Can shark skin scratch a dome port?
I am so militantly protective of my dome port that while on the surface I put on the neoprene cover before I even hand it up to the deckhands.
I see guy shoving their dome ports against shark noses all the time and always wondered if sharkskin can scratch a plexiglas dome port.
Anyone have any experience?
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Give me that camera set you have and I'll let you know. :-0
Lars
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Well, I think what you are seeing is the camera men getting too close and then needing the camera to fend off the sharks. I am sure that if they are professionals then the person that is paying them would cover the cost of a replacement dome port. Just my thoughts.Originally Posted by The Publisher
In a word "Yes". But hey, if it's a great shot then it's worth it. I have to replace the outer element of my Phenom 94 lens at least once a year and I'm a fanatic about keeping the lens covered too.
Is the phenom port Acrylic? Sharks will definitely scratch acrylic but maybe not glass.... glass is heaps more resilient but cannot be re-polished.
I have removed small scratches from Acrylic domes with a fair degree of success, there is a product called micro mesh that works well.
Jon
The Phenom plastic port has a scratch resistant coating on it, which precludes one from removing a scratch via that excellent product Jon mentioned.
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Sorry Dave, just to clarify the Phenom WA port is plastic but has a scratch resistant coating which prevents it from being re-polished?
That's a bugger...
Have you seen anyone with the Z7 phenom as yet?
Jon, yes, that is what they tell me. The Z7 housing is nice, but I have my sights set on a Scarlet and Amphibico housing.
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