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UNDERWATER VIDEO COURSES Jeff Goodman, director and award-winning TV cameraman, leads a series of courses aimed at improving the art of good underwater video production while at the same time realising the incredible wealth and diversity of our planet's marine life. Jeff has over 30 years experience in wildlife and underwater filming. Credits include the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Discovery, Animal Planet and many others. He has twice been nominated for BAFTA Award Cameraman and won Montana Festival Best Series Director/Cameraman. Among Jeff's many TV Credits are: BBC... Mimic Octopus...Narrated by David Attenbourgh BBC... Secrets of the Maya Underworld...Narrated by Simon MacCorkindale Venues in the Red Sea, Indonesia and S.Africa for 2013 Details at www.jeffgoodman.co.uk

The Bluefin HC1 is designed with an integrated system of housing, lights, monitor, and optics. Set-up is a snap. Controls include power on/off, record start/stop, double tap variable zoom control, electronic manual focus and momentary auto focus on/off. Housing also provides access to iris control and the tele macro function. Smart Grip Handles provide access to VTR playback for instant footage review. Also included is a Flip Down Color Correction Filter that provides easy transitions between ambient and artificial light. Smart Grip Handles put important functions where you need them, at your fingertips. Handles provide non-penetrating push button controls, utilizing IR transmitters and receivers. No fumbling around for awkward levers and dials. As such, the housing is a natural extension of your hands, so capturing that perfect video sequence is made easy. LMI Sunray S Elite Video Lights (w/infinity arms, battery pods) use memory free NiMH batteries that have a 40-minute burn time on high. Both the Classic and Elite systems offer 3 light intensity levels for exposure control on cameras that don't provide that function. They have 20-Watt halogen bulbs and cast an extremely even light on your subject. The Elite lights have underwater plugable connection cables, the Classic light cables are permanently built into the pod. The Elite kit includes a 1.5- hour smart charger that accepts voltages from 110V to 240V while the Classic kit includes a 110V overnight trickle charger. Asking $2,500 OBO (be reasonable). Proceeds go towards dolphin conservation. Questions? harzen@bluedolphinresearch.com

