Dakine

Thank you for the reply. I left the thing as I found it, sitting perfectly underneath a row of snorkel/dive boats that ferry about two thousand people each morning to that dive site. I'm afraid that the only way to get rid of it would be to blow it up and thereby killing the reef and the surrounding fish. I'm told that that was the way they did it last time and it took a long time for the reef to grow back. So I'd like to be somewhat confident that it's not a harmless object but i guess there's no way to find out. I'll give the navy a call tomorrow.

I found what looks like an old artillery shell yesterday. The area I found it in was used for target practice up until the 70's but was supposed to be cleaned since then. What does this look like to you guys? The whole thing is about a 1 1/2 feet long and shaped like a giant bullet. If this was an old shell could it possibly still pose a hazard? It is located in about 35ft of water in a very popular/busy snorkel and dive spot. image1 image2 image3

SOLD! (thru fredmiranda)

I know how you feel. I just used my my first fisheye with the 8" dome and I'm trying to think of a way to just lock the port in place. I don't understand why ikelite hasn't come up with something already. It should be simple to make a little attachment on the port body that clips onto the housing. Right now I keep feeling the port to make sure it didn't somehow rotate out of place. Btw, The 15 is really awesome on a fullframe camera but for a 20d I'd go with something wider like the 10-17mm fisheye from tokina.

Well I figured I'd let you guys know how it worked out. I had a chance to try my new gear yesterday and James was right. I think the 15mm fish is my new favorite lens. Corners are way better than my 17-40 and the perspective is awesome. I also found out that this lens is extremely resistant to flare. I humbly present you with two shots from my first dive here (the turtle was defished using the excellent fisheye-hemi plugin) Cheers! Ryan

Well, I ordered the 5D, Ike's housing, the 15 fisheye and the 24/2.8 along with a bunch of other goodies. I tried to go with the 24/1.4 but my credit card started to overheat from all the action. Damn, full frame doesn't come cheap. A D200+housing costs about the same as the 5D. Proost!

Sorry guys I shoud have been more specific. The lens fits in the port just fine but it does not fit all the way through the the opening in the housing. 77mm is too fat, so you need to take the port off then unmount the lens from the camera before you can remove the camera from the housing. Stupid...I just realized that that problem was only caused by the zoom gear on the lens so that shouldn't be a problem with a prime.

Thanks for the tips guys! It figures...the 24 2.8 is just about the only lens not eligible for the double rebate. So I might try the fisheye as well. It looks like the 24 1.4 is too damn fat again to fit through the port opening on the housing. That is my only niggle with ikelite, I hate having to take the port/lens off everytime I want to get to my flash card.

I'm upgrading to a 5D soon and I'm hoping to get some better corners and maybe go a little wider then the 27mm equivalent that I got out of the 20D and 17-40l. Does anyone have any experience with the 20mm 2.8, 24mm 2.8, 28mm 2.8 or even the 15mm fisheye with a fullframe camera and ike's 8' dome? I hear that the 15mm fisheye with a TC is another option? Thx Ryan

My condolences to his friends and family. I love my Ikelite, thank you Ike!

Thanks a bunch Richard! I had a hard time finding any examples on the web. Now I have a good idea of what my own should look like. Cheers!

Thanks for the tips guys! Does anyone know where I can find a a simple license contract?

I've been approached by a company that wants to use my photos. Unfortunately the way they approached it was: "Please show us all your stuff" and "We pay $50 for every shot utilized, whether it be for the website or for our promotional materials." Now I can't claim that my work is anywhere near as good as some of you here, but fifty bucks doesn't get me very excited. And I don't go into a store and tell them what I pay for their merchandise. Maybe I'm just having trouble letting go, I don't know. I considered just telling them no, but it's probably better if I just show them a license contract with a reasonable fee. Can anyone give me some tips on what such a contract should look like and what I should charge for both web and promo materials?

Hey Wags...how is that a1 review coming along!?!

It works with my firefox (version 1.5.0.6)