C8X
Contributor
I have the 6090 and I'm absolutely happy with my purchase except for one small detail that I wanted to throw out there, for Ikelite to consider -- the lever to start and stop recording should be spring loaded. It is a bit sticky and the camera's spring loaded button isn't really strong enough to push it back out so I don't get that positive feeling that I've pressed the button only once. After pushing in with my thumb I have to deliberately pull the lever back away from the button to feel comfortable that I haven't tapped it twice instead of once.
I have stopped recording by accident on a dive, and it's not all that easy to always see the record status on the LCD screen depending on the angle I'm trying to shoot. Now I am extra careful to pull the lever away myself and keep my thumb well away from it until I need to use it. I tend to shoot the whole dive now so I don't miss something great because I accidentally tripped the pause button.
I realize there may not be a mechanical part in the inventory to do this job but I think it's an important detail worth considering - I'm thinking about spooling some kind of elastic cord around the knob so that it's being held open/away all the time.
I have stopped recording by accident on a dive, and it's not all that easy to always see the record status on the LCD screen depending on the angle I'm trying to shoot. Now I am extra careful to pull the lever away myself and keep my thumb well away from it until I need to use it. I tend to shoot the whole dive now so I don't miss something great because I accidentally tripped the pause button.
I realize there may not be a mechanical part in the inventory to do this job but I think it's an important detail worth considering - I'm thinking about spooling some kind of elastic cord around the knob so that it's being held open/away all the time.