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Long Term Review of the Retra Maxi Strobe
Kinda wonder if Tom still has the RS. Or the Ken and Barbie dolls...... Action Man, anyone? Sorry, back to lubes.... and Retra Maxis
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Fish and Marine creatures ID books
.... and fishmongers?
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Do reduction rings increase light intensity?
Perhaps the reflector being made of polished stainless steel helps?
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Image Attachment Not Working
Hmm, this is odd. On my Mac or on a PC running Windows 11 Enterprise, I get the usual Reply box which produces the standard option, in the grey box at the bottom of the Reply, to "Drag files to attach, or choose files..." However Carollla is getting a box with no attach files option (see below). The Waterpixels system isn't showing any errors. Anyone else come across this?
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How important is an auto-off function in a focus light in practice?
I suspect you’d need an extremely powerful focussing light to overcome the output of 1 or 2 strobes and show a hotspot.
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Do reduction rings increase light intensity?
I’m no scientist but general observation leads me to think, no they don’t. I use reduction rings with Retra strobes and can’t recall ever thinking I need to turn them down. My own experience, when using a snoot which is not dissimilar, is that more light is needed because of the way the light is blocked by the constrictions of the funnel. The same could be true even of reduction rings. But like I say, I’m no scientist and perhaps my subjective view is wrong 😜
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Anyone else tinker to make uncommon lenses work in a housing?
The reviews suggest it’s good? Underwater? Too many WA lenses are great topside. Underwater? Not so much. Housing them can be a disappointing experience. If only someone would build the Tokina 10-17 for FF and APS-C. And M43.
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Greetings from Chile!
Hi Odyssea! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you enjoy the forum. Best wishes Tim
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Anyone else tinker to make uncommon lenses work in a housing?
The only thing, for me, to bear in mind with the 8-15 is that it hardly merits being considered as a zoom. It’s really two lenses: a 15mm FE; and an 8mm lens that produces a circular image. The later is interesting but has very limited use. There’s precious little useable zoom between the two. If you add a 1.4 TC it becomes much more interesting as a lens on FF. Used on an APS-C body it’s a great with or without a TC.
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Nauticam Z8
There’s been discussion in the past about using these lenses and it’s worth doing a search. I do remember reading about issues with the 14-24. I’m sure you’re right that all three need probably 230-sized domes.
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Interested in high quality, low weight/size UW photography + want to know more about Marketplace functions
Hi Joakim A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Good to have you with us. Marketplace is a service to members who can buy and sell items. Before you can post on Marketplace , you need to make a total of three posts on other threads. This is part of our system to try and deter spammers. Marketplace is free, essentially a deal reached between buyer and seller. There are no commissions involved as far as Waterpixels are concerned. We always advise caution. Is the seller a long-established member of Waterpixel; does the deal sound reliable; is the payment method something standard or weird? I’ve bought and sold lots of times and always found it easy and. hassle-free. We are fortunate that the vast majority of members are thoroughly decent people. I hope that helps. Best wishes Tim
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Shooting a Snoot
Hey Tim I always setup for only one type of photo dive: macro or wide-angle. I never try to do both on one dive. If macro, I’d have the snoot on my left-hand strobe and usually the Retra macro rings on the right. I usually only light the subject with one strobe. Typically I’ll use the snoot for most of the dive. It’s not often that I’d take it off. But if I do, I either clip it on to a d-ring on my BCD via a shackle I added to the Retra lanyard; or occasionally, I’ll put the snoot into a Zeagle tech pocket attached to my BCD. The Retra LSD just about squeezes in. Cheers Tim
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New member
Hey James! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. You’ve come to the right place to help you kit out that Sony. And spend a ton of cash. Very best wishes Tim
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Long Term Review of the Retra Maxi Strobe
The mount is very solid. Oskar told me once you cannot over-tighten them either. Not that I’ve tried!
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Greetings from Liguria!
Hi Alessio! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. I hope you get the info you need. Lots of experts here who I’m sure will be helpful. Best wishes Tim