Nemrod

I am in for the ZXXX quite possibly. I replaced my D2000 strobes (dead and dying) with two S220 strobes because there was nothing else I could afford that was as compact as the D/Z Inon case that promised the reliability track record of Inon. It would be nice if they also had HSS. I wonder if they could use the same case as the Z330 but include a peripheral heat sink sandwiched between the dome and the body. Not as heavy as the Backscatter strobe. A GN in the 40 range would be nice.

The SeaFros dome looks interesting and inexpensive. But I do not think it will thread into the Nauticam 67mm to bayonet adapter? The Nauticam adapter requires the lens rear element to protrude considerably. What I was wanting to do is to have the ability to go from CMC/SMC to the Wet mate lens. Thus the need for small size. I would park the unused lens in the dock which is attached to the bottom of my Nauticam housing. I have a dome port with fisheye lens, the WWL-1 and Inon H100 and those cover wide angle well for me. I also have the CMC macro lenses. What I do not have and apparently is not made is something small and light and dockable that covers the normal view angles of a 28-75mm (kit type) lenses. It is kind of strange in way that such a thing is not made. Here is a photo of my NA6400 rig with the WWL-1 in the dock and CMC on the port:. To be clear, I was just playing around, no way I would swim around with the WWL-1 hanging on that dock, just much too big and too cumbersome to be practical. However something like the Wet Mate lens that started this thread that if designed for APS-C/FF cameras would be much more compact. Oh well 🙂.

I have been speaking to David. He has a lot of unique ideas 😍. Per the vendor, the lens should work with one inch sensor compacts. I did not dwell on that question as I have an APS-C. But, what we really need, at least this ---> we<--- is a wet mate air lens for larger sensor cameras that simply restores the air FOV of the camera lens for in water use and reduces edge distortion and pincushion. Not a big ultra wide angle lens like my superb $WWL-1$ or similar. Something much smaller and lighter when the mission really only wants a normal lens perspective and FOV. Oh well, still looking.

Okay, just to bring this to an end. I spoke with the vendor and they will of course take the lens back. Per my discussion with them this lens is intended only for compact cameras and will not work with an APS-C sensor camera. Not the vendors fault and I should have done more homework but really, nothing in the description of the lens or any information I could find would have told me that it was designed only for small sensor compacts. I guess we know now. Thanks, James

Thanks. You are correct. I have only installed the lens dry. I will call my vendor tomorrow. This lens is fairly new and does not sho up in any of the charts for compatibility and from the description I may have assumed too much. I would not get the lens wet in the case I need to return without further info from the vendor which is a reputable business I have used for many years and value. It is possible that once the port space is flooded that the vignetting would be decreased. I can live with a little bit on the widest end for my use but still, I would have thought in lieu of inclusion in port charts that Nauticam would have given some general compatibility statement. I am mounting it via the Nauticam bayonet system. Perhaps if mounted direct to the port threads it would vignette less certainly but I do not want to have to remove the port bayonet system that works just fine with the CMC lenses and the WWL-1. I will provide the vendor conclusion as soon as I speak with them.

Sorry to bother folks with what is probably my misunderstanding. I bought this lens for use with my Nauticam NA6400 and the kit lens 16-50mm. I normally shoot the WWL-1 or the CMC1/2. I thought this Wet-Mate dome was intended to use on the naked port to restore UW angle and reduce pincushion distortion when zoomed wide. However, I just received the lens and installed to the port and the lens vignettes badly until zoomed in to 23mm. Did I misunderstand the purpose of this lens or was it intended for compact cameras? The description of the lens does not specify that it is for compacts? I like my WWL-1 and use it often but wanted a lighter option for fun fish pics, diver photos and general use to swap with my CMC macro lenses. Anyone know what si up with this lens and if there is an alternative for my proposed purpose to the 38013? I may need to return it I suppose. Thanks for any help, James

I was in the older forum, did not post often, but hopefully this new forum will continue to be a great resource. I read and learn, thanks to all of the pros who post here. I am currently using a Nautican NA6400, two Inon S220 strobes and mostly use the WWL-1 for CFWA shots. Trying to get more into Macro which I am pretty bad at :). I wanted new Z330 strobes after my old D2000 strobes became non-useful but as we know Inon disappeared the Z330 so I grabbed a couple of the S220 strobes as they will remain useful even if I get more powerful strobes eventually. I have been interested in photography and UW photography my entire life. Used to own and shoot a Nikonos III. Mostly just lik to amuse myself and try to grow my capabilities. Thanks for listening. Hope the image does not break your computer screens! [url=https://postimg.cc/0zz8J796][img]https://i.postimg.cc/2Sw3MxJx/Screen-Shot-2021-11-15-at-8-08-55-PM.png[/img][/url] James