Whiskeyjack

Had I known these were coming out I also would have waited... 😅

I wear the same 2mm all year. I don't need it when the water is 28-30 degrees but wear it for protection from jellyfish and the sun. I run warm so I never need a 3mm or 5mm diving in the tropics.

I find the number of creatures to be similar but to be fair I'm always shooting macro in Anilao. I dive in a sharkskin all year (maybe 2mm equivalent), but I run warm.

Just bought 2 new Pro Max strobes about 3 months ago. Doesn't feel great haha.

I agree Moalboal is just "okay" these days. It's gone downhill after the typhoon in 2019 destroyed several good dive spots. Coron is only interesting if you like wreck diving in my opinion. Malapascua has the sharks, but also great macro diving at Gato Island for example, which has good walls as well. Bohol would be another place to consider, balicasag and pamilacan island are quite nice for reef diving and are day trips.

Feb is great for visibility but has the coldest water temps in Anilao of the year. It gets down to around 23-24 Celsius, up to you t determine if that is too cold or not ^_^

There are several good sites in Anilao for reef diving. You'll just have to ask to visit those particular dive sites if that's what you're looking for.

I also have an Isotta with the 45 degree Inon viewfinder. I honestly don't use any tool at all, I just screw it hand tight. Never had an issue.

I'm also interested in this, including the newer Olympus 90mm. I care less about the working distance change and more about the image quality increase I've heard people talk about.

I take stills and my partner shoots video. While sometimes i actually like her video better than my photos, the main thing for me is the editing process. I spend maybe 30 seconds-3 mins on a photo in lightroom. She spends at minimum 20-30 minutes in premiere trimming videos, arranging clips, adding music, etc. It's a real chore compared to photo editing in my opinion and as a result she has terabytes of unedited video on hard drives. Sure you can just post your unedited clips but those are the videos no one wants to watch!

Yeah I live in Manila, so at least I don't have to deal with the jetlag. I have a hard time sleeping on the ferry as I'm too tall for the bunk beds and can't really sleep upright in the chairs on the other ferry line either.

Yep, I love Romblon! Just wish getting there wasn't quite so much of a pain...

My partner and dive buddy just underwent her 2nd tympanoplasty in early December after the 1st one failed in August after just 2 dives... So hopefully more time in the water this year once she has healed up!

Thanks for the explanation. not sure if it's worth adding a whole new program to my workflow!

Is this only for PS? I only use Lightroom and have no real need for photoshop...