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Hello everyone,
Just thought I would share my experiences so far using the gopro with a diopter for macro shooting. I tried Subsee's +10 diopter on the gopro today at Bare Island in very low vis and lots of surge. Used a Princeton Tech LED torch as I didn't have a video light. The diopter definitely let's you focus closer but you really need a tripod. The strong surge made it impossible to get good footage especially hand holding the rig. The diopter is very heavy and would benefit from mounting the whole thing on a tray. For decent macro footage you just have to use a tripod. I'm going to buy one of those little gorilla tripods and take that down with me next time. I'll also borrow a mates solar 1200 video light as the beam width from the torch is just too narrow. Another thing I noticed is that the video screen bacpac for the gopro is too small underwater to use to work out the max focus distance. I'll have to work this out in good conditions with a ruler to get the maximum working distance.
I use the SRP filter system and bought a 55mm - 67mm step up screw in ring for $2 off eBay so I can screw the diopter just straight onto the SRP.
Anyone else have any experience with using the diopters?
[video=vimeo;75565506]http://vimeo.com/75565506[/video]
Just thought I would share my experiences so far using the gopro with a diopter for macro shooting. I tried Subsee's +10 diopter on the gopro today at Bare Island in very low vis and lots of surge. Used a Princeton Tech LED torch as I didn't have a video light. The diopter definitely let's you focus closer but you really need a tripod. The strong surge made it impossible to get good footage especially hand holding the rig. The diopter is very heavy and would benefit from mounting the whole thing on a tray. For decent macro footage you just have to use a tripod. I'm going to buy one of those little gorilla tripods and take that down with me next time. I'll also borrow a mates solar 1200 video light as the beam width from the torch is just too narrow. Another thing I noticed is that the video screen bacpac for the gopro is too small underwater to use to work out the max focus distance. I'll have to work this out in good conditions with a ruler to get the maximum working distance.
I use the SRP filter system and bought a 55mm - 67mm step up screw in ring for $2 off eBay so I can screw the diopter just straight onto the SRP.
Anyone else have any experience with using the diopters?
[video=vimeo;75565506]http://vimeo.com/75565506[/video]