JohnN

Agree fully with Chris's first paragraph. For some ports it should be a relatively simple engineering solution to fit the bayone adapter and for others it would me 'Mission Impossible'. For me the biggest challenge was minimising the distance between the front of the lens and the port glass and then the port glass and the rear element of the WWL-C. Every fraction of a mm counted. There realy is very little distance to play with in order to avoid vigneting at the 24mm end. I even removed the filter threads from the lens to gain about 2mm and switched to a 5mm thick port glass from 8mm. I was lucky to be able to visit a Camera shop in Switzerland (3.5 hr drive from home in Innsbruck) to play with the WWL-C and get the required measurements. Was it worth the time and effort? . . . Yes but then I am a retired engineer with nothing better to do with my time. Based on reading many of his posts over the years, Chris obviously has a detailed into what ports and systems could be useable in different scenarios. Sea & Sea have a budget friendly sytem that might allow you to experiment without breaking the bank. However at some point you will probably require a competent machinist to knock up the requred adapter. There are many lurking around in their garages and garden sheds eager to take on the next engineering challenge. How you find them . . . is a different matter. Good Luck with your endeavours.

Hi I was in a similar situation when I bought my Nikon Z6iii last year. I was reluctant to spalsh out major cash on an all new Nauticam system to support this combination and in the end it was a fairly major job to convert my old Anthis Nexus housing (ex Nikon D7100 - D7500) and port to fit the Z24-50 and WWL-C. I am a compulsive fiddler and have a lathe and cnc mill amongst other toys but it was still a major task. Suffice to say that it can be a challenge to get the bayonet adapter fitted to a third party port and also ensure that you do not get vignetting with the WWL-C and clearances. . . but I can confirm that it is possible with some systems. Attached pics of housing with home made port with integrated bayonet adapter . . . not a job for masking tape and bluetack. I will post a fuller story of the conversion .... one day. But I absolutely love the rig and the WWL-C equals or betters my old Tokina 10-17 and 100mm dome. As a happy snapper the abilty to go from 130 degrees to half macro (using a macro wet lens) during one dive is great. Many 'serious snappers' will disagree, but for me the flexiblity is great and worth the 300 plus hours of work involved . . . that is another story . . . Find yourself a local hobby machinist and present the problem and see if they rise to the bait.

Hi Joined a while ago but neglected to introduce myself. A happy snapper since May 1978 with a borrowed Nik 2 and still snapping away. Started as a cold/cool water quarry/lake diver in the UK but after 20 years of that became a warm water lightweight with occasional deviations such as working and diving in Norway. Still in the process of modifying an existing Nikon D7500 housing to take a Nikon Z6iii (and Z50ii as a backup) . . . its nice having a lathe and CNC milling machine in the cellar :-). JohnN 'Life is about Blowing Bubbles in Warm Water'