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I have been looking for a green water filter. I made a DIY magenta filter and am going to dive with it tomorrow. I hope to knock down the green tint by a large margin.
Check out the dive video showing the problem. New GoPro Dive Housing Test - Lake Havasu City, AZ - YouTube
The Problem! - Green fresh water and the Hero2 horrible AWB. (The HeroHD does way better AWB in this water.)
The Solution - Kodak gel filter CC40M 75mmx75mm sheet, cut down to 35mm x 45mm to fit inside the O-ring seal. Filter sheet bought used online for <$5.
Second attempt - Made a rookie mistake and flooded the housing. Second attempt cut-out and applied. Diving tomorrow. FYI gel filter does NOT like water.
Anyone have any ideas on OEM or better DIY green water filters? Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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For point of reference, you may have noticed that their is a circle cut out of the filter gel in the original post. I cut to fit the same CC40M Kodak color compensating filter for a Mako flat lens on another housing with my HeroHD inside. A topside and underwater (30'~) reference shot are included. The new dive housing and Hero2 should give me some better images to work with. ( I did not flood this housing with water lol )
Top Side - Hero HD 1080p r5, still image from video.
30' Down ~ hero HD 1080p r5, still image from video (same video segment)
Check out the dive video showing the problem. New GoPro Dive Housing Test - Lake Havasu City, AZ - YouTube
The Problem! - Green fresh water and the Hero2 horrible AWB. (The HeroHD does way better AWB in this water.)
The Solution - Kodak gel filter CC40M 75mmx75mm sheet, cut down to 35mm x 45mm to fit inside the O-ring seal. Filter sheet bought used online for <$5.
Second attempt - Made a rookie mistake and flooded the housing. Second attempt cut-out and applied. Diving tomorrow. FYI gel filter does NOT like water.
Anyone have any ideas on OEM or better DIY green water filters? Any ideas would be much appreciated.
---------- Post Merged at 10:45 PM ---------- Previous Post was at 10:19 PM ----------
For point of reference, you may have noticed that their is a circle cut out of the filter gel in the original post. I cut to fit the same CC40M Kodak color compensating filter for a Mako flat lens on another housing with my HeroHD inside. A topside and underwater (30'~) reference shot are included. The new dive housing and Hero2 should give me some better images to work with. ( I did not flood this housing with water lol )
Top Side - Hero HD 1080p r5, still image from video.
30' Down ~ hero HD 1080p r5, still image from video (same video segment)
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