TimG

2 hours ago, fruehaufsteher2 said:

 

@TimG lost your bet. She edited my spelling mistakes. 🫣

 

She is truly a keeper! 😍

Our video experts will chip-in, no doubt. But way closer to 20k than 2k. My partner has a 5k Orca light for her GoPro

4 hours ago, ianmarsh said:

I am only putting this up as a discussion starter, since this was a strong thread on the old website

I don’t know if this situation has settled, but maybe transferring old posts or new info here could be helpful going forward.

ian

Thanks for getting this rolling, Ian. Definitely worth a thread. 

Thanks for that, Dave. Interesting. 

Any particular type of toothpaste? 

Ive never seen fungus on a port - I’ve sure had it on lenses - but I have had those weird drying marks on glass ports.
 

Washing with fresh water and then drying with a soft cloth helps but, at least for me, hasn’t solved it completely. I’ve had to use Mothers Glass Cleaner which worked pretty well. 

€10 says Frau fruehaufsteher2 is not reading these posts. 🤣

Ahh, yes, we know that heavily invested feeling. Welcome, Erik! We can help you invest even more heavily…..

Argh - not good. Obvious comment, but it's stuck for a reason. I guess you've already tried the usual "reboot" - switching it off and on. If that doesn't clear it, I'd have thought something mechanical has gone wrong and that, to me, indicates a repair job. Bummer.

2 hours ago, bghazzal said:

You guys also forgot the banner for the kidney bank sponsoring Waterpixels.

An extremely good point. I do believe that there is an automatic membership for all Waterpixels contributors.

56 minutes ago, Davide DB said:

5700£ or 6500 euro and it weights 2,6 kg so we have:

1. White truffle of Alba - 3000 €/kg
2. WACP - 2500 €/kg
3. Kobe beef - 1000 €/kg

So it's, errrr, actually a really good deal??

A number of member have asked if we can post a glossary of common underwater photography/videography abbreviations.

So, we offer:

AE-L: Automatic Exposure Lock

AF-C: Auto Focus-Continuous - camera focuses continuously

AF-L: Auto Focus Lock

AF-S: Auto Focus-Spot - camera holds focus in one spot 

APS-C: Cropped sensor

AWB: Auto White Balance

BR: Buyers remorse - the regret of not getting the pricier model
CA: Chromatic Aberration

CAF/CDAF: Contrast-detection autofocus. 
CFWA: Close Focus, Wide-Angle

CMC: Compact Macro Converter

DOF: Depth of Field

DX: Nikon cropped sensor 

EMWL: Extended Macro Wide Lens

ETTR: Exposing to the Right

EVF: Electronic Viewfinder

EXIF: Exchangeable Image File Format

FCP: Fisheye Conversion Port (Nauticam)*

FFCP/FCPX: Final Cut Pro editing software

FE: Fisheye 

FF: Full Frame sensor

FOV: Field Of View

FPS: Frames per second

FX: Nikon full frame sensor

IQ: Image Quality

IS: Image Stabilization with different manufacturer declination

   Canon - IS (Image Stabilization)

   Fujifilm - OIS (Optical Image Stabilization)

   Nikon - VR (Vibration Reduction)

   Panasonic - Power OIS (Power Optical Image Stabilization)

   Sony - OSS (Steady Shot)

LR: Adobe Lightroom 

MFT or M4/3: Micro Four-Thirds 

PDAF: Phase-detection autofocus.

PS: Adobe Photoshop 

SMC: Supermacro Converter

SOOC: Straight Out of Camera

SS: Shutter Speed

TTL: Thru The Lens (in u/w photography usually refers to the automatic camera control of strobe output)

WACP: Wide-Angle Correction Port or Wide-Angle Conversion Port (Nauticam)*

WWL: Wet Wide Lens (Nauticam)*

* for all Nauticam wet lens, read the detailed explanation in this article: 

https://waterpixels.net/articles/articles_technique/fcp-wacp-wwl-emwl-a-short-overview-of-what-you-need-to-know-on-nauticam-water-contact-optics-r40/

ALTERNATIVE suggestions we thought it important to include:

WACP:  Wow Awesomely Cool Port, What A Cool Port

FCP: F***ing Cool Port

FFO: Fish F**ked Off

GBSM: Go Broke Saving Money

TDBP: The Dog’s B*****ks Port

GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

LBA: Lens Buy Addiction

BR = Buyer Remorse

Please feel free to offer additional suggests (and Alternatives) which we will add to this list

Yep, go into your Profile, select Account Settings and you'll see Country as a tab. with that you can change the settings and flag.

Keep those abbreviations coming! Brilliant!

34 minutes ago, Mark Don said:

Thanks all for the help, you have basically given me really strong directions

Excellent, Mark. Our role in life is to help members spend money.....

And, yeah, I'm sure you'll change your mind many times. That's all good thought, right, as you read more and get more and more into it.

I started the same route as you guys with a cooler. But after several rusted out zips and leaks, bit the bullet and bought the Cinebags Grouper. Yeah, expensive but money well spent. I’ve used it a couple of times even as my system carry-on bag on flights. As a bag to carry gear onto and store on a dive boat, it is excellent. 

I will collate and post. 

17 hours ago, Jef Driesen said:

positioning the snoot was

Home made snoot? We need a picture, Jef!

1 hour ago, fruehaufsteher2 said:

 

Happy to see that Waterpixels is such a great success. 

 

So far, so good. The response has been terrific. 

Sure saves time, Ido!

The edit element I think amazing.  Total picture creation, not so much. For now. But doubtless it will be before long. 

Super idea! We can do that. A job for me after Christmas 

Meantime:

CFWA: Close focus. Wide-angle 

MFT: micro four-thirds 

FCP: Final Cut Pro

WACP: wide-angle conversion port

Really glad youve joined us! A warm welcome. 

Hey Al, great to have you with us. Welcome!

Mike, if you click on the 3-dot ellipsis on the right hand side that should offer you a menu which includes Edit.  

lol, I wish I still was! Just spent 3 years in Solitary nt Maarten but now back in chilly Amsterdam.