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Interesting thought. The weight of the Booster is negligible and takes up very little space. I’ve always traveled with both the regular back as well as the Booster but I honestly couldn’t you why! I guess it makes more sense to leave the regular back at home.

I know nothing about the Kraken but rate the Retras highly. I’ve gone through the various iterations and have been highly impressed by the build quality, performance and customer service. I use the Retra LSD for macro with the ProMax all the time and find the combination terrific. I really like being able to use AAs with the Retra and the booster addition usually covers me for a 4 dive day. Yes, they are pricey but I’ve never regretted the Retras for a second. Reliable, a great range of well-made accessories, fairly compact and robust. I’d recommend them without hesitation.

Oskar at Retra told me some time back that some strobes require the fibre cable to be centralised very carefully on the sensor. This applies especially for TTL. Hence fibre bushes/plugs with dual holes (like the Inon ones) can be problematic.

No worries. Yeah, there is more than one version of the PRO300 and not all of them work with every Nikon body.

With a Z8?

Thanks Chris. Do you know if it’s the DG or DGX model? I think the Pro 300 has one or other of those designations.

Yep, I’ve had the 100 and the 200. The only advantage I could ever see of the 200 is for over/unders. The 100 optically is just as good, is easier for travelling and better ergonomically for CFWA. If over/unders are essential then a 200 is very good. Otherwise, for me, 100 is best.

You know we Brits will ride to your rescue with your Euro allies. 😊

Thanks Markus! Good to know. I'll add it to the list

Yeah, you may well be right and that does seem logical. It’d be good to test it though. If anyone has a D850 and a Kenko 1.4 DGX and/or DG perhaps they can report back…..

The US used to be a good place to buy electrical and camera gear. No longer I guess.

As you say, RomiK, it’s all about personal preferences. I like the wreck image and, to me, it’s not so obviously a fisheye.

If you do you are not going to get hit with that curse: ".... if only I'd bought the [fill in something you REALLY wanted to buy here but "compromised" and now regret it]...."

I'm sure I read somewhere recently that an independent manufacturer has produced an FTZ-equivalent that will drive older lenses. I thought when I read it that perhaps it would drive the Sigma 15mm - or as Walt mentions, the Nikkor 16mm. The lack of Z-mount fisheye is, for we underwater folk, a major missing element.

Love the moray pic! Good one RomiK!

Z9 info now added. Essentially same as Z6/6III/7, use the DG model not the DGX.

The issue of which Kenko TC 1.4 works with which body and lens comes up from time to time. Rather than folks having to hunt for the info, I'm gathering it here in this post which we will Pin. Feel free to add info as you learn more combinations! If anyone has a Z8 and can test out a Kenko, that would be a useful addition. Nikon D500 (DX) D500 + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 DG + Tokina 10-17: AF works; no vignetting at any focal length D500 + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 DGX + Tokina 10-17: AF works; no vignetting at any focal length D500 + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 DG + Nikkor 8-15: Err message. No AF; no vignetting at any focal length D500 + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 DGX + Nikkor 8-15: AF works and aperture display; no vignetting at any focal length Nikon D850 D850 + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 DG + Nikkor 8-15: ?????? D850 + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 DGX + Nikkor 8-15: AF works and aperture display Nikon Z6 (and, presumably Z7) with firmware 3.0 Z6 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 300 DG + Tokina 10-17 : No AF; No aperture display; vignettes with hood attached after 11 Z6 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 300 DGX + Tokina 10-17 : No AF; No aperture display; vignettes with hood attached after 11 Z6 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 300 DG + Nikkor 8-15: AF works; vignettes with hood attached after 11 Z6 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO300 300 DGX + Nikkor 8-15: No AF; No aperture display; vignettes with hood attached after 11 Z6 + FTZ + Kenko HD Pro + Nikkor 8-15mm No AF; No aperture display Nikon Z6III Z6III + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO 300 DGX + Nikkor 8-15mm: No AF; No aperture display Z6III + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO 300 DG + Nikkor 8-15mm AF works and aperture display Z6III + FTZ + Kenko HD Pro + Nikkor 8-15mm [Likely does not work] Nikon Z8 Z8 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO 300 DG + Nikkor 8-15mm AF works and aperture display Z8 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO 300 DGX + Nikkor 8-15mm ?????? Z8 + FTZ + Kenko HD Pro + Nikkor 8-15mm No AF; No aperture display Nikon Z9 Z9 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO 300 DGX + Nikkor 8-15mm: No AF; No aperture display Z9 + FTZ + Kenko TELEPLUS PRO 300 DG + Nikkor 8-15mm AF works and aperture display Z9 + FTZ + Kenko HD Pro + Nikkor 8-15mm [Likely does not work] Conclusion a. If you want to use the Kenko with a Tokina 10-17 on a D500 no problem with the DG or DGX model b. If you want to use the Kenko with a Nikkor 8-15 on a D500, you need the DGX model c. If you want to use the Kenko with a Nikkor 8-15 on a Z6/Z7/Z6III/Z9 you need the DG model d. Forget trying to use either the Kenko DG or DGX with a Tokina 10-17 on the Z6/Z7 (well why would you anyway) e. HDPro Model does not work with Z6/Z8. Not tested with Z6III or Z9 but likely does not work

Hi Octopixel! Well done switching from being a lurker. Good to have you with us. As an ex-"other pixel" dweller, I'm sure there's lots of folks here you recognise. We hope you like the forum. Welcome!

That's interesting. I've heard generally that even with the S&S correction lens and a 230 dome, apertures need to be well stopped down to get good edges.

Yup. Bizarre. I've edited the list above to reflect this. Thanks for checking it out @adrianob

I do pretty much the same as Mike on Lightroom (LR) but for stills. As Mike has written in another post, aside from being an excellent image editor, LR is a tremendous database which is highly customisable. Whilst the idea might sound a bit daunting initially, it's a pretty intuitive program ( and certainly compared to Photoshop) and with a little discipline when importing images/video, as Mike explains, they become pretty easy to find at a later date. You can search and find items in all sorts of ways: which camera did I use; which lens; which date; where was I; through keywords. I know there are members who grumble about the relatively new subscription approach and cost, but I've been using the program since it was first released and it has just gets better and better at, I would argue, not unreasonable cost for what it provides.

Hey quinndo Having moved from the Caribbean to Northern Europe, I can understand your pain! Good to have you with us though. Even if you’re not diving so much, we hope you enjoy the forum. Best wishes.

Hi P Kostelnik A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes

Here it is … from @bghazzal on the Prescription Masks thread. Thanks, Ben!