We had a G12 2 years ago and loved it, but we also felt we needed to update after 1 year so we purchased a used Sony Nex 5 and a new Sony Nex 7 for each of us to have. The Sony Nex 7 is by far the best camera we have ever had so we sold the Nex 5 and bought two Nex 7 settups. It's very easy to use and takes incredible photos. We are moving back to the mainland US so have decided to sell one of our rigs. I just posted it on this website if you are interested. The information is below.
My husband shoots strictly macro and I switch from wide angle to to zoom lens. We found the macro lens to be very versitile though, as it will shoot very small critters and shots at infinity just as well. My husband took two back to back photos one day with the macro lens. One was of a cleaner shrimp and immediately following was a photo of me with a school of wahoo in the background. Both awesome photos. We also use doublers with our macro settup. it's so easy to use, especially with the two dials on the housing, one for F-stop and one for shutter speed. For the most part we have been able to set things up so that we only use one dial to make slight adjustments, mostly in the F-stop. The movie setting is also very good, especially if you have a video light
Selling full underwater camera setup purchased new in Jan 2012:
-Sony NEX 7 camera body with 2 years left in its extended warranty
-Sony E mount 30mm macro lens
-Nauticam housing for NEX 7 camera
-Nauticam macro lens port
-Sandisk 32 GB extreme pro SDHC
-2 camera batteries with one charger
$2950 for all the above + shipping and paypal fees if there are any
We found an aiming light to be necessary for low light and night diving so we also are selling a Sola 800 for $375 and if you need strobes you can let me know and I might still have a set left if they haven't already sold. Also have a dual handle tray for $90
E-mail me at
gsdivers@gmail.com if you are interested