Ronscuba

Awesome ! I cannot believe this was created with a GoPro. Proof it is the skill of diver/videographer/editor that matters most.

Hey Peter. Nice to hear from you. Thanks for the kind words. The star of the trip is Raja Ampat. Impossible to not get good footage. Have you been diving since T&C or have a trip planned ?

Ah, that is the reason for macro focused on your rig. I would be interested to see and hear your post trip photos/experiences. Particularly macro photo vs video. I personally find macro vs wide angle and photo vs video to be opposite in difficulty. W/A photo difficult, W/A video easy. Macro video difficult, macro photo easy.

Look forward to seeing your photos and video from your new rig. What part of Indonesia are you diving ?

I dabbled in UW photography. I was never happy with my wide angle photos. Too difficult to get good w/a composure with the animal life. UW macro photography was easier. UW macro video is tough w/o a tripod. The timing/synchronizing is part of the editing process. Deciding the type of clip, clip length and when/where to place it in the timeline to tell the story and match the audio. The amount of effort I put into the editing is mostly determined by the quality, variety and quantity of clips I have. Some dive trips do not generate enough good footage to put together a thought out synchronized video. I have done plenty of videos with a pleasant song and just threw in the clips I enjoy the editing process and find UW video more satisfying than UW photography. What setup do you have ? Gopro is very good given it's size, but I was never satisfied with it's low light or white balance. Not sure how much the latest versions have improved.

Thanks for the kind words Evan. I have a Sony A1 and Tamron 24-70 2.8 lens. I use both for topside photography portraits, headshots and weddings. UW housing is a Nauticam with dome port and lights are Big Blue. I used to shoot a lot of UW video in the past but got away from it for a while. I was using Adobe Premiere. But now, I did not feel like paying for Premiere so I am trying out the free version of Davinci Resolve. Music is Hans Zimmer. Very well known and famous movie soundtrack composer. Do you shoot photo or video ?

Spent 10 days diving on the Arenui. Dove Raja 18yrs ago. Nice to see it looks just as good.

Cool. That is gigantic ! We saw a smaller version in Cozumel.

If you shoot all your footage at 50p, what do you set your timeline at ?

I switched from 24p to 60p because I prefer the smoother motion of 60p for uw video. Curious if anyone is shooting 120p ?

Oh, my mistake. A7rV. The low light and manual white balance capabilities are very good. No filter needed for manual white balance.

Thanks. The diving was good and being on a liveaboard made it very easy/relaxing.

1st trip with a new rig. Sony A7 in a Nauticam housing. Have not shot or edited video in many years. Have to remember to keep the camera more steady and minimize my movement. Also took a little while to remember how to edit video. Not sure how to embed. Here is the link to the video on Vimeo. Chilling in Turks & Caicos Video

I not sure I have enough decent footage to make a video. I was mainly getting used to my new setup and experimenting with settings.

Hello Peter. This is Ron. My sister and I dove with you and Kelly in T&C. Nice to meet and dive with the 2 of you. Great video. Like your editing and smooth footage. I just joined here. Have to brush up on my shooting and editing skills. It has been a while.