Canon G7 + Ikelite Housing + DS51 TTL pictures...

Nice colors! What flash/strobe are you using and is it on TTL or Manual?

Ikelite DS-51, generally on eTTL. Am considering picking up a DS-125 as well, and running them both, mainly so I can get WA stuff a little better, but for now, this will do.

I wish there was a battery meter of some sort on the DS51. I went out Friday a good distance from shore, took a picture of a cuttlefish and the strobe died. Aarrghh... I seem to get about 250-300 photos out of a set of AAs and about 150-170 from 2500mAH rechargeables.

Did have lithium bat's in mine, lasted for ages, until mid one dive while overseas, they died. Of course, it was after that that I saw about a million and one things that would've made great photos! Now on standard AA's although doesn't look like they'll last all that well.

Am quite happy with the strobe for macro stuff though. Bit more power wouldn't hurt for wide angle, but I'm sure I'll live for now.

Alas, the weather's taken a turn for the worst here, so looks like another weekend without diving.

I understand about the weather. On the other side of the island less than 5km from me the coastal waves are almost up to 3 meters. On my side there is barely a ripple and other than the silt from the heavy rains the water was fine!

I made a huge mistake yesterday and was using the DS51 strobe and left the white balance set on UW mode and every single pic was pretty much washed out as far as color. There was some pretty neat stuff out yesterday too, not really happy...

Hello

Here are some of my pictures too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189548@N05/s...57600372809805/

Dominique

Domonique, your photos are GREAT! Very nice in color and sharp. What settings did use on the camera?

Hello,

After some time of lurking I'm going to take the time to revive this thread to ask some advice. The setup that IslandBound and Aussie have matches what I've been considering myself. However, I have a few concerns given the type of diving I will be doing...

So far I've had two alternatives open:

- G7 w. Ikelite house, DS51, WA lens and flat port

- EOS 400D, 10-22 mm, 60 mm macro w. Ikelite house, 2x DS51 and corresponding ports

I'm not entirely sure I want to invest the amount of money that a full SLR setup will cost, and from the amazing pictures in this thread it seems the G7 should serve me fairly well - at least for overseas diving.

I do basically 50% of my dives in warm water with good visibility on diving trips to the Red Sea, Asia etc. For these dives the above setup seems more than sufficient. However, the other 50% is spent at home (home being Sweden) in cold, dark water. These dives are also done on wrecks, which is the main reason I want the WA lens for the G7. I understand that an EOS 400D with the 10-22 (or a Tokina 10-17) will give me far better WA pictures, but the question is if the G7 will be an acceptable first step given that my current P&S camera is not even with me on those dives.

Also, is one strobe sufficient to begin with for WA shots in dark water?

Hope the above sheds some light on my situation... I should add that I am a complete beginner when it comes to (UW) photography.

yeah ...

Domonique .... you got great shot over there..

mind to share some experience?

by the way, is there anyone had sample photo for wide angle when using ikelite flat port(#9305.92 ) and inon UWL-100? think to get one of those.

yeah ...

Domonique .... you got great shot over there..

mind to share some experience?

 

by the way, is there anyone had sample photo for wide angle when using ikelite flat port(#9305.92 ) and inon UWL-100? think to get one of those.

Tomorrow , I will reply , today I'm going to dive ..but the canon g7 is really a great camera !!!

Tomorrow , I will reply , today I'm going to dive ..but the canon g7 is really a great camera !!!

yeah, it does ...

one thing i do miss is the wide angle ...

looking forward on your reply.

hey guys,

update something for canon G7 housing.

now WP-DC11 can add 67mm lens.

check out this site from taiwan. here

but some people complaint that vignatte still appear.

you can see the result here. HK forum

Actually this is from hong kong forum.

for me, it's seem like the edge corner sharpness is a bit worst!

is it normal??

by the way, is there anyone had sample photo for wide angle when using ikelite flat port(#9305.92 ) and inon UWL-100? think to get one of those.

Here's a few test shots of my dog with a G7 in the Ikelite housing with the short port and an Inon UWL-100.

All taken at widest zoom, there is sometimes a tiny bit of vignetting but this will go with a bit of zooming. Some of the corners are slightly blurry I think.

I'm off to Malaysia in two weeks so I'll get some U/W shots up when I get back

http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=n...53306644sp2.jpg

http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=n...33124035xy0.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=n5...53326670sp1.jpg

G7.. using WP-DC11.. getting Ikelite housing.. DS51 or DS125???

I am fairly new to photography least to say UW photography. I've taken the WP-DC11 on about 80ish dives. I have this phobia the O-ring will get porous and give way...

I am not good with the strobe previously... Pics look really unnatural..

How do I know which strobe is a good choice with the new Ike housing??

If you are going to get an ike housing, you may as well get the ettl conververter, and that leaves 2 choices for wired TTL: DS-51 and DS-125.

If you are going to shoot in the AV mode (TTL exposure) then the DS51 or DS125 would be the obvious choice. They allow a much easier photo to be taken and keep the coloring and light exposure quality very high.

Blimbo, did you take any test photos by any chance with the longer port and the Inon lens?

If you are going to shoot in the AV mode (TTL exposure) then the DS51 or DS125 would be the obvious choice. They allow a much easier photo to be taken and keep the coloring and light exposure quality very high.

 

Blimbo, did you take any test photos by any chance with the longer port and the Inon lens?

My first time using TTL.... usually I shoot in Manual mode and manually white balance. Used AV mode a few times. Guess I have to experiment. Just called the shop and will pick up stuffs tomorrow or next week. yippee!!!

If you are going to shoot in the AV mode (TTL exposure) then the DS51 or DS125 would be the obvious choice. They allow a much easier photo to be taken and keep the coloring and light exposure quality very high.

 

Blimbo, did you take any test photos by any chance with the longer port and the Inon lens?

Here we go...

At widest zoom..

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2019/misc005fa4.jpg

and zoomed in 5 positions.. it's only here that the vignetting goes away. Looks pretty bad tho doesn't it, very blurry all round

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7254/misc006qt8.jpg

(and yep my fish tank needs cleaning..)

Here we go...

 

At widest zoom..

 

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2019/misc005fa4.jpg

 

and zoomed in 5 positions.. it's only here that the vignetting goes away. Looks pretty bad tho doesn't it, very blurry all round

 

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7254/misc006qt8.jpg

 

(and yep my fish tank needs cleaning..)

Hi,

I have got some scratches on the lens of my Canon housing and because of that I am looking into buying the Ikelite housingfor the G7. In the future I would like to do some macro an WA photography. So I am interested in the setup that is used with the foto's taken in this topic (espesially the last ones). What strobes, WA lens and what port (long or short).

Also I would like to know if the photo's are cropped.

Sascha

Hi,

 

I have got some scratches on the lens of my Canon housing and because of that I am looking into buying the Ikelite housingfor the G7. In the future I would like to do some macro an WA photography. So I am interested in the setup that is used with the foto's taken in this topic (espesially the last ones). What strobes, WA lens and what port (long or short).

 

Also I would like to know if the photo's are cropped.

Sascha

Hi Sascha,

Look at my previous post for some test shots with the Ikelite housing + short port & Inon UWL-100. Not had a chance to test underwater yet but am off diving in 2 days so I'll report back :-D