Johno1530

Thanks Chip, The Laowa 10mm certainly looks interesting. It not available in the UK at the moment but looks like it could be a good lens for me.

Thanks Pooley, That certainly explains things better. I have seen lots of people talking about the Sony 28-60mm and using the WACP, it is a little confusing which one, ha I currently have a Sea Frogs housing and it's easy just to whack a lens on behind a dome. The results from the 24-70 sigma are fairly disappointing but have wet my appetite. So would the 28-60mm with a WACP be the same IMAGE quality, as say a 16-35 mk2 behind a dome or would it be better? As I say in my reply to chip, I'm an open canvas really and haven't invested too much in lenses (That I don't already use above water), so I have lots of decisions. I got it wrong with the Seafrogs and bought Everything, obviously with nauticam I would have to sell a couple of kidneys, ha ha Thanks again for your reply John

Hi Chip, Thank you very much for the very detailed reply. It is very much appreciated. I have not heard of the Loawa 10, but will definitely be checking it out. I also like the thought of the extended zoom range and close focusing of the water contact lens. I love anything BIG and hopefully, I will be seeing lots of sharks in the Socorro Islands in January but I do also like smaller stuff/reef scenes, so the water contact lens would keep my options open by the sounds of it. I think I need to check out WWL-1B and WACP-C. Would these be in place of a dome port? I'm guessing I would still need zoom gear and extension rings on top? I haven't actually bought the nauticam housing, domes ect so I have a bit of a blank canvas. Thanks again John

Hi Everyone, I'm after some advice please from those with more knowledge than me. I'm looking to buy a nauticam system. I would like to use the Canon 8-15mm & the 90mm macro on my Sony A7r5 but I'm unsure if I would be better going for the WACP-1 or WAPC-C or sticking with a dome port I.e. The 180 or 230mm domes The lenses I currently have are: Sony 90mm macro Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 (Not the best for UWP I have been told) Sony 24mm f1.4 I see a lot of people are using the Sony 28-70 kit lenses with he WAPC-C but I don't quite get how that would be wide enough. Maybe someone can explain please? Or would I be better getting a Sony 12-24 or equivalent Sigma? I'm really just after the best set up of lenses I can afford as I have a couple of liveaboards to the Socorro Islands and diving in Sipidan coming up. Thanks for your help John

Hi Humu, Thank you for the welcome.funnily enough I'm just browsing while watching England under preform, ha I have the Sea&sea Y3-D3's not the 03's as stated. So I am OK for strobes I think. I'm very interested in the wet lenses but don't know where to start really. I have seen that many people seem to use the Sony 28-60mm but the ports (If that's what you call them) appear to be very expensive and I will have to buy everything basically and it will be the thick end of 10k 😬. Everything in diving and photography is expensive and when combined ha, I'll just spend the child's university fund. I'm looking at the 230mm or 180 dome. The WACP and all the rest is a bit alien for me at he moment. Thanks for the welcome 👍

Thanks Tim, I am looking forward to learning lots and gaining experience from everyone. I have just purchase Alex Mustards book and hoping to get on one of his courses 👍

Hi All, Thanks for letting me join. I'm relitively new to underwater and currently shooting a Sony A7r5 on a Seafrogs housing with 2 x Sea&Sea YS-03 strobes. I'm looking at upgrading to a Nauticam or Ikelite housing with an enhancer viewfinder as I find it difficult to properly see through the view finder on the sea frogs housing. I'm torn between Ikelite and Nauticam, mostly due to the price difference. Looking for a bit of advice from those more experienced. I like the ikelite clear rear panel but not the stress that comes with not having a leak alarm and the vacuum seems more complicated than the nauticam solution. I currently only have a Sony 90mm macro, Sony 24mm f1.4 & a sigma 24-70mm but looking at buying a canon 8-15mm fisheye. Any advice would be appreciated and in the meantime I will read the other posts. Thanks John