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RUMORS: There is much speculation about if and when Nikon or Canon might introduce an Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens Camera (EVIL) system. Neither has officially announced a product, so no hard facts as of now but lots of intriguing rumors. It's clear there is a good market for...

If you are brave, you can mount a bulkhead connector with TTL converter on any Olympus housing. Heinrichs Weikamp has been making them for years and they work well. (They have converters for Nikon or Canon, but they seem too big to fit most housings.) If your Olympus housing has no hole for...

The xz1 is dramatically better than the 8000 in image quality. You will be shocked at how much better. I think for most people it will do 90% of what they want to do, and the cost and size of the E-PL1 system may be not worth the price for the little you gain. We're not talking about a a...

I had a conversation with Ryan at Reef Photo about this. I have the 9-18 and wondered if the 7-14 was worth the extra. He said to try the Panasonic 8mm. It's a fisheye, which is hard to use a lot on land, but which works beautifully underwater. Panasonic Lumix G Fisheye 8mm/F3.5 Lens...

I have been looking into this problem of poor flash performance with the UFL-1. You need the fiber cord. That's the best way to get a clean signal to the flash. It's supposed to have good syncing with Olympus cameras, meaning it's fast enough, but it has to get a strong light pulse to...

Ikelite housings are clear, so you can easily stick a fiber connector in front of the flash, provided the housing lets the flash head rise (many do not, it's wise to check before buying). Ikelite would probably love you to get rid of those nasty Inon strobes and buy new Ikelites.

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I have a couple listed in classifieds: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/classifieds-photography/371635-olympus-sp-350-camera-complete.html http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/classifieds-photography/367442-olympus-sp-350-camera-mint-box.html

Price reduced to 249.99 including shipping to USA, send PM for more.... This will do the job underwater, shoots manual, does RAW. Lotta fun too.

Price reduced to 179.99 including shipping to USA, send PM for more.... This will do the job underwater, shoots manual, does RAW. Lotta fun too.

Price reduced to 229.99 including shipping to USA, send PM for more.... This will do the job underwater, shoots manual, does RAW. Lotta fun too.

The AF35 will work with your camera in any mode. It just mimics what it sees your camera flash do. If your camera flash does preflash, the AF35 will copy it. If not (when the camera is in M mode), the AF35 will copy that. OK? Really simple. The only tricky part is mounting it and aiming...

I don't know if they have stock, but it's listed at my favorite dealer in UK, here : Ikelite housings. Panasonic Lumix LX-5. Cameras Underwater.

Below is a picture of the rear of the Recsea LX5 Housing, showing the rear dial control. I have no experience with this housing, but the firm is very well regarded. The housing has a 52mm port thread, which means you can attach 52mm macro lenses and also the 130 degree FOV FIX UWL-04 x0.45...

That 18-105mm VR lens is not my favorite. It shoots OK on land but is not as useful underwater. It does not focus close enough, and you don't need the long focal length, you need wide instead underwater. It has a cheap plastic mount that often breaks and the aperture blades tend to come loose...

You are correct. For certain Nikon digital cameras, if your housing has a Nikonos style bulkhead, then you can buy the Ikelite iTTL Converter for about $360 that will allow the Ikelite DS strobes to plug in and work TTL. Ikelite Nikon iTTL Adapter - Nikonos Connectors - Lighting Accessories...

I think the red filters are a holdover from the days of film cameras, where you could not adjust white balance, or shoot RAW. The game is different now and you don't need it. The filter is old school, fuggedaboudit. Why? Because if you shoot Jpeg pics, you can set white balance custom for...

I don't think the difference in light output is significant. Sensitivity to light is logarithmic, so a 10% difference may not be perceptible. There may be other reasons to pick one or the other, such as smaller size (YS-01), faster recycle (YS110a), hardwired interface (YS110a) and so on. In...

Someone really ought to verify that an actual LX5 can successfully control the Ikelite strobe using the Heinrichs Weikamp Digital adapter on a 10bar housing. I don't know of any reason why it can't, but the problems that Aquanut had with the hardwired TTL Converter make me skeptical. Better...

Thank you all for your creative ideas for the Sony Forum name and for taking the trouble to vote on your selection. The Poll is now closed. And the Winner is.... Sony Snappers If the moderators agree, the name will be modified Real Soon Now.