Maria Munn

That's amazing Tim, I never knew that you could do that. Thanks for this 🙏

Hi @Caszieme It does have an endurance mode which is said to optimise the battery life by 50%. I love the settings that it offers for entry-level photographers. I’ve very rarely shot in full manual mode underwater to achieve my portfolio. It’s a fabulous set-up now that Backscatter’s add-on lenses can be used too 😊

Hey @DavidM Welcome from me and thanks for sharing your stories. There's never anything wrong with shooting with and still using older kit, I have my underwater work captured with compacts at my studio with kit I used back in 2004 with my Olympus 5050! Congrats on your PADI DUP. Tim's a great photographer and what a fabulous place to learn! I started my underwater smartphone photography with a Sealife SportDiver Housing which I loved and it gave me some amazing results. Happy to help if I can and look forward to seeing your images and more of your adventures! Maria You can see my Smartphone Gallery which I'm starting to build here: https://oceanvisionsphotography.co.uk/smartphone-underwater-images

Hey @Giancarlo M. and @Davide DB Thanks for posting this, it will be great to see what you think of it. I was playing with one this week with my underwater photography course guests using their Olympus Tough TG-7, I'll pop some feedback up later. Maria :)

Love this Wolfgang! Beautiful images. Thanks for sharing this, always lovely to read about new destinations. Maria

Wow 😮

Hey @Kristin Thanks for replying and so great to hear that you got the Insta 360 Ace Pro 2 and love it too. Look forward to hearing about your adventures with it and seeing your images. Have a great week too :) Maria

Hi @Narced Diver I haven't used the Osmo but I've used both the Insta Ace Pro and Go Pros. What I loved about the Insta Ace Pro is the detail that it provides. For example when capturing jellyfish or rays of light, the Insta Ace Pro really delivers in terms of capturing contrast and definition so well, even in bright sunny conditions way above both iPhones and Go Pros. From everything I have seen, I would definitely go with an Ace Pro 2. I've been out doing some tests the past few days and be writing very soon about them all. Here is an image of an Atlantic Sea Nettle which I captured recently here in the UK using the Ace Pro. I haven't edited it, this is the image straight out of the camera. It really blew me away, as well as the footage that I've captured of jellyfish. Hope this helps a bit, good luck with the decision making, shout if you need more help and let us know how you get on. Have a lovely day. Maria

Hey Iz, A big welcome from me too. Wow, where in Indonesia are you? Much as I'm in love with our UK waters, I still miss it over there. Look forward to seeing your images. Have a great week :) Maria

Hey @Narced Diver Thanks for posting this, the New OSMO 360 looks very interesting and it will be great to see how it compares to the Go Pro Max 360 and the Insta 360 X5. As Davide said, it's hard to assess how good it is going to be until it's released, although I've read that the battery life may not be as good. I've just found this video online which may help a bit. Hope it does :) We shall see .... Maria www.oceanvisionsphotography.co.uk

Hey @RVBldr Love these images, they're beautiful. Absolutely loved Gods Pocket and diving around Vancouver and Alaska, the colours are amazing! Look forward to seeing more. Maria

Hi @Nemrod I’ve had course guests get in touch with me with their compact cameras using this method but the exposures aren’t always correct, or the subject is blurred. I’d always recommend choosing the correct ISO based on your subject choice to get the best results.

Hi again @RomiK It's totally understandable when something is new. I still enjoyed the clip. I'll have a think tomorrow to see if I can come up with something else before you head off to Indonesia. Thanks again for posting and sharing your thoughts. Maria

Hi @RomiK Many thanks for sharing this. I've just seen it on my phone just fine. It's always great to see other's experiences using these kinds of cameras. Can I ask were you using the PureVision Mode and how deep were you? These cameras are built more for Content Creators, so it's a whole different system to work with. I've seen some incredible images and footage with them, but they definitely need the right angle, the correct position and the right light. I've found the same as you in terms of focusing distance as well. Still loved seeing this though, thanks for posting. Maria

Thanks for the thanks Kristen, I’ll post more soon. Just shout if you need any help. Have a great rest of the weekend. Maria 😊