Alastair

love the wobbies.   all over the shop ...so i found out, I was really excited with my first "find".... looking forward to my next Friday dive..

Nice images Mark.... looks as though the vis has improved a lot  

Balagan,

the 105mm + subsee is sufficient for most nudi's in the UAE.  adding the TC really limits your dive and you get a lot of misses due to the really narrow depth of field with that setup.  not to mention it weights a ton...  and the TC and diopter will mean that you will probably squash the nudi's as your focus ditance will be so small. 

I tried manual focus with the old 105mm but with the new VR one i don't find that it hunts as much and so i have a full auto flat port and neve use the manual port!  60mm and 1.4x TC is really slow an annoying on AF so just use the 105mm and flip up Diopter for Inchcape II

Totally agree with Mark, since i have got the 10-17mm i do not even consider the other WA lenses in my collection.  no competition.  and using the mini Domes allows you to get close without scaring animals or damaging delicate fauna. and if you wish to switch to CFWA then a 1.4x teleconvertor and an extension ring add even more flexibility to the lens.

There are times when i think that i want TTL that i can switch off... a bit like having ABS on my motorbike in certain conditions it provides security but most of the time it is off.  However i have got used to my flash settings in relation to my camera settings and distance to subject, so i cannot see me switching to Fibre Optics or a TTL convertor.  It is funny as on my sea and sea MMII i used TTL and now i have no real need for it.  I like the control but i do think that when diving in a new environment you may mess up that chance encounter.  But i think that f8, 1/125 and 1/2 power or thereabouts on the Strobes can give a good first setting as long as i am close enough....