The following clip isn't that long but should give you an idea of what the lens, camera and dome combination are capable of. I will definitely be trying this again! It was worth cutting off the hood:: Background: Last year I purchased a used Ikelite DSLR housing and 8" modular dome port to house a Canon 5D2. For my first dive trip I used the Canon 17-40L with the #5510.24 port extension and the 8" modular dome. In the end it worked out okay but I didn't care for the edge sharpness - especially for video at the wide (17mm) focal length. I did try a +2 diopter and I think it helped a bit but I had a lot of problems focusing at/around infinity so I took it off after a day of diving. What I did like about the 17-40 is that is has a relatively close focus distance and so stills shot at 40mm were very sharp and worked well with a single strobe. But wide angle just wasn't working all that well. Here is a link to a gallery of photos (all underwater all taken with the 17-40L). Note: many of these photos are cropped, some quite significantly: http://www.amazonbeach.com/PhotoVideo/Cozumel2012/ I had seen some very nice footage shot with the Canon 14mm L version II. But that lens is way over my budget! So I searched around and found a Rokinon 14mm f2.8 lens used on Craigslist for $220. It was in decent shape. By f4 it is very sharp and for my copy by f5.6 it is crazy sharp and has no noticeable vignette on the full frame 5d2. It is a very fun lens to use. You can shoot straight into the sun with little or no flaring! The moustache shaped distortion is immediately obvious if there are any horizontal straight lines. Easy to fix for stills but need to be aware of for video. Of course, I really wanted to take it underwater and thought it might fit in the Ikelite system - nope! It was so close, but the built in hood of the lens is too wide to fit through the ikelite port extension tube. So I tried taking the lens apart a few times (to cleanly remove the hood) but never did figure it out. Along the way I declicked the aperture ring - which I thought I would like - but it had no damping and the throw is so short I put that tiny bearing back in. From earlier measurements, I knew that the lens would fit through with the lens hood removed. So, given the lens was cheap, I cut the hood off with a dremmel tool. I first removed the font element (easy), stuffed the lens with lint free cloth to keep the particles from entering the rest of the lens and then simply cut off the lens hood. After this the lens fits quite easily through all the ikelite port extension tubes. And I am able to use the Ikelite focusing gears! FYI - This is a manual focus lens so the focus gears working has been very handy. The first port extension tube I tried was the 5510.24. There was a lot of vignette from the modular dome. I'm believe this port extension would have worked focus-wise though. However, when I purchased the used Ikelite kit, it also had the slightly shorter #5510.22 and the very short #5510.11. So next I tried the #5510.22 on a local lake dive. The conditions were crappy but it seemed to work okay. I really struggled with focusing though as it was so dark. Although I did capture this image when were were exiting (this is through the dome but above water!) http://www.amazonbeach.com/PhotoVideo/AmazonBeachGallery/slides/20120819144951_5D2_IMG_4396.html Then two weeks ago I was down in Ambergis Caye for a week. Unfortunately we were blown out for the majority of the trip so I only got in three dives. On the first dive I tried the #5510.11 (very short port extension). I think it was just too close to the lens to focus properly. Only the very center of the image was properly focused. On the only other two dives I switched to the #5510.22 extension tube. On the first dive I struggled with focus. I was confused and thought I needed to stick a land based hyperfocal focus point - but that really didn't work. On the second dive I had more time and refocused with live view. This time the results were a lot better! When I disassembled the rig at the end of the day I noted that the focus was very close to the minimum focus distance. Perhaps with a dome port and in water, the focus is on the virtual image right behind the dome? For all the dives I used Magic Lantern. It has such an easy whitebalance menu system (just two button clicks). But in the end I wasn't overly pleased with the results. Because 14mm is so crazy wide on a full frame I had to hold the white card so close that often it had shadow on the card. But I'm also wondering if the Magic Lantern whitebalance doesn't use a very full range of tint? I should also note that this lens is manual aperture. So I just set the aperture at the click stop between f8 and f12 - I'll call it f10. The shutter was set at 1/47 and I ended up using iso 100, 160 and 320 for the dives. I probably should have set the aperture at f12. You will see that the water was pretty hazy and a bit dark but it worked. Also, I had the cinemascope crop marks turned on for all the dives as my goal was to create a 2.35:1 video when finished. So the sample clip is cropped this way. Observations: 1.) When shooting stills, there is a very noticeable vignette from the dome port. If you plan on shooting lots of stills you will need to crop to get rid of vignette. But I like wide angles with very landscape aspect ratios so no problem here. And at 20MP, you can crop forever on the 5D2. 2.) When shooting video, the full video frame (16:9) has small - but just noticeable - corner vignetting. The average viewer may not notice it but anyone critical will call it out. So, cropping to a more anamorphic aspect ratio is probably best. But once again, this lens is crazy wide which lends itself to that type of presentation. 3.) Corner sharpness. I think it is quite good! The 17-40 was much softer. And I think with more dive time to get focus better I think the Rokinon / Samyang 14mm f2.8 will rival or even best the Canon 14mm L version II. Perhaps if placed behind a glass dome (vs the Ikelite acrylic) it might be even sharper?

Light & Motion Bluefin HD video with Stingray G2 backplate. SARTEK HID 10 strobes and Sony HDR-HC3 full HD 1080 tape camcorder. Bought from a friend in late 2011 and only used once since.... Comes with Pelican box and open to offers. Currently in Dubai but I travel a lot so can transport or courier to rest of world. Steve Lockie +971 504594624 stevelockie@hotmail.com

Kit includes: Sony EX1 (345 hours) charger 2 x Sony BP-U30 battery 3 x Swit S-8U62 Sony SxS 8 GB card remote microphone Gates underwater housing Fathom wide angle port (with floats) flat port There is minor sun damage on the edge of the viewfinder. It is only cosmetic and does not effect the screen. The strap connectors has been removed from the palm grip. This makes for easier fit into the housing, however you cannot reattach the strap for hand held use out of the housing. $9000.00 USD

Designed for the Sony HVR-Z1U video camera, this housing and camera combo produces stunning 1080 HD (HDV) at 4:2:0 specifications. With this system, have shot great white sharks, and a library of stock footage used by networks worldwide. Performs flawlessly and has never leaked. Also included is a host of extras including the wide-angle port lens, video monitor, 10W HID light, Macro diopter kit, and hard travel case with wheels. Details in PDF at www.rtsea.com/rtsea-productions or click here to download PDF. Sony HVR-Z1U camcorder also available (Click here to download PDF). Special pricing package for both housing and camera.

