Another e-pm1 taking a first dip

[greengels]

I finally got my 21st bday gift (to myself) wet Saturday and I must say what a beautiful day it was. I place the success of my first photos with the amazing visibility, the dslr I shoot topside, and the lovely girlfriend who does not mind taking our time as I fiddle with settings.

 

[John Gulliver]

Nice! How about giving us some more info'? Which lens? Which strobe? Settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed, TTL or manual strobe)?

 

[greengels]

This was with the 14-42 mm kit lens and a sealife strobe. Settings were ISO 200 ss 1/00 and an fstop of f8-f11 depending on the depth to let some ambient light in. I found the sealife strobe to not have a wide enough throw to eliminate back scatter or the lockline arm not long enough to really reach around and prevent light from getting between the subject and the lens.

 

[John Gulliver]

Interesting! Those are exactly the same settings I've found to give the best results with that lens. I use dual YS-01 strobes with difusers and find they give good results for close-ups and macro.

 

[greengels]

Does your set up float? I found my rig surprisingly buoyant.

 

[John Gulliver]

No, it's slightly negatively buoyant. But then I have more arms and clamps than you have, plus a video light.

 

[KevWind]

I got my EMP1 about 3 months ago and actually just ordered a Sola 2000 and arm system from BackScatter for a really great price. I thought I would start with that since it was such a good deal, and add a strobe later. I unfortunately have only used it in the local pool and on one trip to the Blue Hole in NM which was a bit murky , I do have the Olympus housing with the little lights on the lens cover


this one is in the pool



Getting in at BH

 

[John Gulliver]

If you are on a tight budget and plan to use just one strobe, I suggest you look for a used YS-02 and fibre optic cable. You should be able to find one at a reasonable price if you put wanted ads on the classifieds section of this board and Wetpixels. If you set the strobe to about 1/4 power (for close-up shots), the exposure should be more or less spot on. You can make minor adjustments afterwards with an image editing program.