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I've used the MF-1 and the Inon S2000 trying to lessen the load, but I keep going back to a single Inon Z-240. Slightly bulkier body but easy to handle and good enough power for my needs. Sounds like the single Retra may also be the way to go!

I, too, have used both the standard Envelops and the pros, with BQ-CC55 chargers and Inon strobes. I've had no issues.

Aloha and welcome!

I think Hawaii is underrated. There are a lot of creatures - about 25 percent are endemic. It's nice that you can dive somewhere pretty much every day.

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Awesome you're here! Thanks Becca.

Really nice!

Aloha and welcome Tony! Thailand is great, isn't it?

Really nice stuff Jim! Did you use a dedicated macro, too, or wet close up lenses?

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Thanks Bill. In the first series, I think the first photo is with MFO - a little more magnification and sharp. The second series of the sea cucumber has some fall off of sharpness and a bit more magnification. How was the MFO in giving you working distance at the far end? Just over a meter, by spec? (Side note - all the cameras I've used have had some difficulty locking focus on smooth nubbly pink phyllidias. It's probably me and my eyesight.)

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@Isaac Szabo 30mm extension still for sale. PMing you.

Nights are always different. Good stuff!

Aloha and welcome! You'll find a lot of the same folks from the other site. I wasn't too active there.

Well done sir! Cool little study.

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Exactly right.

I'm curious about the rate of o-ring failure in housings equipped with vacuums. Certainly it makes good sense. As I think through the process of putting a vacuum into play - the pre-dive checkout - maybe the true value is noting errors during that process which prevents issues during the dive. After the check perhaps the vacuum isn't necessary.

You made some nice pictures at Anilao. Sad to hear about the strobe.

Welcome and Aloha! We have a few folks here who love making 3d odds and ends to make gear work better. Enjoy the site!

Could it be that the water drops in the housing and the vacuum sensor are separate problems? If the housing hasn't been serviced in a while, I wonder about the integrity of the small o-rings that keep water from leaking into the housing. I've removed what seems like a lot of sand from some buttons, especially after being rolled in the sand on shore exits. Also, I may be swimming against the current, but I often dive my Nauticam housings without engaging a vacuum. Worked fine in years past, and I have yet to flood a Nauticam. Some of my plastic housings have bid adios to the great god Neptune, but never a Nauticam.

Do you think it would make any difference trying your 90 on a different body? Or trying a different 90? You experience seems so different from what other folks are saying. I'd be happy to take the thing off your hands if you can't get it sorted.

I feel your pain. I suppose the trick is to act nonchalant while your shoulder screams.