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Noted! That's a lot of cable, Michael!
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If you want cable and you're in the US, you can just order it directly. Easy-peasy. The problem is for folks on this side of the Atlantic where this cable just doesn't seem to be available. So a bulk order makes sense for them/us. You can order here: https://i-fiberoptics.com/fiber-detail-asahi.php?id=3360&sum=166
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It’s a good idea, makar0n and probably cheaper than via NL. But @fruehaufsteher2 said he can’t manage onward distribution. I’ve organised a Red Sea dive trip for October on which a number of US residents are joining. Hmmm….. wonder if I could ask one of them to bring it in their baggage. Weighs nothing……. I’ll explore. Your 4-6m noted.
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Hey! Those patch cords on your Indo link look very much like Toslink cable. This works fine if not quite as good as the Ashai 613. But for non-TTL video lights should be just fine. Just cut off the plugs, cut to length, jam into the plugs - and you should be good to go. On the "Sea&Sea plugs", just check what kind of bulkhead opening you have. All the ones I've mentioned above are bog-standard and more than likely the same as you would use on your housing. You can always rig up a way of jamming your cables into the bulkheads. Tape them to thicken them out, for example. This is not rocket science nor, usually, does it have to be super precise for non-TTL work.
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Guys Can I check who actually wants cable before getting rolling with this? So far I have only heard from @Joerg Malke and @stiebs. No other takers??? I don't really need any myself so if there's only one person in the EU and one in Aus, then a bulk order becomes a bit pointless. No bulk, no order?
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Hey Saudio! Welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum and get lots from it.
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Each to his own, of course. But unless you've tried FEs on a wreck and really don't like the results, I wouldn't write them off. Depending how you use it, of course, it's rare that an FE distorts a wreck to such an extent that it becomes obvious because it's rare that wreck images have so many obviously straight lines (weird though that may sound). There are loads of superb wreck pics where an FE was used and you'd be hard pushed to spot that. They have the advantage too of being relatively inexpensive and can be used in small domes: great for transportation and manoeuvre in the water. But, as I say, each to his own. -
Great to have you with us, dmanfish. A warm welcome to Waterpixels.
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Great to have you with us, Nick. Welcome to Waterpixels. We'll probably move your membership label to "Industry" so the folks are aware that you might have a commercial interest. 😉
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Mike, if you can, much better to post those images as jpgs. As HEICS, each one has to be dowloaded individually by a reader.
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Hmmmmmm...... no examples eh? Be wary.....
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The issue with full-frame bodies and a rectilinear lens of that range is the size of the dome and the degree to which you are happy with blurry corners. Unless there is something unusual about the RF15-35 lens design (and I'm not a user) a 6" dome is very small indeed for that type of rectilinear dome. As you may well have read on lots of posts, rectilinear lanes are best used with big domes. 8" are sort of ok-ish, 9" better. But lots of folks use even 9" domes with a Sea&Sea correction lens. All of this to achieve corners that they find acceptably sharp. My experience has been with the Nikon 16-35 on full frame. Using an 8" dome produced corners which I thought blurry; a 9" dome was much better but still not corner-sharp. I would not even try with a 6" dome. I gave up in the end as cost, transportability and IQ just became not worthwhile - and went with a Sigma 15mm FE. Problems solved! I can't offer any thoughts on the SeaFrogs combination. Maybe they have a magic formula for over-coming the issue.......
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Hi Mitus! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. There's lot's on the forum on GoPros - so dig deep and enjoy!
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Another update to Adobe Lightroom - to v13.5 I loaded it on to my system yesterday and so far, so good (touching wood) Main updated features appear to be: - Greater HDR support - Enhancements to Sync Workflow and Edit-in PS - various bug fixes, and camera and lens support I know there are forum member who grumble about Adobe's commercial practices, but, from the viewpoint of a LR user, this package just gets better and better..... -
Hi Francisco Welcome to Waterpixels! Great to have you with us.
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Hi jsintek! Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you enjoy the forum.
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Hi tkdcol Welcome to Waterpixels. We really hope you like this new forum. If you used Wetpixel, you’re sure to recognise lots of familiar names. Good to have you with us.
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Great to have you with us, Stephen! A warm welcome.
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Auto review images A7rV
TimG replied to TylerH25's topic in Shooting Technique, Workflow and Editing
Hey Tyler im not a Sony user but that sounds like a setting on the screen needs adjusting. Setting in the menu to increase the screen brightness? -
Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. There would be a lot of interest in how you get on with a Nikon Z8!
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Have you tried the 1 core with the Retras set to TTL? I don’t use TTL but I’d be intrigued to know how that works with non-613.
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Hey Bill i was going to suggest option 2. Last time we did this the cable arrived on a huge cardboard drum. if we went with option 2, it be great if you could unpack it and just coil it into a Jiffybag. If you ship it to me, I’ll cut, repack to individuals for shipping in the EU or U.K. For Stiebs, I’d happily ship to Oz, but bear in mind, the consignment would have got hit entering the EU for taxes etc. Postage to Aus would then be added on and, I guess, Aus import duties too on arrival Down Under. It could get very pricey. Unless Bill would be happy to go with his option 1 and ship one batch to EU and one to Aus.
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Kraken KR-S160 vs Backscatter HF-1 vs Retra
TimG replied to JayceeB's topic in Lights, Strobes, and Lighting Technique
The only time I’ve used high frame rates was during a dive where there were multiple dolphin pods shooting around. Totally agree on the “careful framing” but for this dive that was near impossible. But then I didn’t use strobes anyway! -
I don’t mind organising the distribution in the EU and U.K. I did it last time. But I can’t do anything before the middle of the month. Many thanks to Bill for his offer of help - which he’s done kindly before too. I suggest anyone wanting cable repeats their order now setting out exactly how much they want and the final country for destination. It’s hard to be exact on price until the goods arrive and we know the full costs including taxes, handling etc. Based on the US total cost of about $9 a metre, I’d guess that cable shouldn’t cost more than, say, €20 a metre. But that’s a guesstimate. When the time comes I’d ask people to make payment to either my U.K. or NL bank account. I’ll set out all the costs and calculations.
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Guys, I’m traveling at the moment and back in about 2 weeks. I’d be happy to sort this out with @bvanant when I’m back but can’t at the moment. If anyone in EU would like to step in, then by all means. Please do bear in mind that with shipping, import duties and, doubtless “handling fees” the final cost could easily be doable the US list cost. If someone has a bit of time, could they research the Asahi FRG office angle?
