Question TG6 + Strobe - tips on nailing focus and where the bloody strobe is aiming at!

[Saffadiver]

Hello all

Started using a TG6+SeaSeaYS03 (with diffuser) in Feb and have been practicing on land as well as in the water (Egypt mostly as its calm and steady) but still struggling withtwo things:
1. nailling the focus (see image of grey eel and clownfish below)
2. getting the strobe pointed in the right direction

Any tips to help with this, specially 2 above as its made me lose a lot of shots.

BTW: Camera is perfectly set up using the backscatter single strobe settings and I run the strobe very much above the camera slightly in front of the camera to reduce backscatter.

 

[Blackcrusader]

The thing is to have a low powered video light to allow the camera to focus when you have low visbility.

You can see in this thread some photos I took using the camera flash but had a video light on to let the camera focus, especially useful for macro. All the photos you have shown could have used a video light.

The close up of the Nudibranch is out of focus.

Thread 'TG photos, Show us what you shot.'

Mar 22, 2021

A couple from Curacao I don't think I've posted before. From a TG-5 no housing or strobe.

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[Blackcrusader]

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[Blackcrusader]

Press the shutter butn halfway down and you should see a green square in the screen to show you are in focus.

For some shots like clown fish I focus on the soft anemone then wait for a clown fish to dart out and snap the shot. With Super Macro on Nudi's you take a head shot the body is not in focus so to get them take them side on.

 

[Saffadiver]

The thing is to have a low powered video light to allow the camera to focus when you have low visbility.

You can see in this thread some photos I took using the camera flash but had a video light on to let the camera focus, especially useful for macro. All the photos you have shown could have used a video light.

The close up of the Nudibranch is out of focus.

Thread 'TG photos, Show us what you shot.'

Mar 22, 2021

A couple from Curacao I don't think I've posted before. From a TG-5 no housing or strobe.

• arew+4
• Replies: 517
• Forum: The Olympus Outlet

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Ill look into adding a video light for that.

That nudi is actually the sharpest pic I have and perfectly focussed, the depth is just shallow as F as I was ultra close.

 

[grantmac]

Video light can help. Mostly need to move the strobe a lot more so you are lighting into the face and shoot a few different exposures to see what looks best.