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Not the best but one of the hardest shots I had to take (snoot + remote slave trigger + no strobe focus light + surge = need buddy to be the lighting engineer!)

Yes sir. Feel free to email me at mike.jimenez<at>gmail.com (<at> = @) if interested. Cheers. .mike

Hi Bent, Nice shots! Just to be clear, you were shooting the Canon EFS 60mm behind the Zen 100mm (mini) dome with no extension ring? Did you need to use the 13mm extension ring (recommended by Subal) when you used the Tokina 10-17? The reason I ask is that I'm assembling the exact same setup (7D + Subal CD7 + Zen 100mm). Cheers! .mike

I believe it is type 2 as the dome that I have is a DP-FE2. If the lack of ports are a huge hindrance, I can be convinced to part with my DP-FE2 and long flat port (for the 100mm macro). EDIT: Backscatter has told me that the DP-FE2 is a Type 3 port so the C20 is a Type 3 bayonet. .mike

I'm upgrading and looking to see if anyone wants a good entry-level (price-wise) dSLR system. Items in the bundle: Canon 20D camera 2 Sandisk Extreme III 2GB cards 3 Canon 20D batteries 1 Canon 20D battery charger 1 Canon neck strap 1 Subal C20 housing (no ports, standard viewfinder) Looking for fair value offers. PM if interested. Cheers. .mike

Hi all, I've got a brand new Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus PT-050 up for sale. I hear it's a great setup for someone who's just getting into UW photography. They're new in box and never been used. The setup can be yours for only $620 + shipping (currently $720 for both at BHPhoto... you save $100!). Send me a PM if interested. Cheers. .mike

PM sent.

Drew, Thanks for the tip on the hanasake. I've got to try that I'll be diving with reefencounters.org who employ English-speaking DMs. They were able to craft a custom itinerary for me based on my fly in/out dates so I hope *crosses fingers* it's a more intimate diving scenario. Thanks again for the tips. .mike

I'll be doing a 10-day dive tour of Okinawa and Yonaguni in a week. Any tips/hints for those who have been there before? .mike

This was the first crevice kelpfish that I've seen that was actually in a crevice. This shot was taken in Carmel, California. .mike

I know this is a long shot but... if anyone has a spare Subal C20 camera tray (the piece that screws into the tripod mount of the Canon 20D body) give me a shout. I lost mine as it was attached to the camera when it was stolen. .mike

Not the best, but by far my favorite since this was my first time in the water with playful harbor seals. It was pretty much kissing my dome port.

yep. i flooded my rig in the philippines and DEPP took care of it (though my experience was that they took longer than expected). .mike

I agree. You need to make sure you live to do more dives so that you can take more pictures. The ocean isn't Disneyland, unfortunately. If it wants, it can have you in all sorts of ways. Let's not give it any help .mike

I've got the Canon 10-22 and will be shooting it with the DP FE2 + EXR50 tomorrow in a C20 housing. This will be my first time with the setup and I will use the recommended +2 diopter. I'll let you know how it turns out (warning: this will be my first time shooting WA with the rig so pictures may not be all that good). I hope to get some diver shots and jelly shots (I heard reports of alot of eggyolks in Carmel). .mike