Question help choosing Housing for om1 mark ii
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bvanant
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True, true, you will not likely service a Nauticam/Marelux/Isotta/Seacam/Subal et al yourself. The good news is they can run five years and hundreds of dives between $ervice.
bvanant
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True, but hundreds of dives for us is a year and when a housing needs a tweak it is often on a boat in the middle of the ocean. I don't know anymore but I think service for a Nauticam mirrorless housing might be like $450 or so. In any case, knowing that you can do some work yourself is comforting (but maybe delusional).
Bill
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In the EU, service for Nauticam and Isotta runs around $700 or €640 – definitely not a small amount, but if you spread it over 3–5 years, it’s not too bad. I just found a used Zuiko 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO for a nice price, so now I’ve got even more things to think about 
Right now I’m mostly leaning toward starting with the AOI housing and fisheye dome. But with Isotta, according to their port chart, I could use the same 6" acrylic or 6.5" crystal dome for both the 12–40 and the 8mm fisheye. That would mean one less port to buy initially, and if I compare that to going AOI with both a fisheye dome and dome for the 12-40, the pricing gets a bit closer.
Right now I’m mostly leaning toward starting with the AOI housing and fisheye dome. But with Isotta, according to their port chart, I could use the same 6" acrylic or 6.5" crystal dome for both the 12–40 and the 8mm fisheye. That would mean one less port to buy initially, and if I compare that to going AOI with both a fisheye dome and dome for the 12-40, the pricing gets a bit closer.
Furnari
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I know you replied to me earlier in the thread about my suggestion to use the 12-45 as opposed to the 12-40, but if you're cheap and patient, you could end up with a PEN-port system dome that will work with both the 8mm and the 12-45 in the AOI housing for less than a dome port for the 8mm and 12-40, while having a much smaller form factor. I sound like an evangelist for this, but for good reason- I had an OMD 170mm dome for the 12-40, 7-14, 8mm, and Panasonic 8-18, but going to a PEN dome for the 8mm and 12-45 is so much nicer. The only downside is that the 170mm is a lot better for split shots, but man- smaller is so much better while traveling, swimming against current, hiking down to the entry, etc. Here's my write up on the 12-45:
I know you replied to me earlier in the thread about my suggestion to use the 12-45 as opposed to the 12-40, but if you're cheap and patient, you could end up with a PEN-port system dome that will work with both the 8mm and the 12-45 in the AOI housing for less than a dome port for the 8mm and 12-40, while having a much smaller form factor. I sound like an evangelist for this, but for good reason- I had an OMD 170mm dome for the 12-40, 7-14, 8mm, and Panasonic 8-18, but going to a PEN dome for the 8mm and 12-45 is so much nicer. The only downside is that the 170mm is a lot better for split shots, but man- smaller is so much better while traveling, swimming against current, hiking down to the entry, etc. Here's my write up on the 12-45:
You're starting to get me convinced about finding a used 12-45 and a PEN port dome. In your thread, it looks like you’re using a DLP-03/04 or a similar dome? If I order the housing I will probably order the dome and extensions at the same time so would appreciate if you can write what dome and extension combinations that would be closest to your setup! And use with both the 12-45 and zuiko 8mm fisheye pro
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