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Camera manufacturers aren’t putting out enthusiast photography compacts yet - more for video. I would think both Sony’s ZV-E10 m2 and Canon V1 could be better for photography. IBIS would be nice, too.

Aloha and welcome to WATERPIXELS @mjohns17 !

Aloha and welcome @Scott Audette !

There are trade-offs with everything. With current technology, my wish list is: compact form with 1” sensor, 20-50mm (35mm equivalent), close focusing to at least 1:2, flash sync 1/250th with ability to do high speed sync, 10 bit 4k 60 video without cropping, minimal rolling shutter, great color science, class-leading autofocus. The tech is out there!

I’ll put in a plug for #SmilingSeahorse. Nice boat with outward-facing mostly shared cabins, terrific crew and guide, and great food. There’s a camera room with plenty of plugs and compressed air. Everyone works very hard to make the trip successful. I went in Feb. 2024.

Looks like only you can make that decision. But it always sucks that when you move in another direction what you wanted comes out. I’ve found that if you have older gear you can make it work even without the latest and greatest tech.

@atus Excellent! That’s a cool place but very popular, eh?

How short-sighted on AOI’s part. I would rethink ever buying anything with their name on it.

That’s lovely. Thanks.

I, too, vote for the Inon S220 seems a good choice for its size and power. Also, consider the Backscatter MF-2 or 3. They shoot TTL with Olympus and definitely good for fish portraits and certainly macro. You can press them into action with wider lenses but that’s not ideal.

Aloha and welcome @AquaZ !

Yikes! That doesn’t look good! I’m sure it will be better when a proper case if available.

I had a dual pane exterior window in my flat lose its integrity some years ago. I didn’t bother with it for years as the condensation dried and calcified. When I finally took it apart, after I tired of looking through fogged glass, it was too late to save.

The A6700 is pretty good, eh? I love mine but don’t have a housing for it as yet. Very sad about Light & Motion. I liked their lights.

Agree with Davide: the CMC-2 is much easier to use. I tend to dive with that versus the CMC-1, which is taking up space in a drawer gathering dust. I also liked using the Inon 165, which are easily stacked if you want more magnification.