escape 84 Posted March 28, 2012 [vimeohd]39261636[/vimeohd] DSLR underwater video compilation of short trip to Lembeh strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. 04~08th Mar 2012. Filmed with Canon 7D & SmallHD DP4 in Nauticam housing, 60/100mm lens(full-time manual focus), SubSee +5/10, SOLA lights, XIT404 tripod. Special thanks to NAD Lembeh Resort. Cheers EJ, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwiftFF5 134 Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Wow, absolutely spectacular - thanks! Edited March 28, 2012 by SwiftFF5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scuba_SI 39 Posted March 28, 2012 Another good one, i'm going to have to go and get some video soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liquidguru 17 Posted March 28, 2012 Another good one, i'm going to have to go and get some video soon Step 1: Go diving.......... Step 2: See Step 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeVeitch 0 Posted March 28, 2012 Step 3: relocate video equipment in the office somewhere... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Motek 2 Posted March 28, 2012 Fantastic footage! Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
derway 2 Posted March 28, 2012 utterly wonderful. The super macro and macro world come alive. Thanks EJ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimonSpear 65 Posted March 28, 2012 Great footage EunJae! Really amazing that you could get so close on some of those shots without using diopters and capture such wonderful shots. Cheers, Simon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 151 Posted March 29, 2012 He is using diopters Simon (SubSee +5/10). Some fantastic shots in there EunJae. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete L 48 Posted March 29, 2012 Simply Amazing Cheers Pete. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimonSpear 65 Posted March 29, 2012 He is using diopters Simon (SubSee +5/10). LOL I should get back into the habit of actually reading things on message forums before I post. I could swear that you don't pay as much attention when using an iPad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acuevas 4 Posted March 29, 2012 This is a real peace of art. Breathtaking. The super macro scenes are amazing. The music selection is excellent too. No narrations needed, the images speak for them self. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sasdasdaf 2 Posted March 30, 2012 Seriously awesome footage and great skill from the videographer. Bravo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevster 6 Posted March 30, 2012 Really enjoyed your videos. Amazing stuff. Great music also adds to the quality of the footage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
escape 84 Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) I have some pm and email asking about my lighting in video so I thought better post my answer here. Feel free to add your opinion and ideas. When I just switched from still to video, I was just using front lighting with two SOLA 1200 on the short arm. It was very easy to lit everything, just light on (wide beam) and push rec button on the camera, that's it. But then I got boring, flat & videoish(?) footage. So, I start using light on long arms and spot beam to avoid lit water between the lens and subject and background. It's works very well but of course, required long time for setup before start recording. The other method of lighting is using custom made snoot on lights. As you can see in the photo, this snoot have 67mm thread so I can use diopter (ex: subsee +5/+10) to get more strong and spot beam for macro footage. Of course, it's very hard to use this setup on conventional arm setting(now I'm often use it on gorilla pod). I'm always thinking how to shooting video more artistic(?) way and need more ideas - different lighting, shallow dof, focus in&out, framing differently. FYI, almost all footage in this video, shot on 1080/30p (conformed to 24p in post edting) , shutter speed fixed at 1/60sec, changed only aperture(iris) & iso (100~320). Hope this help. Edited May 4, 2012 by escape Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 151 Posted May 4, 2012 Is it hot under that light? Also, are slowing your footage down from 30p to 24p, or resampling it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
escape 84 Posted May 4, 2012 Is it hot under that light? Also, are slowing your footage down from 30p to 24p, or resampling it? Editing 30p to 24p, I use this method in Sony Vegas. Timeline are set to "disable resample" and then set playback rate by 0.800. Then export to 23.976fps with AviSynth, MeGUI (for Vimeo). So, I guess it's 25% slowing down but not resampling. BTW, can't fry the eggs with that diopter attached lights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oceanshutter 121 Posted May 4, 2012 This is amazing footage. Thanks for posting about how you got it! Does anyone have snoots built for the sola 4000's? If so how did you do it? Dustin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
focker 15 Posted May 4, 2012 This is some of the best footage I have seen in a long time. You have inspired me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
escape 84 Posted May 5, 2012 This is amazing footage. Thanks for posting about how you got it!Does anyone have snoots built for the sola 4000's? If so how did you do it? Dustin Very easy DIY. It just piece of pvc pipe and $3 step-down ring (67mm thread) glued on it. But you need some test for decide length of pvc pipe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meister 1 Posted May 5, 2012 Thanks for posting your video and explaining your lighting technique, absolutely outstanding!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