Go Pro Hero2 HD video LCD monitor back Backscatter flat port housing Magic filter Hardware and mounting ball for Ultralight Asking $285 or best offer. It's only been in the water twice. Thanks for considering. P.S. Also selling a Sola 600 -- perfect little video light for the GoPro: $325 OBO Read review of this mighty mite here: http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-special-features/article/sola-600-focus-light/

If you have a 5DmkII Aquatica housing in good condition for sale please contact me. I would be interested in other brands as well. Thanks.

These items are new in the box. They retail for $285 each and will sell for $200 plus shipping. Judging by the size of their boxes, shipping shouldn't be more than $15.00 Azden FMX-DSLR portable mixer BeachTek XLR adaptor for DSLRs Canon 580EX 11 Flash Unit..never used. $450.00 Editors Keys SL300 USB Condenser Microphone $100. Never used, I have two. Varavon ProFinder Loupe for either the Canon 7D or 5D.-sells for $385 plus tax....am selling for $250.00 It was removed from the box one time for testing but comes with its own case and original box. Apple 23" Acrylic monitor, no dead pixels..Just haven't used it for a few years. Best offer gets it. If interested, just PM me with any questions or concerns Steve

FOR SALE: Go Pro HD Hero 1 video/still camera. Super portable 1080p wide angle point of view video camera. First generation high def Hero 1 model. Comes with standard GoPro housing and basic attachments, cables. Note this basic housing with its dome port is fine for above water, and in splash environments, but not very good for focusing underwater. To achieve accurate focus underwater, I bought a custom third party Eye of Mine housing, which corrects focus underwater. Great condition, ready to use. Camera and Go Pro standard housing with dome port, $60 shipped and paypaled in lower 48. Camera, Go Pro standard housing, AND custom Eye of Mine housing for accurate underwater focus, $110 shipped and paypaled in lower 48. Please call or email direct with interest. Thanks! Brandon tel: 509-535-3489 e: brandoncole@msn.com

Hello all, Did a quick video of couple of clips I got on my trip to Cocos on December 14-24 onboard Okeanos Aggressor. We were not exactly lucky with the conditions for this trip as pelagics had a bit of a week off, I suspect moon phase was probably key (it seems that the current trip is having a blast as my friend is still on board :-/ ) That's my first attempt at editing video somewhat moderately complex so things are not exactly tip-top but I like the result so far. I retrospectively should have done a little bit more videos. In the last 4 days, I fixed the GoPro on top of my dome to have continuous shooting. I had left the GoPro magic filter at home, I would have been interested to see the difference. I missed some close encounters not having that where I had a Galapagos shark shooting straight through a channel at coming head on at me, a tiger shark coming on top and behind us while we were busy looking the other way and another one shadowing me for a minute. I never had the video on for those encounters or was of course busy facing it the other way while my head was looking somewhere els The dolphin shooting is courtesy of Capt Alberto Munoz from Okeanos aggressor, we got them again on the next dive and I was busy trying to shoot them on still (they were a bit more nervous). I started to post some pictures on Flickr [vimeo]56530182[/vimeo]

If you go to RA I recommend doing night dives especially at Cendana dock and in the Misool area. This video is the summary of the 7 nights dives we did aboard the DN some specific critters we saw just at night: Flamboyant cuttlefish Velvetfish Mimic Octopus Eupalette Shark Pontohi Seahorse Satomi Seahorse Shot with Sony RX100 in Nauticam Housing, 2xSola 1200, Inon UCL165 Tips on using compact camera to shoot Underwater video on my blog

Shot with RX100 in Nauticam housing No software stabilization applied to the footage

Looks like they finally released the new firmware. :-) 35mbps up from 15mbps plus more. http://gopro.com/cam...dition/#protune EDIT, have now installed the new firmware. No more blocky blue skys...much much better :-)

