Issues with Fantasea Bigeye Lens for G10

[ScubaMarc]

does anyone know if the eyegrabber for the lens be out soon?

 

[HMan]

does anyone know if the eyegrabber for the lens be out soon?

Hi, Fantasea Line is in production (at long last) of purposed designed Lens Holders (EyeGrabbers) for the Canon G Series and Fuji BigEye Lenses (including the new G11 and S90 housings) as well as the new Sony MPK-WD/MPK-WEB/MPK-WE/MPK-WF

All will be announced soon on our website Fantasea
but a reasonable estimate for distribution and sales would be mid March.


thank you
Howard
Fantasea Line

 

[ScubaMarc]

Hi, Fantasea Line is in production (at long last) of purposed designed Lens Holders (EyeGrabbers) for the Canon G Series and Fuji BigEye Lenses (including the new G11 and S90 housings) as well as the new Sony MPK-WD/MPK-WEB/MPK-WE/MPK-WF

All will be announced soon on our website Fantasea
but a reasonable estimate for distribution and sales would be mid March.


thank you
Howard
Fantasea Line

is there anyway i can get on the beta list, i am going in 2 weeks. i made a home made version, but i would rather use a proper seated version than mine.

 

[HMan]

Hi ScubaMarc,
You could not have picked a worse time, we are now heading into the Chinese New Year and everything is on hold for the next 3 weeks. I am sorry about that.
Please be in touch with me once you are back or keep an eye on our website for announcement.

Have a great trip and send us some of the images you took with the Fantasea BigEye,

Best wishes
Howard
Fantasea Line

 

[ScubaMarc]

Just got back from my trip from Curacao. I used the Big Eye Lens on all my pictures and I was very happy with it. My setup was g11/oem case, inon 240z, big eye lens. Most pictures came out very nice.

Some pictures had the lens flare issue on the bottom left like others have said, but that also happens on other lens'. I think I did not have the strobe far enough behind the camera on those pictures.

The other issue I had was forgetting to burp the lens of air and aligning the lens on the case when I get into the water(Fantasea people: Can you make a sticker to place on the lens to remind the diver to Burp/Align the lens). If the bungee straps could be fastened better somehow it will help. This is canon issue not Fantasea for not having a port adapter built into the case.

The pictures came out really nice with a few outstanding pictures with immense colors and clarity. I think getting closer to the subject which the lens lets you too really helps.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS LENS!!!

Here are all my pictures from the trip. http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/index.html (The folder Harry is my buddies pictures without the lens with a g7/z220s setup)

Marc's Dives/Curacao 2010

 

[Puffer Fish]

Just got back from my trip from Curacao. I used the Big Eye Lens on all my pictures and I was very happy with it. My setup was g11/oem case, inon 240z, big eye lens. Most pictures came out very nice.

Some pictures had the lens flare issue on the bottom left like others have said, but that also happens on other lens'. I think I did not have the strobe far enough behind the camera on those pictures.

The other issue I had was forgetting to burp the lens of air and aligning the lens on the case when I get into the water(Fantasea people: Can you make a sticker to place on the lens to remind the diver to Burp/Align the lens). If the bungee straps could be fastened better somehow it will help. This is canon issue not Fantasea for not having a port adapter built into the case.

The pictures came out really nice with a few outstanding pictures with immense colors and clarity. I think getting closer to the subject which the lens lets you too really helps.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS LENS!!!

Here are all my pictures from the trip. http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/index.html (The folder Harry is my buddies pictures without the lens with a g7/z220s setup)

Marc's Dives/Curacao 2010

You seem to be in possion of one that does not leak, or you were not diving very deep or the difference between the air temp and the water temp was not that great...however, while those are not bad images, would hardly describe those images as having "immense color and clarity".

 

[ScubaMarc]

My dives where averaging 70-120 feet. Constant 72 degree water. Fog issues; no. Lens flares; yes. When I dive in the northeast with 40 degree temps, I will tell you if there is fog or not.

Maybe the word immense was too much, but comparing to my old pictures, the colors are there. I believe the colors where close to accurate. From past years, the color of these pictures where much better. Of course, there is less water between me and the subject that is getting the colors. The older pictures, i have photo shop some of the colors back, this year they look much better. This is also the first year using the g11 and raw, old camera was the g7.

http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00353.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00221.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00355.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00249.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00199.html

 

[Puffer Fish]

My dives where averaging 70-120 feet. Constant 72 degree water. Fog issues; no. Lens flares; yes. When I dive in the northeast with 40 degree temps, I will tell you if there is fog or not.

Maybe the word immense was too much, but comparing to my old pictures, the colors are there. I believe the colors where close to accurate. From past years, the color of these pictures where much better. Of course, there is less water between me and the subject that is getting the colors. The older pictures, i have photo shop some of the colors back, this year they look much better. This is also the first year using the g11 and raw, old camera was the g7.

http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00353.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00221.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00355.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00249.html
http://www.mwdives.com/DiveGallery/Curacao%202010/Car%20Pile/slides/Car%20Pile_00199.html

Colors are nice, color temperature for your strobe is a bit warmer than the camera's built in strobe, by the way, but the difference is not that big.

The corner issue (as long as one does not get fogging in the internal air space) is reasonably easy to control, and as you have shown, it can take nice images.

 

[ADSFire]

Geez.. Based on these reviews, I'm not sure its worth paying the $200 for the wide angle lens if its gonna be that much of a hassle. Hmmm.

 

[ScubaMarc]

Geez.. Based on these reviews, I'm not sure its worth paying the $200 for the wide angle lens if its gonna be that much of a hassle. Hmmm.

diving is not a cheap sport.