Anybody knows if it can be made to fit? If so which size 90mm, 100mm or 110mm?
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woody's diopter on Aquatica macro port
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woody's diopter on Aquatica macro port
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They haven't anwsered my email in a couple of days, and calls to the number listed on their website leads to a fax tone after a couple rings.
Any ideas on how to contact them?
Is there another place to get a Woody's diopter?
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Herb,
Woody is a one-man show there so if he's out traveling or at a show, he may not answer. Marine Camera Distributors also advertises the diopter so if you need it right away you might give them a call.
Mike
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Did a bit of checking and my sources tell me that Woody is in the Philippines until the 30th . . .
Mike
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Yes, he's diving in the Philippines at the moment, however Woody should be back online by this weekend, he'll be in an area where he'll be sipping mango shakes with rum or a cold San Miguel beer at the bar and have a wifi connection to boot! Lucky b----rd!
Stu
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Lucky Woody! Thanks for the info. I ordered one from Marine Camera.
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Which one is it Herb? I had asked about this about a year ago but they said it would not fit.
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CL-110 doesn't fit without modification, but I think Mike O was on to something long ago about buying generic caps from Niagra Rubber and refitting them to the diopter.
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The guy at Marine Camera doesn't know anything about Aquatica ports. I just bought the largest one, 110mm, to play with. I figure I'll find a way to make it fit.
Mike. Have you got this worked out?
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Yes. The actual glass diopter part is the exact same on all three sizes. If none of the three sizes fit (as was the case with my Sea&Sea custom macro port) then simply remove the diopter from the vinyl "boot"/cap/whatever you want to call it. Next, find a port cover that does fit (fron Niagara Caps and Plugs or from Aquatica) and cut a hole in the very center that matches the hole in the orignal diopter boot/cap/whatever. Insert glass diopter portion. In the picture below, the left boot is the original (I think a 100mm one). The boot on the right is the one I made by carving a hole out of the middle of my stock Sea&Sea macro port cover. The glass portion of the diopter is (needless to say) in the middle. It has a groove that accomodates the vinyl boot.
Mike
