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Panasonic GH2
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Nauticam
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Sola 4000
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Hi Dustin, thanks for nice reply, I check your vimeo videos, good work, also editing is cool. Can you send the pictures of your snoot, how it looks like on Sola 4000 ? I want to use fibre optic cables, and put the snoot on the led, so it might be the way, but of course I am curious about ideas. For now, I dont want to invest another money to Sola 2000, if not needed.
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thats a good idea, I will think about that in my design, just make there 2 holes more
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Hi Peter, thanks for opinion, I can really imagine what you are describing, it might be fun to try, but I think in long-run, I would pick the FiberOptics with LocArm, one of the reason is, LED light from SOLA is not in the middle. I really like the idea how it is done here: http://www.divematrix.com/showthread.php?11303-Photo-Essay-Building-a-Fiber-Optic-Snoot My idea is to use LocLine 3/4", fill it with FO inside, and on the end of snoot using different size of cap, so that way I can control the size of the light and using just one snoot per light. But I am not sure, if it is possible changing the last piece underwater. He is describing it here: http://www.divematrix.com/showthread.php?11303-Photo-Essay-Building-a-Fiber-Optic-Snoot&p=112661&viewfull=1#post112661
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Difference between XIT404 and Gorrila tripods
2ge replied to 2ge's topic in Video Gear and Technique
thanks guys for opinions, so result is simple: if you got money, buy XIT, if you can not afford it gorrila will make also job but it will not so professional. I think I will take XIT with twist clamps, I guess it will also not lose the price during the time in case of selling it. Well 725 USD... -
Hi, after my last trip in Bunaken and Lembeh I found out I need to stabilize my macro shots, so I am looking for tripod. I read couple of reviews and discussions and I can not decide, if I should buy Gorrila Tripod or XIT404 tripod. I like XIT404, because versatile legs, and it seems more steady, but it is soooo expensive - also I would like to know difference between XIT Ball adapter and Twist Kit. I got NA-GH2 Nauticam housing and like to shoot a video, so if somebody tried both and compare them, you are more than welcome to comment. Thanks.
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kun1, and how you was happy with white balance ? It was OK, blue water, true colours? If so...I have to do something wrong maybe not enough light.
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Hi guys, I just come back from Lembeh, shoot some video footage on my new GH2 with +10 dio, I am quite impressed with that camera, too bad I can not use manual focus. Now I check some other videos and it seems, I need to buy some tripod (for camera only) and make a snoot for lights. I was looking for some snoots for Sola 4000, but I can not find any, everything is DIY, which is also good, so one can use imaginations and skills. Do you have any tips, how to make good video adjustable snoot? I would like to change easily position of light (using LOC I guess), but I would like to change also the amount of light area, and if I understand correctly with fibre optics I can not do that (using for example this DIY http://www.divematrix.com/showthread.php?11303-Photo-Essay-Building-a-Fiber-Optic-Snoot ) I got 2+2 big nauticam arms on camera, so position Sola 4000 is quite OK, so in my mind comes some adjustable simple snoot using this technique: http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-techniques/article/underwater-snoot-photography/ but adding adjust (somehow?) the length of the snoot. Any tips are appreciated.
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I will try in blue waters, setting manual white balance in Lembeh is not the best idea to try. But anyway, I got "feeling", that MWB works differently on Canon cameras. Maybe camera needs to be set up in Aperture mode (for example), I am using full manual.
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Manual White balance results in green reef
2ge replied to Kevster's topic in Video Gear and Technique
I got GH2 and "played" with Manual White Balance. I used before Canon P&S cameras and also Sanyo XACTI HD2000 and MWB works as expected - usually I just take the shot on sand, and everything was ok. With Pana GH2 it is different, I MWB on sand, and that sand is not white (in camera), but grey. For now I am ok, I am in Lembeh, and always shooting with video lights (sola 4000), so I use AWB, but there will be many situations, where I will use just ambient light and I want to be ready for that. I find Canon G12 as the best camera, which supports really nice manual white balancing - just set it up as shortcut, and with ONE press, you got white balance. On Pana GH2 one must made 4 button presses to achieve that. Oh well...also the results are not same. -
Hi guys from Lembeh Strai in North Sulawesit, just came from Bunaken. So I am fully testing the camera, got few things: - there is really problem to setup right white balance - is there any guide, how to set it up properly on GH2 ? Sometimes I want to take a shot from open sea, where is enough light and visibility is good, what I am doing is - manual white balance, choose 1, point at sand and shoot. WB changes, but it is greenish, not like on Canon camera I used to it. One have to use some white dive slate, or ? I really need proper white balance. - I set up few modes (c1/c2/manual), so far I like it, with ISO bug, when I set ISO to 160 on C1, I hope it is OK iso, not higher...sometimes I got grain there, so... - I am playing with Teleconverter /on/off, thats really fun, what are your findings on this ? - I set up fn3 for turning on/off teleconverter (shooting small stuff) - I got a little problem with stabilizing the camera, when shooting 2mm stuff, it is quite hard to not move it...it seems some underwater tripod would be great for that. I am using hacked Flow Motion 2 I think, so far it works nice, but I got problem importing it to FCPX, but I am doing workaround, and that works so far. Anyway, it is really big step up from my Sanyo HD2000 what I got before...and when the sun comes underwater, oh yes...
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Davide - yes I want to throw away that neoprene cover too, I saw your 8mm cover, nice one, do you got pic also for 7-14 dome ? Definitely I will go to kitchenware shop and look around, in my boxes I got one big plastic bottle, but it is 1cm less in diameter I would say. Which stickers are you using, both sided ? Also for 7-14 cover it would be maybe good if cover touch the housing, so it can not touch at all dome, if it goes beyond sticker. How do you find 8mm vs 7-14mm ? Are you always using lights with these lenses ? Today, in poor visibility I would get better video (maybe), if I dont use lights at all and use manual white balance.
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today I tried the camera underwater, we got terrible visibility (5-7 metres), no sun, so it was just test. Overall I am pleased with camera and controlling in port, everything is so easy. Setup lightning is quite tricky part, but it will go by time.I read discussion about focusing, very informative. With 7-14 lens I have to use biiig dome port, and I see you guys using custom made cover for yours acrylic domes, so I am looking around to made some, because sooner or later there will be scratches on the dome. Also when checking videos, I see reflection from the text on the lens, I guess you are using black pen to cover it? Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it!
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Davide, really nice work in this video: - filming, editing, music. Great work. Thanks a lot of help, I will "play" with settings as you suggest, and I didnt know about ISO bug, thats quite strange. ScubaBob, we got similar setup, good luck with filming!
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Hi Kun, yes, flow motion v2 looks like nice hack, it is quite popular I would say. I got 64gb 90mb/s SD card, so thats also not a problem. Yeah, thats what I want to confirm - Manual Mode, HBR, 24p cinema. Magic filter with lights ? I used them before, when I didnt have lights, but now I dont think I need magic filter. Can you also tell me your settings for FN buttons?
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Hi guys, soon I will go underwater with my new set-up: Panasonic GH2 (hacked) with nauticam housing Panasonic 7-14mm wide angle lens, dome port, zoom gear Panasonic 14-42 PZ, dome port, zoom gear Diopter +10, lens holder 2xSola 4000 I got some questions on divers, who using Panasonic GH2 for filming and photo underwater: 1. How do you set up FN buttons? 2. Do you record on manual film mode - or which mode you are using? 3. Which hack you usually use (if any) You can write any hints and tips for achieving best results. I am looking forward to make some nice videos and photos. Thanks