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@pcremone Lovely report and wonderful images! That RS 13mm looks sublime.

Welcome aboard @Nando Diver

Welcome aboard @Superego

Nice piece! Thanks @Bronson FE

Welcome aboard @ScubaChris

Welcome @Waja !

That vacuum pump is a weak link. I wrapped the tip with duct tape after mine started crumbling apart. I used it for a while but ended up getting a spare. Thanks for the tip @ChipBPhoto And @Hiloboy another great idea.

@Luko Lovely photographs and a very succinct report. Mahalo nui loa!

@Jeff181818 Hi Jeff. I'm sure you'll find folks who will chip in with helpful advice. Good luck and welcome.

@Igor Ledo Lizarraga Nice photos!

PM sent, macro port 60

Welcome Maria!

@Ar Splujer Welcome to Waterpixels!

Welcome to Waterpixels! I was on the old site, too, but not very active. I am now somewhat addicted to this site.

Very cool. Thanks!

Welcome to Waterpixels Susanne!

Welcome, again, to Waterpixels Kim!

@jlaity Superb photos Jeff!

Here's the the note from Sam Glenn-Smith aka @sammyglenn_dives on Instagram: <<<Hey Criag!! Thanks for reaching out. No idea what's going on but 3 or 4 of my really old images have popped up on pages and seem to be double the social media rounds. These images are all double exposure images (which I'm really annoyed by the fact that these pages are posting them without sharing the original captions I put with them to say they were double exposure. Heaps of people online calling out my shots saying it's AI when I took them before AI was even a thing!!) Anyway - all the blue ring split shots are double exposure taken with an Olympus OMD EM1 MK2 with 12-40mm Lens. The blue ring shots are with a macro port and single Strobe with Snoot, whereas the splits are with a dome and ambient light. Hope this clears it up and more than happy for you to share this on the forum!>>>

Welcome to Waterpixels @Pebbleworm

I have the Sony 90mm macro and the CMC-1. But I've never used them together. I got the CMC-1 for use with the full frame 28-60mm, which works okay, but working distance can be difficult. Mostly, I am an obedient student, and follow the port charts.

These days it can be very hard to discern the sourcing of images, though I know manufacturers and even the Associated Press are trying to figure out ways to mark photos as genuine. I sent a message to @sammyglenn_dives to get to the source. He has a lot of blue ring octopus photos on his Instagram site, most of the single creature variety.

@dhaas David Haas usually has access to a bunch of these.

Welcome to Waterpixels @Stefan Beskow

If @NealL and @ridgebackpilot change their minds I'm third in line.