I am selling my carefully maintained backup video system, all in perfect working order, including: · Gates housing for Sony HC7/9 with the Fathom W25 wide angle port (with instruction manual and spare parts/O ring kit.) This housing has extremely reliable mechanical controls for most camera functions (including white balance), a large viewing window for the camera LCD display, and an internal red filter that can be moved in/out. · Sony HDR-HC-7 video camera (In original box, with instruction manual, all original connection cables, Sony FH60 battery and an extra, higher capacity Sony FH70 battery, standard charger, extra Sony BC—TRP compact travel battery charger, Sony Wide angle conversion lens (0.7) for use topside, 3 blank Sony videotapes). · Pair of Gates/Greenforce Squid 50 HID video lights (With a total of 4 Flexi I NiMH batteries, each of which powers one light for 90+ minutes [spec, sheet says 120 minutes], 2 battery chargers with several optional international plugs, flexible arms that attach to the Gates housing). The extra set of batteries allows easy change between dives. · Pelican M2500 Storm Case (Airline carry-on size. With cutouts for the housing, Fathom lens, and light heads. Room for more items with additional cutouts.) This system has produced stunning video for me. I will especially miss the superb Fathom lens. The housing was inspected/overhauled at Gates last year and is under Extended Warranty until June 2013. The video camera was recently cleaned/maintained by Sony. The housing, port, and lights show cosmetic wear marks and some tarnishing of their anodized aluminum finishes as occurs with saltwater exposure, but everything works perfectly, and the interior and all mechanisms are pristine. $1950 for the whole system (cost over $8000). Pay Pal payment please. Can inspect in the Los Angeles area and in the photos below.

*** For Sale - Light & Motion Bluefin HC9/HC7 Housing With Zoom Macro Port And A Sony HDR-HC7 Camcorder *** I am selling a brand new, never used, never wet Light & Motion Bluefin HC9/HC7 Underwater Housing and a Sony HDR-HC7 Camcorder. Both the housing and camcorder are in MINT CONDITION and work flawlessly. The housing has never been used or touched water. The camcorder has been used once or twice for a few minutes of topside activity. They've been in storage and I want to free up space and funds for a Nikon D800. The entire kit comes in a brand new Pelican 1510 carry-on protector case with padded dividers (FAA maximum carry-on size) Here is a YouTube link for a Light & Motion promo video for the housing. Below is a zip file containing photos of the setup. I am asking $2900 for the entire package. PayPal preferred, plus shipping. Thanks for looking. Doug LM Bluefin Images.zip

Sharing some of my considerations... http://wp.me/p2QoIB-1v

Here is my first attempt at an underwater video with an SLR I did not use a red filter as I was shooting both video and stills, I need to figure out how this would work for both. I do shoot in RAW so if there is a way to do this please share! Setup: - 5D Mark II - Sigma 15mm FE 2.8 - Ikelite Housing - 8" Ikelite Dome - 1 X Sea&Sea YS-D1 Strobe - Sola 800 Photo This is a link to some of the still photography I did http://wetpixel.com/...showtopic=48308 Viewed best with a good sound system cranked and in HD! [vimeohd]52645702[/vimeohd] https://vimeo.com/52645702 This was my first attempt with a GoPRO and no LCD shot last year [vimeohd]26882598[/vimeohd] https://vimeo.com/26882598

I posted a short video from a series of 3 dives I did last Friday Oct 19th at the Coronado Islands in Baja California very close to San Diego. It's just footage from that one day, but it features a number of sea lions in very good viz (for this area). Additionally there's a whitetail major at 1:36 which is an unusual fish to be found in this area (usually occurs quite a ways south of here). Footage was shot with a Sony HDR-XR520v camcorder in a Bluefin Pro Housing from Light and Motion, using Light and Motion Sunray 2000x video lights (with lithium batteries). -Roger Uzun The video can be seen on youtube here (up to 1080p) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhj1mQb7-c or on Vimeo here (720p) - https://vimeo.com/51975063

Ready to go in the pool tonight http://wp.me/P2QoIB-2

The following is a kit, bought new, 1 owner. asking USD19000neg the kit is worth USD35000 PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Full HD Camcorder Only owner, never rented Excellent condition, has always been stored in padded bags. Excellent camera! 2X - SxS Pro 8GB Card - 32gig, 8gig 2X - Sony BC-U1 Battery Charger and Power Supply 2X - BP-U30 Battery 1X - BP-U30 Battery Sony Manual USB Cable A/V Connection Cable Component Video Cable Porta Brace Cover for EX1 3X - SxS Pro Shells Sony wide angle convertor COCO-EX1 Battery Adapter Vortex Media Book: Field Guide for the Sony PMW-EX1 by Doug Jensen Sony ECM-680S Wireless mic kit EX1 housing with SP44 standard port EM43W Enhanced resolution monitor (16:9) Super Wide Angle Port - Fathom Lens Standard port Internal Flip in Diopter Internal Flip Filter Top Mounted carry handle Microphone Moisture alarm Spare O-Ring set Storm case Light and Motion Sunray 2000 LED VideoLights 2X battery set Gates Gas Adapter

