Hi
I I only need the super wide body part...would you sell it for 60 dollars? Need it as a back up for my 5 inch dome.
Cheers Albert
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I am from Holland and started making UW pictures in the early 70ties, using a self-built perspex housing with a Pentax camera inside, and a perspex housed flash. Then I bought the fabulous Rolleimarin with the Rolleiflex 3.5. f, which became my good companion for many years. This camera was ideal for close-up shots, in particular fish portraits. I then switched to a Hugy systeem (Hugymarin) with a Mamya 645 that allowed me to use wide-angle Secor lenses. Finally I ended up with the digital stuff: NikonD80/D90/D7000 in Ikelite housings, using mostly the Tokina wide angle 10-17 and 12-24 lenses. A great advantage of the digital camera's was that one could shoot hundreds of pictures during a single dive, while with an analog camera in the 6X6 format this was only 24 shots. With a succes ratio of 1:10 for UW pictures, this of course meant many more nice pictures during a diving trip.
Favourite diving spots: the 'Isles d'Or' in the French Mediterranean, the Red Sea, Borneo, and (more recently) the Bahama's.
I am from Holland and started making UW pictures in the early 70ties, using a self-built perspex housing with a Pentax camera inside, and a perspex housed flash. Then I bought the fabulous Rolleimarin with the Rolleiflex 3.5. f, which became my good companion for many years. This camera was ideal for close-up shots, in particular fish portraits. I then switched to a Hugy systeem (Hugymarin) with a Mamya 645 that allowed me to use wide-angle Secor lenses. Finally I ended up with the digital stuff: NikonD80/D90/D7000 in Ikelite housings, using mostly the Tokina wide angle 10-17 and 12-24 lenses. A great advantage of the digital camera's was that one could shoot hundreds of pictures during a single dive, while with an analog camera in the 6X6 format this was only 24 shots. With a succes ratio of 1:10 for UW pictures, this of course meant many more nice pictures during a diving trip.
Favourite diving spots: the 'Isles d'Or' in the French Mediterranean, the Red Sea, Borneo, and (more recently) the Bahama's.
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In Topic: FS: Ikelite 8" Dome Port with Super Wide Port Body
13 April 2013 - 09:15 AM
In Topic: Sale - miscelaneous Ikelite parts
13 April 2013 - 02:42 AM
Hi Adriana, do you still have the superwide body 5510.10? If so, would you be willing to sell it for 60 bugs? Cheers Albert
In Topic: Manatees visit
25 March 2013 - 10:20 AM
I'm hopefully going next week. What lens/body were you using? I'm in Florida shooting caves, so am wondering if I should run with 15mm fisheye or 17-40mm on 5d3. Thanks, ds
that was Nikon D7000 with Tokina 10-17. Fish eye seems to be the best choice. My best shots were inside the springs with clear water. You could even try an 'under-over' shot to capture some of the nice vegetation and trees around the springs.. But even under the surface you can get a nice (albeit distorted) view of the surface and background vegetation. Try to be on the same level or a bit below the manatee with the camera tilted slightly upward. And don't chase them! Good luck..Al
In Topic: Manatees visit
24 March 2013 - 11:30 AM
The best thing to do is join a local company, like Birds Underwater, that have a good reputation in the area. Their boats take 6 persons, but you can also arrange a boat for a smaller group (like two persons) which costs somewhat more money. Early in the morning (say 7 o'clock) is the best time to go to the Springs. Later you will have the kayak people and other boats that are moving in.
In Topic: Warped
12 February 2013 - 09:47 AM
Lovey shot,I liked the emptiness
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