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For 2023 for me it has to be a Yellowline Arrowcrab. I had so much fun during the year shooting these with a snoot.

I know this is off-topic, but I had to share this with you in light of the Post-Truth purchase comments: I fitted a ridiculously expensive sound system into my Smart FourTwo car many years ago. The manager laughed when I said he had to swear if asked by my ex that it cost £475. He said some weeks previous, he had fitted a 5-figure system to a client’s Jaguar and had agreed he would tell the client’s wife it cost £1200. … and of course, she came into the shop some days later and said her husband’s new car sound system was so wonderful she wanted the exact same system in her Volvo. The manager charged her £1200. The manager told me he had then to call her husband and explain that he would have to pay an extra £9000 to cover the cost! How we laughed. True story.

Hey Nelson! Welcome aboard. Great to have you with us and add to the growing Downunder contingent!

Thanks, Gary! Much appreciated. I suspect the team are a bit surprised by how well it's gone too. Massive sense of relief. But, really, it's all about the enthusiasm of the members - especially the refugees - and the contributors. The response has been fantastic.

I made separate ones for macro and wide-angle. I just built the gear the way I’d use it then measured with the arms fully extended. Then added a bit for good measure. If they prove to be too long, just cut them after initial trials.

Bienvenue, Jean-Luc! Great to have you with us.

Thanks, Ian. That’s very kind and much appreciated! We’re delighted with the response to Waterpixels. There’s a great group of people onboard!

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

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.

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

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 MFO: Mid-range Focus Optimizer 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

It's so easy from France, Flo. Non-stop, daily flights from CDG - twice a day sometimes! Similarly easy from Amsterdam: 3 times a week.

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!

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.