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That's sad news. I liked their Sola lights.

Well done!

Aloha and welcome @Johan

Aloha and welcome!

Aloha and welcome @jkepic !

Update: Up for sale is a Nauticam housing for the Sony A7c in very good condition. Comes with UW Technics flash trigger and a Nauticam Sony flash trigger. It is vacuum ready. You just need the button and cap. It has fewer than 100 dives on her, and I would go far longer before I would consider servicing. $1750 plus $30 shipping. $1500 and free shipping within the USA. Add 3.49% if you require an invoice. 30 day money back guarantee from the date of delivery (you pay shipping and insurance)

Are you doing any color grading in post? All in all, good stuff!

Looked at the first video - very nice! I was at Koh Lipe in February - poor viz and really green water. Fabulous sites!

Aloha and Welcome @canada_diver !

@vkalia I like your thinking. I've always liked the idea of streamlining things, and if you use one system above water, and can make that work unter wasser, bravo! That said, I have twinges of regret moving away from Olympus. Great small system, and super for long telephoto wildlife. I'm with Sony now, but it's like a third spouse - fast, tight and lovely - but never like the first love that forever haunts you. Oh, Canon FD, how I miss thee.

Aloha and welcome Simon! A Canon and Nikon mixed marriage ... I'm okay with it if your parents are okay with it.

I will live vicariously through all of you! I'll pick up odds and ends next year. Of course if I win the lottery, it will be new gear for everyone!

Aloha and welcome Reuben!

@reubencahn The early DSLRs almost required use of a accessory viewfinder, but have you considered shooting without one? The live view features of most current mirrorless cameras are pretty good. Does your wife shoot using the viewfinder or the monitor?

Bravo!

Aloha and welcome Riana!

Aloha and welcome Rich!

That's a great deal!

Aloha and welcome aboard!

Much better! It looked like you traveled through a snow storm!

I was planning on getting an A6700 for its video capabilities! That's disappointing to know that you can't lock AF tracking in video. Thanks Ben.

On smaller housings I've taken off the Nauticam handle/tray and opted to use ultralights. Easier to remove and travel. Also easier and cheaper to mail your housing for service. Larger housings I've had get taken apart once yearly and fasteners cleaned, replaced if needed, and greased.

I'm not certain about the species, but certainly Gymnothorax. It has the look of a Stout, too, but those are pretty small. I wonder if those white rings are moray ringworm 😉

I haven't heard much discussion of NTSC v PAL of late. Seems underwater videographers like at least 60p to gather enough detailed information and slow down fast moving action without degrading images. And I don't think I'd venture to 120p unless you really want to work with slow motion and don't mind that heinous crop. Sony's autofocus is so good, there may not be much benefit in switching from the monitor to the viewfinder, which I would use if I was focusing manually. Plus, the viewfinder at 2.36 mil resolution isn't the greatest. I would keep the standard video on button and assign switching to a favorite menu item. As primarily a stills shooter I tend to set white balance to AWB or daylight 5600k, but for video I will venture into setting manual white balance at depth, or AWB with a warming filter to 15m, and lights deeper than that. I really like stabilization -- good stuff. Here is an unstabilized, unedited clip: A6000 in housing with 16-50 kit lens. AWB. This is Point Panic, a favorite south Oahu winter dive spot, with Diamond Head in the background. The camera was balanced on my knee. MAH00895.MP4

On the plus side you can use a tiny cylinder. 😉