Brandon Cole

Thank you Phil. Yes indeed, beautiful pink/green light show off our porch the other night. I know, weird that they make manual focus for Canon R but not autofocus. I was wondering if it's just a timing issue, that they need more time to work out the AF for Canon. But if that were the case I would think they would announce "AF version coming soon!" RE Sony- Yes, I did sell the camera, housing, a couple lenses, and some bits and bobs. I still have the WWL-1 and flatport, and the FCP. I am going to try the FCP on both Nikon D850 (with ancient 28-70 kit lens) and Canon 5D4 (with ancient 28-70 kit lens). Wouldn't be surprised if I revisit Sonyland sometime in the not too distant future (maybe A1 mk 2 if/when?) but for big 6 week South Africa sardine run coming up soon I want to go with muscle memory of Canon and Nikon.

Thank you

Does anyone know if Laowa has said if they will be releasing an autofocus version of the 10mm for Canon R mount? Or will the autofocus only ever be available for Nikon Z and Sony E mirrorless?

Just returned a few weeks ago from my second trip to Triton Bay. Love Triton. Only option from SOQ to KNG (Kaimana) was (and I assume still is) the Lion Air Group (Wings, Batik, and Lion airlines). Lion Air can be very frustrating RE cancellations and changes. We had 5 total schedule changes (some time changes, and some cancellations) between the time we booked (directly on Lion site) and our actual arrival and departure from KNG. In fact, we had to leave the resort a day earlier than originally planned just to make it back to SOQ and on to Manado (MDC) at a reasonable time. Our trip 5 years ago was marginally better in terms of flights, but still had changes and cancellations. Long ago, Garuda serviced Kaimana and was less erratic, but I wouldn't expect them to restart that flight anytime soon. So, it's really important-- IMO-- to build in at least one overnight to and from. And after you book flights, check the status of them regularly. Communication from Lion Group to customers can be very poor. Sometimes they send texts and emails, sometimes they don't. You need to be proactive and monitor things. Good luck!

@Kamaros- I am indeed reading this (as I sit in the airport before flying home!), and I thank you for your kind words and willingness to entertain my unorthodox offer out of the blue. Win-win swap for both of us. Waterpixels as a community is off to a great start and I hope everyone here contributes to and benefits from the collective positive energy, supportive spirit and wealth of wisdom of the groups quickly-growing membership. Happy shooting and safe diving to all-

Hello sea_ledford, I have one in excellent condition, only used on about 10 snorkeling sessions. I have been thinking of selling, but hadn't yet posted. Please feel free to contact me via DM or email and we can discuss further. Cheers, Brandon e: brandoncole(at)msn(dot)com

Please let me know if you have a sharp copy in very good condition that you would like to sell. Thank you, Brandon Cole brandoncole(at)msn.com

Thank you for your comments, DreiFish. And I'm glad you had a better experience than I did! I was using the Canon 5D mark 4, so not a mirrorless. But it's a camera with good AF, and when paired with good (to good enough lenses) I never felt it noticeably slow to focus in otherwise normal light and with pelagic fast moving subjects, often at distance and then racing in. But all three of the lenses I used (purchased from different parties, all on e-bay, of course) were disappointing. (I did shoot some reef scenics where AF was not really tested, and it worked acceptably well. But certainly wasn't anywhere near as sharp as a native fisheye, and with no real splits ability, I did not want to lug around the WACP and the 230 on every trip.) So I abandoned the whole endeavor, selling the WACP, thinking I would revisit in the future. Though I also shoot Nikon (then and still now), I generally prefer Canon for wide angle. More because of the camera controls, auto white balance, and so on. So I did not try the Nikon old kit lenses with that WACP. But many people have been, and continue to use that combo and seem very happy with it. I'm hoping better experience with the FCP in the future. Obvious with different lenses.

Hopefully the much newer (and more expensive) Canon RF lenses would deliver sharper results, and faster autofocus. I would think so, but do not have any firsthand experience.

Folks, I recommend you try to test/demo water contact lenses with the ancient Canon 28-70 and 28-80 lenses before making the big purchase. I bought 2 copies of 28-70, and 1 of 28-80, for use with WACP-1 on Canon 5d4 and I was disappointed with all 3 Canon. None of those lenses were sharp enough, in my opinion, and the AF was slow. The speed at which they autofocused was not what I needed for fast action pelagic stuff. Between the slow AF and mediocre sharpness, I thought they were a waste behind the WACP and I discontinued use. Perhaps your needs and expectations and results would be different than mine. I hope so. Perhaps it would be fine for normal reef scenery and critter work. The zoom range is amazing, yes... Nikon shooters with their ancient 28-70 seemed much happier behind the same WACP. I can only surmise that the Nikon kit lens is a better optic than the two Canons models. Of course I have not tested either of the Canons behind the new FCP. My comments are exclusively for the WACP.

Thank you for that FOV information, Alex

Thanks to everyone who replied! Very helpful.

Hi, Does anyone know the true angle of coverage zoom range of the FCP with the popular lenses? I've read 170 (and also 180) degrees at the widest... which I assume is at 28mm, whether it's the Sony 28-60 or the ancient Nikon 28-70 or the new Nikon Z 24-50 (when zoomed in to 28mm.) But what about the long/narrow end? I've read (and heard) "130 degrees"... and also "about the Tokina 10-17 at 17", which I believe was 100 degrees at 17mm on DX... 130 and 100 degrees are noticeably different, so apparently there's some inaccuracies in the grapevine at this time. I've also heard "about 110 degrees." I assume that the narrow end of the particular zoom lens being used with the FCP will dictate the narrowest angle of coverage... So, does anyone know the true angle of view at 60mm on the Sony 28-60 lens? At 50 on the Nikon Z 24-50? And, not to forget the past, the long end of the ancient Nikon 28-70 and Canon 28-70 slow, cheap, kit lenses?

I'm certainly looking forward to the FCP. I've long missed the fov range between fisheye and the wide rectilinear lenses (14mm, 16-35mm, etc.)

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