Elvandar

- @Gmsalterego Ask for a good, powerful and hopefully not very expensive video lamp: - @Elvandar : Suggest a cheap ass torch, not that bad (45€) - @Wags & @Proteus: Suggest a really good torch but (~600€+) @Gmsalterego give us your budget and what you consider "not very expensive" 😆 By the way, all my video on my youtube, are shot with GoPro 11/12 and those 45€ torch, so if you are not a professional, or really into the hobby, you don't need to spend too much to get an ok result. But if you go for a 600€ source of light because you like taking video, you should maybe consider to change also the camera 😁 But also, I should not question these decision, as i bought almost 1000€ in wet lens for my gopro 🙃

I use 2 of these Wurkkos DL07 torch : Torcia elettrica anfibia Wurkkos DL07 For night dives, where they are my only source of light, I love them, and also when you have to go into macro, or smaller subject. For wider shot, I would not recommend them, you will most likely need to spend more. PRO: -Cheap -Last two 1h dives without problem -They need just one 26650 battery, so you can buy two, and swap between dives (they cost ~5€ each) -Good 120 degree light angle -Small and weight only ~300 grams, perfect for travel -Ball head included in the package -Feels solid -Have also Red, Ultraviolet and SpotLight mode CONS: -Useless on wider scene or if there is too much light (but to overcome these problem, i think you need to spend a lot on light) -People will thanks you a lot for blinding them underwater 😅 -The magnetic ring that control wich mode you use, sometimes is hard to turn Here a night dive where my source of light was them (and a bit of torch from my buddys):

@Luko google translate will work for me, thanks!

Today arrived the first piece of the solution i want to try, the joby 5k pro legs, this is what i am working with for now: Feels super stable. In the next days I'll receive the ball head and try it with all the gear on, but for now i am happy Pro: super stable, it could support way more weight on land, and even more underwater (future upgrade to a camera) Cons: My GoPro lost again a bit of portability 😅 At least i am happy that i got a ball head with quick release, so i can remove the tripod legs also underwater really fast, while being securely attached the rest of the time

This was the G55, but as Humu noticed, being a super macro, have two problem to consider: Every small movement of the camera, will be enlarged on the video, that's why I decided to buy a tripod and try this way. Another aspect of the G55, Is the depth of field that is just from 4.8 to 6.2 cm (1.9 - 2.4 In), so you need to go really intimate with your subject. When you are able to overcome these 2 problem, it gives you footage from your GoPro, that I would never have think possible. G100 is a bit easier and forgiving, having a DOF from 7 to 15.2 cm (2.8 - 6 In) but also has a lager fov of 90°, while the G55 has 45°. This fov difference, allow the G55 to have a 2x zoom Vs the G100. For this video, I used the G165, that lose another 2x Vs the G100, but is even easier to use (10 - 35 cm) because the subject was big enough (10 cm~) and I did not had time to change the lens, because my guide literally came back free diving to take me out of the water 😂 I made him a bit angry, I had to offer a drink 🫣

Yes @PeterN, all thanks to the Inon wet lens I use the G140, G165 and G55

Initially I mistaken it for a leopard flounder, but while editing I saw the absence of the fin, and I am pretty sure now that it is a Moses sole Can someone confirm? 😬

We are planning for August 2025 a trip in Madagascar, in the Nosy Be Island, and I would much appreciate suggestion or trip report if someone has already went there!

For Red Sea: Dahab Just got back from it, trip in november, perfect temperature, not too hot outside (30 with no humidity), 24/25 in the water We stayed in Tropitel Dahab Oasis (https://maps.app.goo.gl/yndb9EEkQF8T2kzN9) that is literally an oasis at the base of the costal mountain. The dive center is inside the resort, Lagona Divers Dahab North (https://maps.app.goo.gl/grTQ9VqZFX8G77Mm8) The most famous dive there is the near Blue Hole, with the arch, for technical divers (-54m), but there is a lot of other site really good that deserve a visit, like the canyon, the caves, ecc... All the dives sites except one, are reached with cars, and the entrance are from shore. We had the chance to have a juicy drink and mango right after the nigth dive in the center of Dahab, a really cool experience 😁 The city center is easily reached in 10 minutes with taxy, and is always full of life and has a lot to offer. Suggested to go in low season if possible, to avoid having to much divers around, november was perfect Recommended, if interested, you can ask me more info!

