Camera bouyancy considerations

[AlClarence]

I'm just about to upgrade my camera and housing whilst keeping the same strobes.  I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on the best way to get the bouyancy of the rig to where I want it.  Is it better to get the strobes and arms to neutral and then also get the housing/camera to neutral as a seperate unit as such? I'm not sure that I'm articulating this very well but is it preferential to have the camera and housing neutral so that a change of arms/strobes/video lights is easier to balance or does everyone just control the bouyancy for the entire rig as one?

[humu9679]

22 minutes ago, AlClarence said:

I'm just about to upgrade my camera and housing whilst keeping the same strobes.  I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on the best way to get the bouyancy of the rig to where I want it.  Is it better to get the strobes and arms to neutral and then also get the housing/camera to neutral as a seperate unit as such? I'm not sure that I'm articulating this very well but is it preferential to have the camera and housing neutral so that a change of arms/strobes/video lights is easier to balance or does everyone just control the bouyancy for the entire rig as one?

 

I think weighing the whole rig in with a luggage scale in a tub or pool is the way to go. My preference is to be slightly negative, and not tipping upwards or down. Then, I add buoyancy offsets, say with Stix floats (jumbo are +181g each; large are +96g), or buoyancy arms.