bvbellomo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14CNTiwNYjy0a29_8j84BHZ7qyl5LcW44/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sko5rdScZV9iisLQOBFgs1yndnvjW-79/view?usp=sharing Even these, you need to download the image to see details.

Unfortunately, this website downsampled the images, so I can't show any of the technical problems. Well that gives you some idea of what I am trying to do. I am also trying to get nice reefscapes with strobes, as well as large pelagics. Maybe you could email me files (bvbellomo@gmail.com) or post links to websites that will host high res images?

Here we have a few without strobes. Most of the noise and image quality issues are from turbid water.

This was taken with strobes, but is a wide full reef shot.

I am increasingly disappointed with my camera (a6300) as it is only 24MP and even then, does not give a sharp image. I am comparing to photos coming off an A7RV with GM glass taken above water. I understand my expectations may not be realistic. I've thought about taking the A7RV underwater, but even if I could afford to, I don't want that much weight and bulk. An A7CR is a nice compromise, but still both too big and too expensive to seriously consider. This got me thinking and looking at other people's images. Most people are posting 1920x1080 or smaller, even people with $10k setups. That is great for Instagram or showing a friend your dive trip, but I like having large prints. I really want to compare what I have to what good photographers are taking. Can anyone post or link any high res underwater photos, preferably with the camera, lens and housing models? If I could make any image work, I'd have a wide rectilinear full reef shot taken without strobes. I've had very poor luck trying to take those. Or a large pelagic. I am not a huge fan of macro and "guide book" type images that isolate animals without an environment, but I will appreciate anything anyone posts.

I currently have a Nauticam a6300 with a N120 dome for a ZEISS Touit 2.8/12 and a Macro port for a 16-50 kit lens. When I bought this 4 years ago, the a6300 became my above-water camera and I sold off the Canon gear I previously used. I recently bought a A7RV for above-water, and it is a HUGE improvement over the a6300. I have a few issues with my current setup, cracks in part of my tray, a broken vacuum pump (that still works), a broken flash on my a6300, etc. Some of these I can live with, and some I'd repair before my next trip. I was also considering upgrading either or both lenses. This got me wondering how much more I'd need to spend to take the A7RV underwater instead. A Nauticam setup at $5k is not realistic, however I could probably buy a whole SeaFrogs setup for what I planned to invest in repairs and upgrades before my next trip. So my question is, would going from the most expensive and best made housing for an old ASPC camera to the cheapest housing for a new and great full frame camera be an upgrade? What do I lose going with the cheaper housing? I am not sold on SeaFrogs either, I've just heard a lot of great things from people who've used them. There are a lot of options priced between SeaFrogs and Nauticam, but I haven't met anyone who used them.

I am a scuba diver and experienced above water photographer looking to get better taking pictures underwater.