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It’s the EVF review facility which I find really appealing in switching to mirrorless. Terrific not to have to switch between the viewfinder and the screen to review.

Yay! Good Man!!! Thanks.

Hey Martin Like Dave, I like Stix floats. They seem indestructible, a reasonable price, easy to change on the arms - and not too heavy. On arm lengths, I go with 1 x 20cms plus 1 x 13cms for each of my two strobes. I have tried 26cm arms too with a 13cm but found these a bit floppy and hard to lockdown. I've always found the 20+13 combination good for macro and wide-angle.

Wow, that’s quite a landmark, Alex. Congratulations.

.... and you get two reusable wine corks too. Essential for any home. Cheers!

Hi Martin! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes Tim

Good to have you with ups, Johan. Welcome to Waterpixels. I've just read your strobe issue. Annoying, especially with a trip coming up. Sorry, I'm not sure I can be of much help (my only thought was a trigger battery issue) but I'm sure others will weigh in. Standby! Best wishes Tim

As brightnight says, a sharp blade is important to get a clean cut especially if you are thinking of using TTL. A box cutter is ideal.

Fair enough, Chris. I'm sure all system are not alike. It could be, too, that I'm just too lazy to make the changes....

Over the years I’ve found that a change of lens/port doesn’t usually make such a dramatic change of buoyancy that it’s worth endless shifting of floats, adjusting of buoyancy arms etc. If you get reasonably neutrally buoyancy for a 60mm macro setup, I’ve found that to be about a reasonable average. Changing port and lens from that will increase or decrease buoyancy slightly. But rarely enough to be troublesome.

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Hi Dave I get nothing when clicking on the link. May be better to upload a copy of the image to your post?

As Barmaglot says: luggage scale. Works a treat.

Hi Pescha Welcome to Waterpixels! It’s very good to have you with us. We hope you enjoy the forum. Best wishes Tim

We're delighted to have you with us, Holrak. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you really enjoy the forum. Best wishes Tim

Hey! For me Red Sea is fisheye country and I use either the Tokina 10-17 on my D500 or the Nikkor 8-15. I'd use either of those for the wrecks or reefs. When I was shooting a D800 I only used the Sigma 15mm. So on your Z7, I'd go with the 8-15 set to the 15mm end with a small dome. Nice for travelling. Maybe it's just me and I'm spoiled by Lembeh and the Philippines, but I've never found macro worthwhile in the RS. So to keep weight down, I don't take a macro lens but do take a Z6III for topside with, usually, either the Z 24-70mm or 24-200mm. I couldn't see a use for the 24-70 underwater. Have a great time!

Well it's about time! Good to have you with us finally and welcome to your new home. 😉 Yep, very sad about Wetpixel but lots of folks have moved here so I'm sure you'll see lots of familiar names. A warm welcome, horvendile.

Hey rafiq Welcome to Waterpixels! Great to have you with us. We hope you enjoy the forum.

Hey John! Good to have you with us. Welcome to Waterpixels.

Hey Val I had the Inon system with the intention of using for off-housing a snoot-mounted strobe. The tripod head is well made and solid. Differing or adjustable sized legs can be fitted. The legs come with both rubber and spiked feet. All fit together smoothly and easily. The height of the tripod can be varied by using both the centre column and the spread of the legs. A weight can be clipped on the centre column to increase stability. I rigged up a couple of clips on to the system which allowed me to clip it on to my BCD when not in use. It all seemed a practical and fairly deployable system to overcome the issue of pointing a snoot at a subject and keeping it in place. However I found it hard to actually find substrate that was free of coral etc but near enough the subject and gave up on the idea. Depending on leg length, the tripod setup is generally stable as long as not too high. The shorter the more stable especially with the legs spread. I’m not sure though how stable with a large system with strobes etc. Current could be an issue. Certainly it’s well made, flexible and a solid piece of manufacturing. If you plan to use it with a large system, I do wonder whether you might be better going with a system with a larger, wider base plate allowing the legs more spread than the Inon provides.