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  1. Packhorse

    DIY port for 12-50mm

    All works fine. The 3D printed parts allow full zoom and macro mode.
  2. Packhorse

    DIY port for 12-50mm

    Thanks. Thats pretty much the same as mine so I guess I can use the same range of lens's. Although I may get vignetting with some WA lens's ( not with the 12-50).
  3. Packhorse

    DIY port for 12-50mm

    Thanks, but no need now! I would be interested in the specs of the port if possible though. How How far from the edge that goes into the housing to the lens on the inside of the port? IE the internal depth of the port.
  4. Packhorse

    12-50 mm lens -- ports and gears?

    Plenty of 3D printable options here..... Search Thingiverse - Thingiverse
  5. Packhorse

    DIY port for 12-50mm

    Thanks All, I have swapped out the PC lens to acrylic which is much more scratch resistant. I did think about a dome port but then I couldn't add a diopter to it. If I can find a cheap dome I will try it out. The 3D printed ring gear is supposed to push the macro button. I had it work a few...
  6. Packhorse

    DIY port for 12-50mm

    I recently purchased the 12-50mm macro lens for my EPL3. Needless to say it would not fit in my PT-EP05L housing. I am unsure there if there is any port to match this lens and housing. But I know there is a Nauticam port and zoom gear set. But I am not about to invest in a new housing and...
  7. Packhorse

    DGX 600 Dive Light

    Remove front bezel, This may be loc-tite'd on. remove reflector, Unscrew LED pill via the front of the light. Gently pry out PCB from the back of the pill to access the driver PCB locate the 8 small IC's on the driver PCB. From memory there are 4 on each side. Remove as many of these as you...
  8. Packhorse

    Hi-Max X9 review

    Hi-Max X9 review The switch is a rotating magnet and its action is very smooth. It clicks at both in the on and the off position. Although the clicks do not seems to add much resistance to turning it on or off, this shouldn’t be an issue as there is some slight resistance to rotating it so it...
  9. Packhorse

    DGX 600 Dive Light

    I have several of these. they are great lights. BUT the run time is exaggerated. I get about 50 minutes from 2400mah cells and 90 minutes from Panasonic 3400ma cells. This is of usable light. It will start off in excess of 600lumen ( Cree XML driven at 2.8amp max) but slowly decrease as the cell...
  10. Packhorse

    Which port should I choose for my E-PL3 housing for using 60mm Macro?

    Can some one please explain why the 60mm macro will not fit in a PT-EP05L. Is it due to diameter or length?
  11. Packhorse

    Sea & Sea lens vs Sea & Sea Nikonos lens

    I have recently modified a Sea & Sea 16mm WA leans to fit a M67 thread for my Oly. I am happy with the results so far but would quite like an even wider lens. Does anyone have any experience with the Sea & sea Nikonos lenses like the 15mm and 12mm? Would it be possible to use these as an...
  12. Packhorse

    Slave Sensor for Sea & Sea YS-60 ??

    I have a YS-60 ( and YS-30 and YS-300) and I have found a way to trigger them optically. Get a IR photo diode and put it across the gnd and firing pins on the cable. Any sudden increase of light should trigger the strobe. If you can find a small enough diode then it may be possible to modify the...
  13. Packhorse

    Hacking YS60 strobe

    Mission complete. I machined up a piece of acrylic rod. In one end it accepts a standard Sea & Sea 4 pin or 5 pin plug and the other takes Nikonos plug since I only have one of each cable. I used a IR photo diode as the pick up. The result is very good. I can set my camera to 1/64th flash...
  14. Packhorse

    Sea & Sea 16mm WA lens on a EPL3??

    Well I made up a 67mm adapter for the lens. I filled up the void between the housing and lens with water. These are the results in order from top to bottom using kit 14-42mm lens. 14mm no WA 23mm with WA 20mm with WA 14mm with WA
  15. Packhorse

    Hacking YS60 strobe

    I have a YS 60 strobe but since its not a slave and my Oly housing has no bulkhead for a cable I am in need of another way to trigger it. I found by using a IR photo diode ( looks like a clear 5mm LED) placed on two of the strobe cables pins it would trigger with and sudden change in light. In...
  16. Packhorse

    Diving New Zealand

    I'd argue that diving the Poor Knights may not be the best NZ has to offer, but very accessible to those on a limited time frame.
  17. Packhorse

    Sea & Sea 16mm WA lens on a EPL3??

    Its a bayonet mount. Although I can make up an adapter easy enough. The 14mm stock lens is really 28mm (35mm equivalent) so should end up at about 14mm with the 16mm S &S wet lens and after zooming out sub 20mm. I see there is a Sea & Sea 20mm lens as well as 15,16 and 17mm. Perhaps the 20mm...
  18. Packhorse

    Sea & Sea 16mm WA lens on a EPL3??

    I have just purchased via auction an old Sea & Sea package and included with it is a 16mm WA lens. I think I can make up an adapter so the lens will fit my Oly housing via the 67mm thread. Any one used the 16mm S&S lens before? What is it like? Will it work with my 14-42mm lens?
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