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Seeking some urgent advice from anyone who has actually used the 9-18 Oly lens behind the Olympus flat port. From what I have heard I understand that you can get some distortion (and obviously you're not going to get the full angle of view). However I'm keen to hear from anyone who has had...

A question for any photographers using Olympus housings (I have the EPL-5 housing). I'm having a real battle getting the port off my housing. I want to swap the Olympus flat port over to my Zen dome port which I have done a number of times before and have always been able to do it by hand (with...

I'm looking for a light to use as a both a video light and focus light. At this stage of research I have two in mind that would fit the budget and requirements (eg relatively light weight, wide beam, power level adjustment, reasonable priced replaceable batteries, 2500 lumens or more). I'm...

I am hoping one of the doctors on here may be able to give me some general advice on this issue. I have been having cluster headaches for around 2 years. I get a lot of mild to moderate headaches and fortunately so far relatively few severe ones (pain score of 8/10 to 10/10) compared to some...

Anyone using wet lenses with the E-Pl3 in an Olly housing? How sucessful is a WA wet lense with the 14 -42 lens? Can a bayonet adaptor be used on the 67 mm thread without vignetting? Any downsides?

I know this is probably a matter of personal preference to a large extent but I am wondering about people's views on wide angle rectilinear lenses versus the barrel distortion of fisheye lenses. While I quite like images of pier piles taken with a fisheye I find the distortion a 'novelty' that...

I have just recently got an E-PL5 and have so far just been playing with it around the house. I definitely need to practice with it some more, especially for video, but a few things have me concerned about the video performance I have only tried a few video clips so far but notice a distinct...

I have never really followed Sony in the past but I am quite interested in the RX100. Looks like may be a great option to get high quality plus the versatility of wet lenses. I know it is difficult to speculate on timing of new models but just wondering if anyone has any idea how long Sony tend...

I am wondering if there are any options for using wet lenses, both wide angle and close up, with an E-PL5, preferably with a bayonet mount system? Is there any housing/port/lens combination that would allow for wide angle through to macro with wet lenses? Yes, I know it may seem a little...

I am tossing up between a Sony RX100 or an Olympus E-PL5. I am currently using a Canon S95 with no attachments so have no experience with wet lenses. I love the capabilities of the Olympus but the down side is having to choose lenses before the dive. I just know a manta is going to swim past...

According to the Olympus site the standard port (PP-EP01) for the Oly housing can be used with 8 different lenses. Their list includes the 9 - 18 mm. My question is whether this lens is fully usable at 9mm without vignetting in this port ? I would have thought a dome would be needed for that...

For those of us that live in countries that adopted the metric system many years ago the imperial system just seems like complete craziness! Sure it takes a little while to get used to metrics at first, but once you have the hang of it you would never go back. I am not just referring to diving...

Just wondering if there is a consensus on the best place to stick a pocket on a wetsuit, front of thigh, or on the side? What are the reasons for your preference? I remember 10 or 15 years ago there was a very strong opinion amongst some tech divers that the place for pockets was on the front...

I have had VPlanner on my desktop for many years and figured that now I have joined the technological age of smartphones (Galaxy SII) I should probably put a deco app on my phone. Logically I figured I may as well go with VPlanner since it seems to work well and I am familiar with it. But...

I am looking for some feedback on using netbooks for photo storage when travelling. Up until now I have always travelled with a laptop in order to download my photos to the HDD and backup to an ext HDD. I may also use it for viewing my photos, and occasionally a lit bit of basic editing (but...

I am looking at getting an S95, and will want a spare battery or two. The Canon NB 6L battery is 1000mAh Non- Canon cheaper alternatives are less than that, for example Pearstone NB 6L is 715mAh. Does this difference matter much. Will I get as many shots per charge with a battery than...

Problem 1: I have successfully used DRAK to download data on my desktop PC but recently installed the software on my laptop but can't download. When I connect the Puck wrist computer to my laptop I get a message that says: DRAK Error: Serial port 4 is not a valid port Any solutions...

Hi Guys, I am looking for an inexpensive stereo lapel mic for adding narration to my videos, and possibly for interviews as well. I found a Sony mic that seems to fit the bill and I can get it for a reasonable cost. The mic in question is the SONY ECM-CS10 Uni-directional Stereo Lapel...

I am thinking of getting an Intova dive torch but have some concerns about the batteries it takes. The CR123 batteries are quite expensive here in Australia - a set of 2 batteries will cost around the equivalent of $17 US dollars (by comparison 4 x C cells for my current torch cost the...

I bought a Puck for my daughter recently but only just found out that info from it is downloadable. What sort of interface is required to conect it to a computer? Also, how complete is the downloaded data? eg do you get a full graph of dive profile such as I get from my M1 RGBM? Thanks...