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I, unfortunately, would have to agree. It will lead to more corruption and simply no ATA Carnet = Tax, Tax and more theft..... I mean tax.

They already do not follow the actual customers literature / rules, so I personally would not trust this as far as I could throw a corrupt customs officer. I hope it works for the sake of us divers, as I would love to go back to Mexico, but, until I hear from people on this or similar forum that it has completely stopped I will be giving it a wide birth. Corruption really makes me angry.

Individual boycotting will protect YOU. I'm already 'Personally' out of pocket to the tune of $1500. I'm not saying do not do it, I am simply saying it will not affect the corrupt customs officers making money from unsuspecting tourists. I will personally not be going, but a few hundred less tourists will make zero difference to Mexico. The only pressure that will have any affect will be IF it comes from someone of importance........ Like government. The fact that they get away with it at all suggests that this goes a lot higher than the customs officers on the ground. If this was the UK then there would be hell to pay, both from companies and tourists. It simply would not happen without higher government input/acceptance.

Boycotting will NOT work. I agree there are plenty of other dive destinations, although Socorro is firmly on my list but it's only a small proportion of divers that are affected I.e. Photographers and regular divers. Those who request the day boats, dive once every few years will not be affected and Mexico will see very little loss in tourism from us photographers/divers. It will likely be the owners of the live aboard / crews that will be affected, in my opinion. I just cannot understand the rationale behind it, other than straight up corruption / theft.

What a joke. They have changed nothing and will likely still rob people entering Mexico. They will get a lot of people who don't know the rules and will steal their hard earned money. Those informed on the subject are expected to pay hundreds of dollars to get an ATA Carnet, which may or may not have the desired impact of them not charging you tax on items that you have already paid tax on and have no intention of selling in their country. I imagine they are not that bothered, as it will only affect a small proportion or the tourism and those entering without any dive gear will continue to rent gear and dive. I will give Mexico a BIG miss.

I certainly could look at attaching. A rigid float arm to the centre of the rig and then the monitor above, if that's what you mean. The monitor is negative 260g, which I can compensate for quite easily. I think I need to play about with the few ideas, but that may very well work. Thanks

Hi All, I have recently bought a Weefine WED 5 Pro from Alex Tattershall - UWvisions (excellent service) and I'm looking for ideas of the best way to attach it to my housing. I have a cross bar, which I bought ages ago but it's too big and doesn't fit. Can anyone recommend a cross bar that would allow me to fit it to the housing but still use the nauticam fabric handle? The photo attached is just for illitration and I won't be attaching like this in future. I have thought either a cross bar or 2 small arms with a triple ball mount. Thanks John

Hi RomiK, To be honest, I don't really understand too much about video, I want it just to enhance my view. I have the 45 degree viewfinder but do find it difficult to compose certain shots and I think a monitor will help. With the 45 degree viewfinder the LCD is pretty much unusable and I thought if I had the monitor it would be best of both worlds. The weight does concern me and that's why I thought maybe the weefine 5 pro would be a good choice as its much more manageable weight wise than the Kraken. The cables do concern me and I have read a few bad things about the fibbon cables on the Kraken. I use ribbon cables on FPV drones and they are very flimsy, so that's good to know about the weefine cable. I will have to work out the dimensions and weight of all and see which one seems best to me, as once bought it's very diifucltfor me to return them especially if its the Fotocore or Kraken as I will need to buy from abroad.

Thanks Chip, hope you're well. I think I would prefer the 7 inch I'm just a little worried about the weight (My hand baggage is already so heavy I have to put most in my coat pockets when travelling lol) that's why I like the look of the weefine one as its only 720g in air. I literally just want it for composition. I recently went to Anilao and struggled to see some of the things they were pointing out and the Nudibranch all seemed to be in not great photography positions. I was diving with a lad that had the 7 inch Nauticam monitor. It looked great, very clear and he got in positions I just couldn't but he loved it there and didn't need to lug it about on airplanes lol It's a shame there are not more reviews shit but I have another 5 months until I got to Bali, so I will keep researching. It's nice to know that you have a few friends that use the Kraken ones and like them. I know that's what Matt sullivan uses as well. Let me know how you get on 👍

Did you ever get a response from someone who uses this monitor? I'm either considering: Kraken 5.5 v2 Fotocore Mr6 (Seems difficult to obtain in UK) WEEFINE - WED 5 Pro or WED 7 Pro. I cannot find any real reviews of the Fotocore and only 1 paid review of the Weefine 7 Pro. I am literally only going to be using it for composing photographs and not video, so don't want to spend 'Nauticam' money. Will be interesting to see would people say that are using it. The weefine WED 5 Pro is tempting at only 720g but I wonder if 5 inches display is enough.

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I believe you can still get the port but they are special order. Have a look on UWVisions (Nauticam UK distributor) run by Dr Alex Tattershall and he maybe able to help. I am looking at doing the exact same thing 👍

Backscatter MF-2 with optical snoot, battery, coloured 'gels' pastel, bold. See details in photos. This has been used on only 1 dive so now for sale. Backscatter MF-2 in very good condition. Comes with backscatter approved battery. Also comes with the pastel and bold colour gels, as well as the holders. Any questions please ask Price: £400 (Free shipping UK or postage paid by buyer for international purchases)

For sale: Sea&sea YS-D3 in very good condition. Been used on about 20-30 dives, never flooded. Selling as I have bought a set of retra. Comes boxed with flat & dome diffusers. I do have the snoot as well. Asking £350 + postage for strobe and £25 for the snoot. I do have it advertised elsewhere. Any questions please ask

The front cap looks great 👌 I actually bought the bumpers, reflectors, neoprene covers and a few more bits 🙈 from Alex at UW Visons. I wouldn't mind printing the front caps tho

I have PM'd you 👍

Hi Martin, I bought it for the Canon 8-15mm adapted for a Sony. I will send some pics through with measurements 👍

Hi all, For sale is my zen DP-100 with removable shade. No scratches, comes with Neoprene cover (unfortunately, no back cover). I'm happy to post internationally, which would be fully insured. Asking £375 +postage. Any questions please ask Thanks John

Hi, I have a Zen DP-100 that I would be willing to see. Message me if of interest to you. John

Thanks for the reply. Have you ever used divervision.com? They seem to be MUCH cheaper than anywhere else, but when I contacted retra they stated that they were not an authorised dealer and could be "counterfeit and would therefore, not be covered if they damage anything.

Thank you for the advise. I do want something to protect them in travel, I was thinking a neoprene cover but I cannot find one. I bought the LSD with the strobes but also have the backscatter MF-2 with Snoot as well. I think I will be selling the MF-2 shortly as I cannot take out use everything and I didn't really get on with it the 1 time I used it. I might buy the reflectors but will have to sell a few things 1st lol Going to be expensive with all these accessories lol

Thanks Tim, I think I will get the bumpers then and the sleeves as I'm deconstructed going to scratch them lol I had heard that the diffusers weren't necessary and nice for you to confirm 😊 Thanks again John

Hi All, I have just received my new Retra Max Pro strobes. Hats of to Retra for the ultra fast shipping and delivery. My question is, are the diffusers necessary and if so, which ones do people have or recommend? Also, I would like some protectors for the front of the strobes as I do not want to scratch them during transport. Can anyone suggest something or knows of a 3d printed alternative? Many thanks John

Looking to buy the below before I buy from Nauticam: Nauticam N120 30mm extension ring (Either mk 1 or 2) Thanks

Beautiful images, I'm not one for wrecks but that really stands out nicely.