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Sea & Sea MDX Underwater Housing for SONY A73 or A7R3 Reduced from $2200 to $1900 includes the installed Sea & Sea Optical YS TTL Converter (Internal) Retail price: $4,025.90 Sale includes Housing with left and right arms, ttl converter and body cap, only. (Note that you will need to buy...

"Do you set it on 0.28-0.5m while diving? I'm assuming you can't change that underwater?" You do not have access to the switch once the housing is closed.

More on the SONY 90 mm: it's very sharp and compares favorably with the other major systems' macro lenses in this range ( Canon's 100 mm and Nikon's 105 mm). The SONY 50 f 2.8 macro is not nearly as well thought of and almost impossible to focus successfully underwater. Some folks have adapted...

I wore this in the Galapagos: Hollis 8/7/6mm NeoTek V2 Unisex Hooded Semi-Dry Suit It might be pricier than what you are looking for, but its well made and pretty toasty. Whichever way you go, be sure to get a hood as you lose a high percentage of heat from your head.

Venture Pro V3 Heated Underwater Diving Vest. Like New in Box. $450. This vest has never been wet or even outdoors. I took it out of the box to try it on and see how it works, which is that it works perfectly. I have decided that cold water diving is in my past, so I'm offering this up at a...

Most folks would just rent the lead. Years ago, I worked in an office with a work out room for staff. One guy was going on a business trip from the office. When he left his carry on luggage unattended, we put a 25 pound weight plate in as a gag. He didn't notice it until TSA questioned him.

Rescued thread?

My buddies and I are frequent visitors to BON. Never had a theft from hotel or VRBO or from truck. Shore entries and navigation are pretty straightforward, although some of the entries and exits require you to pay attention to submerged rocks. (Salt Pier exit is gentle, but you need to be...

Could you shoot a ruler or some sort of grid underwater to get an estimate of depth of field?

The reviews I’ve seen so far are from folks affiliated with Nauticam, and the reviews have been very general:”here’s a sharp image”. Based on this thread a lot of us are interested and would like to see more specifics.

So I’m happy with the SONY 90 IQ, and edge falloff in IQ has never been an obvious problem. But focus hunting and DOF especially in low light and BLACKWATER dives is an issue. It sounds like the MFO can help with this but the reports have been centered on image improvement and are still either...

There are other good housings but Nauticam is one of the best and you pay a premium for that quality. Check out the YouTube videos by Alex Mustard who uses Nauticam housings and wet lenses. My dive buddy uses Ikelite housings which are much less expensive. For strobes he uses Inon and I use Sea...

Went to the bridge for diving last week. (Hope Pipehorse is back to speed soon!) Sunday parking was a PITA, need to remember to plan other activity for the weekends. Green Cay was great for bird photos. Other days we dove both morning and evening high tides. Morning dives were a challenge: 50...

So to start from the top: stick with the SONY system as you will want to shoot during surface intervals with one of your SONY bodies and a compatible lens. Next, the size and weight of your total gear configuration (housing, port, strobes, etc.) varies very little between point and shoot and...

I've run the demo version and been pretty happy with it. Massive time saver. I'm curious to go back a few years to run it on silted out wreck shots and other images that I left for dead. I plan to buy the production version shortly. As for file size, I usually elect to "Flatten Image" when I...

Nauticam is the Rolls Royce of housings, built like a tank, but priced like a Roller too. I dive Sea and Sea, also well built and on the pricey side. My usual dive buddy has used Ikelite for many years and his D850 is still pristine. If you are good with maintenance, do a “dunk” test every time...

As previous responders said, UW photography with an interchangeable lens camera is very gear intensive and expensive. Housing, ports, strobes and lenses will cost a multiple of what you pay for the camera body. (Minolta is a non-starter. The first gen SONY A7 is not worth much now. There are...

I had to go a bit farther south for the humpback whales:

B&H is advertising a one day sale on Pelican cases. I personally use a Pelican case when I think I will have to check my camera gear and I have found the cases to perform well.

I have the SONY 90 and find it very sharp. In low light underwater it does often hunt for focus, but with a strong focus light this is not an issue. While some (above water) comparisons find the Tammy to be sharper the differences seem to be minimal and even miniscule stopped down to F16. The...