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Thanks for the info! Hopefully the queueing up won't be too much of an issue, I like to be polite and try to go last......and hope that people in front don't take that as "spend as long as you like and kick it all up afterwards" 😂 - I'm also happy to go look for something else while everyone crowds around 1 critter! Sounds like the Lembeh resort diving is going to be the kind of stuff I like in terms of critters, Manado too - and Bangka might be a nice change in the middle, I only have a macro port at the moment so usually skip the camera for drift dives. Kri Eco looks great - Raja is on my list for the future!

@dentrock did you end up doing this trip? Currently looking at booking the Passport to Paradise for 2028 (with the local dive shop) that goes to Manado, Bangka and Lembeh so wondered if you'd recommend it? I'm mostly into macro but thinking if maybe need to get something for some wide angle too!

Might be kind of fun to have categories on the opposite ends of the spectrum - an untouched raw file category and an anything goes category to see what people are up to with AI. Maybe those would be better as a forum post so there's no entry fee for it though! I don't really enter competitions, because I know the outcome 😂, but I'd probably enter something like this to support the site - great idea!

Those named MR settings look very useful - wonder if that could be introduced to the A7RV in a firmware update in the future 🤔 Hopefully it's not too amazing, I don't need to be upgrading anytime soon 😂

Welcome Don! I picked up a subsee +10 from you on Facebook a while ago, nice to see you here 😁

Hi Terri! 👋🏻

I can try it in Topaz if you like - not sure how it will come out but happy to give it a go!

Welcome aboard - fellow Melburnian here, though not a native 😁

Perhaps the orientation might help with strength, I've seen some examples where people print stuff at 45° with a bunch of support, presumably to make the layer lines less likely to snap. https://youtu.be/7aJ4dDyyf20?si=3T__uJ_6qiGAqx85

Those settings make sense to me! I don't think I've ever seen that message come up, the pins can be tricky in the Sony hotshoe but it sounds like you've already cleaned them up etc. If you reach out to UWTechnics I'm sure he'll help you troubleshoot and confirm any issue if it might be the trigger board. I've asked him a couple of questions before and he's always been helpful and quick to reply 🙂 If it's the Pro but not the Pro Max, maybe the TTL is different - Pavel will know! But I don't think that error message should be popping up either way.

Welcome to the forums 🙂 Have you set the dial on the UWT trigger to the relevant setting for your strobe? And I think for TTL you'd need to make sure "WL" is off in the camera settings too. I think option 7 is for retra pro max, I'm assuming it will be the same for the pro but not certain!

I got the NL2160HP for my MF-2's, they haven't run out on a dive yet, but they are also physically a bit longer than normal 21700's so they just don't fit in my liitokala charger, they fit in the nitecore Q2 without issue though (luckily the guy I bought my strobes from threw the charger in as a bonus!) I'd recommend them, but double check the dimensions vs your charger before buying 6!

It's such a minefield with all the different options available! Along with the proprietary triggers and TTL formats etc Camera makers don't really help either when they don't give you control to disable pre flash, or in the case of Sony - they don't even let you turn the flash off from the camera in any mode except Auto, which always seemed odd and causes even more fiddling around. When I used the A6400 + seafrogs housing I had a really old D2000 and just used s-TTL mode with the pop up flash - that worked great for me, I wasn't (and still aren't) advanced enough to know how to use anything else anyway. I'm only using manual strobes now because that's the only option for my gear 😂

Would the Backscatter "learning mode" be an option to get around the pre flash not being able to be turned off? I haven't done any research on the Marelux strobes but perhaps they have something similar - if not then I guess that would rule them out for all of the Sony cameras with pop up flashes, which could be an extra opportunity for more sales.

I went to Bali 3 weeks ago and had no issues with customs or anything, other than the x-ray machine operator wondering what my MF-2's were on the return trip........they do have a bit of a gun shape to them I suppose 🙄 I think there is some wording around the $500 limit in the entry paperwork, but I think there was a footnote or something that said it didn't apply for "temporary" imports, i.e it's going back with you and not staying in Indonesia