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Yeah, I too have had allen wrenches and a tiny 4 inch crescent wrench confiscated when leaving Roatan, even after flying into Roatan from the US with them in my carry on. Lately, I just try to remember to move them to my checked bag. I decided to go on the Cozumel trip, and we are flying direct from Charlotte into Cozumel, so perhaps there is hope. Thanks all.

I have been offered a trip to Cozumel in January, and I am struggling with whether to take my camera gear or just forgo it for this trip.

FWIW, I am a public safety diver, which means that we are often crawling along the bottom in zero visibility searching for various objects. I generally have 42 or more pounds of lead weight when wearing a drysuit to ensure that I stay on the bottom. Neutral buoyancy doesn't apply here, and I think that might the case for you as well. It is no fun to carry all that weight when not in the water, though.

All I have ever used is the Small HD 502 so I can't compare it to anything else, but I have been very happy with mine.

Well, that is quite a bit cheaper than the Nauticam housing that I bought, but you are right - there isn't much information on ports and lenses.

Be careful of the "tax" that is being applied to photo gear:

Well, I shoot video and so I use video lights not strobes, but it has not been a problem for me. I can orient them so that they don't interfere.

Actually, they printed up very nicely. @Dave_Hicks Thank you for the file.

Thanks! I just downloaded the file.

Well, unless someone here makes me an offer soon on the GH-5 body, I may see what either Reef Photo or B&H will offer me.

While I love CoCoView resort, your clientele might not. If you want to eat, sleep and dive, CoCoView is the place. The staff are wonderful and knowledgeable, but it isn't fancy. For me, at least, it is more of a macro dive area and doesn't have huge quantities of large fish, although we do see rays, turtles, parrotfish, toadfish etc, you aren't going to be wowed by the fish life. Squid and eels are common as well. The cabins are nice, clean and comfy but not fancy. The food is plentiful and very tasty but again, not fancy. That said, I have already booked my 19th trip there for March 2026, so it is my favorite place to dive.

I shoot video pretty much exclusively and went from dedicated camcorders to the GH5, and the now the GH7 for better autofocus. I am very happy with the M43 format and lens choices for my needs. As it is with an external monitor, it is a plenty big rig to push through the water, and for travel. I can't even imagine doing that with a FF camera set up.

Anyone interested in a spare Panasonic Lumix GH5 body?

I think that my double flip is a Saga, but would have to check to be sure. It can be clocked however you want. It attaches as described by @canislupus for the single flip as well. I have not noticed any vignetting from it, but I don't shoot any wide angle shots either.

Beautiful work. I am looking forward to hearing how it works once you get it in the water. I am toying with ideas on how to mount my monitor. I looked at the Nauticam PN 17951 but they don't seem to have a version for the SmallHD monitor that I have, so I think that I will have to come up with my own. Right now, I am using a ball mount in the threaded hole at the right front, but it tends to loosen up, and isn't in a great spot.