Everything posted by JMC22
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Question - how do you like your tripod set-up? Especially when you are topside on the boat, some boats have a limited area on their camera tray & then while on your dive, where do you put the tripod legs? I don't shoot video but there are times when shooting super macro stills, I really want to try and limit any camera movement
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The Retra Pro Max 2 has a 4900k value with no diffuser attached. Unless I am shooting super wide angle; I don't use the diffusers. Their wide diffusers when do shoot them does change it to a 4400k light value. But to run thru the other diffusers they do sell: - the Shark drops it to a 3900k, the white does not change the 4900k & soft drops it to a 4700k When shooting macro, I shoot my Sony is AWB - it's just that with the FCP I find shooting @ a 4400k value works really well.
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In addition to this I would add, don't put your wet neoprene cover back on after the rinse tank - dry the lens & put on a clean dry neoprene cover. I always carry 2 neoprene covers on each dive trip - one for the boat ride/getting in/out of the water and one after the rinse tank & wiping it down - if your small boat doesn't have a rinse tank, at the least wipe the salt water off the lens and cover it with a towel if in direct sun
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Thanks - looks to retail at $1,600USD I'd be interested (as well as others) in seeing it set up on your rig, some pics it takes & your thoughts when you get it wet - thanks
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Here are a few strobe positions that could also assist you if you don't have a snoot - though a reducer ring on your strobes could be a good investment to limit the light cast
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That looks promising, especially when the Nauticam triple flip is listed for more than twice the $399 USD amount - please update when available if you could as I might get one for my rig
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What Nauticam wet lens ports would you think will work with this lens, as I don't think Nauticam has gotten around to post yet?
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Welcome - from a former JRZY now living in the mountains of Colorado
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Just wondering if & how you fixed the issue?
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Based on the flexibility of being able to use a 28-60mm lens underwater, the quality of shots which I believe it produces is very good - yes I would buy again - but this is coming from someone that is not an expert, not going to enter any pics in contests, magazines or even post on social media. One thing I would add is that I don't shoot this dome port with Auto White Balance set, I set my camera to 4400k with my Retra flash, which I find gives a good white balance
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I use my Macbook Pro M1 - it does all the basic stuff I need it to do, white balance, color curves, colors, sharpen images, clean-up - and best of all, its FREE I would love to try lightroom or something, but their prices for which I would only use a few times a year and I don't need their storage is expensive
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I'm 63 & still diving, in fact, now retired so I can dive more !!!
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Peter - here is another Youtube video from Alex that you might enjoy in your learning process - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TISvoWhsXRg&t=1350s
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Peter - if you don't know yet who Matthew Sullivan is - he is Alex Mustards partner on The Underwater Photography Show clip I sent you about the FCP-1 & he just started working for Reef Photo & Video, which is a part of the Nauticam retail sales division down in Florida - I would say outside of Alex Mustard who I think loves the FCP-1 and shoots regularly with it, Phil Burghard or Matthew with their employment @ Nauticam would be your best source of any further knowledge about the FCP-1 Best with your final decision....
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For Sale $199.48Here are some pics showing the low & high light output of the snoots target light, in both white & red (note: the red light is not available on the ne…
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For Sale $199.48
Marelux Smart Optical Flash Tube PRO (Soft Lite) for sale. Bought but never got around to using Product Features Enables to narrow down beam coverag…
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For Sale $200.00 ColoradoI am appalled the monitors allow this type of slander to occur and not delete this persons post First, this person bought this from me thru EBAY & re…
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With a true fisheye like the Cannon 8-15mm you get a slight bow in the picture (like below) whereas the FCP while written as a Fisheye conversion port, its a straight/flat across image - I wish the FCP had a slight bowed look especially in the pics @28mm to take a pic like the Canon 8-15mm lens.. If you have not seen this YouTube with Alex Mustard, it's worth checking out as it talks about the FCP and compairing it to the WACP/WWL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37qO1NGHAfk
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I have been shooting the FCP-1 w/ a Sony 28-60mm lens since first released a few years back - it's a very versatile set-up that does give good picture quality over the full zoom of the lens. I have not shot a WACP or WWL so I cannot compare the quality against the FACP. also I only shoot stills. The FCP is a good dome port to shoot with, but it is limited with the lens it is compatible with - I wish Sony had a GM lens that worked with the FCP over their standard 28-60mm as I think it could improve the picture quality some. I wish the FCP was more a "true fisheye" as it is rectilinear rather than a true fisheye like you would get shooting the Cannon 8-15mm fisheye, which I was disappointed in. Attached are a few pics from a recent Komodo trip
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For Sale $220.00 ColoradoLike new - used on 1 dive trip SKU # 72265 retails for $ 280.00 Length 220mm Diameter 90mm Effective Bouyancy 720g (approx. 1.59lbs) Paypal accepted …
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For Sale $50.00 ColoradoMarelux Soft Dock for Ikelite DS230-DS232 Fits Marelkux Smart Optical Flash Tube Lite Bought but never got around to using shipping to USA - not in…
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For Sale $200.00 Colorado
Marelux Smart Optical Flash Tube PRO (Soft Lite) for sale. Bought but never got around to using Product Features Enables to narrow down beam coverag…
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Want to Buy ColoradoPlease DM me if you have one for sale
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For Sale $1,200.00 ColoradoPurchased Aug 2026, used on one dive trip September 2026 Current latest monitor by Kraken - retails $1600.00 Comes with everything in the pics (plus d…
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For Sale $1,999.00 ColoradoEverything is in excellent working & physical condition - unfortunatelly "Excellent condition" is not an option in the "condition" below in the drop m…
