Everything posted by TimG
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I could have waved to you, Bill. We sailed out of Misool yesterday. Fabulous diving. -
Cynical? I think you mean we’ve learned from bitter experience. The US sneezes and the rest of the world gets flu. Manufacturers will hike up the prices worldwide because they don’t want to hit the US market too hard; and because they can. All the world needs: COVID, Ukraine, Gaza and now tariffs.
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Great to have you with us A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum
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Fair point, Chris!
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As Chris explains, something like the Retra reduction rings work very well as does a snoot. Snoots do take some practice though and work best on strobes that have a circular flash tube with a central aiming light. A fast shutter speed also helps by reducing the amount of light the sensor can pick up. And, yep, after that inward or overhead lighting but these techniques can produce unwanted shadows and odd effects.
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Hey Sam! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes
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No equipment manufacturer is going to get rich with that kind of attitude, vkalia. Up your game, man!
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I do find that my leak sensor, a Vivid Sentinel, can switch from hours of steady green to blinking green/red through, I think, temperature variations - although it’s supposed to compensate for that. The fact you are getting moisture though is concerning. Good idea from Wolfgang to taste the water. If unsalty then condensation is the likely answer. I did think though that aluminium housings were not especially prone to that. But maybe it’s possible in tropical environments or where there is significant ambient temperature fluctuations, like the mountain lake. You could try packing the housing with tissue paper and taking it for a dive and seeing where the moisture is developing. This also might help show up the site of a possible small leak as it’s likely to only set the area around the leak whereas moisture would likely be more widespread. Good luck tracking it down. An annoying and troubling issue for sure.
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I’m a Mac user too so it’s not that.
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Hmmmm…… odd. I thought that did work. Try cutting and pasting into Notes and then copying from Notes. Ive been able to copy from Notes into Waterpixels. I’m sure Rich will take a look at the issue.
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Yeah , I’m now very wary of letting water dry on my ports. Once out of the rinse tank I use a micro fibre towel to dry them.
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Waterpixels is delighted to announce that Maria Munn has joined the team as our Compact Systems Specialist. For many years Maria has taught and specialised in producing amazing images using compact systems especially the Canon G series. She’s been looking too at action cameras and housed smartphone systems and has posted some really helpful guides and reviews. A more detailed resume for Maria is on our About page. We’re sure members will welcome warmly her knowledge, experience and enthusiasm. Great to have you with us, Maria. -
I made a sleeve for the Retra LSD from the arm of an old wetsuit. If you buy strobe sleeves from Retra just make sure you get the right ones for the right strobes - same with bumpers. The Retra Max ones are a slightly different shape/size.
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Hey Robin I use the reflector and really like it for turbid water with suspended sediment.
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Fabian, I often think AFI is the wise approach. Another one for the abbreviation list…..
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Hey John I do think the front and rear bumpers are worth buying. And, unusually for me, the neoprene sleeves too. They really keep the Retras in great cosmetic shape. On the diffusers, I have a set but have almost never felt the need to use them. The output without them is excellent.
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Thanks John. Very likely if there’s no AF the aperture doesn’t work either. That seems the pattern.
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Hi Oren Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes
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Wow, I remember the times back in the late 70s and into the 80s when buying electronics and watches, Hong Kong was the place to shop.
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Glad you told me that one!
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Nikon have announced a firmware update to the Z9. According to the Nikon firmware website, version 5.20 brings the following: Added support for “NX Field*”, a remote shooting system for corporate users. * Visit the “NPS” website for overview and user’s manual of NX Field. Nikon Professional Services (NPS) (English) Note: “NX Field” app for smart devices may not be available in some countries and regions. • Renamed d14 [Display on during burst] in [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU]. • Fixed the following issues: - Pressing the playback button after repeatedly shooting bursts would in rare cases corrupt the display of all images. - In rare circumstances, optimal exposure could not be achieved during burst shooting after changing the exposure in mode M. - In synchronized release, pressing the shutter-release button of the master camera halfway initiated autofocus on the remote camera with the following setting selected. ▸ [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] > a6 [AF activation] > [AF-ON only] -
The colours in a Spotfin Lionfish, Lembeh Straits© Timsimages.uk
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Goby on the Tandu Rosa dive site, Lembeh Straits© Timsimages.uk
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I had this problem a couple of times with Inon Z220s or Z240s. As you say, darn tricky to get at them to clean.
