Davide DB

I think we're going a bit far with the language, and it's getting out of hand for everyone, including me. I don't think I'm a robot, capable of being 100% user or 100% moderator. That's not how it work. I'm just a regular person who contributes with their own experiences to the forum. I wasn't trying to be rude, and I didn't think my post was rude. I was just trying to show sympathy for your post, which was written in a funny way. Regarding the original question, several users answered that they always hold it for various reasons, including dive safety and the fear of ruining or losing it. Perhaps Dave was more direct, but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me. That's it.

Guys, come on! Can't you argue over a lanyard? Let's avoid getting personal.

On another forum arose a discussion around the new iPhone 16 and its amazing photo/video features, which I think may be of interest here as well. Basically, many people wondered how it is possible for a phone to do things that even a top-of-the-line mirrorless camera can't do. A very expensive phone sure, but 1500€ is a fraction of the cost of a top-of-the-line camera that can go up to 5000€. So what? Conspiracy theories and even the suspicion of Canon's famous cripple hammer returns. In reality, the devil is in the details. Number of iPhones sold worldwide in 2023: 231 million units Number of cameras sold worldwide in 2023: Canon … 3.34 million units (46.5%) Sony … 2 million units (27.9%) Nikon … 810,000 units (11.3%) Fujifilm … 430,000 units (6.0%) Panasonic … 260,000 units (3.6%) OM Digital … 180,000 units (2.5%) Ricoh Imaging … 60,000 units (0.8%) Source R&D costs are scary and the number of units sold is the only way to deal with them and maintain revenue margins. I for one was shocked to read the numbers. Nikon sold 800k cameras worldwide so the figure should be divided among all models. I don't understand Japanese so I don't know what range of cameras the statistic includes. Bye

I felt the same way until I irretrievably scratched my WWL-B which crawled on the bottom and banged on the rocks while I saved physical and mental energy by fluttering naively on the reef.

The forum in itself doesn't have this feature but if you are browsing it via a classic Web browser you can save the link/url in your browser's favourite list. Maybe you could create a dedicated folder.

Of the two, one. You can't have a long lanyard and expect that if you're with your belly 20cm from the bottom, your camera won't drag on the bottom. So it's normal that you have to hold it with at least one hand. Then when you are photographing, the natural position is as Dave described.

On my last dive, I had to skip filming because the reef wasn't in great shape. I didn't get anything! So, just for fun, I tried the MWB at 17 meters with no lights on my dive buddy, who was totally game. I'd say that at this depth, with the conditions being what they were (very murky and green water), my GH5M2 was pushing its limits. I think with a bit more clear water, I could have got some better shots. I'd really love to see what happens with a Canon or a Sony in the same conditions, but I don't think I'll ever know! This test really shows how much the environment (and the sensor) affect the final results! It's a circle shots, and colors changes with the sun position and in the clip, there was still a bit of a purple tone on top. It would have helped to work more on it, but time just flew by. The flickering at the bottom is from the thermocline. I tried to wait for some fish to swim by, but no luck! The camera was perfectly neutral, and I tried taking a selfie, but it wasn't quite what I was hoping for 😁 Yes the final shitty look is desaturated.

I didn't even suspect its existence. Try them and tell us if they work!

Given that you are working with 2 lights very near to the subject (basically a lightbox) you could work with a very low power. Another solution would be having an on camera small light to spot critters and turning on the main lights only when framing focusing and filming.

Gopro labs software for GP13 is out. There are a couple of interesting additions for underwater shooting: Added DIVE=1 - optimizing the Hypersmooth stabilization for underwater. The water refractive index defaults to 1.335 (good for fresh and command salt water), if you know your area RI is significantly different DIVE=r where r can be 1.3 to 1.45 is supported. Added WARM=x and COOL=x to offset white balance. WARM is good to use with DIVE, so you can improve the red respond for deeper dives. https://gopro.github.io/labs/control/notes/

I know that Saga makes an adapter ring to use a Sea&Sea port on a Nauticam housing. https://sagadive.com/en/producto/aro-de-extension-adaptador-seasea-nauticam/

In some points it seems to me that shallow DOF is also the problem but with a crop factor of 1.5 you have an FOV of a 16.5mm. Impossible to get sharp edges at F4 F5.6 with any dome I think. You can try zooming in a little bit and that way you would also be facilitated with tilt and pan movements.

Welcome aboard! I have not kept track but indeed you are several people here from the PNW. A community within a community 😄

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I think that F11 is really the minimum at that FOV. I don't know. let's see if members much more technical than me intervene. It doesn't depend on the material, and the dimensions alone (215mm vs. 250mm) don't tell the whole story because they might have different curvature. Would you mind to share/embed a video showing the problem? A YouTube link will automagically embedded.

Hi Yann, You linked that image from FB so I had the chance to see some WA video you published and you are right, borders are terrible. Out of curiosity, what's your aperture? At 11mm I guess that F11 or F16 are mandatory. I went on the Nauticam port chart and I didn't find you lens listed. I see the Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 and Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4. lens dimensions are nearly the same but IDK their entrance pupil. Anyway, assuming it's the same, for both the lens listed, the best combination is the 250mm dome port!

Hi Yann, Welcome aboard!!!

I bet that most of the sunburst I see on the net, are a sort of Photoshop double exposure. IIRC there's a specific PS plug in. But better don't ask 😉

I'm curious about the weight too. The original lens was heavy already. This one is made of glass...

Another good reason to credit ALWAYS the source of photos.

And sometime Focus peaking, underwater, just doesn't work as expected.

It's important to stay focused and not get distracted for a second 🙂

Kim wrote about its new internal coating.

I just saw it on FB. We will get more info in the next few days, I guess. What's the difference from current one?

Welcome aboard Bryce!