Nauticam WACP-C Wide Angle Conversion Port

Phil Rudin · Issue 130, Jan/Feb 2023 · pp. 24–29

Products mentioned: Nauticam WACP-C, Nauticam WACP-1, Nauticam WACP-2, Nauticam WWL-1, Nauticam WWL-1B, Sony A7R V, Sony A7R IV, Sony FE 28-60mm F/4-5.6, Sony FE 12-24mm F/2.8 GM, Zen Underwater 230mm optical glass dome port, Nauticam NA-A1 housing, Nauticam NA-A7RIII housing, Inon Z330 flash, Tamron 17-28mm F/2.8, Sony FE 28-70mm zoom, Sony FE 28mm F/2

The Nauticam WACP-C is a third generation optic in the high quality line of outstanding water contact optics that include Nauticam WACP 1 & 2. The WACP-C sits between the excellent WWL-1 and WWL-1B wide conversion lenses which all share the maximum 130 degree field of view underwater when used with a full frame 28mm (75 degree) equivalent lenses. The larger WACP-1 also has a 130 degrees with a 28mm full frame equivalent lens while the WACP-2 can go to 140 degrees with a compatible FF 14mm lens. The original WWL-1 was first review by Peter Rowlands in the Nov/ Dec 2015 issue #87 of UwP. At the time Peter was using WWL-1 with a Panasonic GX7, Panasonic M43 14- 42mm Power zoom and Nauticam housing. At the time of his review Nauticam had not yet released a buoyancy collar to offset the weight of the lens and the lens came with a removable 67mm thread mount for attachment to whatever flat dom…