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Hey Rachid! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Good to have you with us. Best wishes.

Hey Noel! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Good to have you with us. Best wishes

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Hey guys Each year I organise a dive trip for 20-24 people all of whom are connected in one way or another to Ocean Explorers dive centre in Sint Maarten. For 2027 we’re considering Roatan. I’m looking for recommendations: resort or liveaboard? Good operator? Good resort? Best location? Best time of year? What to avoid? The clientele are looking for 3-4 star quality. Any ideas, tips, recommendations would be much appreciated. Many thanks!

🤣 Thanks, David! Great to have you with us. And a pleasure to meet you in Sint Maarten. Post your questions in the compact systems section and I’m sure you’ll get lots of help. Best wishes.

Yeah, I agree. Get a new hot shoe and replace that assembly. As Chris says, they do indeed plug into the board - as you’ve seen.

The ease of fitting the new Booster and the size was one of the prime reasons I switched from the older Retra Pro to the newer model. Handling the Retra with the Booster - rather than the Superchargers - is a major improvement. As you rightly say, why wouldn’t you dive without the Booster!?

Ooooo, just read the lens hood is $199.99. That has to be top value, right? It’s black, it’s tough, it looks cool. That’s $199.99 right there. I may order one. Forget the camera.

How much is the lens hood?

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

Does anything else matter?

Hi BJS Not to M4/3 but I “downgraded” from D800 to D500 about 8 years ago and am still using the D500. Haven’t regretted it for a second. I’ve posted many times about the advantages of sub-FF in terms of cost, portability and ergonomics - and no noticeable quality cost unless, maybe, serious commercial use or massive prints involved. There are a good few M4/3 members who will join in.

Great to have you with us, Eduardo! Welcome.

Hi Iz! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Living in Indonesia AND doing CCR! Yay, how cool is that! Best wishes Tim

Sorry mate. I should have given you more warning. Feel better soon. 👹

makar0n gave me really helpful advice with this some time ago and I got the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB and an enclosure. The work of moments to put it together and it works like a charm. I use it as my main photo storage attached to..... [look away, makar0n]...... a Mac Studio. It would certainly be perfect for a travel storage disk. One thing I did find and that was new to me, is that you have to pick the right USB-C cable to make sure you get the best possible speed. I thought they were all just two plugs and a cable. Seems they ain't. What works best (for me, anyway) is a 20GB/s cable.

Whooo, that’s an odd one. Is it feasible that the battery connectors in the trigger have got slightly bent and one of the batteries only connects when in a certain orientation?

I think we need a video of this!

Hey Geoff! Great to have you with us and welcome to Waterpixels. Film in Raja eh? Not too many folks think about doing that these days. I can well understand you hesitating though over the switch to digital given the timing. I have to say though, it's not a difficult transition. Well, other than on your bank account of course! THat's pretty painful. We hope you enjoy the forum.

Enjoy them, Hugues!

Hey Bruce! Welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum. We've got a good few Oz members including my colleague, Chris Ross, a Senior Moderator/ Best wishes

I try not to see it in heroic terms.

At the other end of this He Man spectrum...... Although admittedly not "local", I was diving from MV Harmoni in Raja a few weeks ago. Whilst the tropical sun beat down on the canvas awning which flapped languidly in the breeze, the crew put all my gear, except mask and camera, in the RIB. I sauntered down the steps and took a comfortable seat on the RIB tube. We drove to the dive site and the crew held gear on the RIB tube to allow arms to be slipped through whilst offering to do up the buckles. I said I could manage. A gentle backward roll led into the 29 degree water. The RIB was waiting for me on ascent. The crew pulled my gear out of the water, removed my fins and I climbed the 3-rung ladder. On returning to Harmoni, I wandered up the steps to the deck enjoying the sunshine whilst the crew took my gear, except mask and camera, rinsed it, filled the tank with Nitrox ... and handed me a glass of chilled juice and a fresh towel. No sweat was raised. No heart pounded. I made it all look easy. As the US Marines would say, OOO-rah. More mango juice, sir?