Aussiebyron

Guess I will take the extra 10 seconds to use the pump to check my seal and save the $200 cost of the little winking green light. On the other hand if my job was on the line due to failure of one Housing/Camera I would be packing an extra housing and camera body to be on the safe side.......that would make me sleep well 

Regards Mark

I actually put my housing together and vacuum seal it the night before or hours before I am diving. Then I test to see if there is a vacuum just before I go out on the boat.  If the seal is going to fail it will most likely be during this time. I dont see the point in an electronic part to keep monitoring the vacuum during the dive especially if it cost an extra $200. 

Regards Mark

I am currently using the new Ikelite Li-Ion packs.  There is a need for a new charger with these packs.  So far I have found that the battery packs themselves are fraction lighter than the older NiMH and they give you twice as many shots as the Nimh would and slightly faster recycle time .  The only down side to the Li-Ion packs is they take longer to charge compared to the NiMH. I think I saw somewhere that they take 5 hours to charge from empty. 

Regards Mark

Another thing to think about with the 60mm Nikkor Macro is that the AFD version can be used with a TC like the Kenko pro 300 1.4x, its cheaper, and its only a fraction slower in AF than the AFS 60mm. 

Regards Mark

I dont see the point Damon. The light carries well only in good vis. Bad vis makes it useless.  I would never fasten my camera to a line.

I will just stick to coming to the surface and swimming back to the boat or have the boat come and pick me up and handing my camera to a decky.

Regards Mark