This may seem like a crazy question, but… we have a trip on Amira planned for Raja Ampat in February. I upgraded to the OM-1 three months ago, but I am only set up for macro/supermacro. I only have the 90mm lens at this point. I have also only ever used the camera at the Blue Heron Bridge, a muck dive.
I’m considering whether to even bring the om-1 to Raja, or to just bring my TG. It’s really hard to decide without knowing specifics of the trip, and what our DM will be like, but I thought I’d ask for opinions here. We had originally planned to do raja then Lembeh, but had to cut the Lembeh portion, so in 2025 we plan to do Lembeh and Tulamben. Our itinerary for this Raja trip is Sorong to Ternate.
I’m hoping others who have been on Amira can chime in about the diving. Are all of the dives typically the 50-60 minutes, stay with the group, no time to hunt macro sort of dive? Or do you get some “pool is open” types of dives where you get some freedom to take your time. I am the slowest diver you will ever dive with. I love hunting for truly supermacro. I’ve been known to spend and entire dive on a 10 foot section of rope on the ground, hunting (and finding!) sub 5mm nudis. I suspect that isn’t going to be a possibility in Raja, but if I’m wrong, I’d like to be prepared.
I also know, though, that if I see my Holy Grail, Doto greenamyeri, I just may cry if I don’t have my amazing camera to shoot with.
Decisions, decisions.
I’m considering whether to even bring the om-1 to Raja, or to just bring my TG. It’s really hard to decide without knowing specifics of the trip, and what our DM will be like, but I thought I’d ask for opinions here. We had originally planned to do raja then Lembeh, but had to cut the Lembeh portion, so in 2025 we plan to do Lembeh and Tulamben. Our itinerary for this Raja trip is Sorong to Ternate.
I’m hoping others who have been on Amira can chime in about the diving. Are all of the dives typically the 50-60 minutes, stay with the group, no time to hunt macro sort of dive? Or do you get some “pool is open” types of dives where you get some freedom to take your time. I am the slowest diver you will ever dive with. I love hunting for truly supermacro. I’ve been known to spend and entire dive on a 10 foot section of rope on the ground, hunting (and finding!) sub 5mm nudis. I suspect that isn’t going to be a possibility in Raja, but if I’m wrong, I’d like to be prepared.
I also know, though, that if I see my Holy Grail, Doto greenamyeri, I just may cry if I don’t have my amazing camera to shoot with.
Decisions, decisions.