TimG

On batteries and their dive life, I’ve just got back from a 4-dive day in Sint Maarten (yay) with my Retra Max strobes. Probably 150 images at really varying power settings. Used the Booster, so AA x8. About 25% battery life showing as remaining. I was happy. About 2-3 hours to charge 8 batteries with 2x 4xAA USB chargers.

Yeah, the Loupedecks are very good. The CT is almost a mini computer which is infinitely customisable. Loads of dials etc for edit commands all of which you can set up anyway you want.

Too late for Robert, but I really like the Loupedeck too. I’ve got the CT model. The fine tuning capability and fast processing it brings is brilliant. More useful than a Wacom, I find.

Following a bit of reorganisation, we now have two cabins available each of which can accommodate two people; plus one berth in a shared cabin for a woman. PM me if you’d like more details.

Thanks! They do have a nice glass of red…..

Yowzers! That’s awkward!

It should indeed, Mike. It’s a great bunch of people too.. … hey, here’s a thought. Why not treat Mrs P? Think just how many brownie points you’d earn? Lots of new gear off the back of that!

For the last few years I’ve organised a dive trip for Ocean Explorers in Sint Maarten. We’ve been to Saba, Turks and Caicos and the southern Red Sea trip. These trips have no connection with Waterpixels and all bookings and payments are made directly to a registered travel agent. I just act as the organiser/coordinator. Last year’s trip was so successful that we decided this year will be a bit of a repeat. So Emperor Divers liveaboard, Seven Seas, again in the southern Red Seas on the Southern Solitude itinerary. We have the whole boat. Sadly two people have had to drop out for family reasons and we have 2 spaces available: one for a man, one for a woman both in shared Lower Berths. The standard on the Seven Seas is very high and this should prove to be an excellent trip. It starts from Port Ghalib on 17 October for 7 nights. Previous trips have brought together a terrific group of people from all over: Dutch, Brazilian, American, French, British… and we have had a great time. Many have been on each trip. If you’re interested, drop me a PM with an email or WhatsApp contact and I’ll send you the full information sheet. Cost is around USD1870.

Hey tank! Welcome aboard. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum.

I was able to access it about an hour ago. Very little traffic going on.

A real pleasure! 😃

Great to have you with us! A warm welcome to Waterpixels. I’m sure there’s lots of names you’ll recognise. (love the username!)

I don't know about the Nauticam, but on the Subal, if you moisten a finger and put it across the leak alarm prongs: BAAAH, BAAAH, BAAAH..... I'd imagine the Nauticam would be similar. Good news on the rest!

YOLO? That's a new one on me. And we don't have it on the abbreviation thread...... We've got GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) but YOLO????

Well done, Sergio! For me this is the impact of shooting at shallower depths and the colouration of the water when ambient light impacts on it. At depth you can get darker, richer blues. At shallower depths, not so much.

Argh! Take your time and work steadily....... As the guys say, use whatever you can find to blow out any water, eg, air blower, hair dryer. - Remove any batteries - Wipe the inside of the housing as much as you can with a cloth dampened with fresh water. - The ship will most likely have contact cleaner on board. Spray some on a clean cloth a wipe any electrical contacts in the housing. Check any batteries for corrosion and replace if necessary. - Check the o-ring for tiny splits - Once you've done all that, and the housing is dry, take it for a dive without a camera and check there is no further leak. Fingers crossed. Hard to say what might have caused it. Hopefully just water when you opened the housing. But "a very ting amount" doesn't sound like water drops.....

It's really odd, Sergio,. I uploaded files yesterday without a problem. Can you reduce the file size further and have another go? I don't think a large file is really necessary for us to see what's going on.

Sounds like someone almost did you a favour! Enjoy those Retras!

Hey Sergio We did have some server problems earlier but we think they have been sorted and you should have no problem uploading images now. Tim

LOL!!! Good luck with the servicing. It'd be interesting to know how you get on with it.

Hey! About time you joined us! Welcome. Good to have you with us.

Thanks! Thats the Kenko 1.4 DGX. Yep, the order would be camera, adapter, TC then Tokina. And, yes, you’ll need an extension to create sufficient space between the port and the housing. I’m sure someone will chip in with the required length.

I know the feeling! If you are using the 10-17 on its own the images tend to be broad reef/wreck shots with a wide panorama. Add the TC and the shots become narrower. Get the subject immediately in front of the lens/dome so it fills, say, 1/3rd of the screen. This will give a real close-up of the subject but because of the wider-angle will show a lot of the background too. Here's an example

Yeah, by underwater equipment standards, it's a fairly inexpensive way of creating greater capability and variety.

Hi Sergio! Could you post an example? First thought is that the ambient sunlight in shallower water overpowered the strobes output. In deeper water with less ambient light, the strobes would illuminate your subject and produce the sort of colours you were expecting. However in stronger ambient light the strobes will not be as effective and other colours will be evident dictated by the effect of sunlight and not strobes.