Sergio

Thank you all. Sorry about that. I reduced the file size to something more manageable and now it works 😉 The photos are simple exports from the raw file, unprocessed and not cropped. First photo DSC_6243.jpg: ISO 320 31.5mm f/13 1/200s Depth: about 3m Second photo DSC_6323.jpg ISO: 100 29.5mm f/13 1/100s Depth: about 19m

Hi Tim, I just tried it again and am still getting the same error. The files are about 2 and 3 MB so it shouldn't be the size but it seems uploading even just one file causes this error. Sergionull

I tried to upload 2 photos and reduced them to 50% as there is a limit but I am still getting an error. Will try at a later time. Might be that the server has some issues;-)

thank you guys. I will post a couple of photos including meta data here to show what I mean. I do use autoWB but then use Lightroom to adjust for WB. However, my experience was that unless you apply some heavy-duty masking, the color never quite gets to where I'd like it to be.

Posting this question here but not entirely sure it's the right place. Admin, please move this to the right place as you see fit. I just returned from my one-month diving/photography stint and enjoyed my brand-new Z8 a lot but won't deny that there is much to learn about this camera (I will post a separate thread later on). Now, one thing I noticed is that when I took wide-angle photos deeper in the water the water column showed a nice blue color while when I took photos in shallow water the water turned more greenish. I am using Retra pro strobes, so relatively warm light. One thing I did differently in shallow water is that I tried to catch sunbeams, so shot against the sun, while in most other photos I had the the sun in my back. To me, it seems that something with the white balancing is off. Of course, I could correct the white balance but the color doesn't look as good as originally expected. So, I was wondering if any of you pros would have an idea as to what I am doing wrong here. I did read that it would be good to also set the white balance for the strobe temperature which I assume would give a more consistent result.

On smaller boats there’s usually almost never a fresh water rins tank. Having whitnessed some corrosion on my old dome port I now use a cup of drinking water to drizzle over the dome port and viewfinder then dry off both with a towel. I think even if you won’t leave your neoprene cover on the salt water droplets will dry and leave a salt crust which will cause that nasty corrosion. Im doing the same thing for my wet diopters and flat ports as well. Might all be overkill but it doesn’t take a lot of time and hopefully will keep the glass intact.

I wanted to give an update on this place, as I just finished spending 10 days there. In fact it has my first stop when coming to the Philippines. macro is as always spectacular and the dive guides are not only good spotters but many of them shoot as well and complement and/or help your thought and creative process which I really appreciate. The kitchen improved significantly and food was absolutely mouthwatering . dishes I didn’t expect at all, and everything freshly prepared. blackwater was missing the critters which is probably due to El Niño but still managed to see something during each dive. above all, they go out of their way if you have any troubles with your gear and always find a solution to continue shooting and also let you try out gear that they have there - and they have lots of it;-) If you’re looking for an affordable place, with very friendly people, knowledgeable guides both in spotting and photography as well as great food, I can only recommend them wholeheartedly.

A late post as the transaction already occurred in February. @DreiFishsold me a pair of retra pros advertised here and send them insured. All went very smoothly and very happy to take these nice strobes for a spin to my next dive trip starting next week. Thank you Andrei for the painless transaction.

Thank you all, will give it a try. Good to know it can’t break;-) at least that’s the hope 😉

Hope this is the right lace to ask this question;-) I got a brand new nauticam housing and with it a zoom gear for the 24-50 lens. I got it on alright although it was quite tight. When I wanted to take it off I’m struggling as it holds very tightly. I took the lens off the body but I’m worried I’ll either break the zoom gear or the lens. Does anyone have some ideas on how to take this thing off again? I’m sure I must be doing something wrong as it can’t be so hard to take it off? any help is much appreciated.

When I went to the permuteran area about 7 years ago, no luck seeing them. I did see them in Anilao. There’s a “nest” of them close to photo academy. having said that I had no photo really useful out of this dive as my camera was painfully slow to focus and wasn’t really able to do so I red light… I want to try again now when I go there in may though;-) good luck though. You might just be lucky enough;-)

