Dave_Hicks

Great. Message me with how much you want, and what combination of connectors. Do you want me to cut the cable, how long, etc.

That's exactly what my connectors are designed for. The connection parts are all soft TPU rubber and the 180deg straight parts is designed to bend and flex. The tall vertical is the 180deg connector. Bendy and grippy. Send me a private message with the connector layouts you want. In general: Strobes with the connection on the back (Retra) work best with a 90deg elbow connector Strobes with the connection on the side (Backscatter, Inon) work best with a 180deg connector Housings can go either way. I use 90deg for the Nauticam ports on the top of the housing (Image below with both Backscatter and Retra strobes on Nauticam housing)

I have been meaning to make one of those. Someone asked me for some of those... I will see if i can knock that out.

You can find them here. A review or rating would be appreciated! https://makerworld.com/models/846729?appSharePlatform=copy

Shipping to Australia would probably be about $30 USD.

I will order! Share a picture of the connectors you want, the terminology is sort of fluid. This is an Inon/S&S 7mm connector which is the lowest common denominator.

I think I would set the minimum quantity to 4 or 6 meters. Two or three pairs of 1 meter cables. I just checked and my cost for 30 meters + shipping is about $9 USA per meter. That is 613 muti-fiber, 2.2mm. The good stuff. I will include the connectors for free. Add $10 for USA shipping. Shipping inside Canada I think is similar. I anyone wants international shipping and is wiling to pay any tariff costs, we can discuss shipping costs. So that is: 36+10 = $46 for 2 pairs of 1 meter cables 54+10 = $64 for 3 pairs of 1 meter cables If I can get at least 2 people to commit, I will go ahead and place an order today. I will use the rest. I wear them out after a few years, and I give away optical cables to my dive buddies as needed. So, I go through whatever I have available in several years. I think I'm down to my last 5 or 6 meters right now.

I was thinking about ordering a new batch of cable to Seattle. I could order a bunch and ship some off to wherever. I will be heading to canada in two weeks and could drop some in the mail. Probably 6 meters minimum. I was considering about $200 worth which is around 25-30 meters. Also, i just updated my connector design and they are better than ever. Happy to share some of these too.

Just get an MF-2 or 3. They are much better while sharing what was great in the Miniflash form factor.

Did you try cleaning the optical port with a q-tip? The MF-2/MF-3 strobes are a big improvement over the MF-1 in almost every way. Very reliable and functional.

I mostly use the cooler bags to transport my camera to and from dive boats to pad and protect.

I just shared a couple of new Nauticam / Nikon Zoom Gears on Makerworld. Nikon 8-15mm with 1.4 TeleconverterThis is a great lens combination that will give you a little more reach with the excellent 8-15mm fisheye lens and Kenko 1.4TC. (other TC's may work, assumes a 20mm length) While the 8-15 is a zoom lens, it's really just 8mm circular or 15mm wide angle. Many people dislike the circular effect, but it can be a fun party trick. However, adding a 1.4 TC gives you some more reach in the wide angle mode making the zoom function much more interesting for this lens. Be careful not to zoom in too much and vignette the edges. https://makerworld.com/en/models/2594402-nauticam-zoom-gear-for-nikon-8-15mm-with-1-4-tc#profileId-2862921 Nikon 14-24mm Z-mountZoom gear for the Nikon 14-24mm Z-mount lens. Note there is also a 14-24 v2 lens which would not work with this gear. https://makerworld.com/en/models/2584588-nauticam-zoom-gear-for-nikon-14-24-z-mount-lens#profileId-2851033 More Scuba and UW Photo designs:Scuba: https://makerworld.com/collections/16165676 UW Photo: https://makerworld.com/collections/16165730

One of my dive buddies (another PNW diver DerekS) made some custom BS snoot masks as well. The most interesting was a pattern with multiple slits and then vertical and horizontal options.

Maybe don't leave your camera in a rinse tank overnight. A rinse tank is the highest risk spot on a boat for a camera. Between flooding (lack of water pressure sealing the orings) and damage from other gear and divers, this is a big risk for zero gain.

I don't have this exact bag, but I never use the zipper. Camera is too tall! I have a smaller cheap cooler bag that i use for my lenses and ports and camera accessories, etc that is going strong after 5+ years. Zippers are fine.