Reefkeep 0 Posted June 25, 2002 CP5000 Setting for underwater David, James & Marc, Let me know what you think about the below options for the cp 5000 with the 19 mm lens and a DS 125 corded. Exposure - Manual White Balance -Auto Metering- Matrix Image Adjustment -Auto Saturation Control Lens - Wide Adapter (19m) Exposure Options AE lock Focus Area Mode -Auto Image sharpening - Auto Noice Reduction - Off ISO - 100 Zoom Options Fixed Aperture Speedlight Cntrl - Auto Speed Light Variable Power Opt. -2( this is not possible if the Lens option is set to Wide? Did you set yours lens to wide? SIze 2560 - Res Fine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted June 25, 2002 You managed to confuse me good. I anserwed this where you posted it under member galleries and couldn't figured where my post went. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted June 25, 2002 Sorry Dave, This is the new cheat sheet with your stuff added! Take II Exposure - M or A White Balance - Auto Metering- Center weighted or Spot Image Adjustment -Less Contrast Saturation Control (I would assume low) Lens - Normal Exposure Options AE lock Focus Area Mode = Manual (Need to look this one up) Image sharpening -Low Noice Reduction - Off ISO - 100 Zoom Options Fixed Aperture Speedlight Cntrl - Auto Speed Light Variable Power Opt. -2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted July 2, 2002 OK I tested the cheat sheet worked really well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted July 3, 2002 Looks good Chris. I see you picked up the "Lower the contrast" trick to cut down on blown highlights. RE the Focus Area Mode: That lets you select where you want the camera to autofocus. I usually tell it to focus in the middle brackets, but sometimes for CFWA and off center macro, you might want it to focus somewhere else (Like the bottom of the frame brackets). HTH James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted July 3, 2002 Oh, and one more: Shot Confirmation Lamp - Off J Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted July 3, 2002 Thanks James, let me know what you think about my pics. http://www.wetpixel.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=555 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edwin van riel 0 Posted July 3, 2002 1 more, what AF settings do you guys use? Have been using continuous, but getting tired of the shutter-lag... Edwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted July 3, 2002 Get used to the shutter lag. Chris, looking good!!! I'm assuming you were using the wideangle lens for those shots. You need to remember that that lens has a lot of depth of field, but it's not infinite. You should shoot to get the foreground in focus and let the background blur - not the other way around - if you can help it. That will make the pictures much more appealing. Otherwise, those are great exposures! What strobe did you use? The addition of a smaller slave strobe will cut down on some of the harsh shadows, but then again, that costs more $$$. Did you take these in the Keys, or the Dry Tortugas? or across the street at Lauderdale? Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted July 3, 2002 Thanks for the Feedback! I used the DS 125 on TTL, I am looking at getting another DS 125 or maybe a DS 50. I took the shots in the Dry Tortugas on a liveaboard. I did use the wideangle lens and I'll admit I didn't spend a lot of time focusing on anything but exposure. I figured if I can get that down the rest would be easy. Anyway, I am going to spend 8 nights in Mexico doing nothing but still shots. I'll upload them when I get back or maybe from the cyber cafe accross the street from the hotel. I really like the DS 125 but wonder if I need another strobe that powerfull. What do you think? (I really need a rapid charger) I know you sold your cp5000 what are you getting, a Fuji or a Nikon DSLR? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted July 3, 2002 I have an S2 on order. They should be hitting customers Friday or Monday. I just sent back my friends S1 Pro which I have been borrowing. It wrocks. Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted July 4, 2002 The 5000 dosen't need powerfull strobes. The 125 would be better for wide angle in shallow bright water. The 50 should be fine in most situations though. Thing is the 125 has 4 power settings and the 50 only one. The 125 is a much more versatile lens and it's usefullness will outlast your housing and camera. Also it will be easier to get the light balancing ratio you desire with 2 strobes of the same power. Especially if they have more power settings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted July 7, 2002 I think I am going to get another 125 a rapid charger and two extra batterys. Yeah..That shoud do it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted July 7, 2002 Actually, if you are truly obsessed you need 3 125s and an extra battery pack. One for each checked bag and one for your carryon. Two for your housing and one for your backup. But I'm not excessive compulsive, am I? