JustinBeevor

if you're interested, here's a nice Nautican NEX-5 setup with two INON S2000s. OK, it's mine.

It works very well with the fisheye converter. I upgraded last year from a Canon Ixus 980i compact which I was using with a single INON S2000 and the INON wet lens system. There are pros and cons to the upgrade:

Pro:
- much better quality,
- full manual option,
- on/off flash switch on the housing (love it)'
- bigger screen,
- RAW files

Con:
- lens choice
- can't change lens underwater,
- menu system takes some getting used to, but works well once you've learned it,
- bulk.

The lens choice is my worst bugbear. The 30mm seems too short unless you only want to photograph nudis - I haven't bought it yet, and I'm waiting for Sony, Sigma or Tamron to bring out a longer option. Meantime I'm learning loads about CFWA!

Hope that's useful.

Hi!

Just had a 15 meters dive with it to day. Absolutly dry inside, everything works fine. Difficult to turn round dial at the back with gloves. I am very impressed so far at this price!

Cool ... especially if Inon produce wet lenses for it ...

I see they have a new roadmap but will any of the lenses be useful underwater? In 2010 we were supposed to get some longer macro lenses and I am still waiting. A tokina 10-17 like lens would also be quite nice in e-mount.
Bill

Maybe Tamron will step up to fill Sony's vacuum!

I think and ideal macro lens for the APSC sensor is 85 mm f/2.8 AF distance and sonic 1:1 @ ~ 10".  Pipe dream would be 40 to 90 zoom 1:1 f/2.0.

Very helpful, thanks Bob.

That's the problem with the 30 mm; it focuses too close at 1:1 for lighting and too close for shy subjects.

OK, I'm getting the message that I should wait to see if there's a new longer macro lens available before spending my hard-earned on the Sony 30mm.  No worries, I don't dive much (i.e. at all) in winter anyway.