TG-6 to R7

John Horn · Issue 134, Sep/Oct 2023 · pp. 25–30

Products mentioned: Olympus TG-6, Olympus housing, Olympus DS-51 strobe, RC1 adapter, Backscatter MF-1 Strobe, Backscatter Snoot, Canon EOS R7, Canon RF 100mm f2.8 L Macro IS USM, Marelux housing

Having only gotten into photography about 18 months ago, I initially did what most people would do and started with a ‘budget’ setup to make sure it was something I would enjoy. I only got into it initially because I wanted to be able to identify the creatures I found underwater later and I had the hardest time remembering exactly how something looked…especially small things like nudibranchs. Turns out I actually love underwater photography so the ID purposes are only a byproduct at this point. All of my diving is in Hawaii and most of it is on Kauai where we have poor visibility and lots of surge. Because of the poor visibility, I prefer to only focus on macro and fish portraits with macro being at the top of the list. After picking the brain of a good friend and fellow photography mentor Jaycee Butler, I ended up getting an Olympus TG-6 with Olympus housing and a DS-51 strobe with RC1 …