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Based on the lens + diopter you have a small focus range. For Nauticam there's a chart with the most common combinations.

Hi Roman I am sorry that you had this experience with camera & scooter but its use it's completely different from what you describe. What you wrote happens for the reasons I wrote above. I assume that before carrying a camera on it, one is completely confident using the scooter. Although at first glance it may seem simple, its safe use is not trivial even in recreational diving. There are even courses to learn how to use it safely. In addition, there are different types of scooters, and as for camera mounts, there ar different models with different characteristics. No Gopros there. On the first photo I'm using a GH4 in Nauticam Housing, 6" dome and Keldan Luna 8 lights. On the second photo, a beloved Nauticam GH2 with two custom lights bigger than HF-1 strobes. Now I have a monitor too. Me and my friends use the camera (GH5, A7SIII, A6700, A7RIV) with scooter, lights and strobes nearly in all our dives. In the early 2000 we were using huge Amphibico Housings for shoulder mounter Sony camera on Gavin scooters. I drive the scooter with one finger and he goes just straight. When I leave the hand, it stays just in front of me. From the trash bin (wrong settings) last Sunday, my buddy filming @80m/262ft. For a limitless experience just use a detachable camera mount. The Suex camera mount permit to remove and reattach the camera underwater with a single lever push pull. This short documentary was 100% shot on scooter mounted cameras. We had no creative constraints in making it.

Plenty of posts about red filters 😜

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BR = Buyer Remorse This is new 😃

Gentlemen, I moved all the last few posts since were no longer talking about the battery pack but about the grand schemes of life. You can continue the discussion there and leave this thread only for posts related to the battery pack. I trust in everyone's ability to respect the rules of peaceful digital community life https://waterpixels.net/forums/topic/1482-retra-strobes-pros-cons

Do you have an example of bw critters and size you got with these lens? Thank you in advance

It depends on what drink they used on the alcohol induced young female target group. Pure malt whisky is OK.

Looking forward to see some test in Komodo then. Thanks

Thank you Giancarlo, very informative.

I see that there is a fair amount of interest in blackwater diving and thought it would be appropriate to open a thread dedicated exclusively to this specialty from a photographic point of view. What are the best lenses according to the size of the subjects? How best to use strobes? Besides strobes, what are the best support lights to help focus the camera and look for subjects wandering in the black water? Advice on logistics and the best locations/periods for this type of diving (this is a common topic with video makers). Some time ago our member @Giancarlo M. posted a nice article on using the Nauticam EMWL lens (the desire of many) in this particular context. I repost it here for reference.

My friend's solution was more basic and cheap. His Subtronic strobes are an old model with integrated battery pack. The guy just moved the front slave sensor to the back behind the rear plate and glued a small plastic tube for fiber connector. But the most economical solution was to place adhesive fibre adapters on the front slave sensor. I repeat, I know nothing about underwater photography and flashes but he says it works perfectly 😇

Yes, I remember that thread on WP...

Very interesting ideas. You photographers are lucky that by adjusting the shutter speed you can vary the background. Unfortunately on video it is not so easy and in a few metres of water, even with a snoot, you have little margin to intervene. Maybe I should bring along a black background and set up a small stage. 🤡

I don't want to talk nonsense because I don't understand anything about underwater photography. He has two Subtronic flashes. A couple of them he had modified by the guy I was telling you about and a couple he used these adapters sold directly by Subtronic. In the end he's happy with them and says they're not worth modifying. Manual contro only of course. https://www.subtronic.de/produkte/Optocontrol-Sklavenblitzausloeser.66325.php

Here we are speaking of video od course but what's the best Canon lens for AF in this kind of dives? Seeing the Aquatilis project her in the Med, most of the critters are huge. Something I would shot with the 12-35mm (24-70 FF).

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Here in Italy they are well known and were considered expensive. There is a technician here in Italy who can change batteries and service them at very low prices. He recently modified a couple for a friend of mine, making them fibre-optic compatible.

I missed this thread too... I have been using a scooter for about 20 years and have been shooting with a scooter for about 15 although for the last two three years I no longer mount the camera on the scooter because I find it too limiting (broader discussion). I have an old Suex 14 and have mounted several M43 cameras with 6" domes or the WWL. I have two Keldan Luna with floating arms, monitor and have no particular problems. The scooter is fine as long as some precautions are observed. The scooter and the photo/video kit must be individually neutral. That way you get a balanced set. So if you want to detach the camera from the scooter to photograph by hand (and the camera attachment allows this easily) you can do it safely. It is also a matter of safety. You may have to separate them and the two objects remain neutral and fully operational. Some friends during long cruises position the camera and headlights perpedicularly to the longitudinal axis of the scooter (direction of travel) to have less friction but I have never had a problem with this.

Same advice here. Lately I bought on Ali a couple of no brand clamps and for the first time they are not too bad. I have some Nauticam clamps and during the years I collected clamps of different brands and I mix them without paying attention. When I move and adjust the arms underwater I can tell which Nauticams are without looking, only by how smoothly and precisely they adjust.

Did you already show the receipt to your wife? 😁

And reefs are gorgeous too!!!