Thank you @TimG. Well, I guess I'll make a start here then;-) Country: Phillippines Location: Anilao Dive Operator: Anilao Photo Academy URLs: https://www.anilaophotoacademy.net/, https://www.facebook.com/anilaophotoacademy/ I went there 2 years ago to do my first underwater photography class with Tim Ho, which was great and can only be recommended. They are set up to cater to us underwater photographers and both Rina and Wayne (the Jonses 😜) are both top-notch photographers. Anilao is mainly known for its rich macro environment, but few know that there is quite a bit of wide-angle to be done there too - well less the big pelagic fish unless you include some of those divers into your shot 😜. One of the things I tried 2 years ago was blackwater diving which I wanted to try but didn't know whether I'd like it or not - well suffice to say that I got hooked and after trying it went out every evening. I usually get a dive guide for myself, but actually wouldn't have an issue sharing one as well as there aren't any fun divers on any of the dives you'd do. The accommodation is basic, but clean and has lots of space to deal with your camera gear in the room. There is also a dedicated camera close to the dining area and every guest gets their spot. They have everything you need to set up your gear and are very generous to lend you some gear for the time you are there if something breaks or doesn't work as well or if you just want to try something out. The guides I had have been very knowledgeable not just in spotting interesting critters but also critters so they can be photographed. Some of them take photos as well and will correct your position or help you with getting a better vantage point. I went back there last year and will go back there in May as my first stop - I like it that much. The cost to dive (you typically pay for room and food as well as your day dives) is very reasonable. I can only speak very highly of them, as all the staff are super friendly and Rina is the best - top efficient, manages the place as I haven't seen in many places. I can only recommend this place.

Not sure if I am the only one, but thought to bring this up as it might be valuable for many as well. I oftentimes spend a lot of time trying to find a good dive operator to go with which is both safe but also caters to photographers. I'd rather pay for my guide than be in a fun dive group and annoy my dive buddies or be annoyed by being constantly chased away from taking a picture to keep up. So I was thinking it might be helpful if all of us would share our experiences with dive operators in certain destinations that cater for photographers (no need to mention the other ones). it would be great if this could be somewhat structured, e.g. having some sort of list of countries and within each country location where we could add those dive operators. I know there is already something similar about dive trips here but it's a bit of a hodge-podge of topics in it and as it will grow will get a bit difficult to find things. Might be that this is just me thinking it would be helpful, so that's why I thought to post here.

I subscribed as well and agree with Kamaros. I had some troubles initially as well, as I signed up from my iphone and it was done using Wix (had to install that one first) which was installed not showing my email address (they use some generic apple.com email). When signing up, I had to give my email address but it used that funky apple.com email address which was sent to the registration. It took me a while to understand what was going on. Also, initially, the videos were all scrambled around but I think this was probably a temporary glitch as Alex mentioned above. So far enjoying those videos from Alex a lot - btw, a big thank you to Alex for sharing so much of his knowledge with this community. Not many photographers take the time and do this! So bottom line, signing up to the class and accessing should work well now.

just in case anyone might have thought about the same thing as I did to maybe use a sony lense on a Nikon Z body, here's a link to Nauticam's answer to that - spoiler alert: not recommended;-) use of sony lens on nikon z body

will answer my own question here as I did receive an answer from Nauticam. This is their answer. Will also post in the FCP related branch s

I am getting new gear and one of the things I will go for is the new water optics from Nauticam. Now, I will be going with a Z8 and the natural way to use those water optics is the use of z 24-50. Today, I stumbled over an article saying how well Sony lenses were working on Z cameras using the latest megadap converter. So, now I wondering whether using this combo over the native 24-50 lens might be the better way forward. Any insight, knowledge, wisdom and experience is most welcome.😇

Good point thank you. I have been using a very old one and not from nauticam. I never really paid attention or was thinking about the viewable space it would cover and wanted to be sure to buy the right one.🙃

Thank you all. I ordered the 0.8:1. Now waiting for my new gear to arrive 😉

Thank you Chris

I would really appreciate your advice for the following question I have. I made the plunge and got myself a new camera (z8) and am now getting a nauticam housing along with it. One thing I’m hesitant about is which viewfinder to choose. I read that one might not be able to see the status bar well with the 1:1 but would get larger view of the cameras evf. The 0.8:1 doesn’t have this problem but shows you less of the picture. I also have the option to buy an older viewfinder (part no 32205) for a good price (never used) which I guess would have the same view as the newer 1:1 ? I am not sure how much of an issue it really is to go either way but would hate to spend all this money and not see my settings, ie having to dial in blindly or having to look at my back display to adjust my settings. Having said this, there might e options with the z8 to display those elements temporarily within the image if the viewfinder but haven’t found such an option.

Wow, that’s quite the price tag they put on that thing. For some reason I thought I had read a post from Alex mustard that it was about as heavy as a big dome, so about 2.5-3kg but it seems heavier.

First of all thanks to those that created this site. I was a reader of wetpixel before and was bummed when it went off line. So, cudos to you guys starting a new community which I’m sure will quickly grow! I really only started getting more serious with underwater photography from last year on, using a D200, so still tons to learn and this site will be one of my go-to places. sergio