Search results

That's good to hear. I really hope it works for you, it's a fantastic hunk of glass. I put one on the port of a PT-027 housing for the C7070 and the port fell off! But that was due to a notorious design defect in the latches that hold the port on. There were many many posts about it back...

You guys in Asia and Europe got this housing a month before us in the USA, so we're eagerly enjoying looking at the great shots you are getting. So jealous!! They say this housing will be arriving in retail channels here in USA next week, but is already backordered. I will look on the...

Benefits of wired versus fiber connection to strobes? It's a long complicated story. The simple answer is most people will find a fiber connection easier to install and use. Almost all low to mid priced cameras will support a fiber connection, but not so a wired connection. Fiber probably...

Yes, for the macro. About the wide angle converter though -- it is really heavy. I have one of those too. I don't know if a plastic housing can handle the stress of that weight. I think the weight of the lens would rip the port off. I might suggest using a bracket that supports it...

This poll will close on February 26th, 2011 at 08:19 AM. Hey, that's tomorrow. So put your vote out there!

That's how it works - it's correct. It shows you the image the sensor is seeing, without flash. Why? Who knows? Maybe the designers thought it would be a good way to show you the effect of actual exposure and depth of field in M mode. I'm guessing. It's not very useful in the dim lighting...

Yes, there is an Olympus macro adapter that clips on the port ($50), which takes M67 wet macro lenses like the Inon UCL 165 m67 ($170). Gives you +6 diopter magnification. You may find it much easier to use the stock lens and crop down, because with the extreme magnification comes very...

Well said. Macro flash works, supermacro flash, not. There are certain macro subjects, such as pygmy seahorses, that demand strong magnification and use of flash. I believe one or even two stacked macro lenses will be needed to have the magnification necessary and allow adequate working...

I know. It's just that I hate to spend $45 for nothing more than a lens hood flattened. So, I made my own from a rubber lens hood ($5 at Adorama). I ripped off the rubber, and re-installed it reversed. I first got the idea for this after putting the Olympus shading ring on my...

The Canon housing is lighter, less expensive, and better in my opinion. The Ikelite does not have a spring on the zoom lever to return it to center, so it just keeps zooming to the limit unless you return it manually. It is a nuisance and makes it hard to zoom to the exact amount you want...

This great Olympus SP-350 Camera works perfectly and is in very good cosmetic condition, with a few scratches overall from normal use. It is complete with all original accessories in the box. This includes the camera, strap, new battery, USB cord, Video Cord, Basic Manual, Quick Start Guides...

yada yada yada, yes we know it's a unit of measurement for the power of a lens. The term is used sloppily here and there. But this brings me to an interesting point. They say on some sites that typical dome ports underwater have the effect of reducing the 1 meter focus point to say ~400mm...

This poll will close on February 26th, 2011 at 08:19 AM, so vote now so we know what you want.

Yes, you need the PT-E05 housing, the PPO-E05 port (includes the needed zoom ring), but the shading ring is optional. It comes with a cloth hand grip that is very good for hand holding without an external flash too, so you can hold off buying the tray and flash until you can afford them. You...

I am so sorry they kept the no flash "feature" on super macro. That's just the same as on their older classic C series cams and it was a bummer then. You know my impression when I look at pics of this camera? It looks like they took the ancient C5050 F1.8 lens, the control layout of the...

It would be nice if the rear control ring were on the Canon and Ikelite housings, but it's not. However, you seldom really need it, since the front ring can control either Shutter or Aperture in S and A modes. In M mode, yes, it would be nice to have but there is a well-known workaround using...

Both are probably good systems. I own and use the Canon S90 in Canon housing, which is great. The S95 is almost identical and quite outstanding. I would not be prejudiced against it because its so popular, there's a reason it's popular. Great lens, shoots raw, has all the manual modes you...

I add my vote to the S95 camp. The reasons: It's lighter, cheaper, and better than the G9 or G10. You can pick this up for $600 in the USA, but you would have to pay VAT in the UK, so it will push your budget. I have only bought from one dealer in the UK, but it was an excellent experience...

Rumor has it that Ikelite will soon add a fiber optic trigger gizmo for their strobes to the product line. Apparently it will be manual only, like a 4100.6 manual strobe controller. Well, I suppose that's a good first step. Ideally it would allow manual and TTL operation. Many users...

The ideal product to optically trigger the ikelite strobes would just screw onto the strobe and have an Inon style fiber connector, thereby converting the strobe to fiber. They don't really seem to get that the world has embraced fiber connections for strobes, so I doubt they will do that...