Some advice please on using my OM Camera for Scuba

[Wobbegong_th]

I'm using Oly EM5 MIII in Ikelite Housing. Single Ikelite DS161 Strobe connected via hard-wired TTL by Ikelite.
For lens, here are list of what I use for UW
7-14 f2.8 Pro
12-40 f2.8 Pro
60 f2.8 Macro (Best for Super Macro subjects, Nudibrances, very small shrimps)
30 f3.5 Macro (I got the 30 after a trip that I found that 60 is too narrow)

Ikelite has a port chart that list all the M43 lenses, and all its corresponding port parts combinations.
For the set of lenses above, apart from the zoom gear, I need only 3 pieces of port component.
One Dome port, One Flat port, and One Port Extension piece.

Apart from these, I have a tray & handle brand "SUPE", a couple of No-brand ball arms & clamps from China via online shoping.

 

[Pearlman]

Interesting! The AOI housing looks like a tempting option considering that I already own an EM-5 and a few lenses that are mostly lying unused. Is the 45mm f1.8 good enough for macro? What about the tiny Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 lens (HSA35100)?

On the AOI website I only see a housing for the EM-5 mk3 and my camera body is likely the Mk1 or Mk2 I don’t know which. Will that housing work for the earlier iterations of the camera?

 

[d^2b]

Interesting! The AOI housing looks like a tempting option considering that I already own an EM-5 and a few lenses that are mostly lying unused. Is the 45mm f1.8 good enough for macro? What about the tiny Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 lens (HSA35100)?

On the AOI website I only see a housing for the EM-5 mk3 and my camera body is likely the Mk1 or Mk2 I don’t know which. Will that housing work for the earlier iterations of the camera?

The (AOI manufactured) Olympus PT-EP13 will work with the EM5-II. It's discontinued but you might find one used (or maybe very old stock).

 

[js1221]

Interesting! The AOI housing looks like a tempting option considering that I already own an EM-5 and a few lenses that are mostly lying unused. Is the 45mm f1.8 good enough for macro? What about the tiny Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 lens (HSA35100)?

On the AOI website I only see a housing for the EM-5 mk3 and my camera body is likely the Mk1 or Mk2 I don’t know which. Will that housing work for the earlier iterations of the camera?

It's not just having the lens, you will also need a zoom gear compatible for that lens.

 

[Mike_4635]

Below is a port chart for the Olympus PEN housing

https://www.bluewaterphotostore.com/content/web_pages/images/articles/AOI/AOI%20Port%20Charts%20-%20PEN.pdf

Below is a port chart for the Olympus OMD housing

https://www.bluewaterphotostore.com/content/web_pages/images/articles/AOI/AOI%20Port%20Charts%20-%20OMD.pdf

This should include the AOI housing for Olympus cameras

 

[bvanant]

Interesting! The AOI housing looks like a tempting option considering that I already own an EM-5 and a few lenses that are mostly lying unused. Is the 45mm f1.8 good enough for macro? What about the tiny Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 lens (HSA35100)?

On the AOI website I only see a housing for the EM-5 mk3 and my camera body is likely the Mk1 or Mk2 I don’t know which. Will that housing work for the earlier iterations of the camera?

The 45 1.8 is useless for macro, repro ratio is like 9:1 (mag is 0.11x). The 35-100 is not terribly useful either, not wide enough at the 35 end and no magnification (0.1x) at the 100 end.

Bill

 

[BoltSnap]

Is the 45mm f1.8 good enough for macro? What about the tiny Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 lens (HSA35100)?

Don't bother for UW use.