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Oly EM-5/Nauticam housing/S&S strobes/ulcs tray arm weight?
09 October 2012 - 05:46 PM
Several people have inquired about the weight of the Nauticam/OM-D rig, in and out of the water.
My Oly OM-D with 8mm lens, Nauticam housing with 4.33" dome port, ultralight tray/arms, dual Sea and Sea D1 strobes, and Styx floats.
Weight in air = 10.1 pounds (4.6 Kg).
Weight in fresh water = 0.5 pounds (225 g). Salt water 215 g).
Weight will vary with the lens/lens port, but the above figures will serve as a general guide.
My Oly OM-D with 8mm lens, Nauticam housing with 4.33" dome port, ultralight tray/arms, dual Sea and Sea D1 strobes, and Styx floats.
Weight in air = 10.1 pounds (4.6 Kg).
Weight in fresh water = 0.5 pounds (225 g). Salt water 215 g).
Weight will vary with the lens/lens port, but the above figures will serve as a general guide.
Olympus OMD EM5 with Panasonic 8mm FE
17 September 2012 - 06:06 AM
I love this combination! The 8mm is a sweet lens behind the tiny 4" Nauticam dome port.
Margaret was hot to go to Catalina; she had heard the island water had been unusually clear. Since visibility in our local SoCal water had been really poor this past week, we agreed to meet at the boat, early Saturday morning, for a run to the island. Scott, Margaret, Theo, and I made the crossing in less than two hours and dropped anchor at a dive site called "Italian Gardens."
Near Goat Harbor, Italian Gardens is home to a number of large, black sea bass. Counting on good visibility and some large fish, I mounted my 8mm fisheye for wide angle photography. Sure enough, visibility was phenomenal, even for Catalina. The water temps were in the mid-sixties – very comfortable in a 7mm wetsuit.
Below are some of my images from our dives:
Angel shark (Squatina californica)
Great visibility and blue water
Black sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) Once endangered by overfishing, BSB are now protected. Italian Gardens is also a Marine Life Protected Area, so no fishing is allowed. This fish is about five feet long and two-hundred pounds!
BSB can change color in a flash – spots are often seen as well as the dark black display
Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is the California State Marine Fish. This bright orange damselfish makes for great color in wide angle kelp shots
A couple of snails (Norissia norrisi on the kelp
What a wonderful day at the Island, playing in the kelp! I love SoCal.
Margaret was hot to go to Catalina; she had heard the island water had been unusually clear. Since visibility in our local SoCal water had been really poor this past week, we agreed to meet at the boat, early Saturday morning, for a run to the island. Scott, Margaret, Theo, and I made the crossing in less than two hours and dropped anchor at a dive site called "Italian Gardens."
Near Goat Harbor, Italian Gardens is home to a number of large, black sea bass. Counting on good visibility and some large fish, I mounted my 8mm fisheye for wide angle photography. Sure enough, visibility was phenomenal, even for Catalina. The water temps were in the mid-sixties – very comfortable in a 7mm wetsuit.
Below are some of my images from our dives:
Angel shark (Squatina californica)
Great visibility and blue water
Black sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) Once endangered by overfishing, BSB are now protected. Italian Gardens is also a Marine Life Protected Area, so no fishing is allowed. This fish is about five feet long and two-hundred pounds!
BSB can change color in a flash – spots are often seen as well as the dark black display
Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is the California State Marine Fish. This bright orange damselfish makes for great color in wide angle kelp shots
A couple of snails (Norissia norrisi on the kelp
What a wonderful day at the Island, playing in the kelp! I love SoCal.
