Everything posted by TimG
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I don't know how complicated it would be to enable TTL with HSS but I do wonder why you would bother. Manual exposure with strobes isn't difficult - far from it - and using HSS doesn't make a great deal of difference, if any. -
Hey Chip Sounds like you don't have that dark band issue that Nemrod is getting? Tim
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Hi Wiggy Nice to have another Brit resident on board. You've come to the right place for advice - and for help emptying your bank account. Good to have you with us. A warm welcome.
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Here we go again.... it didn't go well the first time! 🤣 Great to have you with us, Martin. A warm welcome to Waterpixels!
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That’s a good question. I didn’t like using one close-up lens with a flip holder. It felt in the way. Two???
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Congrats, Tino. Yep, do let us know how you get on with them.
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Hi Nemrod I'm no camera sync expert - Pavel is The Man (the UWT Man) - and I'm sure will chip-in. Agreed on not kitchen table-testing, but if you have a bath or even a decent size sink or tub you can fill with water, you can always try the strobes in that. That said, if you are getting that dark band above 1/500 that does sound like a sync issue. I can fire at 1/2000 with HSS and have no problem. Pavel?
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Great to have you with us, Lyle. A warm welcome to Waterpixels.
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Yes, I have a UWT board and use HSS quite a lot but with Retra strobes. The HSS setting is indeed Manual but that’s a setting on the strobe not the UWT board. The board needs to be set on whatever the correct setting is for Marelux. You then use the strobe controls to select HSS.
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Congrats, Gudge! Cracking image!!
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A few changes to the recently announced v14.5 have just arrived - now v14.5.1 Adobe report the changes as follows: This update includes bug fixes reported by the community, along with new cameras and lenses. P: LrC 14.5 Edit in Photoshop does not work when opening RAW photos P: Unable to relaunch after File>New Catalog/Switching catalogs, or relaunching with certain plugins P: Deleting a photo from a selected group takes you to the first photo, not the next P: Compare mode "Down arrow" destroys selection And here's the link: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-classic-14-5-1-is-now-available/td-p/15476347 -
Couldn't agree more.
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Yeah, as David suggests, rig a hard lead dive weight underneath the tray. A little trial and error to determine how much weight you need, but once you’ve done that, it’s a simple, easy solution.
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Doncha just love those national stereotypes…… roast beef, anyone?
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Fingers crossed for you....... keep us posted.
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Thanks. Yep, those are the guys we've ordered from before. A good service.
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A major upgrade, v2.0, has just been announced by Nikon to the Z6III. Bird tracking is one of the improvements most featured in the media but unless you are planning to photograph loons diving underwater, the following link might give you a better idea of just how much is contained in this update: https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/571.html -
Yes, but what has that got to do with it, eh? Have a great time! Where in Indo are you going? If it's anywhere near Triton Bay, could you look out for my torch. You know what it looks like.
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Wise. I’ve got no diving planned till next year. Dammit.
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Hmmmm, might be worth seeing if a comparison on the Nauticam website is any help. They have recommendations for the 15-30 albeit with an 8” dome. There are some members who are techno wizzes when it comes to the data on that schematic. One of them may well chip-in. I’m afraid they mean precious little to me. Sorry!
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Sea lions ate three cables in a single weekend?! Fabulous! Thats a classic line right there, Dave. Right up there with Freddie Star ate my hamster. Totally agree with you on the merits of straight vs coiled.
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But you’re not using a 16-35, right? But a 15-30? Why not ask SF what they recommend? It’s not necessarily going to be the same. I don’t think the MFD is relevant. It’s how the lens is positioned in the dome which is key. This is determined by the size of the dome and the length of the extension ring.
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You’ve got a SeaFrogs Canon R8 housing? I was trying to see what SF recommend as a port and EXR for your lens but they don’t seem to list an R8 housing.
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LOL! Naah, blame the coils! You're right, they're not so easy to deal with, get caught where you don't want them to get caught - and their stretchability ain't worth it. Actually, although I have never tried it, presumably if you heat a coiled fibre optic cable in hottish water, then stretch it out and clip each end onto something stretched whilst it cools...... wouldn't you then get a fairly straight cable??
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Hi Tino I had the Inon 2xx series for years: 220s then the various iterations of the 240s. I switched to Retras in 2020 and really like them for the build quality, colour, evenness of lighting and the ease of using the various accessories. And like the Inon, they use AA batteries. Yeah, they are expensive but I think after several hundred dives with them without the slightest problem, well worth the money.
