Landvogt1893

Thanks for the feedback. To be fair, that’s pretty much what I expected to hear, although I was hoping the reality would be a little different. 🙂 The X6 housing appears to be slightly more compact than the one for the X5, so I’m curious whether that translates into better usability and image quality in real-world conditions. It would be great to see some direct comparisons between the two. My biggest concern is still the enormous glass dome. It adds a lot of bulk to the setup and makes the camera less appealing from a handling perspective. If they could reduce the size without compromising optical performance, it would make the whole system far more attractive to me.

Which housing do you use?

For my last diving trip, I used an Insta360 X5 to capture some behind-the-scenes footage while I was shooting underwater. I had the X5 mounted on a selfie stick, which was attached directly to my Nauticam housing. For protection, I used the Insta360 Dive Case Pro. I have to say, though: the Dive Case Pro is a seriously bulky piece of equipment. 😄 When you are already diving with a Canon R5 in a Nauticam housing, strobes, arms and all the other accessories, every additional piece of gear makes a noticeable difference. So I was wondering if anyone here has had the chance to directly compare the Dive Case Pro with the regular Insta360 X5 Dive Case. How noticeable is the difference in actual image quality between the two, especially underwater? I understand that the Dive Case Pro is designed to provide better stitching and overall image quality, but I am mainly using the X5 for casual behind-the-scenes clips, short reels and Instagram content rather than professional underwater 360° productions. For that kind of use, is the improvement from the Dive Case Pro really significant enough to justify carrying such a substantially larger housing? Or would you say that the regular Dive Case delivers more than sufficient quality for social media and occasional BTS footage? I’d especially appreciate feedback from people who have actually used both housings under similar diving conditions. If the difference is only noticeable when closely inspecting the footage, I might prefer the much more compact setup. My R5 in the Nauticam housing already keeps me busy enough underwater. 😄

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Yes i have.... sometimes the simplest solution is right in front of you. :-)

Does anyone have a protective front cover for a Retra Pro Max to protect the lens during transport?

still for sale

I completely agree with you. Eye AF is useful in certain situations, but in practice I almost exclusively use the standard AF with the expanded AF area. I have autofocus assigned to the AF-ON button, while the shutter button is only used to take the picture. In other words, autofocus and shutter release are completely separated (back-button focusing).

I use it for a long time :) The first article in the Divemaster was from my side...maybe you have read it :)

interesting!

good question - i have a seperate adapter for a retra flash.

sold

Nobody like to use this beaty?

why do you use the commlite instead of the original Canon RF adapter?

You are not the only one here :) im also using a R5 in Nauticam housing.