Meet The Zeus Faber

[Davide DB]

 

Even if I encounter them for the thousandth time, I still find these fish fascinating. They move almost magically, like ghosts, with an unexpected swiftness. In the depths of this dive spot, there’s a resident colony of about ten individuals.

 

Speaking of rebreathers, thanks to the fact that we were diving in closed circuit, some individuals allowed us to get very close—a rare occurrence here. In the end, we were the ones who left, not them 👋🏼

 

Technical note: With the WWL-1B, I can't get this quality while zooming (perhaps also due to the flimsy 14-42mm kit lens), and the footage always has a slight wobble. I believe the camera’s OIS is thrown off by the focal length change caused by the wet lens. This dive confirmed my impressions.

I was using the Panasonic 12-35mm F2.8 with the 6" acrylic dome. It had been a long time since I used it, and this dive brought me back in sync with my camera. The footage is finally rock steady, with stabilization working perfectly, and the lens is incredibly tack sharp, especially when zoomed in. All the shots are at F4-5.6.

 

Put on your headphones and turn up the volume!!! 🔊🔊🔊

 

 

[humu9679]

Very nice. And rock steady!

[Nikolausz]

Amazing footage. Zeus faber is my favourite fish from the Mediterranean. I took some nice photos of them in Croatia, quite long tome ago. I remember they always just turned away a bit to ruin the shot.

[Davide DB]

1 hour ago, Nikolausz said:

I remember they always just turned away a bit to ruin the shot.

 

Yes the typical footage is like the last clip. 3/4 from behind. I usually lose my patience right away. This one was particularly quiet. It happens once in a blue moon.

[Nikolausz]

1 hour ago, Davide DB said:

 

Yes the typical footage is like the last clip. 3/4 from behind. I usually lose my patience right away. This one was particularly quiet. It happens once in a blue moon.

As I remember, it was a good strategy to have another diver approaching from the other direction and keep them in a "cross-fire" to avoid them to turn.

[Davide DB]

3 hours ago, Nikolausz said:

As I remember, it was a good strategy to have another diver approaching from the other direction and keep them in a "cross-fire" to avoid them to turn.

 

Yes

 

Surrender, you're surrounded!!!