Why also the compass? To remember where he left it? 😂😅

@Jochen Cool! Wich gorillapod do you have? it's with abs or aluminium legs?

I totally missed the lobster, a whole one too 😆 It's like this one I posted with the cleaning shrimp on the mooray, and my friend did not saw them until I told him 😁 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCFptQJtFYV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== In his defense, I should reupload it with a better framing and quality, this was from the phone With "the crocodile", you mean a crocodile fish, or an actual crocodile?

There is a lot about the tripod made with clamps and arms, but i don't see much about flexible tripod The only example is from Jochen, but the tripod is cut out And also, the tripod I was looking is not DIY, that's why I made another post in another section 😁

I could use this tube grip, that I had from when I tried to use it to attach the GoPro on a torch to have an ultra compact setup (didn't work, too wobbly 😂) But I have to find a different attachment option for the GoPro on the tray to use this, now it is bolted down and I need 5 minute to detach it 😂

I would have to completely change how I attach the gopro to the tray, but the weight from the pocket seems interesting Looking forward to get your mate solution photo

@TimG I created a dedicated post to get suggestion for the tripod, I will consider the weight problem, after so much calculation I have done to go neutral bouyant, I am now starting to go on the negative side 😅 I'll just have to remove the top float arm to get a less bulky setup and +800 grams if needed

As in the title, I am searching for a tripod for my setup, for now I am evaluating 2 models from Joby: 1) The 5k model, that can support up to 4 kg and is made of aluminium Gorillapod 5K Video Pro Kit per Video Professionali | JOBY 2)The 3k model, just the legs, that support up to 3kg but is made of plastic https://amzn.eu/d/1GGcgNu I am more oriented on the 5k model, for sturdiness and his bigger weight capacity to be used also on land, but I don't know how well the metal will resist the salt water For the 3k model, I fear that the less problem from corrosion, are balanced with a lighter construction and so easier to break Someone have used them underwater? I saw only this post on the forum, and not much more online, about using them underwater: @waywardriley I try to tag you, have you tried the tripod in salt water? I saw that you used it only in the pool Did it rust or had any problem? My setup look like this, and I would add the tripod on the bottom: I also saw the quad leg stabilization, but for now i think the tripod would better, being able to be folded away when not in use, and also cheaper (for the 5k I found a good used offer, and the 3k leg is around 40€)

Really good video! One thing I noticed, was the redness on some subject, caused by the camera that can't decide if balance on the subject or the background! I have the same problem, and I need to experiment a bit and turn off the torch for wider scene! Was fun to see the ray going away, and then meeting the shark and they both startled xD

Found this guy at the end of the dive, just roaming around the sand My guide told me I was really lucky, he saw it only once in 4000+ dives 😁

@Jochen how much does your setup weight, and what tripod are you using? I got this setup with a gopro, 2 torc and wet lens and it weight around 3 kg on land, and 2/300 grams underwater I got some doubt on what tripod I need to stabilize the setup underwater, and I'd like to have the most light solution

I have tried to add a bit of description on the short, I still have not decided if it's better or worse 😬

Damn, why they had to change the mount to zd, to support the 8:7? I am interested in the glass version of the 140, but I don't like the idea that to get it, I have to change also the mount, and the 2 adaptor of the lens I already have Btw, thanks for the update @Nando Diver

Just 2 dive light DL07 Wurkkos, no filter, recorded with log profile and then edited with DaVinci

Here another slice 😁

I have shot in 16:9 5.3k, the video is just a slice of the frame, my main focus is to make a longer 16:9 video, but I decided to post litte piece as vertical video On the final frame, i have adjusted higher the shot, but for vertical video, i left a bit of rock, that lie in the part of the social usual covered from comments and description