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See here at the Nauticam port charts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1caMOa2cyCxucdcAiI8q9UsUu1YEg9ImC/view #1.: Sony 28-60mm & CMC-2: max. magnification: 0,7x Working Distance 83-135mm #2.: Sony 100mm macro & MFO-3: Max. Magnification 0.9X Working Distance 0-1500mm => Sony 28-60mm & CMC-2 is the macro that you can achieve, but you get 28mm WA behind planboard w/o CMC-2. Opposed to this you get a dedicated macro lens with the bare Sony 100mm GM, that you can convert to approx. 60mm focal length by adding the MFO-3 (= similar to Sony 28-60mm @ 60mm). (The announced Marelux wetlens may convert the Sony 100mm into a corrected (= like domeport) 24mm WA lens, but it seems it is not available yet, nor did I see any real tests of IQ yet).

My wife is using the Tokina 10-17mm with Nauticam housing for Olympus EM1II plus Metabones 0,71x speedbooster with Zen DP100 (N120 version). In addition, she uses N85/N120 34,7mm Nauticm adapter plus 20mm N120 extension... => this is indeed a perfect and compact rig for UW WA... Regarding pedal hood: The hood is in the way, when the Tokina is used on FF cameras (not recommended, better use e.g. Canon 8-15mm with 1x glassless adapter then (if required)). FF people used to remove this hood then( not recommended, better use e.g. Canon 8-15mm with 1x glassless adapter then (if adapter is required)). A bigger image circle (compared to APSC) is required for FF sensor, the pedal hood already shows up...

I saw on the Nauticam homepage, that they are selling now MFO-3II: https://www.nauticam.com/products/mid-range-focus-optimizer-3-mfo-3 Does anybody know what the difference to the original MFO-3 is?

Focusgear is sold now... Lens and Macroport are still available (620 Euro together)...

Similar Internet user here...😁

Did you test also the Tamron 17-28mm? How is performabce against the Sony 16-25mm, if yes? Thanks, Wolfgang

Are you sure about the 140mm dome (I cannot find this dome as beeing compatible in the Nauticam charts)? What extension are you using? Would be great, one small domeport for both fisheye and rectilinear WA...

Domeport 180mm and Sony 16-35mm is not the perfect combination, 230mm domport, or, even better, Seacam PPO is the way to go (but this is not what CCRphoto asked for)... (Seacam wrote me that the excellent Sony 26-35mm GMII works very well with their PPO; flange distance in Seacm housing seems to be bigger compared to Nauticam, hence after doing appropriate recherches, Saga could make an adapter for Nauticam) But it may be useful still to state that it depends very much on a particular lens. Tamron 17-28mm works very well behind 180mm, even 170mm, domeport. Same with Sony 20-70mm. I can say this from my own experience, I use both lenses behind Zen DP170 with A7R5/Nauticam..

This is really a great resource to compare the different strobes. The reputation of Backscatter rised a lot on my personal scale...👍 I have a question on the circles in the test images: to wich angles of view do they correspond? Thanks, Wolfgang

Can anyone please check whether the Viltrox 2x TC is compatible with this new fisheye lens (I heared the prodrudingf element of the Viltrox TC is smaller compared to tjhe Sony TC)? Thanks, Wolfgang

PM sent... (I was out last week too, 9 days scubadiving in Kornati Islands 😊... returned just Yesterday )

I fear there is nor Kenko TC for Sony FE...

Yes

This, and other native Sony FE (zoom) fisheye lenses, look great, since they are smaller compared to the adapted Canon 8-15mm. The question to me is, however, whether they accept TCs and if yes, whether they provide acceptable IQ...

You say that this technology changes little for photography, but would it not be a hughe benefit against the blown out sunballs in WA photos?