TimG

Triton Bay in the Raja Ampat area; Ningaloo Reed, Western Australia.

You should be able to now. You had to introduce yourself first and then we put you into the system. It’s part of our effort to deter spammers.

Hey Addi! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Best wishes

Are Retra going to be any cheaper in Japan? They’re made in the EU, presumably against Euro pricing converted into Yen?

….. and let’s move on please, gentlemen. Nothing more to see here.

Oh puleeez not let’s start on the Chuck Norris memes……..

Hey Ruums! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you enjoy the forum. Best wishes

Exactly that, Ruums. It’s an element of our attempts to deter spammers. Best wishes

You do if you want to avoid losing your mask at some stage……

…..and so satisfying too, eh?

Super pics! I used to manage a dive operation in the Lembeh Straits many years ago. When guests first arrived we’d “warn” them about first impressions: dark, seemingly empty and colourless….. but just to be patient….. I don’t think a single guest ever came away disappointed. Most were captivated and fascinated by the weird and wonderful critters they’d see. So, yep, totally agree with you both.

Thanks for letting us know, Brandon. And well done!

We aim to please, Mike. Really glad you like it. The response over the months Waterpixels has been operating (just over 2 years now), has been terrific.

Hi CDRRidg! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes

Hi Henrik! Great to have you with us. Welcome to Waterpixels! We hope you enjoy the forum.

Hey Gary! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels.

Hi umiami05! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us and congrats on getting the kids to certification age! Life begins again eh? 😝

I didn't know the Grouper was no longer available from CineBags. But, yeah, the Kraken seems pretty much the same thing. Filling a soft rinse tank with clothes sounds a good idea. I don't know AO coolers. The only thing I think to watch out for is the quality of the zips. They need to resist salt and not jam with salt build-up. And not leak of course! The CineBag was good for that although the internal pocket zips need work to prevent them jamming.

Hmmmm... I'm always super wary of rinse tanks. Dave is dead right of course - they are for rinsing not leaving gear unattended. That said, I would not mind a 1p for every time I've seen masks/computers/GoPros lobbed into the Cameras Only rinse tank; big systems dumped in without a second thought, cables tangled blah blah.... And the good few times I've been distracted whillst rinsing my camera system and had to leave it for a few minutes to come back and find gear dumped on top of it. I now travel with some of my camera gear packed in a CineBags Grouper bag. One we get to the liveaboard, I unpack it and it's then my own personal rinse tank. I can usually find some discrete corner where it sits out of the way and holds my camera - wet or dry. "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter the Dreaded Rinse Tank". I think Danté said that.

Activities in Iran/The Gulf and flights permitting (we're booked to travel through Doha!), I'm in the same position. I'm planning to take a 10-17 Tokina for my D500 with a 100mm domeport - plus a 60mm macro. I've used both there before successfully. The 10-17 worked very well for manta shots.

Great to have you with us,VT. A warm welcome Waterpixels. Best wishes Tim

Wreck diving might become good in the Straits…..

Metal credit cards? I'm impressed, Walt! I'm still on plastic......

Walt, I believe there are a couple of credit card companies who, for a minor fee, issue cards made of titanium. Would that help?