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I have a Gates HC7 (w/ manual WB) and Fathoms WP25 WA lens that I might part.  Would ship from Hong Kong.  Will email you separately.

I have one line in an international snap-in (short, also).

I'm in the first 4 episodes or so -- in at least 20 shots per episode. I'm in the background a LOT, but there are only a few scenes with my face in them. Of course, it's easier to spot me if you know me well...

El Guapo himself giving the Captain the evil eye...  or trying to get the attention of a female crew...


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Like i said i tried with Lacie's classic cinema media player but their upscaling is horrible . Anyone had tried Apple tv or Western Digital ?

Elbuzo, I have the WD HD Media Player. It's our favorite gadget in the house. Really shines more for video playback (especially full HD). Compared to other media devices, it's really idiot proof. We don't really use it for photos that much. My 52 LG TV's built-in USB function is as horrible as your description. On the WD HD Media Player, resized photos @ 1920x1080 jpg look nice and there's not too much of a lag loading photos or running a slideshow.

If you wait awhile, WD is coming out with a 2nd generation one with build in networking (although there are some online hacks that allow you to use the current WD with a USB lan adapter).

scratch disk? I'd make that baby my system HDD!

nice price, especially considering this is the 2nd generation version

Just wanted to get this post another run since I am heading to HK all of a sudden. Between work I would have a day ot two to look at UW photo shops - so any update advice?

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I haven't been out shopping lately at the local uw camera shops so I can't give much of an update but I really don't think much has changed.

If you're working/staying over on the Hong Kong island side, then I would suggest Diving Adventure over in Causeway Bay which tends to carry more camera stuff including Inon. You could also try X-pro (formerly Prodive) which has sadly moved from heart of all the seedy girly bars in Wanchai(they're still in Wanchai but now over on Thomson Rd). I haven't been to the new store yet but the old shop only tended to have a few UW camera stuff, such as S&S strobes and arms. But if you're looking for wetsuits, you can get a pretty good deal there.

If you're on Kowloon side there is Ocean Sky Divers in Tsim Sha Tsui - they tend to have Ikelite & Amphibico. There's also ChineseDivers up in Mongkok.

If there are specific models you are looking for, check ahead as a lot of the shops don't like to keep expensive housings and strobes in stock at their stores but rather order on demand.


When the yen was relatively weak (near 120), I found it was cheaper to purchase from dealers in Japan direct. With the Yen now at about 95 to a US dollar, I suspect it may not be the case anymore unless the Japanese retailers have been very fast to hike up their overseas prices.

There are also a couple online Taiwanese shops that can be very competitive with the Japanese prices on housings and strobes.