Shots from Cozumel with the G12!

[Blackmore75]

Do you use the underwater setting, or do you leave it normal and just rely on the flash to bring the colors back out? The reason I am asking is I am preparing to purchase a G12 and underwater setup with flash, but want to be sure I am getting the right setup. Any recommendations? I want to stay away from Ikelite, as you are then stuck using their lights and flash, and have heard that will save be a bunch of money. Is the Canon underwater case a safe bet, or should I worry about getting that, suck it up and go with Ikelite??
Thanks in advance,
Chris

 

[charlesml3]

The "underwater" setting only tries to set the White Balance. I really don't bother since I'm shooting in RAW and setting the WB to what I want in post-processing anyway.

Not really sure why you're reluctant to go with Ikelite. They've been doing this for decades and they really know what they're doing. There's nothing wrong with investing in their designs. The DS-161 I have will easily move to a DSLR if I ever want to upgrade.

I don't know about the Canon housing. I really wanted TTL for the strobe so the Canon housing wasn't an option for me.

-Charles

 

[chile7236]

i am contemplating the ike housing and a ds51 for my macro shooting with my G12...just not sure if i want to hold out a bit longer to use the G1X instead.

 

[DazedAndConfuzed]

cool shots. Are they cropped in any way? I am asking because you either got lighting reflexes to keep up with some of the darting fishes (boxfish, spotted drumfish) or they just go back to their hole if you get close (unless you could just wait there for them to come back out, which I find impossible in drift dives because your group would have drifted far far away by then).

 

[chile7236]

When shooting with my G12, i am just trying to time my shots depending on what the fish are doing...

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[charlesml3]

Are they cropped in any way?

Almost for sure they are. I don't remember for any particular shot, but I always work shots in post-production. Crop, WB, Exposure, Tone Curve, etc. Like one of my photography instructors always said: "The shot doesn't end when you press the shutter button."

-Charles

 

[DazedAndConfuzed]

Almost for sure they are. I don't remember for any particular shot, but I always work shots in post-production. Crop, WB, Exposure, Tone Curve, etc. Like one of my photography instructors always said: "The shot doesn't end when you press the shutter button."

-Charles

thx. i presume some are really cropped, unless you can zoom in on a baby spotted drumfish and follow it on its random path. Maybe it is the long shutter lag on my camera that I have to predict their movement and position 0.5 sec later and the chance of them in an optimal position in that time is pretty much zero.

 

[charlesml3]

Juvenile spotted drums are difficult to shoot. You need enough shutter to freeze their motion. 1/125 or better. Then it's a matter of memorizing their pattern. Watch where they swim and have the camera ready. Don't chase them around. Wait for it to swim into the spot you've pre-focused and fire.

-Charles

 

[treywilly]

Are you using 1 or 2 strobes (DS161)??? Would love to get them but can't afford $900 a pop. I was thinking about the Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes with an Ikelite Housing for either the G12 or G15!!! What do you think???

 

[charlesml3]

I'm using a single DS-161 substrobe. I realize two would give me more even light but I'm already at the max for what I can carry on the airline without having to pay for a 3rd bag. I might be able to squeeze it in somewhere but I just haven't really felt like I needed another strobe. Maybe one day.

-Charles