dhaas

sold.........

Three available. I've tested all and they work. One, great shape shown with a 1" Ball Mount, spare o-ring and grease - $265.00 shipped domestic US. Second, a pair of Inon S2000 strobes. I tested these and they operate fine on S-TTL and Manual. These two have slight yellowing on the little diffuser (possibly rapid firing or?) but they work and light output is fine. $200.00 for BOTH shipped. 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: [email protected] or text call Eastern Time Zone, Ohio 330-329-5981

Incredible parrotfish pic Rich !!!

Here's a few more grabbed from many dive trips over the years since beginning shooting digital around 2001 (after years of film shooting.) One well known underwater photographer's words stuck with me several decades ago in a seminar I was lucky to attend (in 1990 I think) and we all shot FILM! You had to bring your BEST 10-20 slides for "review" !!!!! A bit intimidating but it was actually very beneficial to learn how to "see" like your camera / lens does. He said the most valuable thing the magazine he shot numerous stories for gave him was time in the water. I've subscribed to that over many years and nothing can replace it. I often tell folks how many pool hours I've logged checking out lenses, strobes, and practicing techniques etc. so my trips could be productive. Basically hedging my bets to get pics I was happy with....... Many trips I've used what some would consider "low level gear" as it's all I owned or could afford but it was great fun no matter what !!!! Get out there and enjoy our underwater world 🙂

Over on the fading Wetpixel someone asked why no one ever recommends, talks, whatever about compact cameras as an option. People continually recommend only ILC (Interchangeable Lens Cameras) at all price points to anyone asking about compacts. I think it's despite the fact many divers do own and use them few stretch the limits and strive to get the best out of them. So with that thought in mind here's a 2023 Christmas present I posted over there :) No one needs to agree or disagree either! Just one more perspective on what I hope people coming to Waterpixels will find helpful. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! POSTED on "another forum" LOL....... Since around 2016 I've been using nothing but compact cameras: A Canon G7X II and a Sony RX100 VII in Fantasea housings. The Sony was challenging as my housing fixed port allowed 24-66mm focal range. The Sony RX100 VII has a 24-200mm optical lens, slower f-stop range though. I didn't care for Sony menus and other complications so went back to the Canon and it's all I use today. The Canon G7X II fixed lens is 24-100mm equivalent focal length with a fast variable aperture of f1.8 - 2.8. It works well with the 1" sensors on these compacts. I've used 67mm thread on wide lenses a couple times but mostly just use a pop on "Air Lens" that restores the 24mm focal length UNDERWATER. It floats and I can pop it off and let if float on my arm with a lanyard for fish or close up shooting. Many say a corrected 24mm is not wide enough but I tend to shoot "tight" filling the frame and for me it's been fine. The trade off of lighter weight and physical size traveling at lowest ISO of 125 I try and keep has been worth it. I've made some big prints and with editing capability continuing to evolve think compacts are sadly bypassed on the way to larger (more $$$$) systems. I think people don't just use them enough to get the best out of them. Your mileage may vary David Haas A few photos shot Nov. 2023 on my Raja Ampat Indonesia trip. Canon G7X II, Fantasea housing, one single Inon S2000 or a friend's borrowed Inon S220 which I now own a pair of. All of these were also taken with the strobe simply mounted in the cold shoe of my housing. I use an Inon Shoe Base II and YS mounts allowing up and down plus some swivel aiming. I'm an extremely lazy traveling UW photographer these days in case you can't tell

Hi guys, Good job migrating all this to keep UW imaging alive 🙂 I'm just an "old guy" now 70 years old been diving over 55 years. I've been through the gamut from Nikonos to housed film SLRs (Nikon and Canon) then digital SLRs for 15 or so years. Since 2015 I changed exclusively to compact 1" sensor cameras, mostly the Canon G7X II but also above and below a Sony RX100 VII (which I don't have anymore.) I've also used my iPhone XR and now 13 PRO Max in a DiveVolk touch screen housing the past 3 years. I did 4 trips using nothing but my iPhone (Maldives, Red Sea, Fiji and Roatan) and enjoyed those trips for ease of travel and imaging capability. iPhones / smartphones are way more capable than many give credit !!!! My most recent trip to Raja Ampat, Indonesia in November I used my Canon G7X II and one strobe 95% of the time. Lighting with one small Inon S2000 or a friend's borrowed Inon S220 I now own a couple S220 units. I promote people shoot whatever they like but believe many cripple themselves with too much gear, overcomplicated ideas on how to simply get in focus well exposed photos but as I often state, "Just one old guy's opinion!" LOL...... My mantra is simplify, simplify, simplify both my diving, shooting UW and traveling 🙂 Have fun and I'm looking forward to the sharing ideas and more here on Watepixels! David Haas Stow OH USA