Backscatter at the Cayman Brac Surge--Info on Classes, Photography Help, and Demo Gear

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Hello Jim,
I will be the one behind cardzard listening intently. I really want to get into underwater photography but have not tried very much as I'm new...task loading ya know :wink:. I have a go pro that I will be bringing, and a selfie type stick, as well as a hand grip (bobber type). Is there one I should bring over the other, or both. I will have only 2 million questions after cardzard :).
 
Hi Jim, I just received EM-1 ii - I'm waiting for my housing from Nauticam - good possibility I won't have for the trip but would like to discuss underwater settings and some of the new features.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Audrey

Hi Audrey!

Not a problem. I'll be shooing the E-M1 Mark II on the trip so I should have a pretty good idea on settings during the trip.

Jim
 
Hello Jim,
I will be the one behind cardzard listening intently. I really want to get into underwater photography but have not tried very much as I'm new...task loading ya know :wink:. I have a go pro that I will be bringing, and a selfie type stick, as well as a hand grip (bobber type). Is there one I should bring over the other, or both. I will have only 2 million questions after cardzard :).

Hi Dizzi Lizzi,

Well it's nice to know I'll have at least 2,000,001 questions at the event! :yeahbaby:

I advocate bringing all the photo gear you have. Cameras + water + diving + travel = something will go wrong eventually. Always good to have backups and you never know when on where you might get that super cool shot if you only brought that 1 piece of gear that you left at home.

The selfie sticks are good for selfies, but for holding out in front it can be a bit heavy on the end leading to unstable shots. A hand grip is much better. A double hand grip will lead to even more stable shots. And the most stable is a tripod. Camera stability and not making your friends sea sick when showing them your videos is the #1 challenge with shooting video.

Jim
 
I assume Class 10 SD cards correct ?

Class 10 with U3 are the recommended ones. U1 will work but aren't nearly as fast and may not be able to keep up with some video specs like 4K on some cameras. To really be future proof get a UHS-II card. This card can be identified by the second row of pins on the card. This supports the fastest speeds, but only with UHS-II compatible cameras. We are now seeing UHS-II card slots in newer cameras like the Olympus E-M1 Mark II and Nikon D500. UHS-II is backwards compatible to the older UHS-I card slots.

Sorry for the long answer to a simple question! :)
 
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I'll be shooting with a Sony A6000 and Nauticam housing, macro and wide ports and lenses, two strobes, and video light. Mary Ellen will be shooting with a Sony RX100 II with Nauticam housing with single strobe.

We also have a GoPro on each rig each with BACKSCATTER FLIP lens on them.

Looking forward to meeting and learning from you Jim.
 
I'll be shooting with a Sony A6000 and Nauticam housing, macro and wide ports and lenses, two strobes, and video light. Mary Ellen will be shooting with a Sony RX100 II with Nauticam housing with single strobe.

We also have a GoPro on each rig each with BACKSCATTER FLIP lens on them.

Looking forward to meeting and learning from you Jim.[/QUOTE


Just curious how you are mounting the GoPro on the Rx100ii ?? I see most people have it on the hot shoe mount but where would you put a video light? Just curious as I would love to mount a GoPro on my housing as well. Curious how it works out on your trip!
 
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