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted August 3, 2002 Take III Exposure - M or A White Balance - Auto Metering- Center weighted or Spot Image Adjustment -Less Contrast Saturation Control (I would assume low) Lens - Normal Exposure Options AE lock Focus Area Mode = Manual (Need to look this one up) Image sharpening -Low Noice Reduction - Off ISO - 100 Zoom Options Fixed Aperture Speedlight Cntrl - Auto Speed Light Variable Power Opt. -2 Shot Confirmation Lamp - Off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nchaney 0 Posted August 7, 2002 Housing on its way from UPS/Ike and trying to get all the settings ready for a trip next week. Sheet III shows AE Lock and ISO 100. I could not get ISO 100 set with AE Lock. Also with Lens set to wide in one of the post. No flash with wide selection. Confused about some of the other settings as well, but got to start somewhere. Learning.....:cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted August 7, 2002 This document changes as we lear, please notice in take three the lens is set to normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted August 7, 2002 No need to set to wide. That is a custom setting and all it does is zoom out full and turn off the camera's internal speedlite. Not sure about the AElock and ISO 100 thingy. You definitely want ISO100. I don't think those functions are inter-related so you might try again. Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathis 0 Posted August 11, 2002 Hi. I have been reading all the comments about the CP5000. I am thinking real hard about the A5000 housing with their dome port to use the 19mm lens. I am quite impressed with some of the close up photos I have seen on the site with that lens ... that appears to be really nice. I do wonder about that shutter lag. I experienced a little bit of that with a temporary Olympus 4040 set up in Tahiti recently. That is really frustrating when the action is going. So, I just wonder if I should wait on a housing for a digital SLR (I have D100 on order). James, and others with CP5000 (or otherwise) ... your thoughts??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted August 11, 2002 shutter lag is a problem. Note in manual focus mode there is almost no lag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathis 0 Posted August 11, 2002 Manual focus sounds scary to me with the CP5000. I guess it just takes a learning curve. I will probably yeild better results with the "lag" and auto focus. Thanks for the feedback. Anyone out there thinking about getting the A5000? It looks and sounds real nice to me... just wondering if anyone else has been waiting for this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reefkeep 0 Posted August 11, 2002 Dave - Did you shoot in Manual focus? I find that scary as well, the view finder on the cp5000 is difficult for me to focus on let alone trully tell when the subject is in focus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted August 11, 2002 I spent several nights shooting the white tip reef sharks in their dusk feeding frenzy at Cocos Island. I felt that autofocus would be too slow. I set the camera to A, one DS125 set to full, F8, and manual focus set to 4 feet. I just waited for sharks to come to that 4 ft dx. Seemed to work well. I don't think you could have shot the camera any other way. I couldn't see the command dial to change settings. I think maybe a small light rigged to see the controls if I try another night dive. I don't see whats scary about trying manual. If It doesn't work just turn back to Autofocus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted August 12, 2002 Well, in Cocos I shot 3 great rolls of dolphins, silky sharks and manta rays with my Nik V and a 28 mm lens. Thats what inspired me to try it with my 5000. I was shooting at night and couldn't see the controls and so I preset it to manual before the dives. The other problem is knowing the hyperfocal distances of the 5000 (with the 19 mm lens). That is what you are talking about with the focus caliphers on the Nikonos lenses. I just used the max F stop which worked fine. But this was at night. In the daytime when you would want to balance with the avalible light would make knowing those hyperfocal distances important. Also I read in the manual where the manual focus distances the camera give are not valid if you are using the 19 mm lens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted August 12, 2002 WC-E68 means a .68x multiplication factor. Not sure how that applies to DOF - whether you multiply it or divide by it. Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites