MatthewSullivan

i would imagine its to guard against flare since the SMC/CMC lenses are very prone to it

it is interesting how relatively frequently it seems that strobe floods occur when they have remained sealed for X amount of time after diving, and then diving again. The only strobes I've ever flooded happened this way and I recall several other accounts both here and on we**ixel that were in the same vein

Alex and I discuss it here. And I have a DPG review on it coming out next week

Oh if it’s between the tamron 90 and z mount 105, the z mount 105 may well be the best macro lens on the market

The tamron is fantastic. I’ve been using it quite a lot for an upcoming review. I think it is faster and a bit better IQ than Sonys 90 but it is a much newer lens so that makes sense. Especially for the price, it provides phenomenal value

One other thing. with certain monitors, including the kraken, the OUTPUT on the camera has to be set to 1080. You can have the camera record whatever resolution you want but the HDMI output has to be set to 1080.

Two things here: 1) now that live preview settings are turned off, the monitor doesn't adjust unless you do something manually. So it is going to be as bright as you have it set and has nothing to do with how the camera is perceiving the scene. 2) you are also using a DSLR to focus via live view. By nature, DSLRs (with maybe the exceptions being 1dx mark iii and d780, i'm not sure about 5D4) do not have proper live view focusing as this isn't how they were really designed to be used so the overall focus performance is going to be worse. Again though, it has nothing to do with the monitor. the monitor is simply a larger screen, showing the same feed your LCD shows, it does not impact the camera's performance.

The OM1 has some of the best autofocus I've used underwater. It is remarkably good. However, for 1/5th the price, the em10 IV gives 90% of the performance (imo). If budget isnt a concern, the om1 is definitely better. But it is not a night and day difference. https://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-special-features/article/review-om-system-olympus-om-d-e-m10-mark-iv-backscatter-octo-housing

I have one currently for testing/review. I haven't used TTL on it yet, but i like it a lot. It is built well, has a USB-C charging port built in, recycles quickly, etc. Have only used it with the HF1 thus far, but should be able to take it for a rip with some other strobes in the coming weeks

I should have one in hand in the next few days and will begin testing it

awesome, Walt! How did you find the AF performance on the Z cameras?

Not sure this is my favorite image of 2023 but it was by far my favorite experience. One of my best friends (pictured) and I got to spend a day looking for alligators and managed to be in the water with this 11 footer. Incredible experience and so intimidating and humbling.

no price listed just FYI!

60mm or 30mm (on m4/3) are the only lenses that ideally SHOULD be used with the KRL09s. Longer macro lenses do not work properly and will have all sorts of optical issues.

For those who haven’t seen it yet this may be helpful 🙂 https://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-special-features/article/review-nikonos-13mm-sony-conversion And for anyone interested I can send high res files