Thomas Pettersen

I've been thinking about wheel weights, so that is on my list. But lead-tape was a new product to me. Thanks for the tip! Or else I have been thinking about creating some rails with weights on lengthwise along the camera. Maybe connected to the quad-pod on under the camera. In that way I could adjust the balance according to lens and port.

Yes, it is night and day compared to the Panasonic GH4. Looking forward to struggle with the 105mm and macro in the muddy fjord. Btw, I also saw quite many some sea-feathers at Storsand, but not as many as in Bunnefjorden.

Ooo. that hurts. Btw, I saw an adapter for the CFExpress-card, so I can use a standard 2230 SSD disk as memory card. That will help a lot. https://www.amazon.com/NFHK-Type-B-CFexpress-Adapter-Expansion/dp/B0FDWGGY5T But with that amount of data, you need to have a lot of external storage anyway... Great! It is smart to have different magnifications/angles on the footage. Make it more interresting to look at, and possible to create a small story. Had a sneak peek at your YouTube-channel and I really like the clips you had there. Think I'll try the lens first without a diopter first, and feel what I need. Thanks for your feedback, cheers Thomas

Just some footage from the dark Oslofjord/Norway. Nothing spectacular or impressive, but was testing my new Nikon ZR with a Nikkor Z 17-28mm in a SeaFrogs aluminium housing. Happy with the setup. Today I was struggling with the balance of the camera, since I made it neutral in the nearest harbor, where there was a lot of more fresh water than where we had the dive. So the housing was too positive. Also the balance was not too good, since the dome port was too light compared to the rest of the rig. I was not too familiar with the focus controls, so I had some out of focus shots - and some shots with questionable autofocus... Took it in 4K/50fps in R3DLog (Red Raw). The files got humongous. But who cares with todays memory card prices.. 🤪 This was just a quick and dirty edit, but I was impressed of how much I could adjust the footage. A great step up from the Panasonic GH4. Since it is autumn, the dives in the future will probably be more macro dives, so looking forward to test it with the 105mm. If anyone has tested the 105mm, do you have any recommendations for a diopter for it? I am only shooting video.

Thank you! 🐙

Aha! That is good old duct-tape with a 1 kg counterweigh to balance the rig. ;)

Thanks, Jurgen! :)

Thanks! I think it is important to try to create a small visualstory, so you change between wide shots, medium shots and close. So a combination of one on macro and one on wide angle is a perfect buddy pair! We also learned a lot from the workshop-instructor Tove Petterson (She has an impressive background, check her out at: https://www.tovepetterson.com/my-story) regarding creating small stories. I don't think it has a hood. It is an Atomos Ninja V in a Nauticam Housing.

Here are some more shots of Rune playing around with the Z-cam E2-F6

Thanks! Looking forward to try it some more.. /T

Hi! My name is Thomas Pettersen, I am a cold water diver in Norway - living by the Oslo-fjord. Have been playing around with video for some years as a complete amateur. Started with GoPro(s), upgraded to a Sony RX100VII in an Ikelite housing, then I "downgraded" to a Panasonic GH4 in a Nauticam housing (I still have the Sony - but it it was more fun using the Panasonic, even if the image quality is worse). Just got a Nikon ZR in a SeaFrogs housing - which I am eager to test out. Participating in the yearly Norwegian Championship in Underwater video - and think I've been on every position. From last to first place. Mainly diving in Norway, but has also been diving Thailand (where I took my first PADI), Malaysia (Sipadan), Bali, Komodo, Egypt (Liveaboards south and north of Hurghada), Tenerife, Dominican Republic and South Africa (Simons Town).