Edit Canon EOS 7D camera footage
18/03/2010
I've just bought a Canon EOS 7D camera, which creates video in H.264/MOV format (up to 1920x1080) but my editing software (Magix Edit Pro 14) will not touch these MOV files.
thanks
Housing for Sony W390, W350, W380
16/03/2010
Any housing available for Sony W390, W380, W350?
New Olympus DSLR set up
16/03/2010
Hi,
I have just put together a kit based on the Olympus e-620.
Olympus PT-e06 housing
2 Olympus UFL-2 strobes connected via fiber optic cables
Fisheye FIX LED500 focus light
PPO-e05 port with the kit 14-52mm lens and the 35mm macro lens.
Ultralight arms and tray
So far I have only used it in a pool... so far so good. I will be diving with it in Hawaii next week so I will get back to you with the results.
Strobe suggestion for Olympus PT-E05
14/03/2010
Hi,
I am seriously considering buying an Olympus E520 and the Olympus PT-E05 housing.
Can anyone please tell me about the pros and cons of using the Olympus UFL-2 strobes instead of say, Ikelite strobes? I am wary of the fact that they require AA batteries instead of being rechargeable. I don't know anything about their performance or lifespan.
Can anyone tell me whether it is best to have the Olympus strobes on arms, or attached to the top of the housing? Finally, is fiber-optic the way to go these days? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My previous experience has been with an Olympus C8080 in an Ikelite housing with an Ikelite DS125 strobe.
thanks, Abby
Importance of manual white balance?
07/03/2010
Hi!
I'm on my way to order a underwater housing for my Sony SR-11. I'm really confused about if I want a manual or electric housing. Have looked at Ikelite and Light and Motions Stingray HD so far.
How important would you say it is to access the manual white balance?
It would be quite annoying to spend all that money and then regret the housing...
Really would appreciate any tips or recommendations...
Regards
Blue Fin HD housing Buoyancy
07/03/2010
I have recently purchased a Bluefin HC7 Housing Fitted with LED Sunray Lights. The advertising for the Bluefin quoted the assembly as being just negatively buoyant. However on first use I discovered the unit is particularly negatively buoyant and found myself very much resembling a SMB.
By rearranging and adding weights on my BCD I managed to regain my ‘poise’ but this isn’t ideal and I need to sort matters out before my next excursion.
Can anyone advise where I can obtain a float system for this camera? The only things I have come across on the web are Buoyant light links and lens floats but I will need more lift than these would offer and the links don’t look as if they are designed to fit into the Sunray arms
Someone suggested some plastic plumbing tubing with those push on “O-ring caps but I don’t really wish to look like I am carrying a pipe bomb through customs
Any recommendations would be very welcome?
Martin
greenish color on monitor
05/03/2010
dear members i have modified 2 ikelite housings to accomodate internal and external monitors,,but i am facing the following problem,,after 20 meters the monitor screen turns to green,,i dont see anymore the red the blue the yellow,,i know about loosing the colors at depth,,but this is a monitor !!!! is it because i am not shading the monitor enough???any ideas from previous experiences please???
Good entry level camera
03/03/2010
Gday guys. Have been spearfishing for a fair few years now and want to get into the video area. Im just looking for a good entry level HD camera with a cheap housing to match. Have had a look at a JVC GZMG630. Seems very cheap on ebay for only around $450, and also looking at the sony xr100 & 200.
What are some decent cheapish ones?? And am i looking around the right area at the cameras or are they cheap and nasty??
Cheers Ryan
M43 cameras vs. dSLR for video in low-light conditions?
01/03/2010
Hi!
Great forum!
Im going to buy a system for both UW-photo and video, maximum 2000 - 2500 $ for camera and uw-house.
I will use it in low light conditions.
Do anyone here know the video capabilities of m43 cameras in dark, low light conditions? Does the AF at f.ex. the Panansonic GF1 (which I hear is very good) catch up, or is it simply better to use manual AF like you do with dSLRs, or simply shut the AF off?
I am asking cause I realy consider to buy either m43 or dSLR system,for camera and housing, but I must admit I am not sure wether Its better to just buy a dSLR for the same price (NIKON D500, Canon 550, Pentax K.X (lacking house though..))
My primary consern is shooting video with m43 in the dark, cold waters og Norway. Should I rather buy a dSLR??
I am new to UW-photo/video, so Id be very glad for any advice!
All best.
Even
Nikon-mount Compromise Lens: Macro vs. WA
28/02/2010
Hi,
Have been using P&S;like the Canon G9/Ike housing for a number of years. I dive here in the murky waters of No. California. I have avoided moving to dSLR because the "gospel" is you have to choose -- macro or WA before a dive. I often run into great nudibranchs, but in the same dive a harbor seal or sea lion. But I need to reduce shutter lag!
Can anyone recommend a nikon-mount lens that would give good results on something like a D90 or D300 where I could still capture both WA and macro. I realize that it won't be true macro or true WA like having a specific setup. But I have rarely been on a dive where just one of the other would serve. Probably be getting an Ikelite housing since I have Ike strobes.
Thanks!
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