lnix1 0 Posted January 25, 2010 Hello, I am very much new to underwater photography. Starting with snorkeling. I shot last time with my Canon G5 and it had an underwater setting. I now have a new housing for my Nikon D80 and we are heading by to the Virgin Islands. Any advice on where to begin on setting, manual, automatic, aperture?? I also have been looking for a good case or rolling backpack for the upcoming trip. I have looked at Pelican, Seahorse and Lowepro. What advice good and bad to some of you have? I would love something that could be carry on after reading some of the stories about going through some airports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panda 3 Posted January 25, 2010 If you're snorkelling and don't have an external flash then you'll get good results using P mode, a wide angle lens and Exposure Compensation of minus 0.7 to darken the underwater shots (Dont forget to reset it back to zero for above water shooting). ISO 100 or 200 depending on how sunny it is. As always get as close as possible to your subject. If you want to capture macro subjects or fish you will do better with an external flash and maybe manual settings depending on your housing and flash combo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cary Dean 3 Posted January 25, 2010 Hello, I am very much new to underwater photography. Starting with snorkeling. I shot last time with my Canon G5 and it had an underwater setting. I now have a new housing for my Nikon D80 and we are heading by to the Virgin Islands. Any advice on where to begin on setting, manual, automatic, aperture?? I also have been looking for a good case or rolling backpack for the upcoming trip. I have looked at Pelican, Seahorse and Lowepro. What advice good and bad to some of you have? I would love something that could be carry on after reading some of the stories about going through some airports. How much other "stuff" are you taking that would need to be in the same case? I personally recommend carry on and I have had good luck and am quite happy with the Think Tank Photo - Airport International. Enjoy your trip and new toys! I would post the link but don't remember if that's allowed or verboten here. Cary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lnix1 0 Posted January 28, 2010 How much other "stuff" are you taking that would need to be in the same case?I personally recommend carry on and I have had good luck and am quite happy with the Think Tank Photo - Airport International. Enjoy your trip and new toys! I would post the link but don't remember if that's allowed or verboten here. Cary I did find a Seahorse 920 carry on size on ebay at a very good price with the foam in it. They had one left and I paid $67.50. It will hold everything and got very good reviews. Thanks for you thoughts and help. Larry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
