Brules
Contributor
So I picked up a new GoPro dive housing, got it in the mail today. Looks like they did a great job on it!
I am leaving in 9 days for Cozumel (28th) - and I don't know what to do about putting a filter on or not!
I have seen vids of filters on pre-dive - and above water they look terrible. The benefit is below they really help out. I would like to be able to film above and below, so my question is: if I go filterless, just how much color correction can I do in post? Can I do enough to make it look normal?
Another issue I have with adding a filter, is the below is the ONLY filter I can get my hands on for the new housing before i leave:
GoPro Dive Housing Filter | GoPro Accessories, GoPro Filters and Lenses, GoPro Microphone
I actually got it in the mail today - and I am extremely nervous about taking out all 10 screws to place this under the glass and the releasing the unit........
The Oculus unit ships from Asia and takes 3-4 weeks to get here. The Backscatter flip up wont be out until July.
So it comes down to: Filter on all the time, or no filter and work it in post.
I am leaning towards the no filter and deal with it in post - but I am not sure just how much you can fix in post.
3rd option I have is: put red filter in dive housing - and use stock housing to film above water - but swapping camera housings on boat......is not real appealing to me.
Thoughts? Anyone have a filter suggestion that I have not found yet?
Can I pick up a piece of filter material at a supply house and cut my own removeable filter? Or have one cut for me?
Anyone know where I could get something like the Backscatter filter is made of? I could 2 hole drill it and bungie cord it on I think.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Oh and found this vid on Youtube of the new housing - shallow water dive with no filter - can this be fixed in post or would a filter be much easier?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Wu06U-IXA
I am leaving in 9 days for Cozumel (28th) - and I don't know what to do about putting a filter on or not!
I have seen vids of filters on pre-dive - and above water they look terrible. The benefit is below they really help out. I would like to be able to film above and below, so my question is: if I go filterless, just how much color correction can I do in post? Can I do enough to make it look normal?
Another issue I have with adding a filter, is the below is the ONLY filter I can get my hands on for the new housing before i leave:
GoPro Dive Housing Filter | GoPro Accessories, GoPro Filters and Lenses, GoPro Microphone
I actually got it in the mail today - and I am extremely nervous about taking out all 10 screws to place this under the glass and the releasing the unit........
The Oculus unit ships from Asia and takes 3-4 weeks to get here. The Backscatter flip up wont be out until July.
So it comes down to: Filter on all the time, or no filter and work it in post.
I am leaning towards the no filter and deal with it in post - but I am not sure just how much you can fix in post.
3rd option I have is: put red filter in dive housing - and use stock housing to film above water - but swapping camera housings on boat......is not real appealing to me.
Thoughts? Anyone have a filter suggestion that I have not found yet?
Can I pick up a piece of filter material at a supply house and cut my own removeable filter? Or have one cut for me?
Anyone know where I could get something like the Backscatter filter is made of? I could 2 hole drill it and bungie cord it on I think.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Oh and found this vid on Youtube of the new housing - shallow water dive with no filter - can this be fixed in post or would a filter be much easier?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Wu06U-IXA