south carolina

SeaLife DC1400: Full package to get started shooting underwater. Only underwater on 3 trips. 300$ Plus actual shipping costs. Paypal or check (shipping after cleared) Includes: Camera with case Strobe and Video light Soft travel case 2 batteries and charger Mounting tray with handles All original manuals Description from SeaLife: “Piano Key” controls for easy operation. 5 large buttons with big shutter and zooming lever for easy camera control, even with gloves on. Easy Set-up mode – Easy 1-2-3 graphic on screen guide –takes the guess work out of setting up the camera for great pictures. 6 Underwater Modes for sharp, colorful underwater pictures under any conditions. Includes 4 built-in digital color correction filters. Expandable with one or two SeaLife Digital Pro Flashes (SL961), Photo-Video Lights (SL980), and Fisheye Wide Angle Lens (SL975). Spy Mode – The camera automatically shoots continuous pictures at set time intervals (10 sec, 30 sec, 5 min, 30 min and 1 hour). Rubber armored, shock-resistant for rough handling and tough environments. Depth tested to 200 ft (60m) – Guaranteed Manual shutter and aperture control in Ext Flash mode. No O-ring lubrication required – Hassle-free O-ring maintenance, Just keep O-ring clean! HD Video mode – Record continuous High Definition video with sound 14 megapixel CCD for sharp, high-resolution pictures. 26mm Wide Angle lens – Shoot large subjects and reef scenes at close distances. Super Macro Auto focus from 1” (2.5cm) to ∞ Large 3.0” LCD for easy on-camera viewing 25X zoom – 5X optical zoom plus 5X digital. Lithium battery 700mAh for 2+ hrs/200+ pics Fast shutter response time* and quick start-up for fast action photography. *(As fast as 0.3 sec in Ext Flash mode and infinity focus) SD and SDHC card compatible up to 32GB 27 Land Scene modes – Automatically pre-sets the camera for the type of scene. Removable inner camera Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) – CCD shift technology reduces camera shake caused by hand movement. Manual White Balance control with short-cut key for fast and easy manual white balance setting.

Example with my fisheye and Sony Nex7

I was there in April 2018 - on the Dolphin Dream liveaboard. I did like having my fisheye lens - used only when sitting next to the guy doing feeds. But the sharks were ON TOP of you then, so good opportunities. I also agree with keeping strobes wide to reduce backscatter. When not right up with the feeding, I used my 18-55mm zoom a lot...

Nice shots!

Nauticam is worth the money in my opinion...

I always carry my UW gear with me. Never had a backpack weighed, although on a few occasions my carry on was weighed (only for international). I was able to step away and take out something then re-weigh. Ultimately, you can try to the response "airlines don't insure photography equipment in checked bags...". Be nice, patient, and you should be fine.