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I dont remember that much rubbish there anymore. I've been there 1-2 times a year for a long time. Yes, there is some, but not that much imo. Or i might have just gotten used to it. Might actually be this. Closer to Bitung and the villages have better chance surely. Ambon on the other hand...

What you need for the DIY is optical plexiglass/acrylic, 3D printer, waterproof sealant. Some CAD skill will be needed aswell. I think hardest part is to find he plexiglass for a decent price and made into a dome shape. Essentially you want minimum 12" dome, but something close to 20" could be done also depending on your needs. If you do go the DIY route, please document it for others in the DIY section of the site.

Looks like the price has been updated to 1800$ :(

End of September UW Technics will have their hybrid strobe available (hopefully). Flash power 150 Ws, Color Temperature 5500K Professional Video-light 18000 lumen, true colors CRI 92, Color Temperature 5000K.

Heh, yes ofc the strobes are on top and lights bottom, not dual up/down attachment. Bit too early when looking at the picture.

Looks like it has 2 arms attached to it in the bottom, so taken out and positioned as needed. Maybe lighting with that from under? Also the main strobes/lights are attached from bottom also, makes it very stable, but position is fairly locked in. But with his experience im sure that is where the position is optimal for him.

I had this happen bit under 10 years ago. White Eneloops in Z240. Well, not sure what exploded, but the strobe exploded UW.

They do mention Eneloop Pros on their website with weights ect, so im sure you cant go wrong with them. On a lighter note... This is now almost like the black caulk vs white caulk video that was going around social media year ago, just with black and white Eneloops.

There was NA-A1 for sale on Facebook 2 days ago, but unfortunately its gone already, it was priced very attractively.

Sony and Nikon shooters have the best fisheye made, RS 13mm. There is no need to invent the wheel again? This is where the rumored Laowa lens comes in.

Aha, couldnt find it from there when i saw the Facebook post. Bit pricier there than the Taiwanese price i saw quoted.

Just saw some additional info. Its actually called MFO-3, ships early August and costs 550-600USD. Machine translation from Chinese: Nauticam MFO-3 plug-in black water close up lens 100 macro lenses for all brands, effectively reducing the focus distance to 0-1.5m (can't focus infinitely) And make the field of view a little wider More biosize when shooting blackwater creatures No longer limited by the narrow field of view of 100 micro lenses Simply put, you can turn a hundred microscopes into 60 microscope Focus distance can be applied to super close Finally no need to wait for brands to come out 60 macro mirrors

Just announced on socials. Autofocus on Sony and Nikon Z, Canon gets only manual. $699. Will we see a @Phil Rudin test soon? ;)

This is a question better asked from your liveaboard operator. Offtopic, i had forgotten how ridiculous the park fees had become in Socorro... On top of camera tax and pricey liveaboard. Just better to go somewhere else.

Yes i see that now, and after Alex's explanation. I didnt even think in the photo that it would be that big, thought the SMC-3 in the photo was the new MFO-2 🤣 But is MFO-2 appropriate name for it? Its not really mid range focus optimising anymore? More like VMC (Voodoo Magic Converter).

Already second version? That was fast.

Laowa released 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye 10 minutes ago (Sony FE, Nikon Z, Canon RF) -> exited -> No AF -> :(

500 USD flights friday evening to AMS/BRU, saturday morning there, rent car for the day and drive to uwcamerastore buy strobes, sleep in car (its Europe, no problem), sunday morning flight back to US, arrival back home sunday evening. Surely works also to London and some UK supplier of the strobes. Profit.

Looks like the videolight has recieved little update again, now to 18000 lumens. [quote]Professional Video-light 18000 lumen, true colors CRI 92, Color Temperature 5000K. Video-light working time (at 18000 lumen): 45 minutes with large battery (8 cell), 18 minutes with small battery (4-cell).[/quote] Is the battery compartment single or dual o-ring? The cover (and thus the o-ring) will be very close to the buttons like many other strobes nowdays. I would love to see dual o-ring, but i suspect its single. Still thinking about this, if the 2 in 1 is really worth it (instead of separate systems). Price is of course something, also anxiously waiting for the snoots ect release.

Theres alot of fine print on the policies aswell. I had luggage stolen from a car (housing ect ect) and insurance covered only up to 3500€ as it was somewhere in the fine print that only up to 3500€ if its stolen from motor vehicle. Im sure theres other similar exclusions also.

1600$ for one... Definitely not the cheapest. Video light updated to 16000 lumens and maybe some other updates as well. Im sure mr. Kolpakov will update us soon.

Also the option with 140mm dome is not really cutting down from WACP-C (2.5kg with lens). 1.5kg 140mm glass dome 0.5kg 8-15mm 0.2kg Monster adapter 0.2kg TC 0.3kg N100-N120 adapter

Didnt Nauticam raise prices like 10% in november or december already. This hobby is getting way more expensive fast (like if it wasnt already).

Cheap flights to Europe for 500-600 and still profit when buying 2.

Why would a Chinese company like Nauticam move factories outside China? Is the US market so big that it makes sense?