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    Nudibranch assortment from Komodo

    Gorgeous shots, of gorgeus subjects. Well done. So, where is the other rider on the first pic? It would be easier if we had a larger copy!!! Is it that big white blob, at the bottom, just below the lady bug?
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    Dedicated underwater p&s cams reviews

    After hopefully trying an oly tg-1, I found the pix above water are nice enough, but the pix underwater are far too often, underexposed, and really lacking contrast. Seems like they are still doing 18% grey card average metering, and calling it 'ESP'! There is no time, snorkeling, to adjust...
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    New Canon G15, S100 or other point and shoot or 4/3s for about the same $

    The oly xz1 is down to $200 at amazon, and $300 for housing. The canon g series are notorious for slow auto focus as the light dims. They are just not as good as most of the others, and frustrate you underwater. For just a bit more, the latest greatest oly micro 4/3 camera will completely...
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    Upgrading to the epl5 with the pt ep10 houisng

    The omd, housed, is more than a bit more money. The oly housing, is $1200 and has no compatibility with all the other PEN ports and housings. The nauticam housing is $1400 plus port, and the port for the 12-50 lens is $800! The epl5, in an oly housing, will be about the same price as the...
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    Canon G15 vs. Olympus Pen E-PL3. What should i get?

    I've been attempting to use the G series since the g2! Forget them! The implementation of contrast detect autofocus sucks, compared to any other p&s camera from panasonic or sony, or lately even from olympus. The G series is even slower to auto focus than the rest of the cheaper canon p&s...
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    What is the most essential port OM-D EM-5 for my case

    Is it possible, using the nauticam port, for the 12-50, to do manual zoom? Or is it strictly motorized zoom? We are trying to get away from motorized zoom, on every p&s cam! For stills, I hate motor zoom. It is too much $$ for such limited functionality. If it does manual zoom, as well as...
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    EM-5 Control Wheel falls off

    Possibly, it is a misalignment within the housing, that puts a bit too much pressure or something on the wheel, that made it fail perhaps? What do you think? ---------- Post Merged at 04:34 PM ---------- Previous Post was at 04:34 PM ---------- Possibly, it is a misalignment within the...
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    Dome ports and depth of field

    I believe the angle of view, for a spherical dome, will be exactly what the lens sees in air, yes. But the big problem here, is that virtual image is curved. This makes it much much tougher to get the corners of the virtual image in focus, than it would be if the image were flat, or further...
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    mirrorless cameras which one is best for U/W pic taking ???

    The sony system seriously lacks in lenses, for underwater use. They lack in quality, and lack in zoom range. The micro 4/3 lens line up is ready to go, and can be used today, for superb underwater images with quality, if you are interested in paying for them. Several choices of wide angle...
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    Autofocus is sometimes slow - how to deal with this?

    Get a newer camera... The older oly's were right down there with Canon and nikon, in having slow, bad, contrast detect auto focus... Sony and panasonic have always had much better implementations of CD AF. The latest oly's - from the epl2 on, are finally really good CD AF. Might be time to...
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    Question for those who really know about under water cameras ??

    The canon are notoriously bad and slow auto focus. The g12 being the worst. Auto focus is very important underwater.. The best compact camera for underwater, is the panasonic lx5 or now the lx7. Best auto focus speed in any compact camera. 400 shots per battery charge. They also have raw...
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    LUMIX TS4 vs NIKON AW100 vs SONY TX20, do we have a winner?

    My experience is that canon's contrast detect auto focus is frustratingly slow. You push the shutter, and wait and the fish swims away, and then the pic is taken. Earlier models of olympus were also very very slow AF. But they seem to have gotten up with the competition, at last. HTHs
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    LUMIX TS4 vs NIKON AW100 vs SONY TX20, do we have a winner?

    The canon p&s have never been as fast as the competition, for their auto focus speed. Same with nikons. This last generation of olympus are great cameras, all around. Including raw, which makes white balance much easier to deal with underwater. I would definitely put the xz1 first on my...
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    LUMIX TS4 vs NIKON AW100 vs SONY TX20, do we have a winner?

    A nikon l26 and the ikelite housing for it, is MSRP of $400. Probably a much better camera, and a far better housing. Underwater Housing for Nikon Coolpix L26
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    LUMIX TS4 vs NIKON AW100 vs SONY TX20, do we have a winner?

    I was just going to say something similar. An oly xz1 and their housing new, is a killer combo The canon and nikon digicams have never had competitive Auto focus speed. The Sonys and panasonics really do have great AF systems, and the latest gen of oly's at last! The xz1 is a joy to use. I...
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    LUMIX TS4 vs NIKON AW100 vs SONY TX20, do we have a winner?

    I've had a ts2 for a couple of years, and no leakage. But I take very good care of it. Give it a fresh water soak after every day of use in the ocean, and operate all the buttons in fresh water. I have not used it in the housing. Used it down around 40-50 feet. The thing is that none of...
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    First camera

    The whole discussion has already made clear that the poster has $1500 for the camera, and much more for the whole system. If I read the whole thread, before posting, I can often be more helpful.
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    First camera

    The latest micro 4/3 camera - the oly omd is outstanding. IQ right up near apc SLRs. Great lens selection from both panasonic and oly. A very affordable housing from oly, and even a quite decently affordable one from nauticam, who have lowered their prices a bit. The sony nex has serious...
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    Wet Macro Lens comparison

    I don't see anywhere that review that says it is done in air. Further, I think I see little bubbles on the rulers. I mean, the whole point, the way I read the text, was to show that dry air strength was meaningless, and to test to see the true effect.
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    Ultralight vs. Beneath the Surface

    If you are not diving every weekend, or even every month, cheaper arms may be a better solution. The ikelite arms are a bit cheaper, and flex arms might be good for small strobes, shooting macro and fish portraits.
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