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Chris is right on the issue of which carrier you use. Often using a low-cost airline is not, err, low cost. So many add-ons. We've had really good experiences with Air France, KLM and Emirates. Yeah, they cost more but when you start adding in the add-on charges that low-cost carriers raise, the different shrinks rapidly and allowances for baggage increase.

Welcome, Jack! Great to have you with us. And congrats on the retirement. I hope it's very long and very happy.

Monkeybusiness! Welcome. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy Waterpixels.

Tough choice! I think it's important you go where your heart takes you otherwise you end up hankering for something that you didn't get. And that's disappointing and detracts from the pleasure. That said.... macro isn't an issue on FF or APS-C. But as you have probably read ad nauseam, wide-angle is a different animal and housing FF lenses is more expensive, bigger and heavier. lThere is no FF equivalent to the Tokina 10-17mm. The 8-15 is the nearest thing but if the Canon version is the same as the Nikon (which I have), it's not a zoom in practical use on an FF body: it's two lenses - a 15mm FE and a circular 8mm FE. Almost counter intuitively, the 8-15 is great on an APS-C body and does give zoom range! As you may have read though, it's doubtful that with the huge difference in price its worth buying the 8-15 for APS-C. (Alex Mustard did a review of this with Adam Hanlon a couple of years ago). If you mainly look at your pics online and do the occasional print up to A3, I'd argue that APS-C is the way to go: price, convenience, transportability.... ...... but then there is the heart issue. Will you always regret not getting an FF body? If it's any help, I went through the same dilemma when I sold my Nikon D300. I wanted FF and got the Nikon D800 with all the bells and whistles involved in housing FF WA lenses. I can't say I regretted it but my partner gave me endless stick about the amount of gear I was now transporting - and that was indeed a pain. After a few years I went back to APS-C with a Nikon D500. No regrets at all. And I use the Tokina 10-17 and the Nikon 8-15mm.

Hey gremlin! Welcome to Waterpixels. I love the 80/80. Count me in on that one - although I'd go for 90/90 😆

They used to be a regular and reliable feature on a dusk dive on the Tanjung Kuso Kuso dive site in the Lembeh Straits. I don't know though if they are still around.

Hi IndoDiver! Great to have you with us on Waterpixels. A warm welcome.

Hey Dan! Welcome to Waterpixels - great to have you with us. USVI eh? Nice! Good for you - I'm jealous!

Sold! Thanks, Mike. Have fun with it!

It should be much better, Ido.

Over the years I've found the Leak Sentinel's can vary a bit within the same model. Miso seems to make modifications as he goes along and depending on the availability of parts. My V5 didn't have a connector either which, in my view, is one the best selling points on the V6.

LR 13.2 was waiting for me when I got home. Loaded and runs no problem.

Same for me. I had to lever the bag under a seat a couple of times on Caribbean puddle-hoppers. We all survived. The secret is wrapping individual items in a bit of foam or bubble wrap to stop them smacking together. During a fit of boredom or nerdiness, I actually made a bunch of bubble wrap bags for my cameras, lenses, ports…..

Like Caollla, I’ve got the Vivid Leak Sentinel and have been using that system for many years. Works very well. I did a review of the new v6 which you can find on the Articles page.

We only have two? Hmmmm, well it’s down to you guys to get more! Great to have you with us. You’re most welcome.

Welcome, Mark! We really hope you like the new site.

Help me, Obe Wun, you’re my only hope….. Seriously, for anyone looking to do some creative lighting shots, the Anglerfish is a terrific accessory.

Hey thanks Kirsty. A genuine pleasure doing business with you. Yes, non-brown water. But, hey, I’m thinking at the moment (with diving months away) bathtub and underwater Lego scenes…..

Yeah I thought that might be the case. They doubled in price about two years ago. Bummer. It could be then Ido, that the only solution is a bigger dome: 230mm. But even that might not give you perfect edges if that’s what you want. I don’t know of any other solution.

Hi Ido I suspect it’s the usual issue of housing a full-frame wide-angle lens. Even though a manufacturer recommends a lens/port combination, you can’t be certain that it will work perfectly to give edge sharpness Id try stopping down more - to f16. If that doesn’t work you might need a bigger dome; or one of the Sea&Sea correction lenses. I know others who have had to do that.

Posts your comments here on feedback on buyers or sellers if you bought or sold through the Classifieds thread

Hey brightnight I don’t think we’ve thought about connecting buyer/seller feedback to a member’s profile. Interesting idea. We’ve set up a thread though which would be searchable as part of the Classifieds forum.

I think you missed “and the whole thing will be on sale as a package for $199 including life time updates, repairs and free travel to any dive destination”.

Thanks, Fabian! It would help me for sure!

I was talking about me going off topic, Massimo…