bear35

Some good advice above...

I can only really advise that if you are looking at one strobe then buy a good one, Inon or Sea & Sea would be my choice. But one thing I will say is if you are looking to take pictures as you describe above, two will always be better.

Glad it helped Mark.

Olympus probably need to take a look at this problem.

I had a similar problem and ended up solving it by putting a thin piece of card at the end of the battery. When you shut the door to the battery housing it then pushes the battery on to the contacts a little more. Worked for me ever since with no more problems.

Hello Everyone,

I am currently away until around the 16th of January. I will split the items when I return and message you details if your still interested.

Thank you

If I remember rightly the instructions of the sea and sea strobes at least the YS D1 have a guide of setting it up the correct way by pointing it at the camera and taking a picture..... If you see the flash it the picture it will be firing at the right time.

paratom

If you already have the 12-40 I would buy the 60mm and port as it is better for macro and also far cheaper than port and gear for the 12-50.

email underwater visions and they will let you have the part number.

Hi,

I am looking to sell a micro 4/3 set up. Its an Olympus EPM1, I was planning on keeping my strobes but it would be the following for sale.

Olympus EPM1 camera

14-42mm lens

40-150mm lens

60mm macro lens

9-18 WA lens

Olympus housing

Ultra light tray (i may throw in a couple of arms an clamps)

standard port for 14-42,60,9-18

Dome port for 9-18

I have not advertised this yet but would like to sell as a package, but if your budget won't go to it I may split depending on what you would want. Email me dbrown155@btinternet.com if you are interested.

Thanks for the information divephilippines. We now need to decide exactly what we want to do. I will be in touch.

Hi,

I am planning  a trip to the Philippines next year and having not been there before wanted some opinions from people on where to go.

I would like a mixture of macro (I have read Anilao is good) and perhaps Coron Bay (if it is worth a visit for some wrecks) and Malapascua for the Thresher sharks.

Is it realistic to do all of this in 14 days? If so how long would I need in Coron Bay and Malapascua?

Or anyone got any other ideas?

Thanks for reading.

Best Wishes