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!>>>
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.
@devinphotographer Hi Devin. Welcome to Waterpixels. What kind of stuff did you / do you shoot topside? This underwater stuff is a whole ‘nother world, eh?
@Craine@Lewis88 Thanks folks. I've always wondered about making the Nauticam work with the A6xxx series since SeaFrogs could do it. The bulkhead charging is genius.
@Lewis88 "I added Nauticam's M16 USB-C bulkhead, so I can charge my camera with everything assembled and vacuum pulled instead of disassembling to change batteries." @Craine
The zed batteries have been a game changer for the A6xxx series. I have an A6600 but unhoused. I also have an old Nauticam housing for the A6000 - any idea if I can fit a newer A6 body in there?