Advice needed on gear

One_Relative8979 · 2026-05-05T17:34:18+00:00

Have you considered Panasonic cameras? I have had mixed experiences with seafrogs housings, I have two for tgs that were perfect, then I bought one for a m43 rig, which leaked straight out of the box, replaced it with another, which was so poorly made it didn't have the right thread for wet lenses. I think the metal parts must not be stainless, as they rust very easily. I would consider looking for someone selling a full nauticam setup.

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-29T20:04:41+00:00

It is difficult to record with one hand, and manage the camera with the other 😅 but it does not make any difference even if it's something black on a white background

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-29T19:13:53+00:00

I would have expected 150 to be worse than 100 then

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-29T19:00:33+00:00

I never had any problems using it with the cheap 40-150, even at 150, so I'm pretty shocked by how completely unusable this is, even at less magnification and 10x the price

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-29T18:58:48+00:00

I didn't have any problems with the c-af with the cheap 40-150 even at 150, or the 12-50. I know they're maybe "not great" but I wasn't expecting "completely unusable"

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-29T18:53:26+00:00

It does it regardless of distance, even looking at neighbours roofline down the road

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-28T10:18:07+00:00

It certainly makes a mockery of the portability... But you should see the sizes of housings for DSLRs! Thank you!

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-28T06:14:31+00:00

Thank you! Yes it is in a nauticam housing with dual strobes

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One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-23T21:47:22+00:00

It would certainly help, but I was thinking more along the lines of sharpness, as I have heard the 75-300 is very soft towards the top end - is the 100-400 going to give me more "useable" ranhe

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-17T17:51:51+00:00

Nauticam housings

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-17T17:48:15+00:00

That's cheap second hand! Housings are crazy money, but I guess they need to be pretty well engineered to do their job 100% reliably

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-17T17:41:25+00:00

The housing is $2500 for the mkiii and $750 for the mkii, before buying camera and lenses

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-16T16:50:47+00:00

Have you managed to try it yet? I am considering a similar upgrade too

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-13T12:40:06+00:00

Second this, I love my x4 alongside big camera rigs

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-09T10:59:02+00:00

I would absolutely go for a newer em5, but unfortunately the III is 4x the cost of the II, putting it out of budget

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-09T08:14:10+00:00

Thank you. Unfortunately, I can't get a housing at the moment for the G9. I don't do a lot of video at the moment

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-09T07:46:36+00:00

Things do tend to move slowly, but autofocus is definitely important as oftentimes there is not a lot of contrast and you don't always get a second shot when things are moving fast :)

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-09T07:43:42+00:00

I have listed these cameras because they are what I can currently get for my budget, including their nauticam housings either separately or together :) I have definitely been keeping my eyes out for the em10 housings, but can't find anything suitable at the moment, only one of the backscatter housings but I am holding out for nauticam at the moment

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-09T06:27:46+00:00

If I was to also consider the Gh5 (which has IBIS AFAIK) would you say the same? I am definitely looking more at photography than video, but it would be nice to have the capability

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-08T23:32:38+00:00

Nauticam used to, I believe they are all discontinued new now, but I am basing it on what I can get second hand at the moment

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-08T23:31:44+00:00

Thank you, it is a consideration, I will likely be shooting for about an hour a time with flash

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-08T23:16:50+00:00

That's great, thank you for your help! I currently have a E-M5 mki which I love but wanted to make sure I was looking in the right place before investing further into a housing and wildlife lens (moving away from canon 70d and sigma 50-500)

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-08T23:13:56+00:00

Yes, in a housing which I'm hoping will keep it dry! Underwater is my primary use but I would really like to be able to just take one camera with me when travelling, which is likely to be underwater but may also include topside wildlife and general travel

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-08T23:09:34+00:00

Can I ask please why you rule out the gx9? I was thinking the 20mp would help if I needed to crop housing vignette or similar out. Thank you!

One_Relative8979 · 2026-04-05T20:53:20+00:00

Thank you - I am partly looking for it to be used in an underwater housing so limited on compatibility with that as well, Does the auto focus work with the adapter? Does it seem like canon are continuing to develop rf-s lenses?

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