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Replaced my old dive computer with a D5 - what to expect?

Started Jan 8, 2020 | Discussions thread
Barmaglot_07 Contributing Member • Posts: 633
Re: Thinking about what others do with a wrist computer

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:

But attaching to the strobe arms of the camera? Another story there, since that camera always accompanies me on and off the boat, including dealing with battery charges between dives. If the rinse tank doesn't affect my surface interval, I think this could be the ideal place for a dive computer.

Best setup that I've seen had a carbon fiber float arm bridging the tray handles above the camera using triple clamps, and a dive computer strapped around that arm. I tried doing that with my rig, but it didn't work because focus light mount got in the way. Your D850 has its cold shoe way out in front on the port, so it might work better for you.

There was that one time that I was on a day boat and my computer strap broke as I was putting it on in the morning, so I ended up zip-tying the computer to one of my strobe arms and using it that way - it ended up being surprisingly convenient, as I could see my air pressure and depth almost without taking my eyes off the camera, but I can't do that permanently because I switch between ladder arms for wide-angle and float arms for macro.

Regardless of that, I'm thinking about getting into CCR, and if I do take this (very expensive!) plunge, I'm fairly certain I'll invest into a Shearwater NERD 2, which will alleviate any and all mounting concerns.

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