Some initial impressions on my Nauticam OM-D setup

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MarkHerm

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Hi there,
I just want to share my excitement about my new setup with you. I previously used a P&S camera (a Panasonic Lumix LX3) in auto mode with no strobe and recently upgraded to an Olympus OM-D w/ Nauticam housing and a single Inon S-2000 external strobe. I did my first six dives last week in Egypt with this setup and absolutely love it. I wasn't the best start though as the fisheye lens as well as the 60 macro were not delivered prior to my departure. So I had to use the Olympus 12/2 prime lens behind the fisheye dome exclusively for all dives which is far from being optimal (a macro would have been great). Besides, I decided to go full manual as well on the camera as on the strobe so I had a very steep learning curve. Of couse, the dive were not photo dives per se, so I snapped all pictures on the way without having the chance to spend a lot of time on each subject.
In all, I absolutely love the ergonomics of the Nauticam housing. It's so easy to adjust time and aperture etc.; it's joy to play with all this underwater. The setup is still quite compact and can be clipped out of the way if not in use. I may consider to add a second Inon S-2000 strobe as one strobe can easily create relatively harsh shadows but I think it was a good decision to start with a single a unit.

Here are some impressions of the dives. All pictures are barely cropped (if at all) and only slightly edited in Adobe Lightroom.

Edit: wow, the attached images really loose quality due to the resizing algorithm of the board software. Sorry for that. Next time, I'll use an external hoster.
 

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Hi Mark,

I am a big fan of the 12mm F/2 myself. Nauticam is working on a smaller port for that lens which will be quite nice I think for CFWA. Your last image gives an idea of how well you can fill the frame with a not quite so wide lens. Keep up the good work and let us know how you like the other two lenses.

Phil Rudin
 
Hi Mark,

I am a big fan of the 12mm F/2 myself. Nauticam is working on a smaller port for that lens which will be quite nice I think for CFWA. Your last image gives an idea of how well you can fill the frame with a not quite so wide lens. Keep up the good work and let us know how you like the other two lenses.

Phil Rudin

Thanks Phil!
I was quite suprised how much I liked the 12mm for underwater use (which I love for above water anyways). It will produce some soft corners behind the 4.3" dome but the images are definitely useable nonetheless. A dedicated port might be very interesting.
 
thnx for sharing
 
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