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Many thanks, Socrates!

For folks who are new to Waterpixels or, more importantly maybe, underwater photography more generally, would anyone like to have a crack at explaining the difference (other than the obvious one!) between front and rear curtain sync? The pros and cons? The why bothers? It'd make for an interesting read and perhaps shine some light on a slightly obscure avenue.

Hi CHanly Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy Waterpixels. A warm welcome!

I wonder if ULCS Ken has any thoughts on this issue? @UltralightCameraSolutions

Good luck with it, Tess. I think that'd be quite some interest in what you discover and choose. If you have the time, do post a read out. I really think "feel" is important in the choice.

Hey Jim! Great to have you with us. Welcome to Waterpixels. Lots of videoistas here so you're in good company. Best wishes

Many thanks, Chris!

Many thanks, Giancarlo. That’s very helpful.

Great to have you with us, RJF. Welcome!

Yeah, sounds wise, Massimo. Even then I'd check!

Folks I'd welcome views and experiences, please, on flying into Kaimana to join a liveaboard trip which sails from there - and ends up in Sorong. I'm running a trip using Emperor Divers there next year. I'm guessing Garuda via Jakarta but any Tips, Tricks, Does and Don'ts would be most welcome. Thanks!

If at all possible, just check it out with whatever lens(es) and camera body you plan to use. I found with Nikon cameras/lenses and the Kenkos, that with some combinations there is no autofocus or aperture control. What would work, for example on a D500 would not work on a Z6/Z9; similarly what might work with a Tokina lens would not work with a Nikkor. I ended up needing two slightly different model 1.4TC Kenkos to use with a D500, Z6/Z9, the Tokina 10-17 and the Nikkor 8-15.

Just found this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-14-3-sonoma-wb-picker-loupe-tool-is-stuck-after-first-click/idi-p/14378458 Seems to be a known issue. I have posted about it though on LR website.

Doesn't that make a pleasant and unusual change! If we could now get US-style baggage allowance on flights.....

Yep, I get the same, Wolfgang. I do see though that as I move the eyedropper across the image, the colour of the image changes in the Navigator view. But, yes, no change in the enlarged eyedropper image on the right-hand module. I had a look on the Lightroom Queen and no bugs are reported as yet for LRC 13.2 I'm running the same OS as you on a Mac Studio.

Is the port clean on the inside? Or a dirt mark on the lens?

Great to have you with us! Finally!! A warm welcome to your new home. And the Z8. Very cool. Yep, lots of familiar names….. Best wishes.

Congratulations! So, 3 months to bank up some sleep! Very best wishes.

For anyone else, like me, who didn’t know what IOL was: “Intraocular lenses (IOL)”. Essentially eye surgery to replace the lens. Sounds rather scary…… Really glad it worked for you RomiK.

Hi Robert! This list is indeed pinned in the Tutorials and How-Tos thread.

Hey Marc I'd be interested to hear about that too. Like you, I have been many times and was definitely seeing a decline in the health of the reef and the consequent decline in marine life. Our last trip there was in 2019, pre-pandemic, and have to admit we were starting to get bored with the diving there - even macro life was becoming sparse. If you're looking for something in the region, have you looked at Saint Maarten? We spend almost three years living there and loved the diving. Really good marine diversity and abundance.

Hi vkalia! Great to have you with us. Welcome! We hope you really enjoy this new forum. We’re sure you’ll see lots of familiar names.

Hey Tess - great to have you with us and welcome to Waterpixels. I'm sure my moderator colleague and your fellow Antipodean, Chris Ross, will be delighted to have another Aus on board. Welcome!

Hi DiverTess I've been using a D500 since 2017 when it replaced my D800. So, perhaps counter-intuitively, I've moved (back) from FX to DX. And, yep, I use the Tokina 10-17mm. I cannot see any difference in the images between the FX and the DX D500. The AF on D500 is highly-rated and is the equivalent of the then Nikon flagship DSLR D5. I cannot honestly say that the D500's AF system has ever led to me missing a shot. User error has though, of course! I moved back from the FX D800 to the DX D500 largely because of the issues surrounding housing wide-angle lenses on FX: large domes, crappy edges, nothing really equivalent to the Tokina. The FX body with its 230 domeport was a pain to transport. This will apply to the Z wide-angle lenses if you go for a Z8. Part of the decision making process is of course, the use you want intend for your images. If you want to blow them up beyond A3 then, yeah, maybe FX is worthwhile. But for on-screen use, I would argue FX is not worthwhile. In addition, I sell lots of my underwater images (10,000+ through Shutterstock plus other agencies) and no-one has ever suggested that, tsk, these were shot with a DX camera. On housing, discontinuations etc.... I've been using Subal housings since 2003 and only once have had to have one serviced and that was, dah-dah, user error with me letting a half teaspoon of sea water get in. And during the time I did several periods where I was doing 200+ dives a year. I'm sure Nauticam housings are equally robust. I would not worry too much about a housing being discontinued. Someone will be able to service it if that is necessary. Ditto on the actual cameras. Yep, the D500 is ?no longer on sale but I'm sure it would not be difficult to get a good secondhand one if necessary or get one repaired for the foreseeable future. I've argued for ages that we get seduced by the hype surrounding FX cameras. And I'm as guilty of it as anyone. Yes, I have FX for topside (a Z9 - which I really like). But underwater? I'd argue that the negatives outweigh the positives given the costs involved and the difference in output quality. Go with the D500 and a good housing: Nauticam, Subal.... I doubt very much you'd regret it. And you get to keep and use the Tokina! Put the cost of the Z8 to a dive trip (two?) and get some more pics.