Klausi 2 Posted June 7, 2011 Dear All, After years of shooting stills, I am hoping to shoot my first uw video using my canon 5D II. I am hoping to capture some macro action, using my USM 100 mm lens. Any tips? Any things I should never, or definitely do? Using a shutter speed 2x the frame rate is something I read here to be advisable. How about the light placement? Right now I have one strong led light rigged to the top of the camera, will that be any good? How about bringing a small tripod with me to place the camera on, or should I weigh it down? My apologies if I missed any threads answering all of that, thank you for pointing them out if so. Best, Klaus Okinawa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Williams 0 Posted June 7, 2011 Hi Klaus, I'm thinking you'll need some way to hold the camera steady. Macro is very tough to shoot without a tripod. You'll need to be working at high f stops to get the largest depth of field you can get. What subjects are you planning to shoot? Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klausi 2 Posted June 8, 2011 Hi Klaus,I'm thinking you'll need some way to hold the camera steady. Macro is very tough to shoot without a tripod. You'll need to be working at high f stops to get the largest depth of field you can get. What subjects are you planning to shoot? Steve Yes, I was considering that. I have a cheap & small tripod which I am considering to bring. Right now in Okinawa there are lots of nudibranchs, I was thinking that these, since they are slow movers, would make a good subject for my 1st steps. Best, Klaus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
