I am looking for a wideangle wet lense adaptor for the DJI Osmo Action 4. I have seen the AOI and also seen mentions of that one being used on DJI Osmo Action BUT i can only find references to mounts for gopro. So i would appreciate input from DJI users, how do you do it ?

Olympus TG-6, PT-059 enclosure,

Backscatter M52 air,

2 Backscatter MW-4300,

2 Inon Z330 Type II strobes

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I'm looking to invest in a lens for underwater portraits, most likely taken in a pool rather than open water, but that may also be an option in the future also.

What lens (Canon) should I be looking at for this? I have an RF mount, but an EF adapter for the body too, to use EF lenses.

Thanks so much for any input

Olympus TG-6, PT-059 enclosure, Backscatter M52 air, Backscatter MW-4300, 2 Inon Z330 Type II strobes

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Happy Friday folks!

I have been using DC2000 for the last 5 years or so and I have been pretty happy with it. It's a solid consumer level camera for somebody who basically wants to push the button and get the shot. But some of the other settings (F-Stop for one) just don't have the flexibility I'm looking for. I shoot manual in case I'm not being clear.

A friend of a friend is getting rid of his Olympus EM1 with a Nauticam housing (leak detection alarm, motorized zoom). For what seems to be a reasonable price.

As I look closer I see that the DC2000 is 20MP and the Olympus EM1 seems to be 16MP. Also, the Olympus EM1 seems to be...well old.

Would this actually be an upgrade? Or am I likely to regret this purchase in a few months?

I'd be interested in hearing whatever factors warrant consideration.

I am looking at expanding my current underwater rig. I have a Lumix LX100 housed in a Nauticam housing with the standard N50 port. Hoping to gain a little bit of insight on, as far as I can see, my possible options.

Option 1: WWL-C and the Short Port with Bayonet

Option 2: Short Port with M67 thread

Option 3: 3.5" Acrylic Dome

I was reading a post from a few years ago that someone had said Nauticam is a bit sneaky in the fact that they keep you in their ecosphere by having a bit of a deeper profile for the threads which won't allow for non-Nauticam brands to actually mount to a M67 port despite having the correct threads. Has this changed or still the case?

It's not easy to find comparison images between the acrylic dome vs WWL-C. Has anyone shot both and has insight on them? From my reading, the dome is not as sharp in the corners but if my corners are sand/water does it really justify the huge price difference?

For what it's worth, I shoot both divers/large fish/wrecks/reefs and macro but I'm not necessarily trying to ensure that I can do both w/a and macro on a single dive. The standard port allows for me to do all of it but without excelling at either end and is shit at wide angle, hence the new port inquiry.

Thanks for any info given.

Can i use backscatter mf2 or any other flash/strobe on land? I think its pretty expensive and i rarely use in underwater

Just got home from a trip where not only did I get my dive certification finished, when I went snorkeling the next day my old dinky camera died on me. After doing some research I found that people said the DJI Osmo Action 4 is pretty much just a better gopro for diving, which is perfect since a gopro was what I was already considering since I can just record my dive using a head strap so I don’t have to hold it therefore I can focus on honing my still kinda minimal diving skills. Assuming that’ll be exactly what I’m looking for any other tips and/or accessories I should get?

Hi

I am using a DJI Osmo Action 4 on a underwater drone for filming. My goal it to get highest possible quality, i shoot in D-log and colorgrade afterwards.

Anyhow i have seen that Back Scatter sells a add-on dome like lense for the Gopro and was wondering if something similar can be found for the DJI, and if it makes sense / improves IQ ?

Hi everyone, I’m a spearfisherman, surfer, scuba diver, and all around waterman, I have a canon t8i and am looking to get an underwater housing, what’s the best options for me?

Shot with nikon d850

Hello! I'm looking for recommendations for an underwater housing for my RX100 VII to take with me while scuba diving for wildlife photography. I'm mostly looking to take closeups of marine animals. I've found the Meikon and Ikelite housings online, but any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

This bashful girl wanted attention like the big male sheepheads that I was hanging out with on Sunday.

But she was a little nervous!

Those nerves paired with her curiosity led to a photo I’m super happy with!

I was recently asked a question about turning off Lights/Strobes/Cameras during a dive and I don't really have a good answer.

The question is if there is any benefit or hazard created if you (an underwater photographer) routinely turns off your cameras (most shut off after a few minutes anyway), strobes, or lights while you're on a dive and not taking photos for a few minutes. This isn't during a night dive or anything, just a normal dive but during a time you will likely not be taking a photo for a few minutes.

I'd probably say this is analogous to shutting off your car at long stoplights.

Does anybody have a perspective backed by some data?

Taken with a Sony A7III and a 24-70 GMii, on a sea frogs housing in Guadalupe Island, Baja. Been following this sub for a while and got a lot of great advice reading some of your comments. Always appreciate the lack of gatekeeping in here. :)

Hello, am an oceanography student am now working in a diving center as part of my summer practise for uni. Am playing around with a GoPro that the diving center owns and I noticed that the photos are kinda greenish I thought that I should colour edit them and then I understood how difficult and chaotic the programs are. I follow a content creator on instagram and she suggested the DaVinci program as a way to have amazing underwater photos but I can’t even import the photos. You guys have any tips on how to get started. I would love to have underwater photography courses but as an undergraduate that trying to get my thesis done and having to work full time here isn’t possible.

Thank you in advance for any tips or tricks Best your diving newbie 🩵

Leather-Back Platydoris (Platydoris angustipes) - The cerata and rhinophores are pretty prominent. This one was hauling ass (for Nudi at least 🤣) Not sure where it was going.

Under the pier Frederiksted, St Croix USVI

Olympus TG-6, PT-059 enclosure, Backscatter M52 air, Backscatter MW-4300, 2 Inon Z330 Type II strobes

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I took my new UW camera rig to a pool today, attached a luggage scale to the rig's lanyard, and dunked it to get an underwater weight. The scale read about 3.3lbs/1.5kg (it's an analog scale, so it's a bit of a guess, but it seems to be a generally accurate scale), which was lighter than I was expecting (it weighs around 15lbs/6.8kg out of the water - aluminum housing, heavy close-up lens + flip adapter, macro port, macro lens, etc). I tried playing around with the depth a little bit - having the rig immersed with the lanyard poking out a little all the way to immersing the rig so that the water level was pretty close to the actual scale itself, and the scale's read-out didn't really change.

After getting the in-water weight of the rig, I put on Stix macro port ring (https://www.backscatter.com/Stix-Adjustable-Float-Belt-for-Macro-ports), which has a supposed buoyancy of 567g, and a 4-pack of Stix jumbo floats (https://www.backscatter.com/Stix-Jumbo-Float-Ultralight-Arms), which has 726g of buoyancy. In total, I expected the rig to just be slightly negative (difference of about 207g between the rig and floats), but it still sank pretty fast. I was a bit rushed for time because I did this test at the end of some dive training and didn't think to re-weigh the rig with the floats attached.

Anyway, I plan to check again the next time I go, but I want to make sure that the buoyancy figures given for the Stix floats are calculated for fresh water. I have looked at a few sites and tried to search to confirm that, but I haven't been able to confirm. I'm planning to do some test dives in fresh water before an upcoming trip to Indonesia, and I want to get the buoyancy dialed in so then I can do the calculations to adjust for the difference between fresh and salt.

If there's anything else that sounds wrong based on my description, let me know - I'm new to this process.