Scubaroo
Contributor
Does anyone on this board regularly dive with a backplates and wings, while using a camera? I took out my Nikonos for the first time with my backplate this weekend - talk about learning to walk again. My backplate is steel, I dive a steel tank, and I only need 10 pounds on my waist to be trimmed level with a 7mm wetsuit. Add a camera and strobes to one end, and I spent most of the dive with my butt higher than my head, struggling to maintain position.
I was thinking about using an aluminum tank and another 8 pounds or so on my waist to move my center of gravity lower down my back, hoping that the camera will offset this and not cause me to go head-down while carrying/using it. Anyone got any suggestions for using a camera with a backplate? Another BC just for photography is currently out of the question - plus I'm convinced it's something that can be addressed with trim adjustment.
Ben
I was thinking about using an aluminum tank and another 8 pounds or so on my waist to move my center of gravity lower down my back, hoping that the camera will offset this and not cause me to go head-down while carrying/using it. Anyone got any suggestions for using a camera with a backplate? Another BC just for photography is currently out of the question - plus I'm convinced it's something that can be addressed with trim adjustment.
Ben