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Float Configurations?
Float Configurations?
shelbyrose, May 20, 20241 yr
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Split Shot Rig For Filming
Split Shot Rig For Filming

Davide DB, May 27, 20241 yr
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Davide DB

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White balancing with video lights
White balancing with video lights

sea_ledford, May 21, 20241 yr
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Bronson FE

May 28, 20241 yr
Macro Rig Buoyancy
Macro Rig Buoyancy

Bronson FE, May 4, 20241 yr
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Bronson FE

May 5, 20241 yr
Why is incorporation of an external battery is not part of standard underwater housing design?
Why is incorporation of an external battery is not part of standard underwater housing design?

Nikolausz, April 12, 20241 yr
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boduoguo

May 1, 20241 yr
UW auto white balance lock?
UW auto white balance lock?
1fspeed, April 16, 20241 yr
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Guest

April 29, 20241 yr
Camera for underwater video.
Camera for underwater video.

Aquatic Ape, March 25, 20241 yr
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Davide DB

April 27, 20241 yr
External monitor
External monitor
BobM, March 25, 20241 yr
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Whiskeyjack

April 27, 20241 yr
New Atomos OS messing up housing function?
New Atomos OS messing up housing function?

sea_ledford, April 22, 20241 yr
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Jim Laurel

April 26, 20241 yr
DiveVolk SeaLink monitor kit
DiveVolk SeaLink monitor kit

RickMo, March 30, 20241 yr
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Tino Dietsche

March 31, 20241 yr
Do underwater camera traps exist?
Do underwater camera traps exist?

Davide DB, December 14, 20231 yr
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February 17, 20241 yr

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Afterhours Magic: Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cameras
Afterhours Magic: Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cameras

bghazzal · Saturday at 03:57 AM3 days

Afterhours Magic: An Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cams (and Other WB-Challenged Cameras) INTRODUCTION Getting good colours in underwater footage, especially when shooting in ambient light, has been a challenge since the early days of underwater cinematography, and action cameras are no exception. As divers learn in their certification course, water absorbs light unevenly, with longer wavelengths like reds and oranges fading quickly as depth increases, leaving underwater scenes dom
bghazzal

Saturday at 03:57 AM3 days

bghazzal

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Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing

TimG · August 5Aug 5

Some time back, I wrote an article about creating your own fibre optic cables: a quick, easy, inexpensive and very satisfying process. In case you missed it it, a link to the piece is here. https://waterpixels.net/articles/articles_technique/diy-fibre-optic-cables-easy-r32/ Now, many months on, a couple of additional suggestions: BURPING On entering the water and descending the plugs at both ends of the cables often need burping. Tiny air bubbles seem to be able to block fibre optic light tra
TimG

August 5Aug 5

Dave_Hicks

Saturday at 04:42 PM3 days
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- 705 views
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10Jun 10

I have long fascinated with shooting ring lights underwater starting with the Inon Quadflash, through the various Athena modifications to Sea and Sea strobe heads, continuing to the Saga fiber optic rings and now to the Weefine 3000. The Weefine 3000 is the latest version of the LED lights made by Kraken and Weefine. The Weefine 3000 CCW Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light It's similar to the earlier 3000 lumen LED modules but has adjustable color temperature and a 3000-lumen burst (strobe) mode. It
bvanant

June 10Jun 10

Toque

Saturday at 01:32 PM3 days
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- 1,873 views
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

TimG · August 4Aug 4

I came across the following article by By David Clapp, published on 31 July 2025 in Digital Camera World. Worth a read, I thought! "It’s getting near that time again - as September means a new iPhone. Then there’s a new Android. Then it’s the turn Fujifilm / Canon / Nikon / Sony / Panasonic etc - all of them use tried and tested strategies stretching back as far as the 1930s to make you, the consumer, feel dissatisfied with the equipment you own. Let’s be frank, you are a subliminal and anonym
TimG

August 4Aug 4

dhaas

Thursday at 02:23 PM5 days
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Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers
Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers

Architeuthis · July 25Jul 25

Mafia Island is located in the Indian Ocean, off the East African coast of Tanzania. I learned about Mafia Island from reports of several scubadivers in internet platforms, who consider it an “insider tip”. In November/December 2024 three divers (Lisi, Franz and me) set out towards Mafia in order to experience firsthand the diving and possibilities for UW-photographers. Mafia Island is not difficult to reach via international flights from Vienna/Austria to Dar es Salaam/Tanzania. From there, t
Architeuthis

July 25Jul 25

giovannirescia

August 5Aug 5
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- 1,210 views
INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip
INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip

RichN · August 4Aug 4

INON INC. releases two new ZD Front Mask on August 5, 2025,: the ZD Front Mask for Ace Pro 2, designed to fit the official Dive Case for Insta360 Ace Pro2, and the ZD Front Mask for Osmo Action 5 Pro, made specifically for the official Osmo Action 60m Waterproof Case. Attaching the INON ZD Front Mask allows the use of the underwater semi-fisheye conversion lens UFL-GR140 ZD (*1) which can deliver wide and quality view with its large-aperture optics across more wide-angle FOV settings on Ace p
RichN

August 4Aug 4

RichN

August 4Aug 4
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Video Gear and Technique

61 topics in this forum

Float Configurations?

Split Shot Rig For Filming

White balancing with video lights

Macro Rig Buoyancy

Why is incorporation of an external battery is not part of standard underwater housing design?

UW auto white balance lock?

Camera for underwater video.

External monitor

New Atomos OS messing up housing function?

DiveVolk SeaLink monitor kit

Do underwater camera traps exist?

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Afterhours Magic: Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cameras

Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing

Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers

INON Accessories for Insta360 Ace Pro2, DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro and 4D Light Grip

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