Avast Marine- Top Down Porthole

[BeanMachine]

Does anyone use one? Worth $70? Any other cheaper options that have a phone mount and filter? Or a better rig for cell photography?

 

[joseserrano]

For the dslr l, absolutely

 

[stephj03]

I have an avast with the cell phone mount and a BAO for dslr.

I mostly like it. Holds a phone snug, allows me.to rotate and slide the phone to center the camera.
I use it often but for phone pics I think It would have been easier to get a big top down viewer.

I get a lot of LED reflection back up into the phone camera. They provide a rubber boot but it can be challenging to fit it over a phone.

All glare/reflection becomes moot is you have a big lens taking up most of the free space in the tube. Being able to just rest the phone directly on a viewer would do the same.

The filter Avast sends is ok, standard orange gel one that you drop into the tube. I use a clip on brown but it's on my list to get a brown gel I can drop in.

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[Dipan00]

For cell phone get the at least an 8 inch one of these Bubble Magus Aquarium Coral Viewer I like it way better than the avast marine port. I have both and never use the avast anymore. I also use the Coral View Lens V2 - Polyplab

 

[Dipan00]

Here is what it looks like when I use it. And also some sample shots with this combo. Also nice you dont have to worry about the glare from lights.

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[Smite]

I use a porthole for my DSLR, for phone I use the large Seaside Aquatics top down with clip on filter. I dont like the filter from avast marine, its yellow not orange.