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Sorry, mine stayed good after following the linked instructions on Wetpixel. If it is turning on with the switch set to off position, the switch is short circuited. Did this happen BEFORE you took the repair for a dive? it was AFTER a dive, it almost certainly leaked again. All I can suggest...

In case anyone finds this thread while searching for help....... Getting inside a DS50 - Lights, Strobes, and Lighting Technique - Wetpixel :: Underwater Photography Forums

On my AF-35 the tab that holds the strobe arm onto the tray snapped through -- luckily I was still on the boat, not in the water. I think it's bound to happen sooner or later so best replace it now. I got a long strip of thin aluminium from a hardware store, cut it into 3 lengths, stacked them...

Nobody? Someone maybe know how to open a DS-50 our DS-51, since they look like they use the same case design as the af35?? Cheers & thanks R

My Ikelite AF-35 has started turning itself on with the switch in the "off" position. It will charge up and flash at random intervals until the batteries are flat. The only way to keep it off is to remove the batteries. The battery compartment is completely clean and no sign of leaking anywhere...

Just a quick note (from a Canon employee) that this trick to change manual settings works on ALL Canon G series housings, right back to the G7, and will likely work on all future models in the series too. I have no idea why it is not documented in the manuals for the housing and/or camera, as...

Thanks! Another one for the list, and a spectacular one at that! I uploaded (some of) my Anacapa photos -- but not the San Diego dorid -- http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/347802-anacapa-santa-cruz-july-30-31-a-2.html Cheers R

That's a sensational aeolid (Flabellina?) 2nd from the bottom...

Giant kelp, of course! (Macrocystis pyrifera) Garibaldi! (Hypsypops rubicundus) Sheephead... (Semicossyphus pulcher) Warty sea cucumber (Parastichopus parvimensis) Spanish shawl (Flabellina iodinea) Blue-banded goby (Lythrypnus dalli) (Around about this time my strobe kicked...

Thanks for the comments! I might post some photos and frame grabs from my videos, if I can work out how, and only if people will tell me what they are! At some stage soon I'll have to fix up the video for my dive club in Sydney, I might post it here too. But at the moment I'm busy doing...

Hi all, I guess I kind of promised a dive report for July 30/31 on the Spectre. Overall the weather in California was much cooler than I was expecting... during the lead-up to the diving (aka the "business trip" ;-)) I spent most days in downtown LA in jeans and a light jacket and sadly left...

Unfortunately we seem to have killed most of ours late last century :-( I believe you need a multi-day trip out of SA to have much chance of seeing one. Though if you believe the media here, they're everywhere... wobbegongs and little whalers mysteriously turn into GWS every day! ;-) The...

Thanks! I was aware there was a train but I heard some bad things about LA's public tansport in general. No offence whatsoever to LA folks of course -- I can only go by what I hear! My fallback plan was to get to LAX and get the Ventura-Airport shuttle. I really like the idea of taking...

Hi all If you live in LA and diving Spectre on Fri July 30 -- or if you want to -- this might suit you! I'm offering $50 for a ride from downtown LA to the boat. That means your diving is half price on that day. Another $50 for a ride back to LA on SATURDAY afternoon. I'm from Australia...

OK! My flights are finally CONFIRMED (a whole 2 days before I go to the airport... WTF??) so I'm booking on Spectre to do Friday 30th and Saturday 31st!! Can't wait now. TRANSPORT! I checked out car hire in downtown LA and car hire places will be closed by the time I'm finished with the...

Thanks all for the replies. Much appreciated. Unfortunately my employer has decided not to play ball... I've just been "advised" not to take leave on this trip after earlier assurances it would be OK. So its goodbye to a week at sunny single-digit latitudes for me. :depressed: I could also...

Thanks diggerled and Rob! I think Cozumel is still on the table, though getting back to Sydney (via Texas and Cal) would be about 36 hours flying ;-) Baja California is only a short flight, but 5 days in Loreto is over $1300 which is a lot more than Cozumel. I'm with you on the biodiversity...

Do you mean the wrong side for New Zealand, or the wrong side for you! :-o If youd managed to drive on the RHS for a week in NZ and lived I'd be WAY impressed! Just would go to show there's nothing on the roads over there! Cheers R

Thanks for all these suggestions! Looking at the dive boat websites right now. It's 6:50am here... yawn! I can't bring a full set of gear with me -- probably dry suit, mask, computer & camera. So need to hire BC, reg, fins, tank, weights. Something that's not on the californiadiveboats site...

Hi all I'm visiting LA soon for a conference, I have 2 days off on July 30 and 31 and I want to dive,dive,dive. I'm Australian and would like to see something unique to California! I've often thought of diving the giant kelp or seals off California (seriously!!) I don't know anything...