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OldNSalty, what type of wing do you have attached to it? Thanks! Nir

Thanks! I have been doing just that in the past. But, and it is a big one, I am also photographing underwater, which means that carrying bug is already heavy with glasses and housings and such. Last trip I was overweight (28kg) and I would like to trim things down in the future.

Hi, I am looking for a backplate that I could use while traveling. My regular system is halcyon eclipse (SS BP + wing + STA). Due to budget considerations I would prefer to buy just BP+harness that I can use when traveling. Surfing the web I see three types of solutions: * Aluminium...

160 is not very fast if you are in mid-day in the red sea. You need to go down to very small apertures if you want darker ambient light, and that limits your use of the strobes (you need more light to get proper exposure of a given subject and thus it as though you are working with lower...

Amnon, I believe this is the main weakness of this camera. I tried to use strobes in manual mode and set the camera in RC mode. When shutter speed is faster than 1/200 you get only partial part of the frame. The problem is the way the "rolling" mechanical shutter works on this camera. Other...

Can you send a picture of the zoom ring setup you use? (As Phil pointed out the zoom is far away from the camera body) Thanks! ---------- Post Merged at 01:15 PM ---------- Previous Post was at 01:12 PM ---------- One more thought, the whole discussion seems to be about the zoom gear. The...

The 12-50 does not fit into the 14-42 Nauticam flat port (it is too long by very little). It does fit nicely in the 9-18 dome port (I did not test image quality of this combination). As Phil wrote, the standard zoom gear will not work. However, I think it will be possible to build something...

Nice! I am also interested in hearing when it will be available? I assume they also build custom zoom gear for this port? One fly in the ointment though, the "macro-mode" knob location interferes with various port-add-ons. For example, the Styx port floatation ring (these housings are small...

Hi, During the third dive of the day, after installing a fresh battery (and a different port), the camera "froze" on me. This happened fairly early on in the dive. The camera stopped responding. The screen showed the viewfinder mode frozen on a particular instant of time. Playing with the keys...

Phil, Thanks for the answer (I asked how the 14-42 fare in the magnification test you started your first post with, but never mind). My question about the wide end was regarding performance behind a flat port. As you wrote, out of water there is a big difference. But, as far as I understand, a...

Hi Phil, I am not sure if you answering the question I asked :-) (I didn't even think of the pana pancake 14-42). I will try rephrasing: I am now shooting with 14-42 kit (Oly) behind flat port (with or without +10 subsee). I am wondering whether on the macro side there will be a difference in...

Phil, Thanks for the note. How does the 14-42 kit fare in this test (I, like many, use the kit lens + diopter)? If I understand correctly, you are saying that in terms of image quality for macro the Pana 45 >> Oly 12-50 >> Oly 14-42? I am wondering how big is the difference between the two...

Jak, I have an E-PL3 and using either Inon UCL165 or Subsee +10. Focusing with the +10 can be hard. In any event here are the choices: 1. Focus light on the subject changes the behavior dramatically 2. When shooting macro, I switch the focus to MF (in the S-AF, C-AF, MF, etc. choice). I pre...

Bruce, Thanks! I didn't see Phil's report. Will check it out. It wasn't clear from Dan's report what housing he was using and whether this was the standard port or not (or maybe I missed it). Frankly, I would be happy to have a lens+port that allows me to flip-on a Subsee to take pictures of...

I just seen the UwP review from Dan Bolt. I was left wondering what are the insights about using this lens instead of the 14-42 kit lens (that I got with my E-PL3). Few questions: * Ports - is it compatible with ports for the 14-42/9-18mm lens? * Macro mode - is it possible to turn on/off...

Chris, Thanks for the reply. It seems that the port chart is a bit incomplete (e.g., you can use the 12mm with 4.33 dome). In particular, I'd like to understand whether its possible to use the 45mm macro with the 56 flat port I have for the Oly 14-42 lens. BTW, the diagram for the 4" is quite...

Chris, What ports are available for the NA-EPL5? I am in particular curious about ports for macro lens (e.g., the Panasonic 45, or there alternatives from Olympus?) Thanks! Nir

Any experience with the 45mm Panasonic macro with the EPL-3? Does it fit in the standard 14-42 port? Will the rumored (?) macro from Oly fit?

This is a bit incorrect. As Sail Rock Diver said, setting the YS strobes to Mode 2 will have manual control of flash strengh. If you set the camera to red-eye you need Mode 1 (but why do that???). However, if you set the YS to TTL and the camera flash mode to "fill" you can shoot S-TTL in all...

Didn't realize Oly had a part for that. Regarding the step-up ring, not sure if it will do the job. The text is on the inner part of the thread. I guess that step-down will hide it, but then might vignette the image... Thanks!