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@Klaus that's a nice report and photos!

Aloha and welcome @lambee01 !

Aloha and welcome @Hugh We are all forever learning, aren’t we?

Nicely done!

Aloha and welcome @Alan dive That's a great kit you've got there!

There’s a guy selling a SmallHD monitor on eBay right now. $1500 clams.

Very cool! Thank you.

Aloha and welcome @flowdesign

Thanks for that. A fine report and nice photos!

Aloha and welcome @Guspolaco !

Well done. That’s a bit of work. How might the Aoi snoot work if the interior of the snoot was lined with reflective material?

Aloha and welcome @Rick Francis

@Rune Edvin Haldorsen That's beautiful. Well done.

Aloha and welcome @ACHiPo That Olympus kit seems a good one. The strobes are good but big and heavy! You might try Stix floats to balance that weight underwater. They look cheap but they’re durable and flexible.

Aloha and welcome @Bill Hawthorne ! Do you post photos to iNaturalist? Pretty much every photo I make of a creature ends up there. Cheers, Craig

Dunno how you do it with the diopters and all - and no tripod. One day I hope to shoot video as nice as that.

@Bronson FE That's lovely. Nicely done.

Saw that. Interesting. I’m sure the majority here will only use suits made of those materials if they prove to be as reliable and comfortable as what we’ve already got - at a decent price point. But then again it’s hard to beat swimming naked in warm waters.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/7072539149/sony-100mm-f2p8-macro-gm-lens-annoncement #Sony #macro 1.4x without teleconverters (takes them), 148mm long v 131mm (90mm); 646g v 602g (90mm) and list price USD $1499

Another option to try is the Canon R50. The camera body is small, like the M series before it, and it has an APS-c sensor. But as Ben says, these things tend to be bricks when they’re all kitted out, what with lights and all that. I still have an old TG-5 for use when I want to travel light. They are hard to beat for portability, and they are supremely flexible. Your friend may want to add an “air” lens which helps restore the 25mm angle of view underwater. See the example below, which is pretty much the full width of the tiny sensor. And, it can still shoot good macro. Alternatively, you can add a good wet lens, but this adds to the size and weight of the kit. I have a WWL-1, but I’ve never tried it on the Olympus.

It was all pretty magical, wasn't it? I looked forward to seeing every Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.

One other thing to consider is servicing. If the housings can be serviced easily or even Do It Yourself (DIY), that would be a huge plus. The original Seafrogs plastic housings were fine, but a bit chunky and not the best for ergonomics. I never had one long enough to require servicing.

That’s a Nikonos for sure. Like so many firsts in scuba, Jacques Cousteau and his collaborators developed the Calypso which were originally made in France before Nikon came on board, broadening the market. I’m sure there were other one-off creations, especially for film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(camera)

That reads like a proper trip report! Well done. Nice photos, too!

@Chris Ross That works well! Nice photos, too.