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Here’s what you get:

Canon G12 camera
Canon NB-7L Lithium-Ion Battery (2)
Canon Battery Charger CB-2LZ
Canon WP-DC34 Underwater Housing for G12
Backscatter Xit 404 Fiber Optic Cable Mount Kit (installed)
Fantasea BigEye Lens (wet) & neoprene cover
Canon FA-DC58B Filter adapter (land use)
Hoya UV Filter (land use, screws on FA-DC58B)
Neoprene carrying case for G12 (land use)
Kingston 8GB SDHC Card
Assorted manuals and cords for G12
Spare O-Ring for WP-DC34

The WP-DC34 has a new O-ring (installed in November) and an extra spare O-ring.

The condition of the items is:

G12 camera: excellent condition, no issues whatsoever

BigEye Lens: good condition, no scratches, but dings in the plastic

WP-DC34: Fair condition. Has never leaked. Has been cared for, always rinsed in fresh water, but the Xit kit and the constant on/off of the BigEye have caused a lot of scratches. Functionally it is fine - no buttons stick, no leaks, and no scratches in the front glass. But it shows a lot of wear and tear and looks used for sure.

I am selling because I got a very good deal on a used E-PL1/PT-EP01 combo and I would like to try that platform.

To view the latest images taken with this setup, check out this gallery: St. Croix 2012.
A single YS-110a and Lightroom were also involved in making that gallery

At this time, I'm only interested in selling as a package. $450 includes continental US shipping.
Worldwide shipping can be discussed, not included in $450 price.

I would also consider a trade for a Zen Dome or Oly 9-18 lens in good condition.

Paypal preferred. Feedback on Ebay under chikenichi.

[edit - how do I make the attached images appear as thumbnails?]

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Two (2) Canon SD1100IS cameras
Two (2) Canon NB-4L batteries
One Canon CB-2LV battery charger
One Canon WP-DC22 Underwater Housing
One 4GB SD card
a few straps and cables

This equipment is USED, but it all works properly. One of the cameras does not do well when pointed at very bright light sources (light bulb, sun) but otherwise is fine. The other camera has a few random stuck (red) pixels in some photos, but they're easy enough to remove. Both batteries still hold a charge and the battery charger works well. The housing has cosmetic scratches and so forth, but nothing which impedes function. I have used it on probably 80 dives and it's never leaked.

This would be a great knock-around system, beginner system, or something for a young person. Could be yours super cheap!

Ebay Listing: http://r.ebay.com/fcnAXL

Hi,

I'm a relative newbie, and very much a newbie with a strobe. Here is my setup:

Canon G12
Canon WP-DC34 Underwater Housing
BigEye WA Wet Lens (http://www.fantasea..../it.A/id.410/.f)
One Sea & Sea YS-110a strobe
iDas arms and clamps

I have read a lot about strobe positioning but I don't seem to be getting it. Attached are some random snaps from a recent trip that illustrate a common issue I'm having. It seems as if the strobe is being reflected by the wide angle adapter and causing hotspots or flares of sorts. It doesn't happen on all the shots, but I experiment a lot with angles and can't consistently remember what position yields what result. I can often crop it out, but not always. And I'd really like to have a better sense of why this is happening and what I can do to prevent it.

Thanks!

Found on the Frederiksted Pier night dive in St. Croix. ~20fsw. Probably 5cm or less. Sure looks like a decorator crab to me, but what I know about crab IDs could fit on the back of this little guy.

Any more specifics would be great.  Thanks.

Just back from a lovely week in Bonaire.

Saw these chains of transparent, bell shaped casings with solid spherical centers floating everywhere. 10-60fsw, floating in the middle of the water column, floating above coral, landing on coral. Pretty small, one unit of the chain 1-2mm. Almost always, many fish were feeding on them, but most often Trunkfish and Sharpnose Puffers. Especially when they were floating in mid-water column, they were quite mesmerizing and almost looked like they had locomotion, but that could definitely have been an illusion.

I figure they have to be egg sacs of some kind, but then I'm wrong more often than not. My attachment shows a Trunk and a Cow chomping down. They were really quite prevalent and I'm curious as to exactly what they were.

Here is an image from someone else in my group for more reference: Flickr Egg?

Thanks for any help!

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