The Rig I Dive With Today
Camera Body
- Panasonic GH5
Lenses
- Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH
- OM System M.Zuiko ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro
- OM System M.Zuiko ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO
Housing & Ports
- Nauticam NA-GH5V Housing
- Nauticam N85 Power Zoom Macro Port 29
- Nauticam 14-42 Zoom Gear
Optics & Wet Lenses
- Nauticam Compact Macro Converter (CMC-1)
- Nauticam Wet Wide Lens 1B (WWL-1B)
- Saga Dive Flip Lens Holder 67mm
Arms, Lighting & Support
- Nauticam Carbon Fiber Float Arms (370g buoyancy)
- Sealife Flex Connect Accessories — Ball Joint, Cold Shoe Mount, Flex Arms
- Nauticam Multi-Purpose Clamps
- Sealife Sea Dragon 2500F Video Lights
- Gear Keeper Deluxe Snap Locking Retractor
Backup & Media
- GoPro Hero 11 — wider angle shots and backup
- Delkin Devices 128GB Black V90 SDXC
The GoPro is mounted to the Nauticam housing via a Sealife Cold Shoe Mount and stays ready on every dive.
Travel & Editing
- Manfrotto Pro Light MultiPro 120 Backpack
- SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD — 4TB
- Final Cut Pro
Before 2020
Compact Camera Era · Pre-2020
Point-and-Shoot
to Micro 4/3
I started underwater photography with a Sealife compact camera for stills and a GoPro for video. The Sealife DC2000 was my primary shooter for several years — a solid entry point that taught me composition, lighting, and patience underwater. I typically used the GoPro Hero 8 Black during the day and the Hero 4 Silver at night or on macro-focused dives. When shooting smaller subjects, I paired Backscatter’s Flip Filters 55mm +15 MacroMate Mini with the GoPro. For lighting, I used two 2500-lumen video lights — a constant that carried over to my current system.
The photo was taken while diving off the Oman Aggressor by Shaker Mohamed, Cruise Director. After upgrading to the Panasonic GH5, I retired the Backscatter macro setup entirely.