I have just received a 60mm Micro and will take it underwater for the first time next week with a D70 / ikelite / DS125 and the port for the 18 - 70. From reading older posts this should work for 60 mm, but with less depth of field. Also to be able to play around with WB I will use RAW mode for the first time. The visibility will hopefully be as good (20 - 30 meters, with few particles) as last time. I have read up on the hints from Splashdown for the 12-24 and full manual settings, but prefer to have the camera checking some of the parameters for the photographer!
What can I expect? Since the length is fixed I will need to maneouver more to get the motive right. Is automode + RAW good enough for the WB or is manual WB measuring and using a non-manual mode better? Since there is a Full / Limit manual switch I need to make the choice between macro or normal fishes before going down. So much to try and so few dives! Thanks in advance.
i would suggest leaving the lens on full, i find putting it on limit will "limit" your choice of photos.
Also, leaving the WB on auto is fine but you can get some inconsistent colour results doing so, even on the same subject, easy to fix in post but i find that annoying.
With the 60 you will be mostly illuminating your subjects with flash. Try the cloudy WB preset, i find that give nicest in camera colours. Again, you can change that in post but i am a stickler for wanting my colours to look their best when i look at the back of camera.. call me weird...
Will go for Full and Auto / Cloudy. I'll try yo remember to try both on the same dive to get a comparisson. Thanks Mike!
I'll also go on full, but use the auto WB mode.
Since you use RAW you can change it later on your computer.
I usually like the auto choices of the camera, the cloudy is good sometimes but sometimes puts too much red to my taste.
