Living Colours (Underwater Best Of Video)

[RestlessDeviant 1]

A self indulgent video to lay tribute a recently died housing. Its all shot from a Sony SR12 which is seriously dated and slightly embarrassing quality compared to what others are posting here, but it was a fun 5 or so years filming as a hobby..... Time for an upgrade

 

 

The YouTube Blurb:

 

A 'Best Of' video made from footage collected over 5 years

Footage includes:

Mating Blue Ringed Octopus, Tiger Shark, Pygmy Seahorse, Mimic Octopus, Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Frogfish, Weedy Sea Dragon and MANY MORE

Locations:

Fiji - Pacific Harbour

Australia - Great Barrier Reef, South West Rocks, Sydney

Thailand - Similan Islands, Koh Tao

Indonesia - Bali, Wakatobi, Lembah Straits, Pulau Weh, Gili Islands

Shot with Sony SR12 Camcorder, Light & Motion Bluefin Housing, 110 Degree Fathom WA Lens

Please Like and Share!

The music is I am Victorious by Tim McMorris under a Creative Common licence

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

www.timmcmorris.com

The footage was converted to 1080p for YouTube using high quality method from Nick Hope Bubble Vision:

http://www.bubblevision.com/underwater-video/Vegas-YouTube-Vimeo.htm

 

[Pete L 48]

Ahhh, the SR12. I still have mine & the bluefin housing/fathom combo. Can't quite let it go yet.

You have some nice stuff there.

Is your housing not able to be fixed?

Cheers Pete.

[RestlessDeviant 1]

Hi Pete,

 

I've always been really happy with the footage the last years, the colours are very vivid, great white balance and the fathom lens is just a delight But the more other videos I watch now from new pro cameras, its getting painful to my eyes to edit my own footage!

 

I'm still kind of gutted it broke though, I would be very happy to have kept it as a back up kit. The housing took a knock or something I think, cos for the last 50 or so dives it was leaking, but really minor. 1 or 2 small drips after a dive inside. I changed all the orings a few times but still leaked.

 

Eventually the back screen packed in... But I still used it for filming with no screen ^^ .... And then the electrics completely went. L&M never replied about a replacement backplate and monitor, but I'm sure it is not going to be worth it. The housing and lens is locked to such an old camera. :(

 

I will upgrade soon to the PMW 200 with Gates so I can get another Fathom SWP lens

[Pete L 48]

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