vixtor
Contributor
Hello,
I was looking at ways to film with a little bit of zoom underwater, in order to magnify some smaller subjects and I found two options from Backscatter:
www.backscatter.com
www.backscatter.com
The MacroMate seems to film amazing macro for very small critters, but as I understand, it requires you to get very close (like 10-15cm) and keep it fixed on a tripod for good results. This could work for unaware actors like nudibranches, sea anemones and snails, but anything else will be scared already at this distance.
From this point of view, the +10 Close-up Lens sounds better - you don't need to get as close, and it will not zoom that much, but just a little bit (if I understand correctly - as my experience with photo and zoom lenses is close to zero). So the smaller fish will be bigger in the frame, and you will get more details, while not scaring them away by getting too close. But for some reason, there aren't any posts here about the +10 Close-up lens and I wonder what is the reason? Isn't it good enough, isn't it meant to be used underwater, is it a bad idea for some reason I don't get right now?
Thanks,
Victor
I was looking at ways to film with a little bit of zoom underwater, in order to magnify some smaller subjects and I found two options from Backscatter:

FLIP FILTERS 55mm +10 Close-Up Lens for GoPro 3, 3+, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
FLIP FILTERS 55mm +10 Close-Up Lens for GoPro 3, 3+, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: The Flip +10 Close-Up works great for shooting subjects sized from soccer balls down to golf balls that are roughly 8-12 inches from the camera. Our staff favorite macro configuration is a FLIP5 with both a +15...


+15 MacroMate Mini Underwater Macro Lens for GoPro HERO 3, 3+, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
+15 MacroMate Mini Underwater Macro Lens for GoPro HERO 3, 3+, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: Stunning underwater macro footage. The design team at Backscatter spent more than a year perfecting the ultimate macro lens for GoPro. Watch the video below to see razor-sharp macro images and open a new...

The MacroMate seems to film amazing macro for very small critters, but as I understand, it requires you to get very close (like 10-15cm) and keep it fixed on a tripod for good results. This could work for unaware actors like nudibranches, sea anemones and snails, but anything else will be scared already at this distance.
From this point of view, the +10 Close-up Lens sounds better - you don't need to get as close, and it will not zoom that much, but just a little bit (if I understand correctly - as my experience with photo and zoom lenses is close to zero). So the smaller fish will be bigger in the frame, and you will get more details, while not scaring them away by getting too close. But for some reason, there aren't any posts here about the +10 Close-up lens and I wonder what is the reason? Isn't it good enough, isn't it meant to be used underwater, is it a bad idea for some reason I don't get right now?
Thanks,
Victor