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I am still undecided on my 2017 diving trip, my travel dates shifted to May. I looked up multiple destinations, here is my shortlist. Investing a lot of time (flying from Europe) and a fair amount of money, I want to avoid dead reefs (Only 7% of the Great Barrier Reef has avoided coral bleaching...

Are there diving liveboard boats serving the Ningaloo reef? I am planning an extensive dive trip (1week, 20+dives if possible) for next April and looking for options. I favor full packages (diving+accomodation) and livaboards - to make it simple and keep budget reasonable. How are the diving...

Still haven't decided for my 2017 spring (April) trip. I have limited time (10days) and want to combine diving with some nice southern hemisphere stargazing - latter is probably going to happen in a SA farm. Ponta do Ouro seems to be easy to access via Durban, has anyone dived there? How is...

I'am asking here too, the panny topic is very silent... I came across a store review of the WWL-1 and an interesting piece of glass showed up there: the Dyron SWAL13. Does anyone have experience with it? The WWL-1 with a decent zoom behind is a real competitor to the panny 7-14, but it's quite...

I came across a store review of the WWL-1 and an interesting piece of glass showed up there: the Dyron SWAL13. Has anyone tried this, and its narrower siblings on a m43 camera? First round I'd try it on my NA-RX100iv for 4k video shooting, as a cheap alternative to the WWL-1.

My rig needs more buoyancy and I am planning to get an Inon Mega M segment. Any thoughts speaking against loading it with a heavy strobe and video head? Of course more weight will be "below" the arm (housing & battery tank for the video lights), balance should be OK.

I am looking at the old subrtonic masterpieces, amongst them the Nova. Can it work efficiently with modern fiber-optical TTL & Manual triggering? Is it a problem, if the unit has a built-in dslr ttl-system (nikon), which I wouldn't use, because I have an RX100IV? Any recommendation, which...

Hunting for the ideal strobes to replace my s2000 seems to be a difficult task. I am targeting an at least 4 stops improvement in power to light up WA scenes. The Subtronic pro 160 seems up to the task (Underwater GN 14, warm CT, 116° coverage underwater(!)). Does anyone have experience with...

I just received my RX100 IV, which I'd like to use extensively with my s2000 strobes. Contrast to my previous camera (olympus E-PL5) I can't find an option to limit the output of the built-in flash to 1/64, the value I normally used on the Oly. Is it possible somehow? The most I can get...

I just ordered an RX100 mkIV and looking for a good housing, which allows to use the 67mm threaded h100 and wwl-1 wide converters. Here is my shortlist: #1: Fantasea FRX-100 IV #2: ikelite 6116.14 #3: Nauticam #4: Recsea plastic #5: Acquaplazza Aluminium <- I really like the design! Would...

Looking at the test results of the RX100 mk IV, (DXO, Dpreview) the tiny 1" sensor system seems really impressive, the iso-performance matches the m43 sensor while in video the sony is clearly superior. Is there any aspect where the GH4 worth ~2x the investment? Alright, I won't be able to...

I am thinking on a 4k video setup and about to cancel full-frame dreams (a7rII). Does anyone have experience with both the new RX100mk4 and the Panasonic LX100? I found this reference: A Thousand Words A Picture: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 and Leica D-Lux Type 109 Review &#8220;Additionally...

I am considering an rx100 mk IV for video. Does it fit in the Ikelite housing for the mk II (or any other of the rx100 series?) The cams look pretty similar to me...

I am considering the seacam fisheye and superdomes for FF wide angle. Does anyone have experience with them? Is it worth to get the superdome for rectilinear WA? Does the huge price premium worth vs Ikelite ports?

Does anyone have experience with the Sony FE 28mm f/2 underwater? I am looking for an a7II setup and would like to pair it with this lens + a Nauticam WWL-1. Reviews say corners are soft at f2, which I am not much concerned about, I rarely shoot wide open.

Does anyone has extensive experience with the Easydive housings? I am eying at the Sony A7II to enter the full-frame world but I definitely want to avoid the costly housing change at every camera update. Even the first round would spare me ~1k$ over any available a7II housings on the market...

Is it possible to add Nikonos lenses to Ikelite housed cameras, e.g. Olympus, Sony? Naughty-cam released their Nikonos adapter, may that be compatible with Ikelite housings/is there a similar product in-house?

I have 2 weeks to spend underwater - in February (brrh, at least in the northern hemisphere...). Is diving any good in Southern Egypt in the late winter months? Last year I spent 2 great weeks there in April, but February should be a different animal... How about waves, wind, visibility? Sudan...

The Gopro housing is my fist with teflon o-ring. Can I use the inon Silicon grease to lube it? I have plenty of that, I got a tube for each inon products I have...

We are considering a family holiday in Praslin this May. Is the shore diving interesting there? This time I don't plan any multi-day trips because our 2-year old comes with us, just a couple of dives for my better half to refresh her scuba skills and 2-3 dives for me. AFAIK May the weather and...