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Thanks for your detailed report. Morabeza!

Welcome to the forum! We appreciate your goal of using your images to promote ocean conservation and look forward to seeing your work and hearing about your experiences. Ciao

Only Rec.709, sorry

Yes, mucilage is one of the big problems here in the Mediterranean. Now it's like this almost everywhere in the summer, and nature recovers in the winter with increasing difficulty. I have several videos that document the changes and now I'm just forced to remember.

Sorry I didn't get back to you. I had seen your question but then I forgot. The Nauticam SmallHD Bright combo is definitely great, but IMHO I find that at the current state of the market, it is really too expensive at 2500 USD. At 1500 USD though, I would definitely consider it. The new generation of monitors is extremely bright, and you can get a new product for 1000-1500 Euros. I believe that underwater, some of the features that make SmallHD monitors very expensive are lost. Keep in mind that many features are exclusively dedicated to videographers. A Kraken or Weefine is truly visible underwater. On paper, the latest Seafrogs monitor also looks very good because it is a housing for a monitor that has excellent web reviews, but I haven't seen any reviews of the Seafrogs housing. I haven't mentioned SUPE monitors because they have a significant weight in water, which IMHO makes them problematic for having decent overall buoyancy.

It would be interesting to see it in action. The V1 lens was considered mediocre, but according to the Sony website, it seems that the V2 has been optimized specifically for video AF. Essentially, it’s a 24-70, and with a light diopter, it would be ideal for Blackwater and other use cases where AF is essential. We have an old thread on the topic. If you want, you could link some videos via YouTube, even with unlisted links: https://waterpixels.net/forums/topic/1870-widemacro-lens-recommendations-for-a-sony-aps-c-video-system/

Thanks, Yes, the connector is way better than mine. They have the HDMI port recessed on the back so they save some centimeters. On mine, the connector sticks out on the side and it bumps on the left floating arm. Weefine told me they are thinking to design a new 90 degree connector. The good thing is they have a proper internal HDMI cable (Nauticam style).

Yes for photography it is a complete different story.

A challenging project with a professional result. Congratulations! I only shoot video, and I'll share my experience with the monitor's usage. The different shooting situations and the position of your arms and eyes change significantly depending on whether you are doing wide or macro shots. Furthermore, in macro the critters (marine creatures) almost never cooperate and they are found in absurd locations that require patience to position the camera. For this reason, the position and, above all, the ability to freely adjust the monitor to facilitate shooting is fundamental. On a macro dive, I reposition the monitor dozens of times. Therefore, a similar mounting setup would be severely limiting. I use a Nauticam long clamp and can easily find a tension that holds the monitor in place but still allows it to be moved with one hand. Having a quality clamp is important. When I was young I used to place the monitor on the back of the housing, just in front of the display. But now, with my presbiopia, even with readers , forced me to put the monitor away, on top of the port. The Kraken monitor was on my short list. Does it not come with a sunshade by default? Could you post a picture of the cable routing? I've just bought the new Weefine WED-5 Pro. It seems perfect for me except for cable routing. I hope to write a quick hand on review asap.

Hi , Welcome aboard! Did you use your 16-50 mm for video? Have you had a chance to try the video continuous AF?

Very affordable/cheap by Nauticam standards. It must be said that the camera is truly minimal (too much so, IMHO) and has very few buttons. The housing is reminiscent of an FX3's. Even though it's simple, this shows that the price of the housing is totally arbitrary.

We could start another topic with a list of the most common dive destinations in Indonesia and later we could add a poll 😄

Hy Gus, Welcome aboard! Ciao

Hi Dave, Welcome onboard. I hope you will enjoy our new home. Coming from WP you will find a lot of familiar names here. Ciao

Normal Subal housing are silver gray. I guess the black anodising is more susceptible to discoloration. P.S. I'm that guy with a completely whitish Nauticam housing 😁

Welcome onboard Rick! We hope you enjoy the forum. Ciao

I used something like this on my GoPro 11 in a meter of water... but I was watching trouts from a river's Bank 😁 Anyway it works but it mainly depends on the remote app capabilities. BTW nowadays abproper monitor costs less than 1000 euro.

Hello ACHIPo, Welcome aboard! Quite a journey to finally land here 😅 Ciao

Wait wait wait. Maybe I'm wrong Did you set the BBF to act as one single button press? I'm under the impression that you need to keep rhe BBF pressed to maintain focus. Hence your problem. I'm asking because on my Panasonic camera there's an option for this: focus lock works only until the button is pressed. On my previous camera it was the default and I changed it immediately.

Hi guys, Does anyone have the V2 version of this monitor? There are no manuals online, and from the photos, I can't tell if it's possible to mount the 1" ball both on the top and the bottom.

Wow, terrific video! Half man, half gyroscope! I wish I could be as stable as you, shooting freehand with the diopter lenses!

Maybe, just try. Actually I think the heat doesn't come from the screen in itself but the main heat sink lies behind the screen where there's the sensor. So, on land, opening the screen helps to dissipate the heat.

I asked Seafrags info on their Panasonic GH7 alu housings and they replied me that the Alu housings engineer team is completely different from the plastic housings team. They gave me the GH7 purt system: