H20doctor
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this was Shot on my sony A6000 camera In a Meikon underwater housing
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Ashantiashanti
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Great footage! I am highly considering getting the A6000 + Meikon UW housing.
Did you get the housing with the handle? And the one with the Dome? (i.e. is that necessary?)
And is this with the standard kit lens? The 16-50mm?
Thanks!
Did you get the housing with the handle? And the one with the Dome? (i.e. is that necessary?)
And is this with the standard kit lens? The 16-50mm?
Thanks!
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i bought the housing and dome as a combo , for like 299.00 on Ebay ... I haven't really shot with the dome and experimented enough with it to see How it works with the A6000 set up ..
I have the 16-50 lens , and it is the only lens that will fit into the meikon , nothing else will work or fit
the Sony A6000 shoots crisp clean looking Hd , and I really like it , BUT i have an issue with the camera and How it takes underwater Photos .. Some Photos come out great , and I mainly shoot the camera in macro mode or Intelligent setting. Ive tried to shoot in Manual with the correct settings , but it seems most of my images are fuzzy and have vignetting all around the sides.. I havent determined if its the meikon Housing Or if its the camera Being to Picky with the auto focus .. I cant get super clear sharp focused images with this camera underwater , and I might be the meikon housing ? but im not about to drop $$$ on a Nauticam housing .. So i feel the Meikon is a great Housing for the price , its built great , double Orings on the door , and the buttons are easy to use ..
I have the 16-50 lens , and it is the only lens that will fit into the meikon , nothing else will work or fit
the Sony A6000 shoots crisp clean looking Hd , and I really like it , BUT i have an issue with the camera and How it takes underwater Photos .. Some Photos come out great , and I mainly shoot the camera in macro mode or Intelligent setting. Ive tried to shoot in Manual with the correct settings , but it seems most of my images are fuzzy and have vignetting all around the sides.. I havent determined if its the meikon Housing Or if its the camera Being to Picky with the auto focus .. I cant get super clear sharp focused images with this camera underwater , and I might be the meikon housing ? but im not about to drop $$$ on a Nauticam housing .. So i feel the Meikon is a great Housing for the price , its built great , double Orings on the door , and the buttons are easy to use ..
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Thanks for the reply! I just got a message from someone at Housingcamera, who recommended getting the Sony 16mm with a Fisheye converter such as: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-VCLEC...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DS4JJS3DKC6SDWTSHDXX
So maybe your bad UW pics are due to not the right set-up? Because as long as the lens doesn't exceed the 16-50mm, it should be able to fit?
So maybe your bad UW pics are due to not the right set-up? Because as long as the lens doesn't exceed the 16-50mm, it should be able to fit?
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nope that lens wont fit inside the Meikon Housing , theres only room for the 16-50 lens thats it .. like i said some of my pics are great , and others are fuzzy
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Here is a Keeper I took with the Sony A6000 15-60 lens
this was Taken in macro , with the focus set to spot .. Notice How only the head is in focus and the rest of the image around the war bonnet is blurry .. the sony Image sensor is so friggin Precise , that it will have focus on a very small range...
what i need to learn on this camera is How to get a full wide shot , where the subject is completely in focus
this was Taken in macro , with the focus set to spot .. Notice How only the head is in focus and the rest of the image around the war bonnet is blurry .. the sony Image sensor is so friggin Precise , that it will have focus on a very small range...
what i need to learn on this camera is How to get a full wide shot , where the subject is completely in focus
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Wow! so this is with the Meikon housing and the kit lens?
And you did not use the dome wet lens?
Does your meikon housing have the handles, or no handles? I am thinking of getting the one with handles as it might be easier to keep it steady underwater?
And you did not use the dome wet lens?
Does your meikon housing have the handles, or no handles? I am thinking of getting the one with handles as it might be easier to keep it steady underwater?
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This is the A6000 , in the meikon Housing , with nothing else ..
I built my own tray and light system
I built my own tray and light system
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Ah nice. Could you share your set-up please? 
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