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[timp]

Hi all, Tim from Dorset. I'm afraid diving isn't my thing ( I can sense this might cause trouble!!) but I'm about to go snorkelling with Humpbacks off Silver Bank and would appreciate some advice from the experts on this here.
I'm expecting to buy some new kit as I really don't want to get a housing for my 7D - so I'm leaning towards M4/3rds, although a G11/12 in a Canon housing is a possibility. I'm thinking one of the Olympus Pens plus Oly housing. I don't understand the 'dome' aspect. I'm thinking that for Humpbacks I'm gonna need a decent wide angle. Thanks in advance everyone.

Tim

[yani104]

Greetings all, I'm Ardi from Bali, just started diving 2 years back, and shoot some pictures using a pocket camera. Now I'm upgrading my system to G12-Ikelite-Z240, looking forward to dig some info around this forum.

Cheers.

[VisualTryst]

Hi all
I'm a photographer from South Florida.. Mostly fine-art work.. Been doing UW shoots for a couple years and this site has always been my go-to resource... looking to take my work to the next level.. so here I am.
Zac

[RussR]

Hi.

I am Russell from Philadelphia PA. Just had two dive trips where I was unable to bring my camera due to a faulty strobe :-(. Unfortunately Ikelite did not want to repair due to age, and i am not in the posistion to upgrade right now.

I have a trip coming up in a month so i hope to be able to service the strobe myself, with help from you all!

Thanks!

[FrancoisC]

Hi all,
I'm François from France.
I started UW photography around 4 years ago with a small minolta compact camera.
Enjoyed visiting wetpixel since a while.

Now using a panasonic GF1 µfour/third camera with a leica 45mm macro lens.
I just come back from a trip in Indonesia, being able to shoot wonderful critters in Lembeh and Bunaken

Thanks

[njdiver75]

Hello,
I'm from NJ and own a dive shop here. I have been shooting a g10 but recently upgraded to a 5d mark2. I have been bouncing around this site for a while now and figured I'd join in the dialog. Happy to e here.

[The Fish]

Hi, my name is Michael, and although I have been taking snapshots underwater for several years, I have now purchased a more sophistacated setup, as I am diving again after a 26+ year rest! All my previous experience was during my snorkelling years, but last year I passed my SCUBA medical for the first time since I had to give up diving!

[Uli Kunkel]

Hi!

Im still a novice at this photography thing really, but Im learning fast and getting better every day!

[TBAR John]

Hi guys/gals a quick hello to introduce myself. I have been visiting this site for a while and found it quite interesting. I live just Sth of Byron Bay and mostly dive my local site Julian Rocks with Giac and the crew from Sundive. I have only been shooting a couple of years and have recently upgraded from a G9/ Ikelite set up to a Nikon D7000, Tok. 10-17 with 8" dome and a Nikon 60 Macro. Am enjoying having a lot more stuff to fiddle with but at the same time finding it a bit more challenging !!! I have a couple of issues with the 10-17 and D7000 that I will post later in a different part of the forum as I need to do this post first before I can post !
Happy shooting,
Cheers, John

[tropikey]

hi !

I've just registered her and would like to write "hallo" from Gdynia, Poland.
I'm not a diver but love to snorkel and I hope to find some useful tips here regarding taking pictures (and making movies) of underwater creatures...

Best regards, Bartek

[shanewasik]

Hi,

President of the NZ Underwater Assoc - organiser of Oceanz.

Cheers

[PhotographingBlind]

Hi, I am a diver from belgium. I am photographing for over 2 years with my pen -pl1.
I try to make nice photos, but it isn't so easy. I'm legally blind, i only have 8 percent of my sight.

I hope i can learn a lot on the forum.

[jwood1]

Hi, Jerry here from Lexington, KY. I'm a long time amateur photographer looking to get into underwater photography. This is a great forum and I'm expecting to learn a lot.

[Max Bottomtime]

Hi. Phil Garner from Southern California. I've been lurking for years but finally bought a real camera, so I thought I'd join in the fun.

[skating101]

Hey everyone, my name is Nick and my partner Susan and I regularly dive in Sydney, Australia. Our blog is 2fishoutofwater.wordpress.com

[tylerham]

Hi All -

Just joined the forum - But its not for a happy reason I'm afraid - I loved underwater photography and even had a few whale shark shots published in SHARKDIVER MAGAZINE, but lately work and life stuff has been overwhelming - SO I really signed up to try and list my Ikelite D50 rig and strobe.

Its been a fun run but time to pass this stuff on to someone who will give it more use that I can I have browsed the forums silently for a while and have enjoyed the site, - - which I can still do even though I wont be shooting anymore!

Tyler

[skiallday]

Steve from Missouri. New to the forum. Will sell some Sunray 1000s on here hopefully.

Going to Little Cayman on 11/12. Can't wait.



Cheers

[JohnRudolfLewis]

Hello. John from Seattle. Wife said I need to sell old gear before I can buy new. Buddy told me listing it here was better than anywhere else.

Heading to Cabo in a few days, hope to get a few pixels wet.

[jaRec]

Hi,

Old film uw photographer prom Spain here!
It seems I need a conversion to digital

Greetings.

[_savage]

Hi,

My name is Jens and I just signed up here because many told me this is a good way to advertise some used gear that I'd like to sell (a complete FIX G10 setup). I want to sell that because I finally decided to get an Nauticam 7D housing. Alas, before I can post I need to reply to a thread first, and that's what I do now

This link is broken: We recommend introducing yourself as a reply to this post. (Any admin out there can look into this? Cheers!)

Anyway, I've been diving for more than 11 years now, and I'm currently PADI MSDT certified. Got CMAS certified in mid December in Germany and we actually had to poke holes into a thin layer of ice. Then I moved to Australia for a couple of years before I ended up in Seattle about seven years ago; that's where I still live and dive most of the time. Although I do travel _a_lot_ and dive all over the world. We've got a small group of people here, all obsessed with photography, and we spend heaps of (long) weekends diving all over Vancouver Island or the Northern Puget Sound.

Keep smiling
Jens