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I have a hard side carry on case that i use that can carry just about all my camera equipment in. I did have to check this once on my way to Indonesia. and then I stuff wet lenses in jacket pockets and I have a small backpack that fits under the seat for anything else and then 1 change of clothes.

I'll put a plug in here for a resort group in Sulawesi area. Check out Murex Dive resorts. They have a great package deal called "Passport to Paradise" that we've done a few times. It includes 3 different resorts with different diving conditions that you set the amount of time at each based on your dive preferences and they do the transfer between resorts while you dive! (Have to say the reefs at Bangka are our favorite diving and the Lembeh resort is our favorite resort) I'll also put a plug in for the hotel in terminal 1 at the Singapore airport. What a great idea! You don't pay for entry into Singapore unless you want to leave the airport and I think they charged us by the half day or something like that.

Thanks for the replies. I used PS many years ago when I had a copy at work. I'm sure tons has changed since. when I went to elements(cost) I could do everything I needed with the plugins I found. and my favorite thing about it was the plugin I had was able to correct very specific areas of the photo. The name escapes me, but it was originally available on Elements and then later allowed only on PS only, and it was free! Thought someone mentioned it in this stream, but I can't seem to find it now. I am interested in this plugin, but really not needed. I would say that 90% of my pictures are macro in warm waters, so pretty easy to control backscatter. Besides I'd have to get a new computer, as it is Elements dogs my '14 Macbook Pro. I also like this ACR idea of doing processing in raw. I assume this helps keep your files bigger, less pixel loss? Thanks again

Wow! Almost afraid to ask a question. I use PS Elements for my processing and yes I throw out tons of pics, but with digital I take tons of pics. And I get many shots that I'm happy with. I guess I'm intimated by PS and Lightroom and the amount of options and "tricks" they have up their sleeve(s). And now this new product? I'm in awe of what can be done. So to start from the beginning where would I go to learn about the work flow that you guys use in post processing? Does everyone use both PS and Lightroom? some use 1 or the other? and after reading this thread What is ACR? Thanks

Hey All Anyone know if the lens can be replaced? or is a new port the only way to fix this. Its off to the side and honestly I never noticed it in any of the pictures I recently took, So I might have to live with it awhile. TIA Tim

Hi All. Finally getting around to cleaning up my wife's and my photo equipment box in the closet, so this won't be my last item. Somehow we've acquired a lot more "toys" than we have use for, so next up is the Fantasea UCL-06LF Macro wet lens, a +12 diopter. The lens optics are in perfect shape, no scratches or chips. The housing has no wear or scratches and it comes with a secure strap and quick release secure line to ensure the lens is safely attached to your housing. I also have the front and rear lens caps to ensure protection out of the water. Want more information? Check out this link Offered at $120

For Sale - Nauticam Compact Macro Converter in very good condition. Optics look perfect. It does have a nick on the rim as you can see in the picture, so I added a picture with a color lens on top to show that the threads are not affected. It comes with the front cover and a padded mesh carrying bag. I bought this for my wife, but she doesn't use it. Paid about $325 for it a few years ago. Asking $200

Hi guys. Sorry I didn't see the responses until now. so it is a juvenile Sweetlips? Thanks, I'll have to try those sites for the picture to be ID a few days ago.

Anyone want to take a shot at naming this guy? I'm guessing its in the dragonet family, but not sure. Shot in November at Blue Heron Bridge TIA Tim

Thanks for the responses. A simple cleaning of the contacts with alcohol on both sides did the trick!

Actually its not an issue yet, but today I was prepping my camera setup for diving tomorrow and when I plugged my Sony A6600 into the flash trigger I got this message on the camera(Attached). It stayed on the screen for a few seconds and then went away. The camera and strobes seemed to be firing fine. If it makes a difference, a couple of months ago while testing my camera before getting wet i depressed the housing trigger and the strobes started firing like crazy! I opened the housing and removed the connection from the hot shoe and reconnected it. never had that problem again. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this.

Hi all. Just wanted to give everyone an update to my flooded camera situation and some good news! After some testing by a local camera shop the camera and lens were in fact dead (no surprise). But what was a surprise was that the UW Technics flash trigger and Nauticam housing electronics are working just fine and don't appear to suffer any corrosion from the ordeal, so kudos to both Nauticam and UW Technics! The second thing I'd like to bring to the community's attention is that that dead camera just may worth something to someone. I really hate throwing things away even when they are damage beyond repair I'll normally take them apart and look for parts that I might be able to use sometime in the future (think switches, stainless screws, bolts and the like). And sometimes I turn to Ebay thinking someone out there might be able to use this camera or lens for parts. I priced the auction just to cover my handling costs plus shipping and in this case the bidding went a little crazy I think. I sold the camera body and lens for almost $350! The cost of the new lens.

I have a bunch of pictures that I could submit here. I'd love to do more ID-ing myself, but I don't no where to start sometimes. I'll start with these two. From North Sulawesi a week ago. Being a former aquarium nut I take a lot of pictures(some pretty bad ones) just to have a record, so I can ID it later. The first time I can remember being able to stump my guide with the little silver and black guy. I'm guessing its a juvenile and it dances like a juvenile Sweetlips. TIA

I do a lot of shore diving both in Florida and Bonaire. The walks aren't particularly long, but I've found that by using my regular carrying strap(no pic, sorry) and hanging my rig from a chest high D-ring on my BCD with a carabiner works quite well. Once in the water it stays there until my fins are on and I'm ready to submerge. I also did a day of diving with a boat in the keys that would not handle cameras. I did a back roll with the camera attached this way and I found I can climb a ladder quite well using this method. First and only time for that operator.

Oh, on the upside part of my trip here coincided with Alex's workshop and he showed a wonderful presentation of the participants' favorite pictures last night at dinner. For those of you who are on this site (I would suppose all) I just wanted to say WOW! And thank you for the show. My group really enjoyed it.