glee719 6 Posted September 18, 2012 I may have an opportunity to go work in Taiwan for 3 months. I will definitely pick up a Nauticam setup before I go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pKai 1 Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) Here's something coming from someone who just went in the other direction..... I had (still have, its all for sale in Classifieds) an E-PL2 with 14-42 with OEM flat port, Pana 7-14 with Zen Dome, and Leica 45 Macro with Zen flat port. To answer the OP's question, unless you must have fisheye, those 3 lenses/ports are all you will ever need underwater with a m4/3. The 12-50, which I have only played with in the store, could replace the 14-42 and Leica 45, although I seriously doubt its as sharp as the Leica. That lens is stupid sharp. I loved the system and was about a millimeter away (waiting to see the price on the Oly housing compared to Nauticam) from going to an EM-5. Then, thanks to Stephen Frink, I came accross an incredible deal on a Seacam 5D2 housing that I just could not resist. I've been shooting Canon topside for longer than I care to admit, so no lenses to buy, etc.... Sorry to say, although m4/3 is very nice and, as Alex has said before, the EM5 can and will give 1.6 crop SLR bodies a run for their money; full-frame still rules.... but I digress. On almost every dive (about 5-10 a week) I would have 2 or 3 decent shots that there is no way in hell I could have made with anything bigger than my E-PL2. There's the critter in the crevace, the low-angle upward shot under the rock, the slit between two railings on the wreck... list goes on Those are shots I will now absolutely not ever get with my 5D2, Seacam housing, and trashcan-lid sized SuperDome. I am hoping that what I gain is more than what I lost. Moral of the story: You have an awesome system and you will be able to do things with it that us with physically larger setups cannot. Enjoy and welcome aboard! Edited September 20, 2012 by m1mm1m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkHerm 1 Posted September 20, 2012 Moral of the story: You have an awesome system and you will be able to do things with it that us with physically larger setups cannot. Enjoy and welcome aboard! Thanks! I am really looking forward to taking this setup underwater. I finally decided on the first set of lenses. I'll start of with not buying the expensive port for the 12-50 but get the dome for the Panasonic 8mm fisheye first. The dome will not only accept the fisheye, which I'll get anyways, but also the very good 12/2 prime which will give me some moderate wide angle as well. Besides, I am going to buy the almost-released 60 macro and the corresponding flat port. With that setup I'll start and see where it takes me and what I may need in the future as an addition. Thanks for all the input, very much appreciated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pKai 1 Posted September 20, 2012 Thanks! I am really looking forward to taking this setup underwater. I finally decided on the first set of lenses. I'll start of with not buying the expensive port for the 12-50 but get the dome for the Panasonic 8mm fisheye first. The dome will not only accept the fisheye, which I'll get anyways, but also the very good 12/2 prime which will give me some moderate wide angle as well. Besides, I am going to buy the almost-released 60 macro and the corresponding flat port. With that setup I'll start and see where it takes me and what I may need in the future as an addition. Thanks for all the input, very much appreciated! Best of luck.... IMHO, you should have a look at the Panasonic 7-14 before you commit to the 8 Fisheye and 12. Although not a fisheye, at 7, its very wide and quite sharp at all focal lengths. I like primes topside because changing lenses is no big deal, but UW, I prefer zooms. There's nothing more frustrating than being down there with a fisheye prime on the day that every possible awesome fish portrait opportunity presents itself. This is the reason the 12-50 intrigued me.. specially if someone makes a port that supports switching to macro mode underwater. Almost sounds too good to be true to have 12-50 zoom and a 50mm 1:2 macro all inside the housing at the same time. IDK that anyone makes this yet, although Chris from Nauticam told me several months ago that they were exploring the concept. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
