Everything posted by CaolIla
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The underwater wonders of Halmahera
I'm sad to see that the moderators deleted my post. I was in Halmahera in june,,, and I repeat I found a lot of rubish in the water, underwater and on the surface. The visibility was also very bad.
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Retra strobes
In France some people said RTFM.... 🤣
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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
If it's sheaper/easier I can give the address of a friend in Germany.
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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
I^m also interested for some meters in Europe/France It's depends of the price but 10 m or more for me
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Canon Vs Sony Lens For Underwater Photography
The RF 2x is not compatible with a lot of lense... no, They are only a few number of lens who can be mounted on the RF1.4x and RF2x. It's better to say that this way. One is sure the EF-RF converter is NOT compatible with RF2x
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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
Yes thanks
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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
Thanks for your answer. 1) bend radius ok it's an argument, but I didn't have any problem (for the moment) 2) This allows for longer cables, support for less sensitive strobes : I turn the problem to the other side... The strobe sensor ist not good enough 3) TTL humm I don't undestand why... or it's the same answer a 2) ?
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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
No I only use manual. I also can't try TTL because my trigger is only manual. I used TTL with my precedent housing... but I didn't like that. Is the reason I have only a Manual Trigger I looked for 613core but the price (shipment) was not acceptable... Since over 2 years (more or less 200 dives) I'm using a single core cable without any problems
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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
A question : Why do you want this 613 core fiber optic cable ? I use simple 3mm (1core) fiber optic cable. It works well, i have no problems (also with my retra pro X 😉 ) The cost for such cable is near nothing
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Mexico Underwater Camera "Tax" spread to Cancun
Signed
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First time flying with camera gear, any tips or tricks?
Same for me Same a Manfrotto rucksack and same attitude Similar with torches but I give the case to my wife.. I use a big duffle of North face the back is really light... but no wheel 😞 I also use a big I can put the batterie in it... over 1 kg ( 6x32650 + 32xAA + some AAA + other (6xGoPro + 2xInsta360)) I can put my tshirt over it to hide a little bit ( 😉 ) I used that one time before flying back from Cebu with Scoot. ( I had over 12 Kg in the backpack... ) I oppened the bag and explained that it is very expensive and fragile.. it was ok .... 🙂
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Retra Strobes Pros & Cons
Thanks but... I hope I'll not need your support 🙂
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Retra Strobes Pros & Cons
A question : I have 2 Retra Pro X... what is your opinion over the improvement bring in the last generation ?
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Mexico Underwater Camera "Tax" spread to Cancun
Each time I was planing to try Mexico I stopped because the prices, the security issues etc... and this discussion give me one argument more to never go to Mexico Thanks
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Not sure that the market is happy of the actual situation. I didn't find a lot of people happy of the strategie of Retra... the price IS really a negativ point. Retra is not alone on the market, they are some other products and this is why many users will try other brands
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Yes that's it
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Kraken Adjustable Float Arms
Thanks for the link... nice product.. I like the solution That's give me some idea
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Your are wrong not $10 but $1 😉
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
A copy of a part of the answer I received from Retra. It's Ok, but for me the price is to high I'm really not sure that if one of my Pro X failed I buy a new Retra...
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
OK for me if there is enough place for 8 AA Retra had the possibility to build a battery packlike the new one but not so big
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
An answer from Retra about charging speed --> 3 hours --> 6 x 140 = 840 full power shots 100% charge --> 1050 shots
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
I'm happy with my 2 Retra pro X and my boosters but I regret one thing, it's the time it takes to change the 8 x 2 batteries, it's really painful. It's even more and more painful... I hoped that the power vaults would solve this point, but I find the solution too big/long and to expensive . Given the Retra price, I think a redesign of the battery compartment would have been welcome. A solution to have room for 8 AA from the beginning, without extension. and in this volume to be able to place 18650 or why not 2 type 32650 in order to have a large capacity. I admit to being disappointed by the evolution of Retra's products. My next flashes will certainly be from another brand.
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
How long to charge a pack? In some situation/location it can be a problem. (Raja Ampat with power only a part of the day)
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RETRA Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
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