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Yes, but they are very pricey, a pair of pro max II with boosters worth 4000 euros+ shipping+accesories+ batteries... And I don't really like the 8 AA battery system, it reminds me my older Sea&Sea YS120, it's not a big deal for diving when at home, but for travel I don't like it at all. I don't understand why they stick to these batteries.

Well, after I have had Sea&Sea D1, D2 and D2j I will never buy any strobe from Sea&Sea until they don't become reliable as the older YS120 (I still have 3 of them, all working) or the YS250. They look good, but even if every single review of them talks they are awesome I wouldn't buy them until a couple of years of other owners good experiences.

These strobes looks really good, and they are half the price (or More) than the Retras. But for buying it I need first of all, be sure of its reliability. And second, what's about they after sales service. Even the best product can fail. I was tired of waiting months to get my strobes back when they went to japan for repairing, it happened to me with Inon and Sea&Sea, I have seen Retras flood by the OF connector, Subtronics failings by its rear plate, At this moment my two Subtronic 160 pro fusion are in Germany for 3 weeks for repairing, fortunately they are coming home tomorrow. I need a powerfull strobe with a reasonable price and with a reasonable time for servicing. Once they have to travel over the continents, the service time comes too much and when you get them back you have to deal with the customs to convince them it is not a new import but a repairing of a product which already paid its taxes.

Thank you very much, I'm going to Bangkok in 3 weeks and there's a shop there which has plenty of underwater photo equipment in stock, including this AOI strobes. If I can't get my pair of Subtronic 160 pro repaired before the trip I will consider those AOI. And now taking a look at their website i have seen the X-adventurer strobes, which I didn't know either but are really very good-looking for pretty much the same price. Does anybody know anything about them ?

Have anyone bought these AOI strobes ? I would like to have first hand advice about them. I was about to buy Supe, but I was warned about its unreliability. I would like to know about anyone who has used these AOI for a long time. I wouldn't like to buy them and discover two months after that they are broken and I have to send them to China, what means minimum 3 months with no strobes, it's not about the warranty, it's about its relibiality.

This is exactly what I am about, but I don't have the machines to do it, I was thinking in something like a cheap old plastic housing for a compact camera where I can adapt a monitor. Your one looks great and profesional.

This is really interesting, how have you make the housing for the monitor ? I'm about to buy one but I like to do the things myself.

Thank you very much for the tips, I didn't realized that I would need an extra accessory, I would spend that 200 euros if the result was guaranteed, but if I have to face lags and other issues I won't do it. I don't know what do I prefer, install a 45º Inon viewfinder in my new Isotta housing or a monitor.

I just arrived to this thread by curiosity, I don't know if it's possible what I'm going to suggest. Just wondering while my new housing and camera arrives. As long as Canon R6 mkii have connection with the mobile phone with its own app where you can control almost all the camera. Has anyone tried to put a mobile phone into a housing and connect to the camera while underwater ? I already have a Divevolk housing for mobile phone. I know it's going to be a very big rig, but is it technically possible ?

Well, I finally fhe Chris Ross advice and i have bought the Isotta housing with the ring to fit all my Aquatica Ports, The price is more or less the same than buying the Seafrog housing with new ports, extension rings, zoom gears..But i have the manufacturer in Europe with european warranty, that means that in case of failure my housing can be ready in days. And still more important, I'll have the new camera and housing ready for my next trip to Similan Islands in November. But if I had to start from 0, I would probably buy that Seafrogs.

I know it's been a long time since the last advice, but I have another one. I have flight this way with Qatar, Emirates, Vueling and Binter in several trips.Never had an issue since I started to do it. I mount my Aquatica for SLR housing with the 4" dome port, I put inside the camera and the 8-15 fisheye lens. I mount an arm with two clams to use as a handle and an strap to hang it from my shoulder. That is my hand bag 😁 In the cabin troley, cables, macro port, strobes, laptop, chargers, etc. Diving equipment with the checked baggage in a rigid old samsonite suitcase with no stickers. My dive partner does the same but he adds the strobes with no arms mounted in the housing hanging from the shoulders 😂

I guess I'm going to follow your advice, I didn't have in mind to buy an Isotta housing with an adapter for my ports. Fortunately I know the dealer in Spain and I have his phone number. I have asked a for a Quatation for all that I need and it looks like it's going to be pretty much the same than buying the Seafrogs with its all new gears and ports. Another pro is that being an italian housing in case of need for the service it's going to be a lot quicker than in China. And still better, I go for a Trip to Similan islands at the end of November, so it will arrive on time for the trip for sure. And about the zoom gears, etc...no worries, I have done my own ones for Aquatica with the 3d printer and i'm pretty sure I can do the same with the Isotta ones.

I still don't know, I was waiting to receive the housing, if I finally buy it the plan is to call Saga in Spain, to make and adapter. The port chart is really short and with a lot of combinations of lens missing.

Well, today it's been a busy day as long as there are two different Seafrogs sites, what has been a bit confusing and for a few hours I thought i was about to be scammed. Fortunately it's not the case. This site https://seafrogs.com.hk/ is the Hong Kong dealer and they do not sell the aluminium housing and they don't know the sales agents in China Mainland which manufacture and sells the Aluminium housings, this is the right website for purchasing aluminium housings www.seafrogs.com. This switched all my alarms on and I didn't keep on going dealing with until was clear I was dealing with the right people. That said I am also sticked to Aquatica Housings as long as I have dome ports, macro ports, extension rings, zoom gears...a lot of money in accesories, but I want to upgrade to the Canon R6 mk II and Aquatica does not manufacture it. They do the R5 mkii, the price for the housing is ok, but the camera on itself is very expensive and I should have to also change my computer to move such big files. And I am on a budget, so, I still do not have the final price for all the rig because I have been adding and deleting things. But the housing, 1 glass 8" dome port, 1 macro port, 1 zoom ring for the 8-15 lens, 2 extension rings, 1 extension ring with focus gear, 2 fiber optic cables, 1 flash trigger, 3 extra 1" balls...calculated with import duties to Spain...less than 4000 euros. If you put this everything in Nauticam p.ex would be about 7-8.000 euros. Things that i don't like, their port chart is very short and it doesn't include the more used combination in wide angle FF, 8-15 fisheye plus Kenko 1.4x They don't have a 4" dome port, instead they have 6" glass dome port which i don't like, for me it's in the middle of nowhere. They also have a 6" plastic dome port but i am waiting for the answer to see if it's compatible with the aluminum housing, if so, i'll get it, it's only about 220 euros. As long as they don't manufacture the 4" dome port, and this the dome port that I like the most, I will manufacture it on myself, I already have done it for my Aquatica rig.

This is what amazes me, watching at these aluminium housings looks like a Nauticam in terms of ergonomics. They have send me the manual of the housing in pdf and there is access to the whole camera... separated lever for focus, side dial for the diaphragm, side dial for the speed, another thumb dial for the iso...everything looks in his place and with easy access to the buttons with thumbs. To be honest I am really about to buy it, but it's a big investment, I have to buy also the camera. I asked them what happens if i'm not agree with the quality once it's in my hands. I'm waiting for the answer...