TimG

A warm welcome, sharknado4. Good to have you with us.

A quick translation: Hello, it would be interesting to return to this topic, unfortunately we can no longer access wetpixel to read those articles, my experience with the 160 pro (opto kit) at the moment is not being good, the person in charge of Subtronic is friendly and correct, shipments to Germany are expensive and repairs take a long time, it is a shame because the quality of construction is exceptional, small companies in the EU tend to disappear, the Chinese market absorbs everything, if you have any problem they send you directly a new flash, without protesting, while it is under warranty, then if it breaks you can throw it away directly since here in Spain it is almost impossible to find a General technician who repairs underwater flashes... very unfortunate but that's how the market is today.. the more electronics and components the more probability of failures,, I started with nikonos, that if they were good flashes that did not give problems,, the 105 was the star, and then the ys250 pro and the ys 300 of sea sea were wonderful,, tempus fujit as the king of the Bible said... this will never be the same anymore.....use and throw away, there is the business.... I'm sorry to be so fatalistic but it's been more than 40 years in the fotosub world and I've been through almost everything... greetings.

Yeah, really good. Such a clear explanation. At the end of the day, it's about compromises......

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

Hey Richard! Great to have you with his. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. I love the idea of two homes, two sets of gear! Best wishes

Hey Robin! Great to have you with us. As an ol’ Wetpixel hand you’ll see lots of familiar names. Welcome!

Hey Kolin A warm welcome to Waterpixels - warmer than diving in BC! Very good to have you with us and we hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes

Excellent. I hope you have fun with it. One small note of caution: the lens zoom ring on them has a tendency to detach! The ring seems to be held in place by sticky tape. So I’d suggest care is needed when fitting the port/housing zoom ring - and once in place, leave it on. If the lens zoom ring does detach, don’t panic! (Yes, easier said than done!). It’s not hard to reattach. I’ve had two copies of the lens and both have had the same issue. But with a little care, they were/are perfectly useable.

The triumph of Hope over Experience?

I’m not sure on the current status, but a few years ago you could buy the Tokina 10-17 with or without the petal hood. I’ve had both and as @Architeuthis explains, the petals are tiny and unlikely to interfere. I’d read somewhere though that the lens was now discontinued.

Really good idea to shoot a mono-colour wall and see what you can see. As @Architeuthis says, same as a dust spot test shot.

I’m wondering if it was condensation on the sensor through that opening if the housing? Pretty difficult to remove in LR. You could try using the Brush with a slightly negative EV.

Wow, would it work like that underwater 😆 I must admit to a quiet chuckle of pleasure when I let go of my system underwater and it just hangs…… almost a feeling of zen.

On the issue of sensor size, my strong advice would be to be careful before you go down the FF route. It’s a very expensive, big and bulky route and wide-angle is still not straightforward. For most users, M43 or APS-C are much more flexible and less expensive formats and, as Bill points out, produce great results. I ?downgraded from FF to APS-C and have never regretted it.

Ahhh, so true. It’s what we do best 😝

Hey Julian A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Very good to have you with us. We hope you enjoy the forum. Best wishes

This is a subject that crops up regularly and is a pain to resolve. As Chris explains, prevention is the best way! Once the problem is there though I remember a range of solutions have been suggested; dilute citric acid or white vinegar; Coca Cola, Mothers glass cleaner, Brasso. I’m not sure anyone has nailed a clear winner. At the end of the day, re-glassing is only the 100% solution I’ve heard of.

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

Can totally understand Nemrod’s view. Loads of pics are spoilt be inelegant diver poses. Images with divers need care and direction . But that’s where the beauty of the partners relationship kicks in. You work with your partner creating an image which he/she loves, which was created together and can get you some cracking images. “You spend quality time together on the dive”….. you still get it in the neck after, but that’s love, right?

My partner became part of my dive images and is now terrific at positioning herself really well to enhance wide-angle shots. When its macro time, thankfully she has a fair amount of patience, will help find things and generally keep an eye on the general direction of the dive. I usually get an earful at the surface for a variety of offences but, hey, life rolls on, eh? A personal dive guide when feasible is a great option.