Panasonic GH5M2

Massimo Franzese · Issue 123, Nov/Dec 2021 · pp. 31–36

Products mentioned: Panasonic GH5M2, Nauticam housing, Nauticam LED strobe trigger, Sea and Sea YD-D2J, Nauticam multicore fiber cable, Canon 8-15mm zoom fisheye, Metabones smart adapter, Panasonic 45mm 2.8, Nauticam 140mm glass dome, DMW-FL70 mini flash

In June this year I received one of the first Panasonic GH5M2 in pre-order and I was very pleased to find out that the physical body and controls are identical to the original GH5 and the canera worked with my first generation NA-GH5 housing. There are a few quirks that are worth noting: 1. The DMW-FL70 mini flash no longer works so you need to acquire a strobe trigger 2. The LCD is slightly smaller however much brighter I purchased the Nauticam LED store trigger and tested on land with my Sea and Sea YD-D2J and all worked fine. To avoid issues, I also procured Nauticam multicore fiber cable although the strobe seemed to work fine with my old cables I did not want to take chances. The next step was to find a destination preferably not in UK where to dive. Whilst COVID-19 restrictions are easing at time of writing many South East Asia destinations are still banned from UK and during the s…