greenflash1
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There are 3 on the market Sea & Sea, Inon, & Epoque, All 3
about the same price. Can anyone let me know which is best?
about the same price. Can anyone let me know which is best?
Which wide angle for PT-015 & C5050
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I have the Inon UWL-100. If I am not mistaken, the Sea and Sea will only give you about 90 degree view while the Inon is closer to 100. The Epoque is a few degree less than the Inon.
I use it with Oly C4040, Ikelite housing with good result. No significant barrel distortion that I could find. The local store here told me that Inon and Epoque are made by the same factory.
Also Inon make a dome lens to be used with the UWL-100 that will give something like 130+ degree view as well.
I use it with Oly C4040, Ikelite housing with good result. No significant barrel distortion that I could find. The local store here told me that Inon and Epoque are made by the same factory.
Also Inon make a dome lens to be used with the UWL-100 that will give something like 130+ degree view as well.
wetman
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You're forgetting the Olympus wide angle as well. PWC-01.
Very nice lens - i could post some recent shots with it if you wish.
steve
Very nice lens - i could post some recent shots with it if you wish.
steve
I have the S&S WAL L lense. No distortion or vignetting at all. I use it on my C-4040/PT-010 so this may not apply at all!
ReyeR
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I use the PWC-01 too. It's actually made by UN - the same company that makes the PT housing for Olympus. Very nice glass. And if you can order a spare back lens cap - fits the PT-015 perfectly as a port cap.
The nice thing about the Inon is you can add the dome adaptor later...
The nice thing about the Inon is you can add the dome adaptor later...
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greenflash1
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Where can I get the Olympus lens?
wetman
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I've gotten several things from underwaterdigital.net but at the time i think he was out of stock and i needed this in a hurry. I got mine from http://japan-direct.com . They got it here exceptionally fast (3 days from japan) and were very responsive to questions.
ReyeR
Where did you order the extra lens cap?
steve
ReyeR
Where did you order the extra lens cap?
steve
ReyeR
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Side note: I'm never really sure if it's fair to openly recommend stores from outside the US, especially if the board is sponsored by local suppliers. Most of the time I take it off board - but also find it 'un-board-like' to say 'check your e-mail' since a board is about sharing. So I'm going to do this once - tell me if it's wrong.
I ordered mine from uwdigitalcamera.com. I order a lot of stuff from him - the prices are usually half (sometimes a third!) of what I pay here in Australia. I actually lost the front cap on the first dive (duh!) and even though he didn't have them he sourced it for me in 2 days and while I was at it ordered a second back cap for the housing port. The gentleman's name is Yuzo and comes highly recommended.
I ordered mine from uwdigitalcamera.com. I order a lot of stuff from him - the prices are usually half (sometimes a third!) of what I pay here in Australia. I actually lost the front cap on the first dive (duh!) and even though he didn't have them he sourced it for me in 2 days and while I was at it ordered a second back cap for the housing port. The gentleman's name is Yuzo and comes highly recommended.
wetman
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Thanks. I've been thinking about using the big cap for underwater but havent thought of a good way to keep it on the lense yet. I wanted to experiment but didnt want to ruin it. If i can get another, then i wouldnt worry so much.
steve
steve
does the wide angle lens address the 4 holes around the red PT-015 lens ring. I wish to know how these holes are kept from exposing the primary element of the wide angle lens from sea water? What red filter can I use? and can it be a non diving filter? seems that the seawater preasure at the front of the PT-015 would push directly onto any filter between the PT-015 and the wide angle? Can you advise? KenReyeR:
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