Hunting for Paradise

Nice one ! A dream shoot location for me. Hopefully get to see it one day 🙌

A lot of you answered that you bring a spare flash trigger. I hadn't thought of this, is this something that breaks often enough to warrant a spare ??

Kate Jonker has a page on her website that will give you a pretty good headstart: https://katejonker.com/list-of-all-the-underwater-photography-contests/ But most people just end up subscribing to the reminder function of the larger competitions who flick you an email straight to your inbox when the comp opens. Either that or a calendar entry 🙌

Interesting, so you reckon that the sharpness advantage only really comes in the corners ? And not the centre ? That's so weird, I would have thought that a WACP-C would out perform a zoom behind a dome substantially, otherwise what is the point of spending all that money on the optic haha...

Still on the fence about the best option for me to buy when it comes to a versatile underwater zoom. But I have a question for those of you who have shot both: If you were to try and quantify the sharpness increase of using a WACP-C vs a 16-35mm and glass dome, what do you think we'd be looking at ? Marginally sharper, or a substantial increase?

Man I hope this rumour turns out to be true ! Fingers crossed for something that offers more than 1:1 magnification, not just for underwater but above water too...

Thanks for everyone's input on the topic ! It seems like perhaps the WACP-C is going to be the most versatile of the options when considering: Size (ease of travel) Zoom (versatility) Cost (doesn't break the bank) Image quality (acceptable sharpness)

Great to know ! I do wonder if that would be a different story when freediving however? Perhaps on scuba it's not a problem as the depth compresses the bubbles and/or gives them time to release themselves? Have you tried this setup whilst snorkeling/freediving on the surface ?

Been trying to digest the information available on the internet about the Nauticam WACP-C and WWL-1B for the Sony system. I currently shoot with a Szabo converted Nikonos RS13 fisheye which absolutely blows my mind in regards to it's performance, but I'm hoping to pair it with something not quite as wide that can zoom underwater to allow for a different perspective. Heading to Niue next year for some whale swims and looking for an option which allows tighter shots of the whales with a more rectilinear look to them. My options seem to be: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM ii (which I already own) behind a glass dome Nauticam WACP-C paired with the 28-60mm Nauticam WWL-1B paired with the 28-60mm My biggest concerns about them are: 16-35 behind dome: Soft corners. WACP-C: flares badly when shooting into the sun. WWL-1B: needs burping upon entry to water, which for live drops with some megafauna means missing the shot. Has anyone got any thoughts on these options? If they were to be ranked based on sharpness, zoom range and overall image quality, which one wins ? I know that my best bet would be the WACP1, but it's just too big to travel with all of my other above water photo gear unfortunately, so I'm leaving it out of the conversation at the moment.

Hey Folks, Looking forward to joining the community and hopefully exchanging knowledge with you all about the underwater world. My name is Lewis, I'm based in a little town called Bridgetown in the South-West of Western Australia and love diving locally and abroad.