Taken at Cowrie Reef, just south of Aliwal Shaol, East Coast of South Africa.

Hi,

I have a Sony a7c and sometimes I struggle with getting my objective in focus while underwater. I know there are many factors affecting this. But I want to give me the best fighting chance. Would you be keen to share your camera settings?

Hey everyone. As the title says i bought the wrong camera. I wanted to buy the GoPro Hero 11 for my trip to egypt in 10 days. Instead i bought the GoPro Hero 11 Mini on ebay... My mini brain just didnt see this small but important detail.

Does someone have expirience in using the mini? IT doesnt have a underwater case, or at least i couldnt find one. Can i use one from older versions?

I dont think i have time to sell this camera and buy the right one, which makes me pretty sad...

I recently got a Nikonos V that I want to try in the ocean but I want to check the seals before I venture out. They all seem in decent condition and I have silicone sealant to apply before I get it wet. I was leaning towards removing the battery so there's no current going through the electrics and then submerging the camera in tap water for half an hour. Any better suggestions?

My compact Nikon AW130 died last month after 5 years of very hard use. Which I have mixed feelings about. It was a great little camera, easy to tote around, but by the end I really felt like I was outgrowing it and the photos I envisioned rarely matched what it was capable of.

For the most part, I focus on nudibranches and other macro stuff. I decided that the TG-6 would be a good “step up”. I’m not expecting to get superb shots with it, but I think they’ll be considerably better than with my AW130… and since my main reason for taking the photos is to share on social media and look at later, that’s fine with me.

I went ahead and got a TG-6 housing, a backscatter M52 air lens, and the camera itself, but now I’m stuck looking for flash units that are portable and not overly expensive. I have a pair of old flash units from a different setup years and years ago (UltraMax UltraPower UXDS-1) that are just too big and bulky to use with the Olympus. Plus, traveling with them would be a real headache.

I’ve been looking at the Backscatter Mini Flash 2 (MF-2), which apparently is a big step up from the original version, and can use the TG-6’s RC Flash setting. Which is appealing, since for the most part, I think I’m probably going to be letting the camera decide the flash settings (at least at this stage). The product video on the backscatter website and on reviews all tout how “big of a deal” RC flash capability is.

I noticed that some other flash units fit my parameters, but they ‘only’ offer TTL support. For example, the Backscatter MF-1, the Sea & Sea YS-03 (although since I may eventually want the ability to use manual, this isn’t high on my list) or the Inon S-2000.

I guess my question boils down to this: will the difference in photo/lighting quality using the rc setting with the Mf-2 be enough to justify the extra money it costs compared to the others? Or would I likely not ever even notice the difference?

Hi,

I am a documentary filmmaking student looking for a story/topic in the underwater world for my thesis.

Does anyone know of a good story? All ideas are welcome!

Thanks,

Andrew