Davide DB 412 Posted January 27 I am reopening this old thread because I still can't find a satisfactory solution to protect the WWL-1 lens for the kind of diving I do. I need to protect the lens in the transfer I make between shots and I would like to be able to take the cover/cap off and put it back on with one hand. BTW this is my buddy carrying his camera basket style... I agree with @OwenF but absurdly (once modified with a bolt snap and paracord as suggested by @TmxDiver) the original hard cap remains the best solution... Unfortunately I dive with dry gloves and it is almost impossible to get it open. Could it be that Nauticam, who is so detail focused, has never thought of this? You don't make good videos and photos only in tropical seas Maybe at the next WWL1-C @Edward Lai will give us a dryglove-proof cap. This is an example of wht I'm saying 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TmxDiver 39 Posted January 27 Hi Davide, Almost all my dives are done with dry gloves as well. I have/use the Rolock 90 system and the gloves might be a little thinner than yours, but not by much (if at all). I was having trouble removing the cover as well (I never tried the on-land test). I found that a small vacuum would happen so I drilled holes in my hard cover (I cringed) to allow it to equalize and it does make removing the cap easier. Sometimes it still gets stuck which is a real pain when you are deep and building up deco and sometimes it still requires two hands. Or I have to wiggle it around while depressing the tabs. I have yet to find a better solution that is as protective for all the situations I get into. - brett 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davide DB 412 Posted January 28 3 minutes ago, TmxDiver said: Hi Davide, Almost all my dives are done with dry gloves as well. I have/use the Rolock 90 system and the gloves might be a little thinner than yours, but not by much (if at all). I was having trouble removing the cover as well (I never tried the on-land test). I found that a small vacuum would happen so I drilled holes in my hard cover (I cringed) to allow it to equalize and it does make removing the cap easier. Sometimes it still gets stuck which is a real pain when you are deep and building up deco and sometimes it still requires two hands. Or I have to wiggle it around while depressing the tabs. I have yet to find a better solution that is as protective for all the situations I get into. - brett Few posts above I wrote that I never use a cover and it was true until I changhed my rebreather. Now, with a SM rebreather i have tanks below my hips and I nearly scratched my lens two times... I'm thinking to add some grip extending the tabs with a material like Sugru. I have to try if it's so durable.. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089WHP1WD?th=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
insomniac 9 Posted January 28 I use dry gloves (Showa 730's) with thick under gloves and I often remove the hard collar underwater and put it in my drysuit pocket, and have never had much trouble with it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davide DB 412 Posted January 28 Maybe it depends on hand size. I'm not the only one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.K.S. 1 Posted January 28 Anyone know if the neoprene cover for the WWL-1B fits the WWL-1 with buoyancy collar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floris Bennema 20 Posted January 30 On 1/28/2023 at 9:48 PM, D.K.S. said: Anyone know if the neoprene cover for the WWL-1B fits the WWL-1 with buoyancy collar? Never tried, but I think it won't fit because the WWL-1 collar is much wider and deeper. My solution (from another tread): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
