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Oh, sorry... I was thinking Nauticam for some reason... reading comprehension issues. Oly housing should be fine with a rinse.

Was that salt or fresh water? Salt will corrode your circuitry and you’d probably need to send it in for circuit replacement.

For scuba, you MUST use VENTED plugs. I get them at Amazon now. But, I started with a pair I bought in Hawaii. The shop had a fit kit to help determine the correct size. The mfr online sizing info may be good enough now to find your size without trying them on. Be sure to read and...

In testing, I was not able to change the exposure with the strobe's power knob when using RC SC Mode. I think that would be somewhat counter to Olympus' intent anyways. I was only able to make exposure adjustments on camera, and that affected both strobes at once. The HF-1s only fired on Ch 1...

Earplugs help me with equalization because they keep my eardrums warm. Cold water inside my ears makes it harder for me to equalize, even "warm" tropical waters. Read some of the other threads to understand the risks. And if those risks look ok to you, then try the earplugs. They aren't...

I had not looked at the SurfEars previously. They appear to be a little different to Doc's and JBL. They may be fine, but to me, they are more complicated with the "acoustic mesh" vent. The Doc's and JBL have a simple hole thru them that I can visually inspect for obstructions. I don't know...

The SurfEars should be similar to other vented earplugs on the market. You can search Scubaboard for "doc's proplugs" to bring up some threads. I've used Doc's for years, and have recently switched to Hydro Seals from JBL Spearguns. They help keep my eardrums warm. They do not keep out...

Thanks. I tried zooming in a bit, but it made the picture grainier. And for this particular scene, the wide angle works well. The X4 in the UW housing stitches up pretty well for things more than a foot or so away. From the YouTube videos I've seen, the X3 stitching was much more prominent.

Here's a short 360 video converted to flat video from my Insta360 X4 that I took at Ni'ihau/Lehua in Hawaii recently. I just got the X4 two days before leaving home, so I'm still learning. The X4 was mounted on top of my still camera and I wasn't really paying attention to the X4. I had the...

@rsingler Yes, the seat does seem slightly too big for the carrier, so it bulges a bit. I’ll try some cement for tomorrow’s dive, and get/make a new seat when I return. @rhwestfall I’ll look at my records at home. The carrier is new because I dinged up the tiny screw slot on the end of my old...

When tightening or loosening the adjustment, I push on the diaphragm to pull the polymer away from the knife edge. I don’t think that my turning the adjustment caused the problem. The reg started out fine for a few dives and then slowly began leaking. I noted it getting worse before I tried the...

On my 5th dive with my recently serviced Kraken, I started having a second stage leakage problem. I used the adjusting screw to tighten it down a little. It seemed fine when setting it up on the next tank. But once I dived, it was freeflowing a lot. When I took the second stage apart, I found...

Shampoo in the rinse tank doesn’t eat the camera o-rings, but it could dissolve the very light coating of grease used to coat the o-rings. Although the main o-ring is often removed and re-greased, the small o-rings for buttons and controls cannot easily be re-greased. My Nauticam housing needs...

First post of this thread from Bryan has a link to info on dh reg placement: Double Hose Diving 101 - Vintage Double Hose. I'm a tropical vacation diver and use an Oxycheq softplate and 18# wing. The plate is tiny. I use the waist belt and crotch strap to position the dh can between my...

Yes, they're not difficult to service. I took the class from @rsingler a few years ago for "normal” regs, and he helped me learn my Kraken too. Silent Explorers sells a rebuild kit of seats and o-rings. Scuba Museum also has other replacement parts. If you get to the point of knowing that...

I’m not familiar with your Hush dessicant packs. I use Moisture Munchers, which are little plastic tubes that may not fit in your housing. After use, I store them in a tub of DampRid to refresh them. The Moisture Munchers are blue when dry, and turn pink when they absorb moisture. Storing in...

Thanks for the info. Makes sense that a lot of the regs are manufactured in common factories similarly to the masks.

Also note that although I do NOT find the website/business to be sketchy, I would not be comfortable buying some of the products that GetWetStore carries. I'm comfortable buying masks because I believe that most masks are made in the same few Asian factories, and that many of the name-brand...

Yeah, the website looks crummy. But they installed lenses and sent out my mask in a day. They're just popping in pre-ground lenses. But that's all I wanted. Even when I bought my previous Dive-Rite mask from DGE, it just got pre-ground lenses. If someone wants a special prescription, they...

If you end up renting a car, then Pacific Rim Divers has my recommendation. I've been diving with Patrice and Frank for over 10 years. Smaller boat, owner operated.