Prior to leaving for our annual trip to Bonaire this year, I decided that it would be fun to try shooting some video instead of just the same old still shots that we always take. After doing a lot of online research on equipment
(including this forum), I was more confused than when I started and was left the feeling that this was going to cost me an arm and a leg
or more. I also was left with the impression that most folks will say that their system is the best.
I just wanted something that would do a decent job of documenting the memories for my wife and I. We also wanted to be able to show our friends and family who dont dive a better understanding of what we see and why we do this. The stills just dont tell a story like a video does.
I already had my basic little Canon Power shot that shoots HD and a Canon polycarb housing so I just figured that Id take a shot at adding a basic tray, arms and some lights. The most expensive part of this upgrade was the two LED lights (Fantasea Blue Ray 1600 lm - $189 each).
Anyway, heres the results. (YouTube link below) I can see that I still need to work on a few things . One of which is to try using the 80% or 60% settings on the lights so I dont get as much color burn-out or hot spots.
All in all, this set-up is fairly inexpensive, super compact, lightweight, easy to pack . and gives us a fairly decent result without spending boo-koo bucks.
PS... If you want to skip the topside stuff, the UW shots start at about the 3:00 mark..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVBdnA8FXc&feature=youtu.be
I just wanted something that would do a decent job of documenting the memories for my wife and I. We also wanted to be able to show our friends and family who dont dive a better understanding of what we see and why we do this. The stills just dont tell a story like a video does.
I already had my basic little Canon Power shot that shoots HD and a Canon polycarb housing so I just figured that Id take a shot at adding a basic tray, arms and some lights. The most expensive part of this upgrade was the two LED lights (Fantasea Blue Ray 1600 lm - $189 each).
Anyway, heres the results. (YouTube link below) I can see that I still need to work on a few things . One of which is to try using the 80% or 60% settings on the lights so I dont get as much color burn-out or hot spots.
All in all, this set-up is fairly inexpensive, super compact, lightweight, easy to pack . and gives us a fairly decent result without spending boo-koo bucks.
PS... If you want to skip the topside stuff, the UW shots start at about the 3:00 mark..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVBdnA8FXc&feature=youtu.be
