WTB Various Pieces of Camera Equipment - Take a look

Hi All!

Looking to purchase various pieces of equipment and I've got a nifty table to help. If you don't have the specific item I'm asking for, feel free to pitch some alternatives. This is for a Sony A1 in an Isotta housing. I'll update the table as I buy things.

Minor thoughts, Matt

I'm not familiar with Isotta or the Sony systems and I'm sure others will chip-in, but if you are using a 16-35 mm lens do you need both a 6" and 9" port? My experience (with Nikon) of a 16-35 mm rectilinear lens pis that you need a big (9" is good) port to avoid soft edges and maybe even the Sea and Sea correction lens in addition. I would not use the 6" which would though work well with a fisheye.

Those two lanyards, you can make them yourself easily in any colour or size that meets your needs using Paracord (available from Amazon), a Cobra knot and some marine quality fittings: carabiners whatever.

I'm no salty dog, but knocked up an 8" handle in about 20 minutes using this method:

2 hours ago, TimG said:

Minor thoughts, Matt

I'm not familiar with Isotta or the Sony systems and I'm sure others will chip-in, but if you are using a 16-35 mm lens do you need both a 6" and 9" port? My experience (with Nikon) of a 16-35 mm rectilinear lens pis that you need a big (9" is good) port to avoid soft edges and maybe even the Sea and Sea correction lens in addition. I would not use the 6" which would though work well with a fisheye.

Those two lanyards, you can make them yourself easily in any colour or size that meets your needs using Paracord (available from Amazon), a Cobra knot and some marine quality fittings: carabiners whatever.

I'm no salty dog, but knocked up an 8" handle in about 20 minutes using this method:

 

Thanks for the suggestions, Tim. Especially about the lanyard. I expect that the corners will be pretty soft towards 16mm and I’m open to the S&S correction kit. I think it’s a shot in the dark that someone has got the 9” dome, which is why I’ve listed both. The 6” with corrector could really be treated as a stop gap in the interim that’s easy to travel with. 

For sure the 6" is easier to travel with. I had a 230 dome for my Subal and it was a pain in the neck for air travel - certainly if limited by the usual European baggage allowances. 

I'm sure others will comment, but I suspect the 6" even with the S&S will be horribly mushy in the corners. Are you determined on the 16-35? Lots of folks don't like the idea of a fisheye but for most reef shots, the fisheye effect is negligible and they are so much easier to house and transport.

The lanyard creation is fun! I can recommend that. 

2 hours ago, TimG said:

For sure the 6" is easier to travel with. I had a 230 dome for my Subal and it was a pain in the neck for air travel - certainly if limited by the usual European baggage allowances. 

I'm sure others will comment, but I suspect the 6" even with the S&S will be horribly mushy in the corners. Are you determined on the 16-35? Lots of folks don't like the idea of a fisheye but for most reef shots, the fisheye effect is negligible and they are so much easier to house and transport.

The lanyard creation is fun! I can recommend that. 

I don’t want to say that I’m 100% locked to the 16-35, however I do already have that lens and am trying to keep cost down. Are there good alternatives to the Canon 8-15mm+ sigma adapter? I had toyed around with the idea of swapping my 16-35 for a 12-24 Sony f/2.8 since it helps with land photography as well, but I’m not sure that it would be a good solution for underwater as I’ve seen nothing from anyone on it. Just the 8-15. 

36 minutes ago, MattPNW said:

but I’m not sure that it would be a good solution for underwater as I’ve seen nothing from anyone on it.

Have you seen this, Matt?

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I saw that, in fact I had just commented to ask if the 12-24 2.8 has been reviewed yet. That would be the 12-24 I’d consider as it would consolidate my landscape lenses. That said, it didn’t seem like there was really that much outside of the Canon 8-15 and then the Sony 16-35. The 6” port would be nice as a stop gap until a 9” dome shows up and allows for more lenses without too much corner softness. 

Any interest in a INON 45 degree viewfinder with Isotta adapter? Fit a Isotta D500 housing so assume it works on other models, not positive.

Still looking for items!

If you're not married to Ultralight, you might be able to save some $ getting arms and clips from BigBlue.  I've used them for several years and they seem to do the job just fine.  

I also tend to cheap out on the fiber cables.  I'm using this with my AOI housing (that uses a very low light strobe trigger) and they have been reliable so far for a fraction of the cost.  https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Q5DGZJV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've been very happy with Eneloop batteries and my YS-D1 strobes.  I'd suggest getting 8 of them so you always have an extra set that's charged.  Costco used to carry them, but they switched switched brands a while back.  If you're not in a hurry, go to slickdeals.net and set up an alert for eneloop - I'm sure there will be some bargains in the next few weeks.

On 11/7/2022 at 1:45 AM, TimG said:

Minor thoughts, Matt

I'm not familiar with Isotta or the Sony systems and I'm sure others will chip-in, but if you are using a 16-35 mm lens do you need both a 6" and 9" port? My experience (with Nikon) of a 16-35 mm rectilinear lens pis that you need a big (9" is good) port to avoid soft edges and maybe even the Sea and Sea correction lens in addition. I would not use the 6" which would though work well with a fisheye.

Those two lanyards, you can make them yourself easily in any colour or size that meets your needs using Paracord (available from Amazon), a Cobra knot and some marine quality fittings: carabiners whatever.

I'm no salty dog, but knocked up an 8" handle in about 20 minutes using this method:

 

Thanks @TimG , you inspired me.  I followed your video link and made two short lanyards to hook my kit to my BC shoulder strap D-rings for shore diving.  I modified it slightly by doubling the first step which gives a 4 line wrap on the clips instead of 2 (probably overkill).

41 minutes ago, JayceeB said:

I followed your video link and made two short lanyards to hook my kit to my BC shoulder strap D-rings for shore diving

Woohoooo!!! Those are nice - well done! 

Hi I just posted up the 70mm extension ring for sale - I have the zoom ring but couldn't find it.