Eos 1d mark III

[iwamas]

Just received my sea and sea housing for my Canon EOS 1d Mark III...

what a beautiful piece of equipment...

My current setup is as follows:

housing: Sea & Sea MDX-PRO Mark III
strobes: 2x YS-250PRO
Dual Sync Cord
port: Sea & Sea Optical Dome Port
Arm set for strobes..

I currently have the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens...

anyone have any recommendations on other lenses or pieces of equipment i might want to consider?

thanks in advance, and happy shooting

 

[Kim]

What do you want to shoot?

For close stuff....probably the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro. It's not an "L" lens, but the only true "L" macro is the 180mm, which is pretty big.

For wide angle there's a lot more choice. Maybe something like the EF24-70 L or EF17-40 L?

Alcina will probably have a better idea than me though....

 

[Christian]

You might want to get a flat port for your 50 mm.
Get a 15 mm fisheye, either Canon or Sigma, to use in you dome port. I think the Sigma has better close focus abilities.

/christian

 

[peterbj7]

What most people want is wide angle, and I'd go that way. But do you have complete freedom over lenses, or are you constrained by the housing? I don't just mean physical size, but also focussing distances.

But nice kit! I'd love the 50mmL for land use but I don't think the budget will run to it. I don't see myself ever taking my DSLRs (5D, 1DsIII) underwater as I'd be too terrified of the housing flooding! I've already lost four cameras to flooding over the years and others I know have the same experience - a friend lost an almost new HD video camera that way last year.

Do you already have a lot of experience of underwater stills? If not I'd be very tempted to get a decent compact & housing and learn on that first. I actually only ever use compacts and I can get pretty good results some of the time.