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Congrats on the new camera and housing. I shoot an R5 with Ikelite and have used them for years. Ikelite generally does a good job at testing the combinations they list in their port charts, so they will work. As with any wide rectilinear lens you can expect better corner sharpness with a...

Yeah I get it. There are many problems with **** divers destroying reefs and harassing animals, and what you guys are talking about is a long ways down the list if that's the scope of it. I suppose I just take a harder line on it all, given the increasing problems we're seeing now that...

Zeagle Flathead 7 (F7) Regulator Set (Yoke) - SOLD Zeagle Flathead 7 First Stage (sealed) Zeagle Flathead 7 Second Stage (w/ new hose) Zeagle ZX Octo (w/ new hose) I purchased new in 2009, last dove in 2024, works fine. Should be serviced by buyer as with any second hand regulator. Last...

Of course the airline won't cover that much. I have my own insurance on it. There is no physical way for me to carry on all my camera gear, housings, ports, and strobes safely and within carry-on weight allotments which are extremely restrictive for overseas travel especially (often like 15lb...

Giving images like these exposure them only encourages others to engage in similar unethical behavior for the sake of instagram clout, contests, or whatever. Everyone who does this seems to selfishly think "oh it's no big deal it's just me moving one nudi for a shot every now and then"...

Can confirm, I have a Teric and recently did the same thing. Went and renumbered my Shearwater Cloud dives (which started at #1) adding the couple hundred dives I'd done previously on an old computer I can't import from. Then you can go into the dive log on the Teric, click on settings, and...

No it's not 100% on the diver, both the diver and the operator have some combination of the responsibility/accountability here. Yes all divers should have that attitude that it's all on them as it promotes safety and self-reliance, but operators are also responsible for conducting their...

Please don't touch or manipulate wildlife. You can get plenty of great photos without doing the first thing you should be taught not to do after getting certified.

Oh nice, I didn't know those TSA latches were a thing, those are nifty. I just have a little TSA combination lock that I loop through the metal-lined corner holes which are designed for locks.

I use a Pelican 1620: 1620 Protector Case | Pelican Had it for 20 years or so and it's been checked all over the world with zero issues or damage. It's well within checked bag size limits, and I can load it with all my underwater camera housings, ports, strobes, spare batteries, cables, and...

Yeeesh. Hope she survives, and hope they take enough money from that operator or their insurance company to put them out of business. Yes divers sign waivers and are ultimately responsible for their safety, and yes I'm sure all of us have been handed a not-full tank by boat crew before (and...

You don't need to put the housing under vacuum with a pump, but you do need to have the cap/plug on the vacuum port. It's a little disturbing that you report multiple people unable to manage a simple vacuum port plug. You really need to be meticulous and have attention to detail for SCUBA and...

Yeah it's an interesting time. Don't get me started on the many major issues with cell phones as underwater cameras, but it appears they aren't going anywhere and they've killed many of the affordable point and shoots for the most part. The "real camera" entry point nowadays is increasingly...

Yeah I'll echo just find a decent camera/housing/strobe (the strobe part is critical) setup in your price range and jump in. You can find lots of info online but honestly you're going to need to figure it out for yourself through trial and error. What software you use for your RAW workflow is...

Yeah, shoot RAW and get lightroom classic (or a comparable competitor) and learn how to use it. It's not difficult. If you end up shooting lots of video you might want to spring for something like Davinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere at some point but that's probably a ways off.

My Apex RK3's are right around 20". I wouldn't call them a travel fin, but the jet fin style is certainly more compact than split fins and the like. Pretty sure I could fit them in a roller carry-on if I wanted to, though I've never bothered since I check so much gear. I think the only way...

Nice report. I've always heard pretty consistently decent-to-good things about Volivoli, so good to hear you had a good time there. Sounds pretty similar to my experience years ago at Wananavu Resort (currently being rebuilt) just east of Volivoli on the same peninsula. Both much bigger and...

Look no further than the Linnea Mills case, another instance of a student having a fatal accident during a class, as to how much of a cluster these things can turn into. There's obviously civil liability here, but also potentially criminal liability as well if there was obvious negligence or...

Again emphasizing that you need to contact an attorney and probably stop posting any more details here. I'm sure we're all sorry for your loss and would love to be supportive or offer advice, but it's in your best interest to say nothing publicly until consulting an attorney. You could end up...

I'd take the night and fly with the good airline. You don't want to deal with those sketchy discount operators who constantly cancel flights and whatnot when you're trying to time up your travel halfway around the world.