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I think they have both. Originally just sheets, but I think they now have threaded filters. The sheet looks kind of expensive at $30 for a 2 inch square sheet. I can't really say since I have not used a Magic Filter.
I did buy a Lee filter sheet that someone recommended. Cost $7 for a 24 inch square sheet. I'll see how it works in Bonaire in a few weeks.
GoPro does have a tripod mount with female thread. I think it costs $10.
Is it just a filter sheet that you stick in front of the cam before putting it in the housing? When using it with lights, how does the footage come out then?
Yes, just filter media that is flat against the housing lens. Not recommended with lights close up- very red and very bright. I'd really like to make a friction fit filter that I could attach below 20ft or more, and remove for shallow diving or when using topside. The eyeofmine housing has a liquid silicone seal that is making that task difficult, as is is not really clean (sort of gooped on). The one that is inside the housing is hard to insert and remove since it needs to be a larger diameter than the lens opening. This ill not be as big an issue with the Mako lens, since it is not a larger diameter than the standard lens.
So after reading this thread I see both the Mako and Oculus vignette at 720p and should be used in R5 for best results, but I've yet to see any video of the Eye of Mine shot in 720p. I contacted Eye of Mine and they assure me there is no vignetting at 720p but I'd like to see some video or hear from someone that actually own's this housing just to verify this.
Hey guys just came across this forum, I've got the eye of mine housing and have been using it for about 6 months. I mainly use it in r3 mode as the video comes out much smoother then r5 which you must keep the camera very still.
Ive done most dives using headband slightly modified with a chin strap so the camera stays put. Framing is not too hard its just that you have to make sure you set the camera at the correct angle first. I prefer this method as I dont realy think about the camera and it just captures everything I see as I go about the dive as usual.
Head strap does get issues with bubbles coming into frame but that can also be avoided by using the extra mounts to extend the cam a little ahead of the mask. Ive only used this extended method a few times in my vids though.
Ive got quite a few dive videos on youtube and vimeo if you want to see some examples and all are with gopro and eyeofmine housing.
With the 3d system if you see the promo film from gopro you can see how clear the underwater footage they have is. This is because they are using their own focus fix lens which can be seen held by the girl in the underwater shots.
So, to sum it up... the Mako and Oculus vignette at 720p. The EyeofMine does not, except when shooting still at 5MP?.
For those that have done so, what about the homemade solutions; attaching a ring to the housing and then a piece of glass just above the domed port? Any problems here? Is it possible to shoot at 720p and have a clean, edge to edge shot? How about stills?
With the 3d system if you see the promo film from gopro you can see how clear the underwater footage they have is. This is because they are using their own focus fix lens which can be seen held by the girl in the underwater shots.
This video, its in 3d but if you don't have 3d glasses you can go to the 3d options and view in 2d.
Check the end of the video from 2:34 they have underwater footage crystal clear in 3d at 2:47 you can see the girl holding a gopro with what looks like an official flat fix if you look closely (I didnt see it until someone else mentioned it, I was just checking out the girl lol) Its flat and wider then the standard housing and GoPro has been testing this for a while must be close to release
Here is a new video I shot this past saturday. It is mounted on my scooter with a 10w HID in my hand and 2 Sola 1200 also mounted on the scooter and on high spot. It is in 720 (r2) and in a Eye Of Mine housing. Depths down to 96 feet and 36 deg water temp. Vis is not the best but is good for this quarry. Enjoy!
Marty I actually got goosebumps while watching that shark video. I am both excited and terrified. I got to see a few sharks myself but never this close to me. Have they swam up on you or have you ventured into their resting area?
As a side note.. could you please describe your camera setup. Do you have it attached to your head via head strap?
Marty I actually got goosebumps while watching that shark video. I am both excited and terrified. I got to see a few sharks myself but never this close to me. Have they swam up on you or have you ventured into their resting area?
As a side note.. could you please describe your camera setup. Do you have it attached to your head via head strap?
That site has Australia's largest grey nurse shark colony, its pretty much a resting/breeding area for them and its not unusual to see 50+ in a single dive. They aren't known to be aggressive and feed at night time so its pretty safe there amongst them as long as you don't do anything silly and make them feel threatened. Ive logged over 200 hundred dives yet this spot is by far my favorite spot ever and anyone that likes big fish should go to "South West Rocks, NSW" if they ever come to Australia.
There's also plenty of wobbegong sharks there and you can see a few in that video, they are the camouflaged ones usually resting on the bottom. These are more aggressive and its easy to touch one by accident as they are very hard to see. Mostly in the cave where they pretty much cover the majority of the bottom so good bouyancy control is important there. I didn't get any usable video from inside the cave as I only had a crappy torch and the video only showed black with a tiny spot of light lol.
Here is a short clip of the biggest shark I saw there, my friend had the cam this day and I'm in front of him turning as the shark passes overhead. I think its a grey nurse but not sure possibly a tiger as it is so much bigger then all the others. This was a little scarier due to the bad vis and around a 3 meter surge running through this section. There were plenty of sharks around but with the low vis you never saw too many at once and I was a little worried about bumping into one I couldn't see.
Here is a video from the same day with low vis diving with a huge loggerhead turtle, my friend had the cam and I'm the one being chased by the turtle lol. It was big and I was trying to keep out of its way until it got too friendly and I had to push it away.
My setup Is fairly simple most of my dive videos are head mounted which allows me to do whatever I like and it captures all I see without having to really think about the camera. It has taken a bit of testing to find the correct angle to set the camera at and seeing I don't have an LCD screen I have found angles that work in 720p and 1080P and use a protractor to set the angle before my dives. I find 720P60 works best with head mounting as it comes out smooth even when looking around a bit, 1080P is best for handheld stable shots as it gets blurry with too much movement.
I have made a little chin strap which I attached to the head-strap as the head-strap alone isn't enough to keep it on your head underwater. If you wear a hood when diving, placing this over the headband does the same trick and the camera can't fall off when under the hood. This strap is just a a strap I took off an old sports bag I had and I hook it over the headband with the two metal clip things to keep the headband from lifting up with the current overhead.
The main issue with the head-strap is that the bubbles get in the way of the shot which can be seen in most of my videos but I've found a solution for that by using the extra extension bits that came with my helmet hero package and extending the camera ahead of my mask and ahead of the bubbles from my regulator. It looks a little dorky LOL but it gets the results.
I also use a couple of silica gel packs for anti fog, I didn't get the gopro ones but I bought a couple at a dive shop which are a little bit larger, to make them fit I take out the battery cover and they fit perfectly in the housing there with a fairly tight fit. I have not had any fogging issues since using them and have been using the same packets for over 6 months. Making sure they are always kept in my spare housing and closed in to keep them dry between use.
Here are a few pictures of my chin strap mod and how it looks with the extension brackets. Also the last two show my silica gel packs for anti fogging and how they fit into the housing.
I'm looking at getting some good video lights and also the 3d setup once a underwater fix is available for it. Then I will go back to fishrock to see if I can get some cool 3d footage with the sharks. :cool2:
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