TimG

Hi The Subal system doesn’t use diopters to adjust the viewfinder optics. You need to adjust the diopter that’s on the camera and then just for the housing into the camera. There are no diopter adjustments on Subal viewfinder. And yes, you need a zoom ring to change a zoom setting. Autofocus changes the focussing do you don’t need a ring for that. For the zoom ring check out Subal.com. There are number of folks on this forum who print their own zoom rings using 3D printing. If you have the right camera in the right housing the main controls should line up perfectly. If they don’t it could be that the camera isn’t aligned quite right on the sledge. Occasionally you might get slight misalignments on a control or two which might require minor adjustments on a control rod. But such adjustments are, by my experience, not common on Subal housings. It’d be a bit like adjusting a Rolls Royce 😝 Another possibility is that you need to remove the rubber eyepiece on the camera before closing the housing and/or remove and kind of screen protector. Hope these help!

Me too!

Welcome to Waterpixels, SwiftS! Good to have you with us. Do start a new post and we’ll do our best to help you. I’m a Subal owner myself…. Love them! Best wishes

And here’s one of the dilemmas of u/w photography. I think we’ve all been there: don’t want to spend big bucks, compromise, get more experienced and….. then realise you should have spent the big bucks. Argh. Not easy. But if it’s any consolation, which it isn’t of course, you’re not alone.

Once you are sure the screw is as unscrewed as it can go, it’s just a case of pulling with a gentle twisting motion. You’ll get there! Maybe regrease the o-rings when you next put them back on.

Hey Duncan! A warm welcome to Waterpixels! You've come to the right place for advice on housings, macro etc ... also on how to empty your bank account. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes from the team

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.