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Thanks Mark - hopefully Nauticam makes a dome for the Sigma 60/2.8 - since in Monterey most of the cool stuff is little, and vis is typically... not so good. Any reason why not to use the Sony 20/2.8? Physically it's a hair smaller than the 16/2.8, so should fit the dome ok?

Where are you located? Very interested.

So, first outing shooting underwater. Bought the rig at Backscatter, and promptly hopped in at Breakwater. Setup is a Sony NEX-6 with the 16-50mm kit lens, Nauticam housing with Nauticam flat port for the 16-50. No diopters or other adapters. Sea and Sea YS-01 strobe. Vis was absolute garbage down to 30' (see last pic), where it really opened up. Dive #1 produced nothing good, which was a bummer because I saw a juvie wolf eel swimming around, which I'd never seen before. Biggest lesson learned - turn on the flash. All my pics were either totally black, or totally white after I turned the flash on and realized I had no idea what the settings meant. D'oh! I also had left the camera in fully automatic mode - figured that was best for my first try. Note: In between dive #1 and #2, a body was pulled from the water. That was a real downer, but a good lesson for the beginner diver we were with to always use the buddy system. Dive #2, started to get some pictures that I feel good about (because after dive #1 I was thinking I may have just wasted $3K. So here they are, suggestions would be appreciated. Mean-spirited criticism will be met with snarky retorts. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/9128085544_0c3a98cf72_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3818/9128086656_2f9ec36278_o.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7413/9128086900_a8b47fed85_o.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2836/9125867743_82d17b81f6_o.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/9128087880_82cc44e4b9_o.jpg

Ah, ok - I couldn't find it on BackScatter's site or on Nauticam's site, but it does appear in their dome selection PDF for the 10-18. Makes the choice easier, as the flat port seemed odd to me.

So after a trip to South Africa with Andy Murch and a bunch of other serious photographers, I made the initial plunge and have invested in a Sony NEX-6 and a Nauticam housing for it. I would really appreciate everyone's help in selecting the right lens/dome layout. I was thinking the new Sony 10-18 wideangle lens with flat dome port OR the 16mm prime lens w/ fisheye dome port. I'll be shooting primarily in California, between SD and Monterey. Thanks for your help!

Just picked up a Sony NEX-6 and going to grab a Nauticam housing this wkd. Now I need help here deciding on what dome and lens to use!