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43 minutes ago, canislupus said:

but the delivery price is like twice the product itself.

Argh. That’s so annoying and sadly typical!

33 minutes ago, Susa said:

yes i did a reset, several times and I tried a lot of changes of the settings. Unfortunately I did not have a second A7r5 to compare. Now I gave the camera back to the dealer. I'm thinking to buy the A1 ii, because all of my surrounding staff is Sony. But also thinking about Canon. Therefore my original question. My biggest interest is macro/supermacro.

Annoying. Makes sense of course to stick with Sony if you have a lot of their gear. I know nothing about Canon setups. For Nikon users the Z8 seems to be the new black.

Can you do the equivalent

of a system reset?

Hi Naef!

Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. We hope you enjoy the forum.

Best wishes

The size of the focus point isn’t something I’ve ever thought about. I’ve been through lots of Nikon DSLR iterations - D100, 200, 300, 800 and 500 - and have always found the focus point to be small enough to sit on the subject’s eye.

Is this Too Big FP an issue more widely?

Sounds a cracking trip!

Hey lidas

Welcome to Waterpixels. Great to have you with us. We hope you really enjoy the forum.

Hi jjmochi

I’m a long, long term LR user and could offer a couple of thoughts:

As Chris suggests, I do wonder if Adobe just reckon data storage is cheap - just get more. That said, Apple data storage ain’t cheap. (I can hear @makar0n chuckling). So when I switched from a Mac with 3TB to a new machine, I didn’t want to pay the huge increase in bigger SSD costs.

I now run the LR prog on my MacStudio but all the image files (approx 56,000 pretty much all RAW files plus TIFFs and Panos totalling about 1.8TB) are on an external 4TB SSD. I’ve experimented with the program on and off the Studio but found this current combination works best. The only issue I find is that if you do a full search of the images, it can take a little time till all the actual images are visible as you scroll through the search results.

I only keep 3-4 iterations of the LR backup - which is held on a different external drive. These go back maybe 3 months which, to me, is plenty.

However large your collection, I’d suggest keeping everything in just one catalog unless you can make a very clear divide between very different elements of work. But even then, I’d hesitate. Being able to search the catalog globally seems to me one of the great features of LR.

As Chris comments, tracking down exactly what data is where can be a little tricky with LR. But I’ve found using the combination above has kept me out of despair.

I don’t disagree with Alex at all - I wouldn’t dare. But my point is that greater DOF is easier to achieve with smaller sensors. The artistic use of apertures is always a given.

That's helpful, Susanne.

I'm a very keen macro shooter. For me DX/APS-C format has worked best and I switched back from FF to APS-C from a Nikon D800 to D500. Better depth of field for macro and, importantly I found, much easier to house wide-angle and get away from huge domes with the travel issues involved. But I don't shoot video. For shooting stills, I'm not convinced by the need for FF underwater - although I use FF all the time topside.

The guys make good points about HOW you intend to use the images. I sell a lot but print very little. It'd be good if you are clear on that. Of course video doesn't involve much printing!

One point I would make, I found a 45-degree finder indispensable for macro. It allows you to get lower, on the bottom if necessary, but still be able to see the viewfinder clearly. Definitely worthwhile.

And then if you are serious about macro, get a snoot and strobes that work well with a snoot, ie the focussing light is in the middle of the strobe with a circular flash tube. I use the Retra Pro Max and Retra LSD and have found this a terrific macro combination. It's my macro workhorse. Retra also has macro reducing rings which I find really useful. Here are a couple of examples:

43 minutes ago, Davide DB said:

Yes it can be a significant advantage for macro photography, as it allows you to fill the frame with smaller subjects without needing to get physically closer but then we should debate about specific lens...

For uw video I'm still convinced that cropped sensors have an edge on FF sensor but again, the ideal choice depends heavily on your specific needs, shooting style, and budget.

….. and you get more depth of field in macro photography with a non-FF format. Wide-angle lenses generally provide sharper edges too with non-FF.

Near unlimited budget, Susanne. I’m sure folks can suggest from $1000 to $100,000……. to an extent depends how serious you are on video. A very rough ballpark would be helpful.

I was talking to someone recently who had gone through the move to the Z8 from a high end Nikon DSLR. (Can’t remember which now) but he didn’t see a significant difference.

Very interested to hear John’s take.

3 hours ago, humu9679 said:

sit at their feet, trying to learn stuff.

I hope you choose ones that have been washed well…… 🤣

Great to have with us, Sabrina. A warm welcome!

1 hour ago, JohnD said:

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Some of my questions are related to the fact that I just moved from my trusty D500 DX camera to the Z8, so am still in the honeymoon period and getting familiar with the differences.

Hey John, without hijacking this thread, I’d be very interested to know how you’re getting on with this. I've used a trusty D500 since 2017 and other than being able to see immediate playback in the viewfinder, I’m not sure of the advantages of the Z8 and can see some disadvantages.

It’d be an interesting thread to start if you were so inclined?

Great to have you with us, Samir. A warm welcome to Waterpixels.

Pedro, have you tried asking Aquatica?

Epoxy?

Could the hunting problem just be the camera’s inability to cope with the turbidity and lack of contrast? Have you tried a focussing light to help? Perhaps with a red filter to avoid scaring your subjects?

51 minutes ago, Yorkie88 said:

Now to decide whether to use this or the TRT!

If it's of any help, I've been using the UWT board for about 8 years and have found it excellent. Batteries (2x CR 2032) last easily through a 2-week dive trip and probably way beyond that. I've switched from Inons to Retras and still use the same board. The UWT has been reliable and (touch wood) problem free. If in the likely event that you do run into problems, Mr UWT, Pavel, is a member on Waterpixels and is very helpful.

I've never used the TRT but, again, Mr TRT is a Waterpixeler and very helpful.

Hey Alex

Great to have you with us. A warm welcome to Waterpixels. Lots of advice to be had here for sure. Ask away!

Ahhhh, what the admins wouldn’t do for a Retra……

16 minutes ago, Fabian said:

and think about a reasonable price.

Why not? What have you got to lose? As you say, could be a win-win for you and a buyer.

AND Oskar will be happy too. Can life get any better?

2 hours ago, CaolIla said:

I read the mail a second time ... hummm the offer is with booster and and and... not bad. but I order 2 retra maxi.... 😥

So sell them through the Classifieds, Hugues, and order new ones. You know you want to…. 😱