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Hi Bill, I never remove mine as I have never felt they are limiting the type of photographs I take, mainly macro (Nikkor Micro 60mm lens) and wide angle (Tokina 10-17). I presume on the wide angle I could loose a stop with them on but it has not worried me, and I am assuming the diffusers give a...

Great shots Mintaka and Graham, thanks heaps for sharing. Reinforces why I choose to keep living in Indonesia. I am heading up there for 15 days live aboard in 2 weeks time, hope I am as lucky and get to see the Ambon frogfish. The trip starts in Ambon, down to Banda and back up to Misool and...

Brewski, It could be a glitch we have in common. I don't think it would be the port glass as the glass is a lot closer than the mimimum focus distance of 8 in. Also, as I said in my last posting, I have had it happen above water which I had put down to lack of contrast in the subject...

I too love my Tokina 10-17mm, it's give me sharp pictures edge to edge. I also have the Nikkor 12-24 which I still sometimes use if I know there are going to be big fish that are difficult to get close to. The results are OK but I lose a little sharpness near the edges and a small amount of...

I generally use more air with a camera especially with the bigger DSLR. I think like others have indicated, it is because you are concentrating on getting the shot which involves a bit more maneuvering and trying to hold poistion, especially if there is any current. Cheers

Brewski, I have had the same problem with the same set up you have. Most of the time it works fine in continuous-servo AF mode with either single-point AF or dynamic-area AF. I don't use a focus light other than at night. As you have found out, when it does have problems locking focus it can...

The YS Converter/N manual does indicate that the battery requires changing when the power light flashes. I found the same as you Mintaka, when it does start flashing then it will only fire the strobes about 1 out of 3, which is a little annoying if it starts flashing in the middle of a dive...

Zagurim, We dived from the Cecelia Ann, Java Sea Charters. Java Sea Charters, luxury live aboard diving near Jakarta

Hi Katrin, Always good to hear from a fellow Indonesian addict. Belongas Bay still remains on our list of must return places. The Magnet has to be a "WOW" factor of 10, inspite of the missing skin from our fingers. Here is link to photos on Picasa form our trip there. Picasa Web Albums - Ken -...

As I understand it, the 1G is a rebadged DX100 with a Sea&Sea underwater mode added, otherwise they are exactly the same. Cheers Ken

I also have the DX-1G with the wide angle lens, about 1 year and no regrets. Very handy to have it on the caddy ready in case you need it. As Gustele says getting less water between the lens and the subject for big things can significantly improve the picture quality. I don't think you will be...

A few shots here of the weekend at Krakatau. Picasa Web Albums - Ken - Krakatau

It's erupting about every hour at the moment and you can sometimes see rocks the size of fridges falling into the water. The eruption in the photo happened just as we surfaced so the height of the plume is maybe 20 to 30 seconds after the eruption. I will post a link to Picasa with more shots...

Never a dull moment in Indonesia.

dc, I think preflash is too fast to pick up by eye. I had a look on the Sea&Sea web site, the YS110a info has a list of TTL compatible cameras and yours is not listed, but that does not mean it does not preflash. Try posting a query on the ScubaBoard Sea&Sea forum, Mr Sea & Sea should be...

I am not sure how much difference there is between the Optical Dome port and the NX Compact Dome port but I have been using the latter with the 10-17 lens and no extension ring with no problems over the full zoom range and haven't noticed any close focus problems. I got the compact dome port...

DC, If you want TTL you will need to check that your Panasonic has pre-flash. Pre-flash is needed for both the YS-110a and the YS-17 to operate in TTL mode. Definitely go for the YS-110a if you can afford it. I have both, use on different cameras. The YS-17 is fine for general macro, the...

I have the DX-1G and two YS-110a's and agree with all of what Gustele says. You should also check Slave is switched off on the strobe. Cheers Treb

I use Stix Jumbo floats on the strobe arms, aching wrist has been eliminated. Got mine from Backscatter, they shipped them out quickly after ordering. StiX Adjustable Buoyancy Jumbo Floats for Ultralight Strobe Arms Cheers Treb

Scubbie, A futrher thought on your problem. You can check whether it is the converter causing your problem by trying without the converter. The YS110a strobe can be plugged directly into the port next to the converter port on the housing. Don't attach the converter at the same time or it...