Inon v subsee wet lenses for macro

[Megs.wilson]

Hey guys,
im tossing up either the subsee +10 (or 5) macro diopter or inon uc 165 lens for my canon g12. My first choice would be the subsee as its a better quality lens but ive heard shooting super macro can be a bit tricky.
Is it worth going for something simpler first or just working it out on the quality lens first time round? If all are tricky then ill go high quality first time around. Also not sure if i should go for +5 or +10 or both.....?
Advice is welcome

 

[Interceptor121]

The G12 has a lot of zoom with 140mm equivalent so you don't need a strong close up lens to achieve super macro

The subsee +5 or an Inon UCL165 have the right power required for the G series. Whilst the subsee is a better quality lens giving less fringing it is not recommended for stacking. The subsee is just marginally more expensive and more cumbersome to operate if you wanted to take it off during the dive.
Color fringing can be easily corrected in adobe lightroom or photoshop.

So if you think that you may want even more magnification in the future get an Inon, if not get the subsee.

Two inon are cheaper than the two subsee combo and give more magnification

Someone will tell you that there is a stacking kit for the subsee sold somewhere, practically that is not really an option during the dive so not worth considering in my opinion as unless you have one subject to shoot you will use the second diopter only in specific cases

I would get a subsee +5 and then look at an Inon UCL165 as future option should you not be happy with the magnification as you can stack the subsee on top of the inon

 

[Megs.wilson]

The subsee stacks on the inon? Sounds good. I found the i-das flip adapter so if you dont want to shoot macro the lens can flip out of the way and still be secure.
How tricky is shooting macro in the beginning? I have a fair bit of experience shooting macro to the best of the cameras ability without a wet lens...

 

[Interceptor121]

Not that difficult. You zoom fully and then stay at fixed distance where the camera will focus. On canon activate the little focus magnifier option and when ok shoot. You need to be steady as depth of field is reduced and need to shoot at smaller aperture

 

[Megs.wilson]

Are you positive that the subsee and Inon diopters stack?

 

[Interceptor121]

Yes. The inon lens has a further m67 thread on top and you always place the strongest diopter first which is the inon. You will have vignette at wide and medium but it doesn't matter as you work at full zoom

 

[Hetland]

Very happy with my +5 SubSee on the G15. The +10 would probably be too much, at least for me, and at least in the beginning.

-ap