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ChrigelKarrer

Member Since 05 Mar 2010
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In Topic: Industry members, introduce yourselves...

08 May 2013 - 05:39 AM

My name is Chris "Chrigel" Karrer and i was born and rised in Switzerland but in 1996 i left to Sardinia,

the second biggest island of the mediterreanean sea belonginmg to Italy.

I started to dive dive there and meanwhile i an PADI and SSI Instructor and own a dive operation in Sardinia and in winter time i move to Costa Rica where i own a second dive operation.

I come of a family of photographers and movie makers so is learned photography from when i was a child and finding me with a exposure meter and the camera in my hands or developing in the darkroom was not rare at all.

The development of digital photography raised my passion for photography and i stepped up from a 

Coolpix 2000 over a Fuji E900 and then D90,D700 and now to my D800.

I used 2 Ikelite housings for the E900 and the D90 and then i switched to Hugyfot and i am very happy with this housings.

 

Chris "Chrigel" Karrer

 

P.S. "Chrigel" is the swissgerman short version of Chris(tian) and i was called almost my whole life Chrigel but for international language issues i (had) to switch to Chris making the pronunciation much easier for non swiss speaking people.


In Topic: Scratched glass port

06 May 2013 - 05:33 AM

Some manufacturers offer to change only the glass for a discounted price.

Ask your provider!

Chris


In Topic: ISOTTA D800 housing

05 May 2013 - 04:56 PM

Sebastian,

using a adapter ring will move the front glass a bit (1-2 centimeters) more far as without.
This is generally spoken not a problem, BUT it may create issues with vignetting with 180° fisheye lenses,
especially the SIGMA 15mm DG FE due it extreme short lenght.

I had some issues with a Athena dome and adapter ring with this lens on my Hugyfot housing as she was vignetting badly.
The other problem is that any adapter ring creates a hypothetical additional place for a leak.

Chris


In Topic: Went with Backscatter's Airlock

04 May 2013 - 05:13 AM

some come already and this from a long time ago ....


In Topic: Vacuum Leak Test Update

28 April 2013 - 07:00 AM

Well, i know that there are "some" situations where we need to open it under non-perfect conditions, but usually it leads to problems after that.

Battery dead, lens cap on, buttons not working or bad aligned, zoom gear not working/not installed, wrong lens for the type of dive or critters,

the list of reasons to open it on the boat is long .....

Chris

 

P.S. Well i did not realized that you where on a liveaboard