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Biography of Underwater Photographer Jan Acosta
Jan is a PADI dive instructor who has been diving in and around the Philippines for the past 10 years. He recently bought his first u/w dslr system and has been touring the underwater world since.
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Underwater Photography of Jan Acosta
Latest Jan Acosta's Comments
Mar 8, 2010
Very good lens for wide angle photography. It's good at the entire focal range. Fast and can focus real close.
Mar 8, 2010
Pros: I love this underwater housing as it gives me full control of the camera. Its compact and "fits like a glove". My entire system minus the arms (Hugy body + fisheye dome + flat port + extension rings+ 2 strobes + fisheye focus/video light and cables) can be packed on a Pelican 1510 Carry On. That means my system is with me when I travel.
The hugycheck system is one of the best features for me. With it, you would know if the housing has a leak or not before entering the water. Moisture alarm also works very well.
They also have excellent after sales service here in the Philippines. Highly professional and passionate about underwater photography. I have spent several hours and loads of money after meeting him.
Cons: It uses 2 screws that need a wrench to seal it. One can easily misalign the camera inside the housing. You will only know if you got the alignment right after tightening the screws to seal it. If its misaligned, the buttons won't work, then you would have to open it and realign it. Time consuming. However, they have remedied this by putting a screw to act as a stopper inside and makes it less prone to misalignment.
Plus, after using the housing for several months, one of the tightening screws broke. The dealer immediately replaced the screw and said that this was a "freak" one of a kind incident. Maybe a defect on the screws.
Overall: I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a good well built system. I use my system almost every week and it is rugged enough to withstand the harsh conditions and heavy usage.
The hugycheck system is one of the best features for me. With it, you would know if the housing has a leak or not before entering the water. Moisture alarm also works very well.
They also have excellent after sales service here in the Philippines. Highly professional and passionate about underwater photography. I have spent several hours and loads of money after meeting him.
Cons: It uses 2 screws that need a wrench to seal it. One can easily misalign the camera inside the housing. You will only know if you got the alignment right after tightening the screws to seal it. If its misaligned, the buttons won't work, then you would have to open it and realign it. Time consuming. However, they have remedied this by putting a screw to act as a stopper inside and makes it less prone to misalignment.
Plus, after using the housing for several months, one of the tightening screws broke. The dealer immediately replaced the screw and said that this was a "freak" one of a kind incident. Maybe a defect on the screws.
Overall: I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a good well built system. I use my system almost every week and it is rugged enough to withstand the harsh conditions and heavy usage.
Sep 22, 2009
I have not seen the G11 but for the G10 my initial impressions were the same. I later found out that the upper left button acts like an activator button and if you press it, you can control all the manual settings like aperture and shutter speed using other buttons instead of the dial. Its a bit clumsy to do at first but one would get the hang of it.
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