troporobo

Did anyone have the same experience in european/south east asian airports? 

I fly around Asia (anywhere from India to China to Singapore to the Philippines to Australia) at least once a month, and to the US and Europe once or twice a year, usuallly on trips involving multiple sectors, taking over 100 flights a year.  In the past ten years I have never been asked for a credit card at check in, whether travelling business or economy, whether booked through an agent or on line, whether on an airline with top tier membership status or a first timer on a new route, whether carrying a briefcase or a ratty backpack.  Colleagues and friends have completely different experiences on the same routes and airlines, and none of us can identify reliable theories as to why. I have come to the conclusion that airline policies are simply not to be understood by mortals nor predicted through any kind of logic.  I realize that is of no help at all . . .

Just before I go and splash all my hard earned on a dslr, I thought I'd read this thread - very informative and the camera is clearly top notch. On thing still concerns me though - how accurate is the AF for moving subjects - this year I'll be at sites frequented by mantas, turtles, and if I'm in luck, sharks and dolphins. Do you feel this camera would be able to cope or does it still fall behind a good dslr, i.e. the 7d or D7000?

 

Mike

I can't offer a comparison to a "good DSLR" as I have not used one, but I can offer this experience: The OM-D is fast enough for hyperactive anemone fish, even at macro distances.  It feels plenty fast for my purposes

Three quick comments:

The same port will work for the 12-50 and 60 lenses.  You can find more discussion of this in the big OM-D thread

http://wetpixel.com/...opic=46536&st=0

Depending on your ambitions for macro, the 12-50 with a Subsee+10 might be enough and you may or may not want the 60 right away.  Have a look at the shots Dominque posted yesterday, especially shots 9 and 12 which make this exact comparison:

http://wetpixel.com/...topic=49059&hl=

Finally, if macro is your primary goal, and travel will be frequent, consider the Inon S2000 strobes.  They are really fantastic for closeup work and just about fit in your pocket, at 2/3 the cost of the Z240.  They are not really up to the job for wide angle work however

Astonishing.  You chose to dive solo, in a cave, without redundancy, in poor visibility, having passed (and documented) a warning sign that explicitly listed the very risk that eventuated.  And then after a risky ascent, dove again the same day.  You sir are a prime candidate for a Darwin Award.

Thank you for posting.  I intend to save this as a cautionary tale . . .

The diving here can be good at that time. But that is also just about the highest-risk time for typhoons. If you want only macro and muck diving it should be OK in Anilao (which is more protected than many sites) if you luck out with the weather. There are dozens of good resorts.  I like Acacia and Dive Solana for the ambience, but there are lots of others. Pelagic sites like Malapascua and Tubbataha are less certain.  FWIW I dive year round here and usually find things worth doing.