Everything posted by shokwaav
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Looking for high res underwater photos
RX100V (so a 1 inch sensor), Inon wide angle wet lens, Inon strobes 100% center crop to assess the sharpness. The resolution is 3648x5472.
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WTB: Nauticam Vacuum pump
From another thread for reference.
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Misool Eco Resort
Do you enjoy the CMC-1 with the 28-60? Great shots!
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What carry on luggage are you using?
Planning a trip to Ishigaki Japan in April, but the budget airline I'm taking is notorious for their 7kg carry on limit. I'm looking to save weight by using a duffel instead, but was wondering what other options people are using especially regarding weight.
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Backscatter Smart TTL for Sony & Olympus
I can confirm the Backscatter nauticam trigger works well with my A7C2 with nauticam housing. The TTL also seems to work well on land with the HF1s. I do like the fact the nauticam trigger is designed without wires, making it feel more durable, although it may be less viable for alternative housings.
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It's Time to Talk About the Nikonos RS 13mm Again
Any ideas how well it works for splits?
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Nauticam newest MFO-1
Anyone managed to get their hands on one? Any hands on reviews?
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Backscatter Smart TTL for Sony & Olympus
Email them. I asked them about the A7C2/A7CR housing before I placed my order.
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NEW - Backscatter Hybrid Flash
Wonder if the new tariffs will affect the pricing and availability of the flash and the triggers...
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Avoiding Torque when taking portraits/vertical shots?
That's a good point. I've been lowering the output of my bottom strobe to deal with it, but I've also had shots which looked a bit unnatural. My main issue is that the Backscatter strobes are so darn heavy that I need flotation near them. Ideally some sort of foam ring for the strobes would work best. Do you have any recommendations for adding floats to the base?
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Avoiding Torque when taking portraits/vertical shots?
With the strobes on either side and the entire system slightly negatively buoyant, the rig is quite stable when taking landscapes/horizontal shots. Unfortunately, with the popularity of vertical shots on social media, I have started to try composing my shots vertically. However, when placing the strobes at 12 and 6 o'clock, the entire system wants to torque back to the horizontal position. Does anyone have tips for strobe/float placement to avoid this?
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Gopro13 Gopro Labs Firmware (testing underwater)
Although this was taken at snorkeling depths, this was with a GoPro 11 running Labs with 5.7k 8:7 30fps, NR01, BITR 180, WIDE, LOG400, and then edited to taste in DaVinci Resolve.
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Swimming with Humpback Whales in Okinawa
Comment I posted on the showcase image, hopefully can help others who are interested.
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Swimming with Humpback Whales in Okinawa
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Olympus TG-7 with Olympus Circular Fisheye Converter FCON-T02
https://www.ikelite.com/blogs/reviews/olympus-fcon-t02-circular-fisheye-and-tough-tg-6-underwater-photos It seems that the extreme vignette is an expected result from this combination?
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Humpback Whale Calf
@bghazzal I went with Daisuke from Okinawa 39ers who I've joined for all my Okinawa trips. I went for two days, and only managed to see the whales in the water on the 1st day. On the 2nd day, we only managed to see them on the boat, and couldn't see them when we went in the water. For the 1st day, there were only the four of us + two guides, so it was quite comfortable under water. The 2nd day, there were probably 9 of us + 3 guides, so it was a bit crowded. Daisuke did emphasise no fin kicking, no free diving and no swimming towards the whales. However, on the 1st day, the calf got so close to some of us that they had to take evasive manoeuvres. It also took us almost the entire morning (7am - 12pm) to see the first few whales from the boat, and then the next 1-2 hours to get in the sea to join them. The sea was quite choppy on both days without any breaks so sea sickness meds were a must. I still got seasick on day 2 and had to puke (I am quite susceptible to sea sickness though). Also, although the water temperature was fine with a 5mm wetsuit, when back on the ship the wind chill was quite severe. Probably a neoprene jacket to wear when back on board would have helped. Daisuke mentioned that February may be the busiest month during the season and he mentioned that sometimes there were up to 10(?!) boats per pod of whales, which sounds crazy. I was discussing with someone who had done the whale swim three times, and we were wondering whether the whale swim would be able to continue indefinitely. For the second day, there were three boats following the same pod of whales, and started to feel a bit like we were harassing the whales a bit too much.
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NEW - Backscatter Hybrid Flash
Have there been any updates to the Sony Trigger? It's now past the new year 😅
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The Warming Diffuser Discussion ( and Gels ) for Bluewater Strobe Photography
Lightroom masks have improved a long way, but it will still struggle with fine details such as coral. I also prefer getting everything correct in camera. Set the WB to the level of the diffusers and make minor global WB corrections in lightroom.
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[4k Video] Koh Lipe, Thailand
Are you using a tray system? That might help with the hand held stability, so you don't need to introduce as much stabilisation in post. The AutoWB seems to be working great.
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Tiger Sharks video on Apple Vision Pro
I met someone on a liveaboard with an Insta360 Pro 2 in a Mantis sub housing. His company was making VR experiences for the Vision Pro.
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Gopro13 Gopro Labs Firmware (testing underwater)
I don't think WBDV or red filters should be used with dive lights due to the mixed light problem. I'd love to see examples of WBDV in ambient lighting.
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Settings A6700
Yea, put your subject in the centre of the focus box (which can be on the side of the screen if you set a custom focus point), single button press the tracking on toggle button, and it will start tracking. You can cancel with the same button or the center button in the dial.
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Settings A6700
Yes that's what I'm doing in the youtube video. EDIT: of course you'd have to check if this option is available on the A6700, this is the A7C2.
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Settings A6700
No no the third option (Tracking On by custom key) is the one which works!