I am wanting to get a setup I can take on every dive with very little hastle. DSlr is fine and all for when I want to take photos, but i find myself wanting to go diving more and more without a big rig and still be able to shoot. I also want to get into video a bit more. So is my best option a compact that shoots HD video and get a video led light? the Go Pros look great and all .. but I think I would like a bit more control and to see what I am shooting etc. Compacts have come a long way since I last owned one .. i see a lot of people talking about the Sony RX100, What else should I look at .. any experiences anyone ?

Hello everyone, I finally got my video together from my April trip to Lembeh Strait. What a fantastic dive destination! We had the pleasure of staying at NAD Lembeh Resort and they were great. Macro with DSLR can be challenging! Please tell me the things you think I could improve on. I am always looking to improve, and only being able to do 2 dive trips a year, I try to learn as much as possible before I do a trip. Hope you enjoy it! Dustin [vimeohd]47703611[/vimeohd]

SUMMARY: -If you have any questions, email me at Josephn5833@sbcglobal.net -Ikelite Housing $500, WA Lens $250, Dome Lens $250 -Price for entire package: $700 (Save $100) -Package is based in the United States in Austin, Texas. Shipping is offered. -Pictures of what’s for sale and sample pictures from video recordings with this camcorder (links provided below) Hi, I am a research student that had the opportunity to do research on the exclusive Lizard Island, Australia for a month. I spent a lot of money on this amazing video set-up, and it exceeded all of my expectations while documenting my research on the Great Barrier Reef. This system has worked flawlessly with absolutely no leaks or issues. At this time, I am not selling the actual Sr11 Sony Video Camcorder, but you can purchase one from eBay for $350-$500. This HD camcorder was $1,000 when it first came out. Below are the details on what is on sale. I also have a lot of photos of the housing as well as video snapshots I took with this video set up. Thanks for taking the time to view my ad, I wish you the best of luck in your underwater videography adventures! HOUSING AND LENSES FOR SALE: -Ikelite Housing with STANDARD port (Model# 6038.94) (Current Newegg Price: $1,300); FOR SALE: $500 -Inon UWL-100 Type 2 Wide Angle Conversion Lens(Current Reef Price: 395.95); FOR SALE: $250 -Inon Dome Unit II for UWL-100 and UWL-100 28 AD Lenses(Current Reef Price: 425.95); FOR SALE: $250 -Sony SR11 Full 1080 HD Camcorder is NOT FOR SALE at this time. But if you really want to buy it, I might sell. Just let me know. EXTRAS: -2X DIY Loc-Line for mounting lights on top of Handles -Red Filter for Standard Port -Red Filter for Inon Wide Angle Conversion Lens -Extra Housing O-Rings and O-Ring Lubricant -Silica Gel packets -PDF manuals + Video Technique articles (very helpful for beginners) PICTURES: -Ikelite Underwater Housing and Lenses (the Inon Wide Angle Lens is connected to the Dome Lens) (http://imgur.com/a/XVjDJ#0) -Snapshots from Video Recordings (The first picture of my filming with this video setup was taken with a Nikon DSLR camera) (http://imgur.com/a/YQ5V4#0) I have a lot of information on how to setup and maintain this underwater video system, so if you're interested in buying, I'll discuss my maintenance routine and shooting technique. This item is based in the United States in Austin, Texas. Shipping is no problem. I guarantee that if you’re looking to buy a new HD video set-up, this will be the best deal you can find. There are just so many extra accessories including lenses that make this great deal for beginners and experienced videographers. If you have any questions, email me at Josephn5833@sbcglobal.net

My wife has been doing UW video for some time. Her camera is an old Sony (using mini DV cassettes for recording) in a Light & Motion housing. She wants to upgrade to an HD video camera. We went to a local camera shop that could only recommend a high end Canon & a housing that (combined) would cost a total of about $5,000; or a Go Pro. From one extreme to another. Does anyone have any recommendations for a camera & housing somewhere in the middle of these two?