Adrian

The pencil eraser idea was brilliant! It took about 30 seconds to fit and it works perfectly. Thank you!

My AOI UH‑OM1II housing has a torn rubber bumper on the movie button, so the button won’t actuate. I’m trying to get a replacement, but it may not arrive before our trip to Roatán on the 8th. I’m looking for ideas for a temporary substitute—something small, compressible, and able to transmit the button press without shifting. Has anyone improvised a fix using bits of silicone, trimmed O‑rings, gasket material, or anything similar? Any creative solutions appreciated. —Adrian

I have been using S-OVF, also, but have been surprised/disappointed with lighting when reviewing shots post-dive, despite using the histogram. One option I considered is leaving it in S-OVF for shooting and switching to Standard LV when reviewing shots underwater. That may be overkill and too many button pushes, however.

Yeah, I know. I still can't get my head around which compromise is best. How do you handle it?

My old eyes 😃 I can use the Fantasea UMG-02 (AOI UMG-01) magnifier to make the image bigger and easier for me to compose. There are no similar magnifiers for the EVF, at least with the AOI housing. Moreover, I cannot see the full EVF display when viewing through the AOI housing.

OM‑1 shooters — how are you handling live view underwater? I’m using the LCD exclusively (AOI housing with magnifier), and I’m curious what others are doing for composition. The OM‑1 gives two LV modes: Standard and S‑OVF. Standard LV Mode Gives proper exposure simulation, but at typical macro/CFWA settings, it can be very dark underwater unless the modeling lights are close. S‑OVF Brightens the display by removing exposure/WB simulation but doesn’t reflect actual ambient background or color. For those shooting macro, CFWA, or wide angle with the OM‑1: Are you staying with Standard LV, switching to S‑OVF, or using a different approach to keep the LCD usable underwater?

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