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Wow, like @bghazzal , I’ve spent a 35 year career travelling the world and even more so post-retirement and have never come across this. Incredible.
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Yep, dust spots on the sensor. As Chip suggests, photograph a white wall with the lens out of focus. They’ll show up clearly. Good luck with the sensor clean. I found it a bit nerve-racking first time I had to do it. It can take 2-3 attempts. Steady patience and a clean swab for each attempt. There are cleaning swabs available for specific sensor sizes. 1-2 drops of sensor cleaner on the swab then gentle left to right motion across the sensor. I can recommend PecPads as the covering for the swab.
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Hi Sean I’m in a similar position. I’ve got the 8mm and 60mm M43 lenses. I moved to them from an APSC system using a 10-17FE and a 60mm or 105mm. With my old system I was never convinced by the kind of mid-zoom. Neither fish nor fowl. In addition, I’ve always been convinced that it makes better sense to dive with one format in mind: WA or Macro. This makes kit choosing relatively simple and, for me, helps me focus on appropriate subjects. I’ve just finished my first dive trip with my new system. I thought it very good. But I did wonder about something a bit wider than the 60mm. Not come to any conclusions yet! Maybe something in the M43 30mm range? I had a couple of options with the APSC. But it was rare that anything other than the 10-17 or the 60 came out of the cupboard. Food for thought.
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There’s been loads of posts on this issue. Definitely worth a search. Some options; 50/50 solution white vinegar and water Coke Mothers windscreen cleaner Brasso Cerium Oxide powder (as Dave suggests) Good luck with them. My own experience is that once the film has been on for a while it’s extremely difficult to shift it. Re-glassing has been my experience. With new ports now, I follow the Chris Ross routine: good soak and do not let the ports (and viewfinder optics) air dry. Wipe them dry with microfibre cloth as they come out the rinse tank.
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Glad to say I’ve never come across anything like this. Bizarre to say the least. The potential charge was outrageous.
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Yeah, despite the numbers, there is a surprising lack of variety?
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Emirates insisted on weighing my Pelican 1510 case once in AMS and said it was too heavy. I opened the top, showed them the contents, explained the value, cried, wept, pleaded…. and the manager said ok. I think she was just glad to get rid of me. The only time it has happened in many dozen flights on many airlines.
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I always travel with a (now) Kraken (was Cinebags) Grouper XL as a portable rinse tank. During the journey it carries lots of my gear in the cabin. A bit pricey but they are excellent travel bags and rinse tanks.
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Hi JMC22 A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Good to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes.
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I LOVED the D300. A brilliant camera and did well over 1000 dives with one. Subal housing. Second hand value, even with a couple of bodies? Honestly, not much. If you got $600 I think you’d have done well. I like @homodelphinius idea of donating. Make someone’s day. Unless you need the cash of course.
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Hi Shaina! A welcome to Waterpixels and underwater photography. The fastest way to empty a bank account! UW photography that is. We’re just here to help. Great to have you with us. Best wishes
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Well about time! Welcome! Great to have you with us. Lots of people here you’ll know from the Old Days. We really hope you enjoy your new home. Best wishes
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Hi hon05 A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you enjoy the forum and find all the help you need. Post away! Best wishes
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Definitely wide-angle for the day dives. I’ve pretty much given up on daytime macro in the R/S. Macro makes good sense though for the night dives and, yep, not something too demanding in terms of “finding “ the subject in the viewfinder. So 60mm on FF. As CCRphoto says, it’ll be starting to get a bit nippy. Wrap up warm, Mike 😜
