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Somebody call for an exterminator? Ha I was wondering when the cultists fanboys Mac enthusiasts will emerge from their lairs. No underwater photo forum could possibly be complete otherwise 😂 There were some decent deals on 2TB Samsung T7 and Crucial X8 in DE (< 100 Euro), just keep an eye on mydealz site or its Dutch equivalent, pepper. Ping me if you need any help re-shipping from DE (or bringing over to BE) Or go a "custom" route - SSD housing, like Sabrent M.2 w/ USB-C then a bog standard M.2 size 2230/2242/2260/2280 - best performance and flexibility this way, since you can pick any capacity you want and usually have better cooling (those newer gen PCIe 3 and up ones do heat a lot). Samsung, Seagate, TeamGroup, Sabrent, Crucial (only upper models) are good brands. I prefer Seagate Firecuda personally - has probably the best reliability (MTBF & TBW) and comes with a 3 year data recovery warranty as well.

Another reason to stay away from lights with proprietary battery packs and/or chargers...learnt that lesson with multiple Sola lights 😉 That said, RGBlue does look nice and well engineered - I like their accessory page thing, but yeah, battery pack, nope. And to break away from Japan bashing theme 😂 - my Z240s will be 10 years old in a few months, still on my first pair of o-rings. Other than the "bastard button" they never needed any service, and when I had any questions, Inon usually replied in less than a day, despite the time difference.

Fingers crossed! This and T-Shirts in green and mugs in other colors as well 😉 Could be definitely a nice way to supplement server/bandwidth costs. Yeah cutting device would be best...sadly when I asked network folks to use their super duper fibre cutting device they were not too keen on letting me insert multi strand fiber, so scissors it was at the end. Then found 1000 grit sandpaper laying on the shelf so decided to give that a try. Using single hole bush, so no experience there but it could be, as cable would be on the side of the LED rather than in the center.

If you cannot really get it re-shipped via US based Pixels, I might have some meters left of 613 and 1300 one (this one works only with strong LED triggers, for example tested Turtle and it was fine but Nauticam was not)...how much are you planning to use ?

Last time when this was discussed that US shop was the only source for private consumers sadly. Waaait,...did I just have an idea? WaterPixel branded fiber optic cable? 🤣 And there are great Inon rubber bushes from a well known NL store: https://www.uwcamerastore.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=inon+ruber+bush

Now this definitely deserves to made be a sticky! On the cutting bit, I did use scissors like a barbarian then used super fine grinding paper on the ends, to polish these are bit, and that has helped a lot with the light transmission.

Turtle here myself on OM1 - Great little unit, very tiny so fits everywhere and a bit more price friendly. Battery is non replaceable technically but so far works absolutely perfect. LED brightness is neat, normally using on 1/64 power and still working fine even on bad quality/mangled fiber optic cables, that would not work otherwise. No problem with the power switch, yeah its tiny, but you can just leave it on, trigger goes sleepy time when not in use to preserve the battery. Only issue so far was the LED cable breaking accidentally upon trying to disconnect from the unit (seems really tight plug; not really needed to disconnect per se, you can charge etc as is, from now on I just leave it be) but customer service was great, with very fast responses - had a new one on the way (at no extra cost) in just a few days.

Definitely much more vibrant there..and a very nice pic 🙂 Real fun camera in my opinion, though still getting used to the interface after migration from Panasonic. So, housing is finally there...90mm when ? 🤣

Thanks Phil! So on the travel strobe - something, small, light, yet powerful and reliable enough for most of the tasks, powered by 14500/18500, maybe with a round flash element, with a warmer temp (~5000K), good till 100m minimum and in a reasonable price range. i.e. basically a newer Z240 ..But I know, I am dreaming 🤣 Yeah I know people travel with lots of other strobes...but for an average, non-pro hobbyist, traveling in a cargo class (aka myself), lugging a couple of kg's+ in strobes alone, plus battery packs an whatcha not in some cases, might not be ideal (especially in the face of an overzealous check-in attendant) , neither is buying strobes costings thousands a piece.

Now this is an idea - who does not like stickers ...of course with a Tim's hand made version on special order too 😅 Might be a bit too "detailed" - Scubaboard is indeed much bigger (thought somehow less focused in the photography department), here its a bit more small and cosy, hence it might end up being too "divided". Tags - this is it! Search is sometimes problematic, where a given keyword is missing however forcing folks to tag a topic would be awesome i.e. "How do i shot this thing" is not particularly descriptive and won't hit any camera brand keywords if looking into the title...however this tagged as "Panasonic" for example makes it instantly easier.

Hmm a silly idea - some kind of a general/travel gear subforum? For all the equipment carry topics, things like charger recommendations etc, maybe even things like "prescription masks" topic ? Just so other forums stay focused on the actual cameras, strobes etc...

And in pictures xD Then : And save: Wonder if this could be set as a default for any new accounts?

Thanks! No rush, just wanted to add my thoughts from user/buyer perspective 🙂 Waiting for additional colors on this and the T-Shirts ....or versions with username, though that might be a bit over the top 😉

I am certainly looking to more information on the upcoming strobes....still waiting for somebody releasing that perfect travel friendly model that would be a worthy replacement for the Z240s 😉

That is certainly great news 🙂 That is perfect, I was not expecting hand painted mugs done by Tim in his spare time 😅, reason I am asking is at this point is not really clear other than for T-shirts, which seems to display where products are sourced - prices display in US dollars, there is no shipping information nor cost anywhere, even at the end of the checkout. Could be perhaps great to have USD/EUR dropdown currency choice as well as some basic shipping from information (EU/US) and estimated cost, to be able to judge any potential VAT/customs costs. Also sizes might be tad confusing as well - magical units like Wizard of Oz, or clothes sizes where US vs EU sizes will differ 😉 All for it, since I am a "Baltician" really and not a chocolate and beer land "original" 😉 Also, I have noticed a weird behavior on the shopping page - when page loads, for brief moment full product information is displayed to the right of the item: However a split second later, this changes to the below, seems the extra dropdown/quantity menu now overlays part of the information (though information at the bottom of the page is still visible) Also, going back from the cart to the store (say you forgot to add something), seems to wipe the cart clean.

So the forum looks great, there is even 2FA (yaay!) and it does look nicely familiar...how about dark mode though ? Shopping wise, where are the things made and shipped from? Would USD price suggest US ? Also Davide "About" in the Team says "Chris Ross Working on it...." 😆 And thank you for the effort, glad to see there is hope :)