I'm thinking out loud here and would be grateful for some feedback.
On occasions I (like most of you I guess) find myself framing blind, i.e. unable to get my head behind the LCD or the ambient light obscures the LCD. So I am looking for a solution which 'may' be this...
I have a laser sight which will fit inside an Ikelite G9 housing. I could also retro fit an external on/off button to the housing if I wish. I know that using a wide angle or dome port will obscure the laser but hey, framing a w/a shot shouldn't be that difficult. No, I'm thinking more about the close focus shots without supplimentary lenses.
I do appreciate the potential risks to fellow divers and subjects when using lasers. The laser I propose to try is considered 'eye safe' (5 mW output) however I can easily attentuate the beam by slipping disks of exposed 35mm film inside the unit (as we used to do when using these with night vision). A downside may be an intense red dot in the photo, but I'm sure an appropriately attenuated beam and photoshop will take care of that.
So, what do you think?
