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Hi John, I have cleaned the sensor of my GH5 several times, but always with the pre-soaked swab, and everything came off the first time. I would use very little liquid and repeat the operation several times. I wouldn't risk putting too much in and having liquid running around inside the camera. For portholes I have always used Novus and always with excellent results. Of course if you have deep scratches it's too delicate but it's important to understand that sometimes even if you can still see it with the naked eye, in water you can't see it because the edges are smoothed and the water does the rest. Work a lot with number 3 and eventually number 2. Number 1 is simply a glass cleaner.

I'm starting see these slates everywhere. I'll modify my letter to Santa 😜

Wow, I had to enlarge the photo to spot him. That's incredible!

Hi Paul, welcome onboard!

Glad you found and joined us!

Let me add another solution used by my friend on an Aquatica housing. He too opted for DIY, but it was more elaborate. He made an aluminium plate to which he attached three one-inch spheres and completed it with a plexiglass base that also stabilises the camera's movements. Here one can see the famous screw-type freediving lead that can be screwed under the housing to stabilise the tripod. It normally lives in the pocket of the drysuit or jacket. P.S. The tripod can be an excellent aid for more stable shooting even in open water. An open leg provides a grip point further away from the housing handle, increasing stability.

A few days ago I came across the documentary Big Pacific - Behind The Scenes. The subject is very special: documenting the difficulty of filming wildlife around the Pacific Ocean. The opening story shows the BTS of the famous sequence of the puffer fish building a nest in the sand that looks like a mandala. IRRC was shown in the last BBC Blue Planet. And kudos to the beautiful Spanish marine biologist in Malpelo who uses an Aladin Pro. 🤩 Enjoy

Welcome aboard Julian!

Now we want a video of you wearing them and filming the spiny tiger shrimp 😁 I only have problems with presbyopia, which is getting worse and worse. I can't stand the lenses attached to the glass of the mask because I do videos and they force me into absurd neck positions. I solved it with contact lenses for presbyopia. Out of the water they are perfect. In the water, the close-up vision is not perfect but good. But I am curious to try Ben's solution. One of these dives I will hide behind a rock and wear them 😎

36135 is mine 😇

Looking at the nauticam port charts for the three wet lenses, I see that the 12-50 mm is not mentioned as being compatible with the WWL-1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JoPPkHMK-jEj6OR5h3qWyOZ67yBoMGhi/view In the general chart for the N85-M43 Pana and Oly it is not there. The Pana 12-35 mm needs the WACP-1. Even if it's not there it doesn't necessarily not work.... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F7gtircDXpx0uyRK3TdCW_XeS3yQU5CS/view However, the WWL and its siblings are all designed for 28mm (14mm) optics, in fact even the 12-32 works from 14mm upwards. The WWL-C also works from 14 mm upwards. https://www.nauticam.com/pages/wwl-c-port-chart For quality I cannot tell you. I use a WWL-1B with the 14-42 mm (a piece of plastic). In this age of wet lenses, this is the real limitation of the M43. All new lenses are 12 mm. In practice, the WWL-1 works with a discontinued lens.

Time ago I tried with my GP-11 in my kitchen sink with mixed results. it's a shame it doesn't work at 50 fps. https://gopro.github.io/labs/control/motion/

Terrific images and edit. Bravo!

What an incredible place. I imagine what I could do there with a rebreather and a scooter. Does the local government protect these artefacts or do those who find them take them home? Congratulations on the photos too, they are very nice.

We are in Italy and more precisely in Tuscany, in Porto Ercole. L'Isolotto is a small island (perhaps we should say a large rock) immediately next to the harbour and therefore very popular for bathing, boat trips and diving. At a depth of 18 metres there was this beautiful wall of red coral (Corallium rubrum). This animal thriving in shade but can (used to) live at these depths because of the turbidity of the water for much of the year. We avoided advertising this hidden corner to protect it from souvenir hunters and other poachers, but instead the constant heat waves of recent years took care of that. These three photos taken by Simone Nicolini over the years give a good idea of the scale of the issue.

Thanks Kraken, I'll check all the links. maybe there's something simple. I was hoping on something ready on the shelf...

The photo attached to the introduction of @Rune Edvin Haldorsen breaks my heart and simultaneously reminds me how important the work of image-makers is. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is an adage in several languages that means that complex and sometimes multiple ideas can be conveyed by a single still image, which conveys their meaning or essence more effectively than a simple verbal description." [Wikipedia] How many words, how many newspaper articles we have read and how many debates we have witnessed. We have realised how difficult it is to communicate what is happening underwater. The oceans are threatened by pollution, unsustainable fishing, and the destruction and alteration of coastlines and seabeds. These are anthropogenic activities that, reinforced by the rapid warming of its waters, put as much pressure on underwater ecosystems as on land threatening its survival. Compared to land, underwater the problem is amplified: the lack of past data prevents a correct perception of how environments are changing and there is an objective difficulty in having direct experience of the underwater world. Hence the need to effectively communicate the urgency of preserving underwater ecosystems. And in my opinion, images are the best way to do this.

Biber dolmasi Yummmm

I know they are very common to film/photograph wildlife on land. What's about them underwater?

Hi Marcell, Glad you rejoined us! We miss video-makers and the video section is still empty! Currently I'm working on a freshwater spring with some rare badass trouts. It's nearly impossible to film them in person.

Nice to see you here! We have another Turkish fellow member here. he didn't post yet 😇

Hi Eric, When I joined WP you were still in charge of operations. It's been a long time! It's good to have you back.

Welcome aboard!

Wow, an open-heart surgery

Ciao Pietro welcome aboard!