Will&BilltheKrill
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Hi folks, has anyone tried the new Nauticam Mid-range Focus Optimizer 1 (MFO-1) on the Olympus 60mm macro yet? Would love to hear whether it improved the auto-focus speed or offered other benefits.
New Nauticam Mid-range Focus Optimizer 1 (MFO-1)
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I'm contemplating buying one and want to get feedback from somebody who used it also but it is so new, I doubt that people have had the chance to use them yet.
BTW, thank you for starting the thread
I don’t think it’s available yet, for public sale. It still shows “Available for Pre-Order” on Backscatter.com and when I talked to the Nautilus rep at DEMA he did not have a definitive release date.
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Does anyone know what it accomplishes?
I have not been able to figure it out.
I have not been able to figure it out.
If you follow Waterpixel.com, Chris Ross provides a detailed description of what the MFO-1 does. It has to do with bending light toward the edges of the lens, but I'm only repeating what he wrote. I can ask him if I can re-post his answer here, if you'd like?
The entire discussion at waterpixel is interesting.
Nauticam newest MFO-1
I saw a FB post of @pcremoneabout this new wet lens and it's strange nobody talk about it... Quote Introducing our newest Water Contact Optic, the Mid-range focus optimizer or MFO-1. The MFO-1's main function is to cancel the focus distance limitation of macro lenses underwater and provide ample ...
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It’s in stock available for purchase in Australia via Scubapix.
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that's surprising since Nauticam still says coming soon.
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Perhaps a "pre-order" type of thing? Did you try to order them?
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