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Hi Aqua Shutter, Welcome aboard! I'm sure you will find a lot of options in our classified section. Ciao

Wow nearly 4A, really too much

I thought that 3,7V were not enough to charge the camera. Thanks, I'll check the dimensions. P.S. Googling for that battery I came across a lot of extreme solutions 😄

I don't understand, do those batteries provide output voltage even through the USB charging port? Can you take a photo of what you've assembled? 1 or 2 batteries? A 18650 doesn't fit in my housing. The only free space is the space for the strobe trigger, but even there there are only 5 cm.

Well, it partly depends on your needs (video or photos) and partly on the camera you use. In my opinion, brightness and weight are basic factors to start from. The 500 nits of past generations are absolutely insufficient for working at shallow depths and strong lighting typical of tropical waters. I have a similar old monitor and was forced to build a huge sunshade to see anything. A reduced weight is equally important since mirrorless camera bodies are very small and, consequently, so are their housings. For video, it's important to have a balanced setup, not just a neutral one. Managing to balance the whole kit with a monitor that weighs almost a kilogram and is placed on top of the housing is a real mess. Then it depends on whether the monitor must have or compensate for features that the camera lacks: focus peaking, histograms, waveforms, and LUTs. From this point of view, I have a Lumix GH5M2 that has everything, so fundamentally, I'm just looking for an excellent bright image. Moreover some cameras have limitations on the image format and the features that are transmitted via HDMI. To give one example: many monitors now advertise that they can accept a 4K@60p signal. With Panasonics, I have always set the downscaling to 1080p directly in the camera but some cameras actually transmit a signal via HDMI that is identical to what is being used. So these are some thought to start with. Ciao

Hi Vitaly, We have a pinned thread updated with nearly all the monitor's out there. Personally, the latest Weefine checks all my requirements.

Welcome aboard Stemi, I hope you enjoy the forum! Ciao

Welcome aboard!

Old post but... From your photos I see you are using a 3,7V Lipo battery pack. 3,7V are enough to power your A7? camera? I shot video only so I'm thinking for a similar out of the box solution for my GH5M2 that can be powered via USB-C...

I updated the first post with several projects I missed in the last weeks. Thank you all!

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I thought the same but he would need the other way around. He has an M14 threaded hole on the housing. Anyway, as Chris suggested, this should be ok: https://www.backscatter.com/Nauticam-M14-Offset-Connector-w-Vacuum-Valve-II-Pu Once we have an M16 thread hole, what kind of connector do we need on the cable? P.S. I'll try to move part of this thread to DIY forum. Bear with me!

In the history of underwater photography, there have never been so many strobes as there are today.

Hi Giacomo, Long story short: set a slightly lower Kelvin value on your GoPro (e.g. 5000K). Long Story: Lower Kelvin values mean warmer light, while higher values mean cooler light. This is a rule that never changes. You can do the test with the GoPro on the sofa or directly with your cell phone, which will surely have a "pro" function that allows you to set the Kelvin value. By acting on the Kelvin scale, you might be thrown off because it seems to work exactly the opposite of what I wrote in the beginning. In reality, when you set the white balance Kelvin on a camera, you are not adjusting the temperature of the light you are using to illuminate, but you are telling the camera the temperature of the light you are using. So the camera will adjust accordingly. I'll try to re-explain it. Remember that the camera will always try to achieve a correct white balance. So, if the scene is actually 5000º K, but you set the camera to 4000º K, you're telling the camera that the scene is warmer than it really is. To compensate, the camera will shift the colors toward blue. On the contrary, if you set the camera to 6000º K, you're telling it that the scene is cooler than it is. The camera will compensate by shifting the colors toward orange. So it seems to work in reverse, but it doesn't. Ciao

Hi ChrisL, Welcome aboard! Coming from WP, I'm sure you will find a lot of known names. Ciao

I didn't remember that the A7SIII had the second native ISO at 12800. I tried the FX3 which has the same native ISO, and sometimes that value is too high, but in those conditions, it is certainly a godsend. Thank you for the explanations and also, kudos on your videos.

For medium portrait and fish Inlove the Panasonic 12-35mm with the 6" dome port. As example, this video was entirely filmed with it. The size of the filmed John Dory fish goes from a ping pong paddle to a tennis racket. And, as I have written several times, the lens with the simple 6-inch acrylic dome port is tack sharp. It's easy to find it used and I love it very much ❤️

Thanks, What's your typical iso value on wa shots? Ciao

Hi Braven Welcome aboard!

Beautiful images indeed, I see you use three powerful lights. Could you explain more about their position and use? Thanks

Wow, I've never seen anything like it. I guess the clip has great scientific value. Thanks for sharing it.

If a bigger focus range is what you are looking for, then the small AOI UCL-05N could be a valid option: https://www.aoi-uw.com/products/wet-lenses/aoi-ucl-05n.html It's the same as the old Fantasea UCL-05LF 6. Here a comparison test: Wildlife in the BalanceReview of Fantasea UCL-05LF 6 Macro Lens - Wildlife in th...Review of Fantasea UCL-05LF compared to Inon and Dyron lenses. The Fantasea outperforms in almost all cases.

Welcome aboard to both of you! I hope you like the forum. Ciao

Out of curiosity, how many boat trips are needed to have a good experience? And, not including air transfer to go there, how much can a stay there with the trips to swim with the whales cost?