G10 Fix and lens changing

As I consider my next move in equipment, I am considering the G10 with FIX housing to match my two Z-240's.

I am particularly interested in being able to change from wide angle to macro with wet lenses. There are threads talking about these setups but is anyone been using this combination and how are the results?

As I consider my next move in equipment, I am considering the G10 with FIX housing to match my two Z-240's.

I am particularly interested in being able to change from wide angle to macro with wet lenses. There are threads talking about these setups but is anyone been using this combination and how are the results?

There isn't a a good wet w/a lens or adapter for the FIX at this point AFAIK ... the FIX wide angle and fisheye ports can't be removed underwater.

There isn't a a good wet w/a lens or adapter for the FIX at this point AFAIK ... the FIX wide angle and fisheye ports can't be removed underwater.

When I first saw your entry, I was hoping you had obtained a G10 and FIX. Any luck toward your G9 replacement? As I recall, you had sold it with other plans that ended up with less than ideal timing.

I knew those lenses could not be removed. I was not certain if using something else, like a 67mm wide angle wet lens (perhaps an Inon) would work and could be attached with success.

It seems as though the INON UWL-100 and dome unit combo is still the best available compact camera w/a solution (other than the UWL-165) and it works very well with the G9 and a short port.There are w/a solutions for the G10 but none approach the 130 degrees of the INON glass. For me, this double underlines the dominance of the G9 over the G10.

On acquiring my first G9 a couple of years ago I quickly realised that swapping lenses during a dive was not a practical proposition on three counts. Firstly the size of the UWL-100 and dome. What do you do with this chunk when its not on the port? Secondly, M67 threads are very fiddly and are a recipe for a dropped lens or cross threading and thirdly, INON UCL close-up lenses are best used with the long port which rules out using w/a glass.

So my dives are dedicated to either macro or wide angle which I believe this has an advantage as I can enter the correct 'mindset' of either and focus accordingly. Sure, I miss a few shots but I'd miss more by trying to juggle M67 lenses.

The new generation of IXUS Canon compacts and their ability to use the UWL-165 AD bayonet would seem to address the issues of the G9 and G10. If I were investing in a compact system today I would give these cameras serious consideration.