G9 questions
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I bought the G9+Ikelite housing package and the DS-125 strobe from B&H last month, and tried them out during a week on the Nekton Pilot in Belize. Conclusion: The good pictures were superb, and the bad pictures were all _my_ fault (I'm still learning). If I set up the photo correctly (and positioned the strobe appropriately), the result was properly exposed and focused about 95% of the time. The RAW+jpg shooting mode + Photoshop's white-balance tool also worked like a charm on greater-distance pictures. The only drawback is on-land weight. I'm expecting to get nailed with excess baggage charges on flights connecting Amman to Tawau in February. 
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I just picked up the Ikelite housing for my G9.. I got it from Bristol's camera on Key Biscayne in Miami.. It was $100 less than suggested retail.. I was pleasantly suprised.. Now I just have to figure out how to mount my SB105 on the tray..
That's always been the case, with film cameras for decades. That's why ring flashes were developed for SLR lenses. You need to set up your lighting beforehand, necessarily from the side, and then take the picture without the internal flash firing. You can actually get much better results that way, as most objects have texture that is completely destroyed by illumination from close to the viewing angle. You can set your side lighting so as best to show off the object. Granted that's difficult if it's animate and can move!
Underwater you can only use really close macro when there is good natural illumination from the side. You may be able to set up your own with an HID lamp, ideally held by someone else.
Macro photography is not just photography close-up. It's a whole subject all on its own.
Ikelite plastic housing used (years ago) to have a history of developing fatigue/stress cracks after a while - well outside the warranty period, of course. I knew several people who had this problem, and it rendered the housing scrap. Whether it was a function of just time (because plastics do degrade, it's a natural process) or whether it was down to UV exposure I don't know.
Does anyone know if this problem is a thing of the past? Maybe they now use better plastics, or cast them better so there are fewer internal stresses? I've certainly had no problems with compact housings by camera manufacturers (Canon, Casio, Olympus) and I'm sure most are made in the same factory with the same raw materials, so maybe they cracked it (no pun intended).
I'd certainly keep the housing out of direct sun at all times though, as a precaution. And of course to prevent the housing getting too warm before a dive, as that leads to immediate condensation inside the port once you get in the water.
Does anyone know if this problem is a thing of the past? Maybe they now use better plastics, or cast them better so there are fewer internal stresses? I've certainly had no problems with compact housings by camera manufacturers (Canon, Casio, Olympus) and I'm sure most are made in the same factory with the same raw materials, so maybe they cracked it (no pun intended).
I'd certainly keep the housing out of direct sun at all times though, as a precaution. And of course to prevent the housing getting too warm before a dive, as that leads to immediate condensation inside the port once you get in the water.
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