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Not yet- but that's who I'm going with in May. Hopefully some new/different critters vs Anilao. How lucky! We didn't really go looking for them - I asked and they said they haven't seen them in a while so we pivoted to hunting for something else. I had some good photos of blue ring from my last...

Coming off my Jan blackwater trip in the Similans, I was hooked and wanted to do it again, this time with the right camera gear. Alex Tyrell who was the photo pro on the Thailand trip was pulling together another trip in Anilao in April, and I decided to join last minute. It was hosted at...

I'm on day 5 of a 8 night stay in Anilao (CBR) right now and it's better than what I remember the last 2 times I've gone. I think it's partly the guides - I'm only doing 2 morning dives (+2 blackwater) and have found almost everything I've asked for. My guide asks me what I want to see every day...

Yes definitely. Raja in the south has soft corals, Tubbataha is all hard corals. Tubbataha had more sharks than Raja but nothing like Galapagos or French Poly, and no mantas.

@diveUAE I did this back in 2022. Spent 10 days split half in Anilao and half in PG. It was my 2nd time in Anilao and 1st time in PG. I am going back to Anilao for another 9 days (blackwater workshop at Crystal Blue) tomorrow. I have no plans to return to PG. Looking back at my notes, A private...

Nice! I did as well. Look forward to it!

I don’t recall what it was on the A7CR I tested in the Sony store, but I did pass it to the salesperson and asked him to see why it’s focusing slower and he played around with it for ~10min changing various settings but it was still the same outcome. I don’t know if that was just a bad body or...

It's on my short list for sure, along with Socorro. It's just every time I look at flights it's so much longer and more expensive than Indo or Philippines. A Palau liveaboard is also $$$, $6k for the one I was looking at (10n on Palau siren). I had actually fully paid for a spawning trip in Feb...

Thanks for the report! That's a great shot! That shrimp looks bigger than the pygmy squid! To think it could eat it haha Where did you dive in Halmahera and how did you enjoy it compared to Raja? How were the corals, general fishiness, any big stuff (sharks, mantas)? I'm considering a trip to...

Oh no on the Palau jellyfish! That was one of my two main reasons for wanting to go to Palau (the other being the unique spawning event). I think you've just sold me on the Triton Bay trip in lieu of Palau. Halmahera looks really good too, and Lembeh is my favourite place for macro. I'm still...

On standard macro dives the 90mm with A7C is pretty decent, pretty good even if there is good contrast. The 90mm + SMC1 produces great photos but does struggle a bit with focus - it hunts a lot when I use back button focus. I find I need to use the rock back and forth method and can't really...

Actually I see now that White Manta has a Triton Bay trip on Jan 26-Feb 2 - 20 dives across 6 days for $3300. Not sure how I missed it. This actually ticks most of the boxes - comfy cabins, AC, 24h power, all 6 days of diving in new-to-me Triton Bay vs repeating Misool, and no min 2pax...

Starting to plan my trips for 2025 and trying to decide on one of the two for April timeframe 1) Lembeh - Halmahera - Lembeh on White Manta - 5 days at Halmahera w some extra dives in Lembeh (26 total) for US$2900 2) a week at Triton Bay divers - seems to be 5 days of diving (3x/day for 15...

The towing didn't feel dangerous, it was just uncomfortable. The grates in between the 2 ladders on the main boat is what I had trouble with actually, when there's a surge it kept flopping up and hitting my shins when I'm trying to take off my gear and fins. Barmaglot was my diving buddy and...

I only found out Camile was eagle eyed towards the end! I decided on A7RV, debated A1 but couldn't justify it in the end. I'm still thinking whether I want to get a Nikon or Canon 60 + adapter, or splurge on the EMWL and 100 degree objective. Multiple people shooting Sony FF in Singapore is...

Glad to be finally back in the water after a year! This was a special blackwater trip - we did blackwater dives every day except for 1, and did 2 blackwater dives on the last day for a total of 5. This was my first time trying BW and despite not having the right gear, it was a lot of fun...

Selling a 1 year old A7C with Nauticam housing. Camera body is in perfect condition and looks brand new. Housing has been through 8 trips and ~150 dives, never flooded, in perfect working condition but does have some minor cosmetic fading of the paint. Selling as am upgrading to A7R5. Camera...

I was on the Mermaid 1 on the Bali-Komodo-Bali route 2 years ago (wrote a detailed review on here). The diving from Bali to Komodo was actually pretty great, I thought it was on par with Komodo especially if you like macro, but due to weather we lost 1 full day of diving on the crossing over, so...

Found out I am pregnant last night and can't go. Deluxe cabin share. PM if interested - negotiable on cost This is the trip - 6d/5n 18 dives concentrating in Richelieu Rock: Underwater photography clinic in Thailand Surin and Similan

Found out I am pregnant last night and can't go. Deluxe cabin share. PM if interested - negotiable on cost This is the trip - 6d/5n 18 dives concentrating in Richelieu Rock: Underwater photography clinic in Thailand Surin and Similan