Davide DB 494 Posted March 25, 2021 I've just bought one. Now I'm in the mess of post Brexit custom workflow. I did not pay any VAT and now I should pay it in Italy. What a mess! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makar0n 67 Posted March 3 On 3/25/2021 at 3:18 PM, Davide DB said: I've just bought one. Now I'm in the mess of post Brexit custom workflow. I did not pay any VAT and now I should pay it in Italy. What a mess! I've been on the lookout for that one as well, but seems no luck...v1 yes, PZ yes, but v2 nope. There is also a company in Germland that does 3d printed ones, no clue about quality: https://igoscuba.com/Zoom-gear-Lumix-14-42mm-2?search=14-42 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimG 62 Posted March 3 On 3/25/2021 at 10:18 AM, Davide DB said: I've just bought one. Now I'm in the mess of post Brexit custom workflow. I did not pay any VAT and now I should pay it in Italy. What a mess! On behalf of the British Nation, I apologise unreservedly for the utter ***up of Brexit. I spent a 35-year career promoting Britain in the EU. I could weep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davide DB 494 Posted March 3 30 minutes ago, TimG said: On behalf of the British Nation, I apologise unreservedly for the utter ***up of Brexit. I spent a 35-year career promoting Britain in the EU. I could weep. Hahaha. I miss you guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davide DB 494 Posted March 3 4 hours ago, makar0n said: I've been on the lookout for that one as well, but seems no luck...v1 yes, PZ yes, but v2 nope. There is also a company in Germland that does 3d printed ones, no clue about quality: https://igoscuba.com/Zoom-gear-Lumix-14-42mm-2?search=14-42 Good to know. Lens gears are the most outrageously expensive piece of equipment. A disgrace. They should give them out like candy in hotel baskets, but... P.S After nearly two years and a couple hundred dives my DeepShot gear is rock solid! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tobyone 29 Posted March 3 Just saw this post. I am heavy in to 3d printing. I print all my gears. I use FreeCad as a design platform. A little learning curve but works great. Good tutorials from"Mango Jelly Solutions for FreeCad" on YouTube. I have already printed a watertight 3d housing for a Osmo pocket 2. I am now working an adapters for Nauticam housing to other ports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davehicks 100 Posted March 4 (edited) Those look like some very nice gears, obviously high-quality prints! I'm just getting into 3D printing now and bought a printer a few weeks ago. I got a Creality 3 S1 printer. I've done a couple of original designs and printed in PLA and PLA+ to date. Results have been pretty impressive, but there was some adjustment to move from one material to another. I did my designs in FreeCad and Fusion 360 so far, and may poke around with OnShape. My impression so far is that Fusion 360 seems to be quite a bit more sophisticated than FreeCad, and not any harder to use. I'm curious what your are using for your prints, can you share some details? Edited March 4 by davehicks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tobyone 29 Posted March 4 For gears I use a semi flex material, Colorfab nGen flex .For rigid parts I like California filament matte black petg. The printede circular discs, to block out writing on the front of lens, uses this matte PETG. Parts are printed on a Creality cr-10 v2, .04 nozzle. Freedad has a gear envolute gear in the parts design menu. Add the modulus, number of teeth and angle of gear and the extrude in the parts menu. I think PLA does not have the UV and heat stability of PETG. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
