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I picked up pair of these few days ago in Japan. Dirt cheap compared to Europe. Uwcamerastore lists them for €1149 and backscatter $1199. I paid 230k Yen for 2 (about €1200). Seems pretty solid testing in hotel room, mikomoto diving was cancelled due to the typhoon.

Sure hope this 7artisans actual release would make Laowa to release theirs soon. Wishlist is of course that its almost exactly like old Tokina 🤣

So they are basically saying to use ATA carnet. Thanks but no thanks. Individual cant even get ATA carnet in Finland, only registered companies.

https://interceptor121.com/2024/01/06/methods-to-determine-the-appropriate-dome-port-for-a-wide-angle-lens-in-an-underwater-housing/ Might be some help there? DYI forum has some more info buried inside threads like this https://waterpixels.net/forums/topic/3672-3d-printed-curved-glass-macro-port-nikon-60mm-n120/page/2/

Maybe something is happening... Post by a dive operator in Cozumel: Nothing official from customs and nothing about the root of all, Cabo. But maybe something is happening...

There was a thread on Blackwater Cozumel page on Facebook started week ago by Robert Stansfield (not sure if he is on this board). it is quite lengthy now, over 100 responses (some pure Facebook quality). Reading the thread, looks like the "taxation" has spread even more, people posting about being hit "taxes" on dive computers ect. There was also mention about director of customs being fired, but if i understood correctly, its Cozumel, not Mexico-wide director. Maybe theres light at the end of the tunnel, for Cabo aswell. But not having my hopes up too high. -edit Looks like there has been alot of talk on Scubaboard and other Facebook grps about this in the past weeks.

Remember that you can save quite alot on Nauticam N120 and N100 extensions if you comfortable printing them yourself. Also alot of zoom rings can be printed and this shouldnt require any courage like extensions.

Liveaboard sinking This happened few days ago. Daytrip boat caught fire Yesterday These are starting to get quite frequent, unfortunately.

Looks like boys got the episode up.

Since you are looking at the 26601, i assume you want TTL and the works instead of the manual 26350. I have Turtle for Sony and and im happy with it. Theres plenty of UW-Technics user on the board also, and im sure you cant go wrong with them either.

Regarding TC, they are not needed. Its about your preference what kind reach you need for you lens. For the Dome, i think you old dome will work just fine, all Zen domes (100/170/230) are listed on the port chart for the 8-15. Extensions might be bit trial and error to find the perfect one. Theres info in this thread. Also few other threads also found on the forum. I guess that 20 or 30 extension is enough without TC. But as the Canon 8-15 with Metabones is not officially supported by Nauticam, you have to rely on other users who have this for info. So your setup would look something like this Housing->N100/N120 adapter->N120 extension->Dome OR Housing->N100 extension->N100/N120 adapter->Dome

From what i can see, the AOI housing is custom made to fit only the AOI HSC-03 trigger that is supplied with the housing. You can see the very tight fit here, leaving no space for any other trigger. Other thing is that the housing has custom pins that connect the trigger to the LED's baked in the housing. And these you dont find in any other trigger. But AOI does say that it supports Sony TTL, so i think it should work. And Backscatter strobes are made by AOI.

Would be interesting to know if the dryer was actually marine certified (more expensive) than just normal off the shelf fitted on the boat. I would imagine that dryer is pretty much running 24/7.

Some more tests on it https://www.seacam.com/en/opp-test/ Includes also a huge 900mb pdf link to test images.

Good choice. Now you dont have to second guess about the camera. Theres a good chance you can use the old camera to some extent, fingers crossed. Just dont force it when trying. But to be in the situation where you would need the old body, something really catastrophic would have already happened. For lenses, you could just forget the 16-35 as the 8-15 covers very well, specially with the TC. And have the 140mm dome which would be better for your Polynesia. Or if want to go with big dome route cheaply, get the 8" acrylic dome. They go for €400 used and brand spankers isnt too much either (compared to 230mm glass). And in all seriousness, im still going to suggest Nikonos RS13 for the long term😉 Unless the upcoming Laowa 8-15 AF is really really really good.