Nauticam 7d lens choice

If you were just taking non-posed snapshots of your dive buddy, which lens choice do you feel is best. Diver would probaly be 4 - 12 feet away. (Yes I know, get closer, but these are just casual snapshops, no modeling. )

Tokina 10-17

Tokina 10-17 with 1.4 teleconvertor.

Canon 10-22

Sigma 17-70

other

Thanks for your help and comments.

Don

That would depend on the size of your dive buddy....assuming average Height and Girth, I would guess 10-22 or 17-70.

If you were just taking non-posed snapshots of your dive buddy, which lens choice do you feel is best. Diver would probaly be 4 - 12 feet away. (Yes I know, get closer, but these are just casual snapshops, no modeling. )

 

Tokina 10-17

Tokina 10-17 with 1.4 teleconvertor.

Canon 10-22

Sigma 17-70

other

 

Thanks for your help and comments.

 

Don

Depends on water visibility. Here in So Ca temperate waters I would use the Tok 10-17 (without 1.4 TC) and in cleaner tropical waters I may opt for the Sigma 17-70.

But I would advise you to get much closer whenever you can, something like 2-3 feet especially if you are going to use a strobe for lighting.

Bo

It depends on zoom gear availability too. Not all those options currently have zoom gears available (though I'm told they will be available soon).

Thanks for the comments. I am a little afraid of the Tokina 10-17, as being too wide of lens for my needs.

I see Gudge also uses a Tokina 12-24.

I have used a 12-24 Nikon lens with a Nikon D200 / Ikelite combo, and was pretty pleased with it for non-posed shots.

So my question to Gudge ( or others ), is the 12-24 Tokina satisfactory in a Nauticam 7D for non-posed diver shots ?

Thanks again,

Don

I see Gudge also uses a Tokina 12-24.

So my question to Gudge ( or others ), is the 12-24 Tokina satisfactory in a Nauticam 7D for non-posed diver shots ?

The 12-24 and 17-70 worked fine for the diver shots you're after with my 20D/40D/50D in Subal housings and I'm using the same Subal extensions and ports for those lenses with my Nauticam.

Thanks Gudge. Very good info.

I'll have to check gear availability.