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I am also deciding between 17-55mm DX and 17-35mm F2.8 . I am planning a trip to Palau next year and it should be a great shark lens. When I was in Yap earlier this year, I found the 12-24mm too wide for reef sharks unless it got very close (easier said than done) even during shark feeding. I...

I don't know any much about Pentax and its lenses but if you are planning to use 100mm and 18-55mm with flat port, I assume that Pentax also has some kinds of cropped sensor. 100mm macro is very useful but I think the 18-55 may not be all that great. It would be ok for a fish portrait but not...

Yes, I know about Mike being in Bali. I met him earlier this year in Yap, a very nice guy and a lot of fun to talk to him. I saw mola molas 2 out of 7 dives. 3 together on one dive at 46m, 2 on another dive, right at the surface and at a cleaning station at 10m. A friend went a few days after I...

Mike, the purple crab thing is a hairy squat lobster. Usually it is found on big sponge though. I never saw one on the sandy bottom before. On your D70, you should be able to shoot upto 1/8000s as well as long as you don't have all 5 pins connected to your strobe as D70 uses electronic shutter...

I completely agree. The only reason I would consider FF sensor is that the 12-24DX is not really in the same league as the 17-35 F2.8 lens on FF sensor. I have absolutely no complain about the 10.5mm DX and love shooting macro on cropped sensor. I am definitely curious to see what Nikon has...

Are you talking about from Sanur to Nusa Penida? It is about an hour boat ride to Crystal Bay, a bit further to Manta Point. The sea was a bit rough on the way there but it was not too bad. One of the rare trips that I actually did not get seasick at all :) I think you would like Seriya. It is...

Depending on the lenses that you have. For 12-24mm, I generally stay at F9 most of the time for a couple of reasons. One is that f8-f11 is pretty much where the lens is at its sharpest. Secondly, since you are taking a virtual image formed by the domeport, you want the depth of field to be deep...

I dunno, press a bracket button on the camera or using a button on a computer to do the same thing, what's the difference :D However, I am sure the little fishy appreciate me cheating in software rather than blinding it 3x with my strobes for bracketing! See, I am cheating for environmental reason!

I never used TTL for the same reason as Mike V but I don't think I really miss it either. When I go with macro lens like 60mm or 105mm then I am looking generally for pretty specific things, or at least things of specific size which pretty much dictate the working distance that I will use most...

Dennis, in Talumben I stayed at Seriya resort. Very good location as harlequin shrimps and boxer crabs are basically right in front of the resort, just a short beach dive in front of the resort to see them :) For Nusa Penida, I stayed in Denpasar. Initially the hotel on Sanur beach was full...

I heard similar things through my Nikon contact. However, my best guess is that the new mount will not be significantly different and the new FF nikon will be back compatible with the current mount although the new mount will be optimized for FF dSLR. NOw that the D2X has been updated, I would...

10.5mm is an excellent lens to use underwater. However if you are taking pictures of manta, shark or other relatively large fish smaller than a whale shark, it may be a difficult lens to use unless you can get closer than an arm reach to it. 12-24mm or in cases of smaller shark ie 1-1.5m, a...

Finally I got to do some divings after 6 months on dry land :) I just came back from Bali where I did 2 days diving in Talumben and 3 days at Nusa Penida. Here are some pictures. You can see a few more on my website.

D70s is a very capable camera and its sensor is definitely good enough for a magazine cover so it is definitely good enough for most people. However, D200 and D2X will give you better AF system, more features/options that may or may not be helpful underwater. However, because once you buy...

Congratulation. I am sure you will be happy with either S&S or Ikelite. S&S seems to learn from their mistake with D70 housing and did a very nice job with D200.

Glad to hear you are your family are safe. I hope things will get back to normal there soon.

I did a few dives with dSLR where we were supposed to do a negative entry due to somewhat strong current and we tried to get into the chanel opening about 20m below. However there was no line. Everybody else just jumped in with their BCD deflated and went straight down. A few of us with cameras...

I always hand hold mine. A big dSLR setup with 2 strobes is not really easy to clip on to anything without it getting in a way. If I really need 2 hands for something briefly, I just hang the setup by the strope arms on the hook of my arm. Not the best solution but so far it is ok. Or else I...

If anybody is going to support it, I would guess Ikelite will be the first as well. However looking at the Minolta portchart on Ikelite site, the widest lens they support is 20mm. However the macro side looks ok :)

Nice shots. I have not been back to Sipadan in a few years. Were you there before or after the barge hit rammed the island?