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That really depends on the conditions, here in the pacific northwest we can have a nice sunny day where it's bright down to 100 feet or it could be cloudy with an algae bloom and it's pretty much pitch black at 60 feet. For wide angle I'll typically go with the native ISO of 12,800 which gives a nice clean image and I have my aperture set to 6 to 8 and it looks pretty good. If it's a darker day I have cranked it up to 32,000 with minimal noise and it can be corrected in post.

Thank you! Yes, I use 3 lights. I attached a photo of me with my camera rig. The 3rd light is positioned in the center and pointed either straight or slightly angled upward or down if the water is fairly clear... I find it works really well as a fill light with my two primary lights angled slightly outward to decrease backscatter. I am shooting in SLOG3 and using the lowest ISO possible so I need a lot of light to get the exposure right.

I've made 7 trips to Browning Passage over the last 4 years and have done about 70 dives in the area. This video is a compilation of the scenery and marine life at the different dive sites. Some quick timestamps if you want to see specific dive sites. 0:00 - Intro and Aerial Footage Of Browning Passage 0:53 - World Famous Browning Wall 32:22 - Hardy Bay Hooded Nudibranchs 40:00 - Barry Islet and Gorgonian Corals 52:09 - 5 Fathom Rock Schools Of Fish 01:00:55 - The Grotto 01:18:18 - Coolio's Dream 01:26:06 - Gangsta's Paradise 01:33:28 - Rock Of Life 01:40:55 - 7 Tree Island Filmed with a Sony A7SIII + Sony 16-35mm f/4 lens in an Aquatica Digital housing with 3x18,000 lumen kraken video lights. Shot in SLOG3 (10 bit 4:2:2) and graded in Davinci Resolve.

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it. Thank you Maria! Yes, you are more than welcome to share and play it anywhere you like!

Thank you! Yes, that's the full video, the teaser is on reddit, I just copied my post from there.

Filmed over hundreds of dives around Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea, this is a 1-minute teaser for my full 2-hour film featuring wild Pacific octopus and Ruby octopus. From babies the size of a pea to full-grown giants. No narration, no captions—just octopuses doing octopus things in the cold, emerald waters of British Columbia. You’ll see them hunt, change color, fight, crawl, vanish, and interact with their environment in ways that might leave you with a new appreciation for these incredible creatures. Great to play in the background—or just zone out and watch them move.

This video is a collection of footage from hundreds of dives over the past 3 years around Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Dive sites include Nanaimo, Nanoose, Gabriola Island, Campbell River, Barkley Sound, Port Hardy, and Browning Passage. It’s set to relaxing music—no narration, no captions, no divers—just marine life and cold water scenery. Perfect for background viewing or whenever you need a moment of calm. Hope you enjoy it!

This footage was captured over four dives at Orlebar Point, Gabriola Island, British Columbia—two in August and two in January. Orlebar Point is a spectacular cold-water dive featuring a deep wall covered in fields of plumose anemones, colorful crimson anemones, boot sponges, cloud sponges, and plenty of rockfish. If you're lucky, you might even get a visit from curious sea lions, which make the experience even more unforgettable! This dive is definitely for advanced divers, as the area can experience strong currents if the tides aren’t perfectly timed. However, with proper planning, it's a short swim out to the wall, where it dramatically drops into the depths, creating an awe-inspiring underwater landscape. The diversity of marine life here is incredible, making it a must-dive location for anyone exploring British Columbia’s coast.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the diving here is world-class!

This is a highlight reel from over 230 dives off Vancouver Island, British Columbia in 2024. Locations include Nanaimo/Nanoose, Barkley Sound, and Browning Passage (Port Hardy).

Thanks! I am running my Sony in an Aquatica housing and using their Super Macro port. I do have an extension with a manual focus knob for a different lens but think it would push the end of the port out too far from the lens. I want to buy the lens, but might have to settle for just fixing the magnification and the aperture and using my existing focus ring to work the focus. I currently run the Sony 90mm but it's too much macro for a lot of the critters we have around here. I do have a 3D printer and will be able to print a focus ring. Thank you for the reply!

I am looking for a new macro lens that offers a bit more field of view than my Sony 90mm. I've been looking at this https://www.laowalenses.ca/product/laowa-60mm-f2-8-21-ultra-macro-lens/ has anyone used this underwater? It's a fully manual lens, meaning the focus, the aperture, and the zoom are all manual. I am shooting an Aquatica housing with the Aquatica macro port setup. I can 3D print a focus ring no problem but will not be able to adjust aperture or zoom once in the housing. I am assuming, I can just fix these to whatever I want and then control exposure using ISO and my lights. Has anyone used this lens?