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I wrote a long text which disappeared before posting (????) Here's a quick summary..... Basically be prepared to break it up as others said. Be open to selling strobes, cords, or whatever might be usable on various systems. Be realistic how much you've used an item. Clearly state it works NOW, but it's USED. Too many buyers want pristine new condition for dirt cheap. Not fair to the seller in my opinion. Selling is also emotional because of what you PAID for something. You have to factor how much use you got and many won't bring themselves to do that 😞 I've recently used www.mpb.com who sends you a quote and Fedex shipping label on their dime. Be realistic on the condition and you'll get quick fair wholesale $$$$ in your pocket for the next trip. Being in this game a long time I only want what I'll realistically use in my remaining days traveling and diving but that's me....... I've seen way too many folks always "getting ready, buying for an upgrade path, etc." and hardly go diving and shooting. Doesn't make much sense to me....... One favorite mantra is: "If I haven't worn it or used in a year (or sooner) I'm unlikely to, EVER...... Ditch it and put some $$$$ in your pocket and head out on the next adventure 🙂 Good luck! David Haas

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I can't recall the exact site but you may be correct. Our cruise director mentioned those table corals coming back very well and the mantas loved them for cleaner fish popping up 🙂

Inon S220 Strobe(s) - 2 available with spare o-rings, Inon Silicone Grease New model with mount forward, cord attachment towards the rear making for easier configuration. GN 22 is understated and beam angle of 140 degrees horizontal by 100 degrees vertical provide great coverage with no diffuser. * One strobe - $325.00 shipped * BOTH strobes - $600.00 shipped. US shipping only in 2 business days from confirmed PayPal or Zelle payment. No returns. Contact Directly: davidhaas4596@gmail.com 330-329-5981 EST zip code 44224

Blue Force One has been our preferred choice for 3 trips now and they deliver! DH

Disembarked Blue Force One in Maldives Feb. 13th after 10 days diving. Fabulous dives with some deep plus currents but great fun 🙂 My simple camera rig continues to surprise me....... I did many dives with no wide angle "Air Lens". My simple Fantasea F Series Air Lens restores my Canon G7X II compact camera's 24mm focal length. Without it essentially 24mm X 1.25 flat port refraction = 30mm focal length. Being able to shoot moderate 30mm focal length was an advantage on drift dives or other challenging situations. Clear water helped and the Inon S220 with GN 22 provided plenty of power for my 1" sensor 20.1 Megapixel files. Next trip to Bali in May I may refine the simplicity even further!

Headed back to Maldives Feb. 3-13 🙂 Taking my easy traveling Canon G7X II compact, Fantasea housing and one Inon S220 mounted in the cold shoe. Best part is the whole thing floats so I won't lose it no matter what! DH

For those contemplating a compact camera set up here's a thread I posted over on Scubaboard........Too many pics and such to duplicate so I thought this would be easier for anyone interested. https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/anyone-gone-from-an-apsc-advanced-compact-to-a-point-and-shoot.641886/page-2 And the text is here: Olympus TG6 /7 - Macro and microscope mode for macro is great even with the small sensor and basically two f-stop choices. Certain strobes like AOI Q1 RC and Backscatter MF-2 can do RC controlled flash which is super accurate automatically. Can capture decent WA shots in good light. Easy set up with several videos out there help minimize menu confusion. Sony RX100 V, VA, even VI / VII - 20 megapixel 1" sensor with great autofocus, all TTL flash (no manual flash choice to conserve battery power) but most small strobes pair well for very good flash control. Macro challenging even with diopters but good wide angle lens options make this choice a good one. Menus can be "challenging" but larger 1" sensor than Olympus TG-6-7 makes for better wide angle and medium fish shots in sharpness. Most models have great 4K video too. Canon G7X (original if shooting JPEG as first G7X had really slow RAW processing improved on G7X II and III.) All original G7X, G7X II and G7X III have a 20 megapixel 1" sensor and fast 24-100mm f 1.8 - 2.8 lens producing nice images in macro, fish and wide angle. Some folks complain AF (autofocus) being contrast versus Sony's dual pixel AF is a little slower. In real world shooting it's not as big a deal as some make it out to be. Flash control choice of AUTO (TTL) which pairs great with any S-TTL (Slave TTL automatic flash) plus can do manual flash at low power to conserve battery if one chooses to set flash units manually. Easiest menus to learn and use. Also has best white balance for ambient light shooting color balance. Most housings have 67mm threads for adding SUPER macro lenses or a variety of wide angle options from low cost to expensive depending on housing. I am biased as a lazy traveling warm water diver. I sold all my remaining SLR gear in 2016 and switched to compact shooting since then. Recently I even leave behind tray, arms, etc. and only shoot one strobe (currently Inon S220) mounted on my Fantasea housing's cold shoe. Coverage is fine for me and set up and diving with a small rig is a breeze but that's my taste after diving 55 years. David Haas Compact Camera User 🙂

Fabulous !!!!!

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Sale on this one didn't happen so still available. Great shape Inon S2000 shown with a 1" Ball Mount, spare o-ring and grease - $265.00 shipped domestic US. Shipping in 2 business days from confirmed payment, no returns. Zelle payment preferred but could do PayPal Friends and Family to avoid extra % charges. Email directly: davidhaas4596@gmail.com or text call Eastern Time Zone, Ohio 330-329-5981

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Pair of barely used Light and Motion SOLA 1200 lights. Charge and run and includes box, manual and charger for each. Light Pair - $300.00 shipping included domestic US. Shipping in 2 business days from confirmed payment. Zelle preferred. No returns. Email: davidhaas4596@gmail.com Ohio phone / text: 330-329-5981

WUS, That is a trip down memory lane when many of us figured how to get more than 36 frames per dive! LOL..... Your small Sony set up is certainly easier to dive with and as you say image quality is great. Yes, the limit on the Fantasea housing with a fixed port they chose to make it short limiting the Sony RX100 VI / VII to the 24-66mm focal lengths. This was a compromise but very few users would likely need to zoom to 200mm shooting tele-macro is a very small group of people. This also allowed the 67mm wide angle lenses even ones designed optimally at 28mm setting. As mentioned I am all about small size and ease of traveling with gear. Keep shooting and sharing ideas! David Haas